Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-10-29
CHAPTER Xxx

Neither one nor other Of them would
nave been allowed 10 cross the from
tier. The Megalian government WAS
determined not to hsve wladIslaws on
the throne of Lystria again. And
they knew Casimlr for a persistent
plotter.
They said good-by to us with regret
which was quite unfeigned. II must
have been intensely annoying to Cast
mir to miss the last scene OF the
drama he had planned. II was not
working out exactly as he planned It.
which made the end all the more ex-
citing for him. What should we find
at the Schloss Amberg when we got
there7 What would Casimir have
found If he could have been with US?
A wedding and coronation7 The
public execution Of a pretender TO
the throne? A cOunter-revoIution
with the Megalian troops In posses
sion of the schlossl patriarch
prime minister under new mon
archy, or-such things have happened
In Russia. which is not very far away
IA martyred archbishop
For King Wladislaws- the turn OF
events was even more thrilling. he
had developed a personal liking for
Tommy, and. In his own way, he was
really fond OF Calypso. For ali he
knew when he said good-by to as al
Breslau, she might be a queen. pris-
9ner Of state, fugitive among the
mountains. widow, a bride. or an
exceedingly indignant young woman
anxious for vengeance on everyone
concerned In the trick which had
been played on her.
felt very sorry for the king when
he had to say good-by 10 us at Bres-
tau. He is the only king / ever met
personally and liked him. do not |
wonder that there is a strong monar-
,hical reaction in Europe at present.
If there are many kings like Wladls-
avs, II is natural enough that their |
people should want to have them back.
Democratic institutions are all very
well In their way. but they invariably /
end In elected presidents. Presidents
nave AhoWA tAtACG VI AOuA III NY
time-are stodgy. compared to King
and Europe does nova
days want a little brightness
Europe has so long been used to the
pOmp and pageantry Of monarchy that
L is hard for the people to accustom
themselves to the simplicity OF repub-
lies. OF course the sOcialistfc element
IS perfectly satisfied, or at least that
wing Of the socialists that is not look
ny for something more radical than
republics and seeking communistic
'orms OF government. but there are but
lew Of that class In Lystria.
The next part of our journey was
in much faster time
han Tommy and the princess had
lone It In. We crossed the frontier In
train. for we had no fear of being
topped. and did not feel, as they did.
he necessity for keeping or the main
rafic routes. We had only twenty
I've miles to go by motor. ! fancy
hat we had the same car and the
anne driver that Tommy did; though
cannot be sure about this. Men Of
he bearded brigand type are COM
non enough in Lystria and many of
hem may be ehaufreurs. II kept ,
car in Ltndon-a thing which / l
annot afford to dol should try to
ersuade the Lystrian chauffeur to |
ONE home with me. He would give I
n air OF aristocratic distinction to (
ny car. {
But / was not so concerned about I
he air Of distinction just at that time I
wanted TO reach the frontier, want Z
d to be where could feel that we s
ere safe, and / was not feeling that n
ny with that brigand-iooking indf- v
dual at the wheel. He would be all c
ght in London where there was {
obby on every corner to offer pro s
'ction IL II were needed. bur It was Il
nerent on the lonely roads we were n
aveling. G
II ] had time and aptitude for the h
Eerary guldebOok style OF writing. Z,
Iould describe our journey through b
at beautiful and lIttle-known part Of n
urope. / am sure that people would b
Re to read about the mountains, tor Il
nts. villages, long-horned oxen. ru- n
ed fortresses and so forth. However, "
e thing win be done, far more co1npe- L
ntly than r could hope to do IL. II
lble has conceived the idea Of de- a
doping Lystria as a tourist resort q
soon as he has the oil industry In II
,rking order. He intends 10 hire II
couple OF our best-known literary e
en-he even mentioned the names II
those he had in mind--t0 write the III
untry up. Lotus Eating in Lys-
a. / suppose. with Six Colored nj
ustraf tons; and perhaps THE fr
auttful Bypaths Series Lysfria. L
With ten photographs OF the &c
thor. Cable Is extraordinarily m
orough. He is writing to an Amerf- m
a literary paper for the name OF Oh
: best known poetess raised on sll
cir side He means to commission Is
: to do some Lysfrian Lyrics. II is Il
,lnIy no use my entering into com We