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At the end of two days they reached a certain large city,--the first change, and then seven hundred miles to another The distance from this point to the capital of Graustark o hundred h mountainous lands Somewhat elated by the cheerful information there received, they resumed the journey to Edelweiss, the city of vale, slope and park,--su cars at the end of the second day out, they sat back in the dusty seats of their carriage and sighed with relief

"Unless we jump the track, this train will land us in the city we are looking for," said Anguish, stretching out his legs comfortably "I'll adlad e can step into a decent hotel, have a rub, and feel like whiteto feel like these dirty Slavs and Huns ay back there"

"There's one thing certain," said Lorry, looking out of the"The people and the habitations are different and the whole world seeed since we left that station Look at those fellows on horseback over there"

"What did I tell you about brigands and robbers!" exclaiuish "If those fellows are not bandits I'll lose faith in every novel I ever read"

The train rolled slowly past three mounted men whose steeds stood like statues upon a little knoll to the right of the track, ed in silent contemplation of the cars Therifles, certainly bore an aspect that suggested the brigand When the guard entered the carriage Anguish asked in Ger the riders

"Dey're frontier police-guards," responded theat their astonishment Both Aood to hear a uish

"How do you colishlish

"I'htly "My name's Sitzky, and I'm an Arew loquacious

"Sure! I used to be a sailor on a United States ot into trouble down at Constantinople and had to get out of de service After dat I drifted up dis way and went to railroadin'" He hadn't exactly thehave you been on this road?" asked Grenfall

"'Bout a year, I should t'ink Been on dis branch only two h"