Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-10-08

king and Casimir, / saw ut once that
my guess was very likely to be right.
MY sister Emily Lost curate early
last week." said. HE was last
heard Of al the Adlon hotel In Berlin.
where he stayed two nights and then
disappeared. The dates"
We discussed the dates and they
fitted In with each other very well. I
could not help looking at Cable with
an expression Of satisfaction. The
man had been abominably rude to me
since we left London and had snubbed
me pitilessly. did not actually say
II told you So" But looked as II
thought II.
Anyhow" said Cable. mo curate
would dare TO marry the princess"
Like many successful business men.
Cable underestimates the courage and
ability OF the Clergy. In all proba-
bility he never speaks to clergyman
at all and only sees one once In two
years or 80 clad In surplice. at some
wedding or funeral which he's obliged
TO attend. A curate In a surplice
looks innocent and mild, not nj all
the kind OF n man who would seize a
vacant European throne. The same
curate on the golf links 10 very dir
ferent person. Besides. Tommy was
an exceptional curate. told them
what Emily and Canon Pyke had said
about him.
"And I think said, shat you
scarcely do justice TO the courage
which our younger clergy undoubtedly
possess A man who would face a
Mothers union two days In a week
and would take charge of Girls
Friendly society for an outing In the
country, must be daring enough for
any adventure.
"No curate," said Cable sullenly.
would venture to marry a princess"
do you happen 70 know our patri-
archf" said the king. mo. I thought
not. You wouldn't talk that way
about curates II you did. assure
you. Mr.. Cable. that our patriarch
would do anything. wouldn't he. Cas-
imirr
Tie 'dares do all that may become
q man." said Cssimir Approach
thou like the rugged Russian bear,
the armed rhinoceros. Or"
"Your patriarch" said Cable. isn't
q curate."
"But he was once" said the king
"fie must have been. though before
my time. Of course. They al begin
by being curates And I assure you
he wouldn't have hesitated-except
for moral reasons Of course-to marry
two or three princessea and their
mothers, who would be Quecns II he'd
wanted TO. When I tell you that OUT
patriarch has often gone for me with
out sign OF nervousness. and used
language you'd scarcely believe over
some trumpery little AFFAIR about Z
girl--and that was when I was a king
an absolute monarch. remember. with
an army and all that sort Of thing
No. there's no use saying that the
clergy darent do thlngsA"
The discussion was degenerating into
wrangie Of purely academic inter
tct ~ W.. AfoftC WuS tft0kut W
all back TO the business on hand.
The real question" he said. els no,
what curate or a bishop might do,
but what has actually happened since
the--er--the fugitlves reached Lystrsa
I sent telegram to the patriarch say.
Ing that the man was IN impcstor He
surely wouldn't 20 on with the mar.
riage after that"
"curate or no" said Cable. II hope
the patriarch has shot him."
He lies," said Casimir. in durancs
vie. This very morning I received
from the patriarch a telegram
He produced Il from his pocket. The
king translated n for u.s. II told M
that Tommy had been put under mr.
ret.
That 10 perhaps the best thlns
which essid have happsnsd.- ssis
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