Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-05-21

ponce once At once to show his pasg-
port and obtain permission to remain
In Berlin. This, he said, was neces-
sary In the case Of all foreigners who
wished to stay more than two days.
The whole business. SO he assured
Tommy. was purely formal, tiresome.
but nothing worse. Tommy had moth
Ing to do except display his passport.
He would Immediately receive the
necessary written permit. II was
called--Tommy wrote down the word
TO make sure Of remembering IT.
an Auswels.
Janet Church was watching about
the central hall looking out for some
one In whose business she could in
terfere, heipfully OF course. Janet
always wants to be helpful. When
she saw Tommy at the desk of the
reception Office she walked over and
Joined him. She agreed with the
head clerk that an Ausweis was nee
essary. and showed the one which
the Berlin police had granted to her.
Then she offered to take q look at
Tommy's passport just to see that It
was in order. II was. Tommy's
mouth. nose. eyes and hair were de-
scribed In the usual Official style.
His photograph. not IL the least like
him. was stuck In the proper place
and duly stamped by the Foreign Of
fee. All the visas were there, as
illegible as usual. But Janet raised
In IT.
Tommy by the arm she led him away
from the desk.
"You'd better be careful with that
passport" she said. THE German
police know more than you'd think"
"But It's all right. isn't itr'
'Oh, It's all right. of course. for
the Rev. t. A. Norreys. IN Irish
clergyman"
And that's who I am"
Il don't see what good you expect
to do by keeping up that pretense
with me- said Janet.
II assure you"
"And I assure you" said Janet.
shat no ordinary Irish clergyman
that's what you profess to be. isn't
it,"
quite ordinary" said Tommy, mot
even an archdeacon."
"No ordinary clergyman, English,
Scotch or Irish. would have Count
Caslmir calling on him the moment
he arrived In Berlin. Everybody
knows that Casimir Is up TO his neck
In international plots. What would
he want with an ordinary clergy
mani And II you're nothing but
curate, how do you account for the
way you were received at the Mas
cote last nightf I was there when
you arrived. The whole stan simply
bowed down to you and you were
given the best table In the room. Ev-
erybody turned round and stared al
you when you came In. The head
waiter. who was drunk later ON.
served you himself. And that's
thing head walters don't do In the
case Of ordinary curates."
II know II looks odd" said Tom.
my. "but, all the same. really am"
II hope for your sake" said Janet,
that the police win believe you. I
don't know who you really are, and
II isn't my business to find out; but
II the police believe that curate story
shall be surprised. Don't you be
under any mistake about the Berlin
police. They'll know exactly what
happened last night at the Mascotte.
and In all probability they know.
what I don't. exactly who you are
and what you're doing In Berlin"
This made Tommy little uneasy.
but he was not seriously anxious. His
passport was In perfect order. He
had papers In his pocket, check
book and some letters, which ougt
to be enough to establish his Identity.
He took q cab to the police Office.
He found his way after some trou-
BILE. into a small. grimy, badly over
heated room. II was filled with shah
by looking people. men and women
Of various nationalities who stood In
an irregular Informed queue. Tom
my took his place behind a smelly
Polish Jew and waited. After about
half an hour he found himself stand
Ing opposite q desk at which q young
man In plain clothes was writing.
This man was smoking a bedraggled
cigarette. which looked as II he had
licked Il all over before lighting II.
He was very badly shaved and near
ly as grimy as his ONCE. His tenn
per. like the atmosphere Of his room.
was overheated.
He asked Tommy q number Of
questions rapidly. Tommy did not
understand a word that was said TO
him and shook his head amiably. The
young man asked his questions
over again more loudly. Tom
my did not understand any better
than before. but he tried the expert
ment Of saying ia" In an agreeable
tone to each question This merely
irritated the young man, 20 Tommy,
who was beginning to learn q little
German. said. ia, bite schoen."
Even this appeared to be unsatisfae-
tory. and the young man was getting
seriously annoyed. Tommy tried
"nein." and then, aiming at polite
mesa. 'nein. danke.- The young man
repeated his questions In q very loud
tana