Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-03-12
Norheys came to me again.

did you tell Uncle Ned" he said,
that I'm going to marry Viola and
no one elser'
mo. / didn't" said. II told him
exactly what you said I was TO tell
him; that you were determined to
marry Miss Temple, but were quite
ready to marry anybody else as we'll"
Norheys grinned.
"How did he take thatT he asked
He said just what I expected him
to say, that he'd never agree to your
committing bigamy."
IF that's So" said Norheys, at
puts the lid on the whole black prin-
cess scheme. What always say Is
this: fellow ought to knuckle I'M
der his family-uncles and aunts and
all that lot--so long as they're ask
Ing him to do the things which don't
annoy him much but as soon as they
begin chipping In In really offensive
ways then he oughtn't to. That's my
idea Of a fellows duty, anyhow. I
don't know II it's yours"
said that a great deal depended
on his definition Of the word often
sive, and that so far as I could see.
Calypso was anything but that.
Anyhow" said Norheys. whether
you agree with me or not, you can
tell Uncle Ned what I say"
I did; and Troyte told Procopius
Cable. Norheys was back with me
two days later and this time he was
In a really bad temper.
Look here, Uncle BILL" he said,
I'm getting a bit fed up with this
sort Of thing. don't say It's your
fault. but there II is, and I'm id II
l stand any more of IT,"
whats happened to you nowr'
"ThIs way OF going on Is simply
rotten" said Norheys "As long as
II was merely matter Of Uncle Ned
prosecuting me day and night and
peltlng me with oil paintings of Indian
squaws. I didn't mind. But It's a
bit too thick when he sets on Shiny
Jewish money-lender to try bribing
Viola to give me up. I didn't think
Uncle Ned would have played II as
low as that"
TIN perfectly certain" said, ''that
he never did any such thing"
Lord Edmund was extremely anx-
Ious to rescue the head Of his fam
lily from an undesirable entangle-
ment and he wanted to see Norheys
established rs European sovereign.
But he would not hire a Jew to offer
bribes to Miss Temple.
Anyhow" said Norheys. "the brute
came, fat nabby animal, and tried
TO persuade Viola to take check for
ten thousand pounds. II Uncle Ned
didn't send him. who didr'
did you hear his namer'
Yes. did. He sent In his card
to Viola and she kept II. Here II L."
He handed me a visiting card. l
half expected the name I saw ON Il
-Procopius Gable.
THAT'S the same swine." said Nor
heys. who's doing the deal with I'm
Gle Ned about the OIL"
Exactly. But I'm sure your I'M
Gle didn't send him to bribe Miss Tenn
Pile"
Procopius Cable. eager to get at the
Lystrian oil. had tired OF Troyte's
cautious diplomacy and begun TO act
for himself He had made mess Of
II. far worse mess than knew or
guessed then.
"viola threw his dirty money In
his face" said Norheys. "and you'd
have thought that would have been
enough for him. But Il wasn't When
he saw she wasn't going to be bribed
he took a high moral tone with her,
talked about running the prospects Of
bright young life-mine. the beast
meant. not hers There'd have been
some sense In talking about getting
married running her prospects consid-
ering the way she dances. But what
was the good Of talking about ruin
Ing met All the same, that's what
he did. He told her all about that
Calypso girl and what a scoop Il
would be for me to marry her. Now.
what do you think Of that. Uncle
Binr'
did she promise to give you upr'
"of course she didn't. And what
the devil good would II have been n
she hadi wouldn't have given her
up. What I always say Is this: II
fellow won't give up girl, there's
no use the girls trying to give up the
fellow, especially II she happens to
be fond OF him. You see what 1
mean, don't you. Uncle Bilf Well.
after making Viola cry. which Ia
thing no man would do unless he was
an actual devil. that octopus took to
threatening her. He said that, being
a princess. the Calypso girl could
marry me n she chose; only had to
say the word and there we were.
Viola doesn't know much about prin-
cesses. but she didn't believe that.
All the same. II made her more than
q bit uncomfortable"
II seems. as heard afterward, to
have reused Miss Temple to simple
but effective action. do not know
whether she told Norheys what she
had done n she did. he did not con-
nde In me.
$50 you can tell Uncle Ned he