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"We'll make it worth your while, Sitzky," said Lorry

"Never ether, no matter where dey are We'll have a drink an' 'at's all, just to shoe're fellow countrymen"

"We'll have several drinks, and we'll eat and drink tonight at the 'swell joint' you talk about," said Anguish

"We may drink dere, but I'll not eat dere Dey wouldn't let a railroad guard inside de feedin' pen Why, nothin' but royal guys eat dere when dey're don shoppin' or exposin' deaze"

True to his word, when they reached Edelweiss late that afternoon Sitzky, their friend of uncertain origin, hurriedly finished his work and joined the travelers in the station Lorry and Anguish were deeply interested in all they saw, the strange people, the queer buildings, the odd costumes and the air of antiquity that prevailed Once upon the narrow, clean street they saw that Edelweiss was truly a city of thewonderful, but were not prepared for what they found The city actually ran up into the clouds There was sorand, so i thehast and stupefied Each had the startling i over upon his head; it was impossible to subdue the sensation of dizziness that the toppling town inspired

"I kno you feel," observed Sitzky, laughing "I was just d' same at first Tomorrow you walk a little ways up d' side of d' round down here Des up dere ain't more'n one-fiftieth part of d'town Dey're ets hot as blazes down here in d' valley in d' middle of d' summer and d' rich ones et up to those houses?" deuish

"Mules," answered Sitzky, specifically "Say! See dat little old feller comin' on horseback--wid d' white uniform? Well, dat's de chief of police, an' d' fellers behind hiloss himself He's a peach, dey say"

A short, grizzly-faced s, followed by threein the direction of the passenger station Dangloss, as Sitzky had called hiray-bearded and eagle-nosed His face was keen and red, and not at all the kind to invite fauard of American citizenship touched his cap and the two travelers bohereupon the chief of police gave the his saddleskirts with his white cap