Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-24

OaHiuAtt preparations IOf the n
cepti0n Of the princess were complete
The greater part OF the Lystriai
army was there to greet her, drawn ul
on each side OF the road. AS the ca
passed the men fired their rides Int,
the air. each one shooting Off roun,
after round. renlling his magazin,
when It was exhausted. There wal
plenty Of ammunition, which showed
that some OF Cables money was wise
~ spent. No doubt is was his money
too, which had provided new uniforms
for the whole army. not dingy KHAKI
tunics and breaches like those worn by
unimaginative soldiers OF western
lands. but fine blue cloaks and Grim
son tunics and great boots with fur
tops to them and wide black trousers
or short pleated petticoats like High
land Scottish kits. Some OF the men
wore caps. with tall green feathers In
them. Some had shiny metal helmets.
At the gate of the palace stood q
group OF the magnates of Lystria. the
very least Of them account by right OF
four or five hundred years descent
from other counts. Perhaps half OF
them. were Casimlrs. members Of one
branch or other OF the family of which
Count Tstvan was the head. They, like
the soldiers, were splendidly, clad.
Some Of Cables money had gone In pro-
viding gold-laced coats, fur-lined cloaks
and green breeches. BUT their Jewels
were their own. Blue turquoise. red
garnets and green stones like emeralds
shone on the gilt metal belts which
held their swords. on the broad collars
round their necks. on multitudinOus
buttons Of their clothes, on tall cap
badges. even on their spurs.
In the middle of The group Of mobiles
stood the patriarch, perhaps the tall
est. certainly the broadcast man there.
He wore long purple cassock and a
purple cape lined with white fur.
Round his neck, on heavy gold chain
hung double-armed Greek cross.
thickly studded with jewels. On his
head was a shiny inter Behind him
stood four priests. whIte-r0bed, with
long black silky boards. One Of them
held the patriarch's immense pastoral
stan. Another carried a tall ebony
pole with a gold star on II, a very
large and splendid star with sharp
pointed rays sticking out Of 1t in all
The other two held aIoft
a kind Of canopy made of embroidered /
silk, not unlike huge two-handled
umbrella. II they had held 1t, as they
should. over the patriarch's head, It
might have kept the dew from settling
Dn his miter. Held crooked, a little
behind him, II served no useful pur-
BOSE But IL was highly striking and
ornamental.
Calypso, now at last a verltable
stepped from the car, paced
ilowly forward to where the patriarch
TODD while the magnates cheered
wildly and the army fired its guns.
rhe patriarch raised a plump. pudgy
Iand in benediction. The four priests
ehind him walled a loud Amen" Thee
lobles shouted and the guns fred. Ca
ypso stood erect The patriarch, q
eavy man, afflicted with rheumatism ,
4 his legs. knelt slowly and stif1y.
lie gravely kissed Calypso's hand.
Then one by one the mobiles stepped
onward. headed by Count Albert Cas- +
mir. They bent until their foreheads
1uched the ground and then kissed :
he toe OF one of Calypso's boots. The
atriarch was, gathered. the only .
ian entitled by his rank to kiss her
and. Cheers and more firing OF guns
reeted each act Of homage. When 2
Ie last was accomplished band, set 2
! the battlements above the gate OF
e schloss. began 10 play the national n
lthem, the same tune which Calypso :,
ID the chauffeur had sung in the car 1
rIier in the afternoon. The whole | I.
ass Of men. the patriarch and his
tests, the mobiles and the army, down a.
the remotest OF them. shouted the
ne whole-hearredIy Temmy, excited ! q
ali he had seen. joined in and sang I,
brmyely as the best Janet Church ~
,uld no doubt have sung, too. but 4,
ndor. the chauffeur. stood beside her
IN the most murderous looking Of %
] knives in his hand. He made Il -
ar TO Janet--imdeed she could n
arcely have mistaken his meaning =,
Il n she attempted 70 sinR she hs
rid Immediately be killed.
When the whole ceremony was over 4
} princess and Janet Church were
away together 10 the state apart "
n1s IA the aclli0ss COune Albert TO
sinir conducted Tommy to the suite sa
rooms which had been prepared for
B. Alberf's English was not nearly HI.
good as 1srvanis. Indeed, be seemed Is
be able TO say very little except wu
ease He said that every time he VIII
anything. and be always smiled Of
\ friendly way. But language for sex
simpler affairs OF life. b not rial Ye
necessary. Tommy understood with fui
alfBcuIfy that the ro0ma were en- DAT
AZ for his use. that bearded say Of
wbo bowed 10 knn ground every IN
E any enc locked at -haan. was his 4