The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, August 7, 1903 Page: 7 of 8
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"Should It not lio ve stitches, 17uc1e
Caspar?" «skcd the sweet, eager vdlce.
"I tliinW not. The flow Is stanched.
If the gent Ionian wl)l allow Hedrick to
trim the hair away for a plaster and
then btuldoge It I think the wouud will
give bitti uo trouble." The did man
•poke «lowly antf In very ¿ood English,
''tteall#, uncle. Is It not serious?"
t'No, no," Interposed Urenfull Ldrry.
new It wasji trille. You cannot
k an American's licuad. Let ine go
my own section. aty) I'll be ready to
nt myself as good us new In ten
nutes."
"You must let HMrick bandage your
luted,", she . insisted. "Go with him,
HedrtckA'. -
Qrenfail aroae and started toward
Ikt 'section, followed* by Hedrick.
-I trust you were; not hurt during
that reckless ride," be said, more us a
Saestlon, stopping.In the aisle to look-
ck at her.
"I should bare been a masa of bruls
vi gasbes and lumps bad it not ¿been
for one thing." she said, a faint flLush
coming to her cheek, although her eyes
looked unfalteringly Into bis. "Will
you join us in tbe dining car? Í will
liara a place prepared for you at our
tabla."
"Thank you. Yoii are varjr good. I
•hall Join you ss soon as I am presenta
ttfc"
"We are to be honored, sir," said the
«Id gentleman, but In such a way that
Orenfall had a distinct feeling that It
was he who was to be honored.-Aunt
n/Muiiyms of «iuggen-
Blocker. A sausage manufacturer's
niece-Miss Guggenslocker! He tried
to glance .unconcernedly at ber ss be
took up Ms napkin, but his eyes wav-
ered , helplessly. She was looking se-
renely at him. yet he fancied he saw s
shadow of mockery Hi her blue eyes.
"If you were a'novel writer/Mr. Lor-*
ry. what manner of heroine would yod
I lioose?" she asked, with a smile so
tantalising that be understood In-
stinctively why " she was- revering a
topic'once .abandoned. IXIs confusion
Was Increased. Her uncle and aunt
Were regarding him calmly—expectant-
ly, he Imagined.
"I—1 have no ambition to be a novel
writer," ho said, "so I have not jnáade *
study of heroines."
"But you rtouid have an ideal," she
persisted.
■ "I'm sure I—I don't—that Is, she
would not necessarily be a heroine. Un-
less, of course, It would require hero
ism to pose as an. ideal for such a
prosaic fellow as I."
"To begin wlth( you would call her
Olarabel Montrose or something equal-
ly as impossible.. You know tbe name
of a heroine la a novel must be eu-
phonious. That is an exacting rnle.'V it,
was an open taunt, and be could see
that she was enjoying his discomfiture.
It aroused his indlguatiob and bis wits,
"1 would first give my bero a distin-
guished name. No matter Wtas't the
heroine's namejnigbt be, pretty <or oth-
erwise, I could easily change it to bis
Ms departure. While - Uedrlck was
4iM*lhg the jsggéd little cut Urente 11
patty surveyed the patient In
Slnror opposite and said to himself
ired times: "You lucky dog! it
worth forty gashes like this. By
she's diviner'
Carer of eager baste he bathed
attired himself for dinner, the 1m
turba ble Hedrick assisting. One
qtjerjr (tiled < tbe American's mind, "I"
If I am to sit beside her." And
"I have sat beside ber! There
never again be aucb delight'"
It was 7 «•.
Yvonne smiled giacloutly,_and be took ¡ |„ the |aBt cb*pter." She flushed be
' nea'th bis now bright, keen eyes and
tbe ready though unexpected retort.
Uncle Caspar placed hia napkin to his
Ups and coughed. Aunt Yvónne studi-
ously Inspected her bill of fare. "No
matter what you call a rose, it Is al
Ways .sweet," be added meaningly.
At this she laughed good naturedly.
He marveled at her white teeth and
red Hps. A rose, after all. . Guggen-
■locker, rose; rose, not Guggenslocker
No, no! A rose only! He fancied be
caught a sly look of triumph In bet
Uncle's swift glance toward ber. Eut
not a rose. He was
Guggenslocker.. Guggenslockr --butch-
er! Still he did not look the part; no,
Indeed. That extraordinary man a
butcher, a gardener, a—and Aunt
YVoune? Yet tbey were Guggeoslock-
ers.
"Here Is the waiter." the girl ob-
served to bis relief. "I am famished
after my pleasant drive. It was so
bracing, waa it not, Air. Grenfall Lor-
ry*"
"Give me, a mountain ride always aa
an appetiser," be said obligingly, and
so ended the jest about a name.
The orders for the dinner were given;
and tbe quartet sat back lu thelr chairs
to await the coming of ttfcnmup. .«Gren-
fall was still wondering bow she bad
learned bis name, and was on--the
point, of asking several times dnrlug
the conventional discussion of the
weather, the train and tbe mountains.
He considerately refrained, however,
unwilling to embarrass Iter.
"Aunt Yvonne tells me she never ex-
pected to see me alive after tbe statlbn
agent telegraphed that we were com-
ing overland In that awful old carriage.
Tbe agent at 1'-— says It Is a danger-
ous road, nt the rery edge of the "moun-
tain. He also Increased the composure
of my uncle and aunt by telling them
m
Ü
Clock before his rather urn jjncle Caspar was
I «#lle+%aa completed. "See if. Guggejjslocker.. G
tbey bav« gone to tbe diner, Hedrick,"
fee said to tbe manservant, who de-
parted ceremoniously.
"I don't know why he should be so
•*ery polite." observed Lorry, gating
Wondertngty after him. "I'm not a
king. That reminds me, I must Intro-
duce 1 myself. She doesn't know me
from Adsro."
Hedrick returned end announced that
tbey had just gone to tbe dining car
Add were awaiting him there. He httr
ned to the diner and made his way to
tbeir table. Uncle Caspar and his njei-o
ware facing htm as he came up be;
tween tbe tablea, and he saw* with no
lltUe regret,: that be was to sit beside
the aunt—directly opposite the girl,
however. She smiled up at him as. he
•tood before them, bowing. He saw
expression of inquiry In tboee deep,
' 1 eyes of rlolet as tbetr gate wan-
orer bis balr.
four brad? I see no bandage." she
iroachfuliy.
♦Tbe re ta a small piaster, sndtbpt is
all. Only liefufe (bay have dangerous
laaMianghlncly.
heroism In AmtIm measured by
number of stltcbes Ortbe sise of
i plaster?" abe asked pointedly, "In
«ouatiy It is a Joy snd nora. en
r- Wonnds are «he misfortune
*aler.'4ptsy be seated, Mr. Lorry-ls it
sita «aid, pronouncing It quaintly.
la sat down rather suddenly on hear
[ her utter Ills name. How had she
- cd |t? Not a «bill on tbe train
„ It. be was sure.
ism Caspar Guggensiockrfr. Terittlt
Mr. Lorry, to present my <frlfe and
«Djr ol«ce. Miss Ouggwnelocker," said
the uncle more gracefully than he hud
«ver heard such a thing uttered before.
S dase, stunned the name-
rstifled over their
his own when he
at every fair attempt
could only muro-
ts. in all his
„.j oommand of him-
sent. Guggenslocker!
wmwi
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TH« ORANOS LIADCR.
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He should have no feár. 1 could not
meet a railroad conductor. Will you
please tell btgLJ could not so conde-
scend., Besides, dueling is murder in
yqur country, Í am told."
"It usually is, sir. Much more so than
In Europe." The others looked at him
Idqulrlngly. "1 mean that In America
when two men pull their revolvers and
gO to shooting at each other eome one
Is kllled-^frequently both. In Europe,
aa I understand it, a scratch with a
sword ends the combat."
"Yon have beelii "misinformed." ex-
claimed Uncle Caspar, lilá-eyebrows
elevated. ' >'
"SVh.f. IJnele Ca«pnr has foug.h't more
duels than he can count," cried the girl
proudly.' '.'rr"'1" ^ ■
"And has he slain bis man every
time?" asked Grenfall «miliúgly, glanc-
ing from one to the other Aunt. Yvonne
shot a reproving look at the girl, whose
fare paled instantly, ber eyes going
quickly in affright to tUe_'facfe of her"
uncle-
"God"' Lo^ry heard the old gentle-
man mutter, fie was looking at his bill
of farf. hut his eyes were.fixed and
staring The card was crumpling be-
tween the long, bony fingers The
.American realized that a forbidden
topic had l«-ea touched upon.
"He has fought and be has slain." he
thought as quick as á flash. "He is no
butcher, rio.gardener, no cobbler. That's
certain/" ;
"Tell us, nicle Caspar, what you
sa,id to tbe conductor," cried the young
lady nervously.
"Tell them, Caspar, how alarmed we
Were," added soft voiced' Aunt Yvonne.
Grenfall wan a silent, interested spec-
tator. He somehow felt" as If a scene
from some tragedy had been repro-
duced in that briefest of moments.
Calmly and compogiedly, a half smile
now in ills, face, the soldierly Caspar
.narrated tbe story of the train's run
from oné station to the other.
"We did not miss you until we bad
almost reached the other station. Then
your Aunt Yvonne asked me where you
had gone. I told her I liad not seen
you. but went into the coach, ahead to
search. You "were not there. Then I
went on to the dining car. Ach, yon
were not there. In alarm I returned to
our car. Your aunt and Í looked every-
where.' You were not anywhere. 1
Sent Hedrick ahead" to summon the
conductor, but he bad bardiy let? us
alien the engine whistled sharply and
THIS
STARTING
,
WITH GOOD PROSPECTS AND INTENTIONS, ME SUPPOSi
' '.it . v , ■ " ' . /•" .. ,t,-
Well, éq are we, and we are glad to make your acquaintance or |
, ' renew our old-time one.' We are pleased at all times to st
, you over our stock, of ^ -
EVERYTHING GOOD TO EA
_ -and then we kitfow you would be pleased also with our stock.
Both our'Phones aré. No,/l5. Let u¡s have your orders.
mcLtan &
I
V T he Fanc-y
Grocers." '
ueie ,u> ..un mué tiiejt Con get on tne
best they know how. I've done ail 1
can.' I did not say a, word, but went to
my section and had Hedrick get out.
my pistols. If the train Jeft before you
arrived it would be without its con-
ductor. r
''Then came the sound of carriage
wheels and galloping horses. Almost
before wlffciiew it j-qu were with'.us. I
am so happy that you were not a uilu-
ute later."
There .was something so cool and
grim In the quiet voice, something so
determined in those brilliant eyes, that
Grenfall felt like looking up ¿be con-
ductor to congratulate lilm. The din-
ner was served, and while it was being
discussed his fair companion of the
drive graphically described the experi-
ence of twenty strange minutes In a
sbackledown mountain coach.
Somehow the real flavor of romance
was stricken from the ride by ber can-
did admissions. What he had consid-
ered a romantic treasure was being
calmly robbed of its glitter, leaving
for hia memory the blur of an,adven-
the train began to alow un In a Jerky, ture in which lie hnd plnye<l 'the |>in t of-
that a wagon rolled off yeaterduy, kill*
Ing a man. two womeu and tw.o horse*.
U<¿tjr Aunt Yvonne, how troubled you
musHiMva Iweui" "
"I'll confess there were times when I
thought we were rolling down tha
mountain " said Lorry; with a tvllevtil
shake of the bead .. I
"Sometimes I thought "Wo. were soar-
ing through space, whe|l er upwaixl or
downward-1 could- not toll. \Vo>ucvev
failed to come to earth, though, aid
we?" she laughingly asked.
"Emphatically! Earth and a little
grief," be ssld, puttlug bis hand to his
bead,
"Does it pain your' she asked quick-
ly.
"Not |a the least I was merely feel-
ing to asé if the cut were still there.
Mr.-Mr. Guggenslocker. did tbe con-
to holding tha.train?" ha
emberlng what the conduc
him of the old geutleman's.
t spon con
ba held," sa
d bin
the other
rf
si A \ l
*</ rery harshly to
Caspar, he did not
Ided Aunt Yvonne.
I you said. You irera
1." Tha sweet old
English were inucb
her bmbaad's.
understand my Eng-
- ' at guessing,v
threatened to
auqg man.
H
6;.
fashion. I rushed to the platform,
meetinit Hedrtcki who was as much
alarim-d i' I. He said the train had
been flagged and that there must be
something wrong. Your aunt came out
and told me that she bad made a
atrange discovery."
Grenfall observed that" he was ad-
dressing himself exclusively to tbe
young lady. . „ '
"She bad found that the gentleman
In the next Section was also missing.
While we were standing there In doubt
and perplexity the train came to a
standstill, and soon there Was shouting
on the outside. climbed down front'
the car and saw that we were at a lit-
tle station. The conductor came run-
ning toward me excitedly.
" 'Is the young lady in the car?! be
askfd. ,
" "No. For heaven's sake, what hare
you beard?' 1 cried. —- -
" Then she has been left at O——,'
he exclaimed, and used some very ex-
traorilluary American words.
"I then Informed him that he should
a gallant gentleman and she a grateful
lady. Ha ""was beginning to feel
ashamed of the eoncfclt that had misled
him. Down-in his heart be wai su.vlag.
"I might have known It. I did kuow ?K
She is not like jjfchnr women." The
perfect conflderiffa that- dwel
rapt faces of the others forced Into ills
wondering mind the impression that
this girl, could do no wrong.
"And, Aunt Yvonne." she said, in con-
elusion, "the luck which you say is
mine' a birthright asserted itself. I es-
caped unhurt, while-Mr. Lorry alone
possedses the pain and unpleasantness
of our ride."
"I possess neither," he objected. "The,
pain that you refer to is a pleasure."
"The pain that a man eudures for a
woman,should always be a pleasure,"
lald-Uncle Caspar smilingly.
"But it could not be a pleasure to him
antess tbe woman considered it a
pain," reasoned Miss Guggenslocker.
"He could hot feel happy if she did not
respect tbe pain."
"And encourage It," supplemented
run back for yonf first learning that Lorry dryly. ."If you do not remind me
you were alive and well. He said he
would be d——d If he would—pardon
the word," ladles. He was very angry
and said be would give orders to go
ahead, but I told him I would demand
restitution of his government. He
laughed In my face, and then I bec.wne
shamelessly angry. I said to him:
" 'Sir, I shall call you down'—not out,
as you have said—'and I shall run you
through the mill.'
"That was good American talk, sir,
was It not, Mr. Lorry? i wanted him
to understand me, so I tried to use your
rery best language.- Some gentlemen
who are traveling on this train and
some very excellent ladles also joined . Blocker.
occasionally that I am hurt. Miss Gug-
genslocker, I am liable- to forget It."
To himself he'added,'"I'll never learn
bow to say it In one breath."
."If I wore not so soon to piirt from
you, 1 should bje j^our physician, and.
like all physicians, prolong your ali-
ment interminably," she sold prettily.
"To my deepest satisfaction," lie snrid
warmly, not lightly. There was noth-
ing further from his mind than servile
flattery, aa his rejoinder might imply.
"Alas," he went on, "we no soOnet
meet than we part. Muy I ask wb
you are to sail?"
"On Thursdny," replied Mr. Guggen
in the demaud that the train be held.
His dispatch from O said that you,
Mf|. Lorry, Insisted on having-It held
for twenty minutes. The conductor in-
sulted you, sir, by saying that you had
morp—ah, what Is it?—gait than any
Idiot he had ever seen. When be sold
that, although I did not fully under-
stand that it was a reflection on you,
so ignorant am I of your language, I
took occasion, to tell" him that you Were
rfa gentleman and a frleud or mine. Ha
asked me your uame, but as 1 did not
know it I could only fell him that ho
would learn it soon enough; Then be
said something which has puxklcd me
ever since. Ho told me to close my face.
What dkj he. mean by that, Mr. .Lor-
ry?"
"Well, Mr. Guggenslocker, that
means in reflned American .'stop talk-
ing,' " said Lorry, controlling a desire
to shout. . ■
i'Ach, tt(£t accounts for hia surprise
when I talked louder and faster tbsn
aver. I did not know w|iat be meant
Jgp/sald positively he would hot wait,
but just'then'a second message came
from the other atatlon. 1 did not know
what It waa then, but a gentleman told
Ue that It Instructed him to bold tha
n If he wanted to hold bis Job. Job
situation. Is it not? Well, when ha
that message he said he would
alt Just twenty minutes. I asked him
tefl mo bow you were coming to us,
ut he refused to answer. Your aunt
1 wept once to the telegraph
On the Kaiser AVilhelm der Grosse."
ad<ied )iis niectf, a faraway look com-
ing into her eyes.
"We are to stop olfc ono day. to-
morrow, In "Washington," said Aunt
Yvonne, and the jump that Lorry's
heart gave was so mighty tluit ho was
afraid they-coUhl seo it In his face.
"My uncle bus soma business to
transact in your city, Mr. Lorry. We
are to spend tomorrow there and
Wednesday In New York. Then we
sail. Ach, how i long for Thursday!"
His heart sank like load to the depths
from which; it had sprung. It required
Uo effort on his part to see that he was
aloiie in bis Infatuation. Thursduy.
was more to her than .his existence.
She could forget him and think of
Thurway, and when she thought of
Thursday/^tho future, bo was but a
thing of the pust, not even of tbe pros-
ent. ■ ', . ■ .
"HarO'you always lived, to Washing-
ton, Mr. Lorry?" asked Mrs. Guggen-
slocker. .♦
"All my,life," he replied, wishing at
that moment that be was homeless and
free to choose fog himself.
"You Americans live in one city and
then in abother," sbo said. "No%Jn
-our country generation- after generáv
tion lives aud dies In One town. We
ar« not migratory." '
"Mr. Lorry bas offended us by not
Graustark Is located
ed tbe young lady, and
flash of resentment in
knowing
on tbe
ho could.
eyes.;;,,.
dear sir,
Casoar, but
rk Is l "-
checked
< y
H. W. BLAND,
MEAT MARKET.
CORNEI
FRONT
and
FIFTH
STREI
We aim to keep constantly on Land the best meats procut
in this section. Having recently consolidated ottr two marl
we are better prepared than ever to cater to tbe pttblic wat
H. W. BLAND.
Little journeys to Northern lake-resorts will be more
popular this summer than ever. Many have already
arranged their summer tour via • • : -.
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St. Pai
... Railway ... «?.
and many more are going to do likewise,
that will hélp you to plan your
Booklets
vacation trip hare
issued for those interested, and will be sent
" been
on receipt of postage, as follows:
" In Lakeland" apd " Summer Homes,"
"Lakes Okoboji and Spirit Lake,"
'6c.
4c.
M. F. SMITH, Commercial Acent,
343 Main Street, DALLAS,jTEXAS.!
y Toweti luut ueiore tie was a uay om-
er he would lind Graustark on the map
and would stoOk his negligent brain
With all that history and the encyclo-
pedia had to say of the unknown laud.
Her uncle laughed, and, to lorry's dis
appointment, obeyed tbe young lady's
command.
"Shall I study the map of Europe.
Asia or Africa?", asked he, and they
laughed. V
"Study the map of tbe world," said
.fyllBs Gtiggenslocker proudly.
\ '"Edelweiss is tbe «.apltal?" .
^'Yes, our home city, the queen of the
crags." "cried she. '.'You should see
Edelweiss, Mr. Lorry. It . is of the
mountain; the plain and the sky. There
are homes In tbe valley, homes oti the
mountain side and homes In the
ctóuds."
"Antkvours? From what you say It
must befybove the clouds—in' heaven."
"We are farthest*from the clouds, for
we live'in thp green valley.'shaded by
tbe white topped mountains. We may.
in Edelweilss, have what climate W'-
wllí.' DocVdVs do not send us on long
journeys, fqr our health. They tell' us
to mOve Up or down the mountain. We
have balmy sprlug, glorious suhwiut.
refreshing autumn and chilly winter,
just as we like."
"Ideal! I think you must be pretty
well toward„the south. You could not
have July In January if you were far
north."
"True; yet we have January In July.
Study your map. We are discernible to
the naked eye," she saldi half jrouic-
ally. '«
"I care not If there are but three in-
habitants of (graustark. all told, it 1*
oertalnly wortliy of a. position on any
map," said Lorry gallantly, aud his lis-
teners applauded with patriotic appre-
ciation. "By tbe way, Mr.>Gug—Gug-
genslockar, you say the conductor
asked you for my name, and you did
not know it. May I ask how you
leahied it later on?" His curiosity "got
tbe betterof him, and his courage was
increased by the champagne the old
^gentleman bad ord<
(Oontinuod Ñext Week.)
She—Do ycjn remember befor
were marrieil, dear? He—"V
among my happiest recollectic
Yonkers Statesman. : l ■
m—'' '
"But where £o find that happtead
below;
Who can direct, when all pr
know?" —Golds r
Many are satisfied to lire in
west Texas, having proved tha
of the land in this region aa
Crop Raiser. Not only Cattle, \
Wheat, Cotton,vCom, Feed-Stuffs,
taloupes, Garden Trucjlj, and
Health flourish here—In a dli
where Malaria is Impoaalble and
little doing for Jails and Hosplt
Land, which Is being sold at
low figures—tho the Constant
creasing demand is steadily
Values—Is still' abuúdant; «tad
and Ranches of all sizes, verV
pily located, are being purcha
dally. . . ^
We will gladly supply all ash
with a copy of a llttje Book, pubK
ed by the Northwest Texas Real
taté Association, which contains {
interesting series of stralghtfor
statements of what PB0P1.E Hi
. .,...1 uisvilip ;-.long the line
"THE
DENVER
ft
aideml.
led fíe*t W
Bilson—Jftrison seems to be
to his wife. Tlmson—No wonder. She
is the moat angelic creature I ever
saw. Why, Í believe Jhe could even
keep a girl.—New York Weekly.
Mrs. •
young girla now.
UwlMn
wwtHBnn
Passenger Department,
Fort Worth. Te^
N. B.—We flna out pasi
ronage very gratifying. It
sary tq run three traína dally
as far hs Wichita FaJÜa, and two
thru. continua thn^j
the excellent Class A
sures th« preference of
California Tourists, Wlnt
mer. By the way, w#t""
than half a dozen routea
the neWbst being ri*
good for Old Mexico),
Eating Carte all the
fare the round w
at Varnon and
Ways.
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