place, why, it is to be found, of course. Any railroad guide-book
can locate this land of mystery. There are so many infernal
little kingdoms and principalities over here that it would take a
lifetime to get 'em all straightened out in one's head. To-morrow
morning we will go to one of the big railway-stations and
make inquiries. We'll locate Graustark and then we'll go over
and pluck the flower that grows there. All you need, my boy, is
a manager. I'll do the arranging, and your little act will be
the plucking."

"Easier said than done."

"She threw a kiss to you, didn't she?"

"Certainly, but, confound it, that was because she never expected
to see me again."

"Same reason why you threw a kiss to her, I suppose?"

"I know why; I wasn't accountable."

"Well, if she did it any more wittingly than you did, she is
accountable, and I'd hunt her up and demand an explanation."

Lorry laughed at his apparent fervor, but was glad that he had
confided in his energetic countryman. Two heads were better than
one, and he was forced to admit to himself that he rather liked
the idea of company in the undertaking. Not that he expected to
encounter any particular difficulty, but that he saw a strange
loneliness ahead. Therefore he welcomed his friend's avowed