Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-05-14

Of etiquette here" said the king.
though Caslmir insists on behaving
as II we were still In Lystria. Do sit
down."
Up TO that moment Tommy had
never heard the name OF the king
Of Lystria. II was very small
state. and although II took the wrong
side In the war. nobody paid much
attention to II. He sat down.
I How did you like Calypso's dane
mgr said the king. Not much, eh !?
Wei ! don't think much of II my
self. In fact, she wouldn't be dane
Ing here II she wasn't princess.
That's what makes II worth while to
employ her. These nouveaux riches
are amazingly fond OF royalty. In
fact. he dropped his voice to a
confidential whisper--T should never
have got the job Of head waiter here
II ! hadn't agreed to Calypso's dane
Ing. That's how II happens that she's
here. Her salary isn't much. But
my job as head walter However,
we can talk Of that later on. What
want to say to you now Is that
you'll have to be very careful with
Calypso. She's got her knife into
you about that other girl"
He chuckled pleasantly, and re-
filled his own glass and Tommy's.
don't mind a BIT myself, of course"
he said, "and Casimir doesn't mind
But Calypsol Why did you allow
Miss Temple to write that letter to
her? It's made things a bit difficult
you know. You'll have to reason
with her a little. Pitch II strong.
You might tell her perhaps that Miss
Temple Is over forty, and squints
| That would soften things down a bit"
II shall say" said Tommy, "that
! never heard Of Miss Temple In my
life until this evening"
IF you can get her to believe
that" said the king doubtfully. But
] don't know. I never could get her
mother to believe that. And Calyp-
so is very like her In some ways.
But perhaps you'll be more success
ful than / was. BY the way, I sup
pose Miss Temple can dance Do
you think II might help to do away
with any feeling of grievance that
she may have Do you think that
she'd care for an engagement here,
In Calypsos placer We couldn't say
she was a princess; but we might ad-
vertlse her as the Warehouses of
Norheys. Do you think she'd care
| for III"
II don't know her." said Tommy,
80 can't tell"
The king looked at him with
twinkling eyes.
you do II very WELL" he said, "far
better than ever I did"
Before you say anything more"
said Tommy, Il want to tell you
that you're mistaken about who I am.
I'm not Lord Norheys, or Lord any
thing else. TN Reverend Thomas A.
Norreys, curate."
That's good" said the king, dis
tinctly original. never thought OF
II. But you'll have to be very care
full. It's not only Calypso. There's
the patriarch too. You don't know
him yet. But you will. He used to
worry the life out Of me about
well. about any Miss Temple hap
pened to be interested in at the time.
And Calypso says she'll tell him di.
rectly she sees him. But perhaps
you know how to manage the clergy.
I never could"
"I've Just told you that am a
clergyman myself"
"well." said the king. shat may
be all right. In fact, the patriarch
will be pleased about II. II he hears
nothing about Miss Temple. But II
Calypso tells him. then l am afraid
your being a clergyman will only
make II worse, from his point of
view. Simply from his point of
view. Of course. I don't mind a bit
myself. In fact, I prefer clergymen
with some little human failings. I'd
have liked the patriarch better and
got on better with him II there'd
ever been--well. Hagar. or some
one OF that sort. But there wasn't"
Janet Church. tired Of standing by
herself and very curious to know
what was going on, edged slowly to-
ward the table Mt which Tommy was
sitting. The king. who has very
sharp eyes. noticed her.
by the way" he said, why did
you bring your aunt with your Cas-
imir tells me that she's your aunt. !
suppose she Is your aunti I used
to say cousin myself sometimes, and
occasionally sister-not that any one
ever believed me but I never
thought OF aunt. I suppose now that
she isn't-but she can't be. can't pos
sibly be. But stin some men have
queer fancies, l suppose she isn't
Miss Temple. Ii shef'
mo. she's not" said Tommy.
That's almost pity" said the
king. II don't think Calypso would
have objected to her. don't think
even the patriarch would have mind
ed. However. II she isn't"
He had to drop his voice at the
last words. for Janet had come quite
close TO them. The king greeted her
In the most friendly manner.
I'm just giving your nephew