Belt Valley times., 1925-08-06
King Tommy

|. cAAJ ~ AZ DcEtAn-
Casimir's original plan had beez
that his sister. the Countess Olga
should accompany the princess 81
lady-in-waitlng Neither he nor ths
king could 60 with her. They would
be closely watched and stopped al
the frontier But he had every hope
that, with the passports he meant to
provide. the princess. Lord Norheya
and the Countess Olga would be able
to get into Lystria.
That part OF the plan was spoiled
by the unexpected appearance ot
Janet Church. She insisted on going
- Lystrla, and. when he came to
think Il over. Casimlr was not alto
gether sorry. The Countess Olga
might be suspected. Janet Church,
wandering English spinster OF type
perfectly well known all over Europe.
was as safe a travelling companion as
could be found for a pair Of political
conspirators.
Casimlr and the king agreed that
the party should start for Breslau
next morning. Then Casimir's work
began. he engaged seats In the train.
he telegraphed for rooms at the best
hotel In Breslau. He sent long tele-
grams In code to the patriarch, to bis
cousin Count Albert Caslmir and to
several other people Ia Lystria. he
warned his sister that Colonel Heard's
passports must he secured during the
day. n by some unfortunate chance
the Colonel had not left his keys lying
about. the Countess Olga would have
to cut open q suitcase or q dispatch
box. II necessary she could-Sgo to
prison for a while as a dishonest
housemald. but the passports must be
got.
Then he tried to ind Tommy in or
der to warn him to be ready. He came
on Janet Church having her afternoon
tea In the hall OF the AdIon hotel. but
she knew nothing about Tommy. She |
had not seen him since he left the hotel
in the morning TO go to the police Of
fee. She very willingly agreed TO help |
Casimir TO find him. They went out /
and searched Berlin. Janet made q
round Of all the picture galleries. mu.
seums and churches. a long business
and entirely futile. All public build
lngs IN Berlin are shut In the after
noon and by six o'clock Il ls not pos
sible to enter even a church CAST
mir. who knew Berlin better than
Janet did. rushed round the chief
picture palaces and a number of like
Iy restaurants. He failed to nnd Tom
my.
asked Tommy afterward how he
spent that afternoon. He told me
that after lunching comfortably In g
he determined TO see the
.ity In simple and inexpensive way.
He got into the first street car he
'aw. went In II till II stopped and
.ame back again TO the place from
which he started Then took another
ar and did the same thing. Alt0geth- j
r he seems to have worked over the
'ourse OF fourteen different cars.
annof imagine a better way of elud-
ng a pursuer. I shall certainly try 4
t II ever want to keep out OF the
Iutches OF the police for few hours.
4 nine o'0clck Tommy went back to
he hotel. changed his clothes and :
ook taxi to the Mascotte. He was {
etermined to see Calypso again, and Q
hat was fhe only place he could think
where he was likely to meet her. 2
Ie did not meet her there, for she b
as az home packing her clothes. He q
Id not even meet the king, who had p
lken an evenings holiday. no doubt e
order TO give some final advice to A
Is daughter Tommy. seated by him Of
If at table IN corner Of the great In
,om. was glad to see CaslmIr when Of
, came in CasimIr was tired after n.
3 long search through Berlin, and II
as so pleased at finding Tommy that "a
. ordered two bottles Of champagne
I dare say be drank too much OF II.
Dmmy did not. He remained per OF
city clear-headed and he thorough or
understood what Casimir said to To-
N. He agreed 20 so to Breslau and &c
om there to Lystrla. He would have mi
omised quite as readily 10 20 to dI
and thence 70 the Fiji Is Ial
nds In company with Calypso. But OF
. insisted that be must explain to Es
IIypsO. 10 the king. and, at once, to IN.
simlr, that be was not Lord Nor "a,
". On that point be was absolute irr
determined be refused to 90 ad- ~
nfuring under another mans name. M,
he was to marry Calypso, which be um
y much wanted to DO, 1t must be
Rev. 7. A. Norreya; not aa a mar. n
e o. any one else. 80.
gro nn eoMrrmuwD. - =.