ladies, Miss Guggenslocker's companion as young
and almost as beautiful as herself had not observed the agitated two,
but Lorry's face was beaming, his hat was off, and he was ready to
spring to the carriage side at a moment's warning. Then the young girl
at the side of the woman whose beauty had drawn a man half around the
world saw the tall strangers, and called her companion's attention to
them. Once more Grenfall Lorry and Miss Guggenslocker were looking into
each other's eyes.

The lady started violently, her eyes grew wide, her lips parted, and her
body was bent forward eagerly, a little gloved hand grasping the side of
the open carriage. Her "ideal American" was bowing low, as was the tall
fellow at his side. When he looked up again his eyes were glowing, his
handsome face was flushed, and he saw her smile, blush furiously and
incline her head gravely. The carriage had swept past, but she turned
her head, and he detected an appealing glance in her eyes, a perplexed
wrinkle across her brow, both of which were swept away an instant later
by the most bewitching of smiles. Again her head was inclined, this time
a trifle more energetically, and then the maddening face was turned from
him. The equipage rolled onward, and there was no effort on her part to
check its progress. The men were left standing alone and disappointed
on the streets of Edelweiss, the object of their search slipping away
as soon as she had been found. Her companion was amazed by the little
scene, it was evident, judging by the eager look on her face as she
turned with a question in her eyes.

"Turned down!" exclaimed the irrepressible Anguish, dolefully. "That's
pretty shabby treatment, old man. But she's quite worth the journey."

"I'll not go back to America without her. Do you hear that, Harry
Anguish?" He was excited and trembling. "But why didn't she stop?" he
went on, dismally.

"Oh, you dear old fool!" said Anguish.

The two stood looking after the carriage until it turned into a side
street, half way down the shady stretch toward the castle. They saw her
companion glance back, but could not tell whether she did or not. Lorry
looked uneasily at Anguish, and the latter read his thought.

"You are wondering about the Guggenslocker name, eh? I'll tell you
what I've worked out during the past two minutes. Her name is no more
Guggenslocker than mine is. She and the uncle used that name as a blind.
Mark my words, she's quality over here; th