intention to accompany him to Edelweiss as a relief instead of an
annoyance. Until late in the night they discussed the coming
trip, Anguish finally startling him with a question, just as he
was stretching himself preparatory to the walk to his hotel.

"What are you going to do with her after you find her, Gren, old
man?"

Grenfall's brow puckered and he brought himself up with a jerk,
puzzled uncertainty expressing itself in his posture as well as
in his face.

"I'll think about that after I have found her," he replied.

"Think you'll marry her?" persisted the other.

"How do I knew?" exclaimed the woman hunter, savagely.

"Oh, of course you don't know--how could you?" apologized
Anguish. "Maybe she won't have you--maybe she is married--all
sorts of contingencies, you know. But, if you'll pardon my
inquisitiveness, I'd like to ask why you are making this wild
goose chase half around the world? just to have another look at
her?"

"You asked me if I thought--" Here he stopped.

"I take it for granted, then, that you'd like to. Well, I'm glad
that I've got something definite on which to base operations.
The one object of our endeavors, from now on, is to exchange