Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-24

youesss Tor tSsir IDENTITY ana sn:s
TIN afraid" she said shat the pa
triarch Isn't AZ good at German a. he
thinks he 10. He can understand sim
pie things all right. but when anything
unexpected 10 said to him he doesn't
take Il In. After the princess and
were dressed this morning he came In
and had q long consultation with her.
They were still az Il when left. They
began In German. but the princess had
TO give up and talk Lystrian after
half an hour or 60"
@were they talking about anything
very abstrusei Metaphysics. for In
stancefs
They were talking about you."
said Janet. The princess said that
she was extremely glad to hear that
you were not Lord Norheys. because
nothing on earth would have induced
her to marry him. She told the pa
triarch all about Miss Temple and
showed him some letter or other"
II know all about that letter." said
Tommy. How did the patriarch take
tr'
"He said the princess was perfect
~ right and that no man who be-
haved AZ Lord Norheys did could pos
Eibiy be allowed to be king Of Lystrla.
! gathered that he thought there'd
been enough OF that sort Of thing when
the late king was here. I hadn't
heard Il before. but from what the pa
triarch said I understand that King
wladislaws was 4 thoroughly immoral
man."
"An the same" said Tommy. II
don't think the patriarch ought to have
talked that way TO the princess about
her father"
The princess evidently felt that
way herself" said Janet. "She changed
the subject abruptly. and--well. she
beat about the bush a bit. and II was
rather hard to make out exactly what
she meant. But I think she was try.
ing to explain 10 the patriarch that
she had no objection to marrying you.
OF course, that wasn't thing she
could very well say straight out In
plain words, and evidently the patri.
arch didn't quite grasp what she
was al"
How did Il endr said Tommy.
'I'm not asking simply out Of curios-
ity. It's really rather an important
matter with me-"
II can't tell you how II ended said
Iauaf tsrhas t.u e.nns .,..u .au,a A..
who sat at supper with you last
night"
albert Caslmlr."
That's his name. He came In and
told me that I might come here to see
you"
II wish you'd waited a little.- said
Tommy.
was practically ordered out Of the
room. But I shouldn't have been
much wiser u I'D stayed They were
all three talking nothing but Lystrian.
An soon as the princess realized that
the patriarch wasn't taking In what
she said. she dropped German and
spoke Lystrian. So did the count. All
can say II that Il sounded AZ II they
were arguing"
at always sounds az II people were
arguing when they talk a language
one doesn't understand. Generally.
they appear 10 be quareiling. which
side was Casimlr on. the princess OF
the patriarch'sf"
1T seemed to me- said Janet. shat
they were all three on different sides"
-well.- said Tommy. II suppose It's
all settled by this time. wish knew
how
-From the way they were speaking"
said Janet. Il should say the discus-
sion might 20 on for houra They all
seemed to have q lot to say"
Il wish you'd 20 back said Tommy.
-and try what you can DO In the way
Of influencing the patriarch
Il don'r zee that i've any right to
interfere
-stIli. think you ought to try. ns
. frightfully serious thing for me. Az
far a. can make out. TN either 60
Ing 10 be hanged or married"
.rm afraid I've no influence with
the patriarch
-oh, yea you have said Tommy,
sas . representative Of the Leasus Of
Christian Churchea you must have
supposs you were 70 offer the patri.
arch 10 make him prssidsnt Of world
rcnfsrsncs q religions. 10 Be held n
ChicAss - ssns place iiks that whsrs