Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-17

= ""'Nh they CONTINUALLY perform, Keel
8 rows OF spittoOns in their churches q
Sign Of real reverence) and have sew
eral well authenticated miracles ever
year
As soon IS they realized that Jane
was a priestess. deaconess or abbess
they made no difficulties about allow
: Ing the party to 60 on.
Calypso's spirits rose amer passing
the frontier posts. That corner OF the
Megallan territory consisted OF the old
Kingdom OF Lystria. so that the prin.
cess was Rt last back in her own land
The few peasants who were herdlne
cattle on the hIllsldes were Lysrrians
and no doubt talked to one another In
the quackIng language which the
chauffeur used The cattle were Lys-
trian cattle. tong-horned. active little
beasts. which looked as II they AFFORD
ded little milk when alive and not
much meat when dead. The cottages
were Lystrian. the roads. the heather.
the mountains themselves. all were
Eystfian. Calypso drew deep breaths
or Lystrian air with keen delight.
pointed out one thing after another
to Janet, who was not deeply infer
ested. Now and then she clapped her
hands with JOY.
The spirits OF the brlgand chauffeur
rose too. He still drove carefully. Any
other kind of driving would have
brought swift disaster on the Lystrian
roads. But he blew bis horn when
ever he saw man, woman or child,
however distant. He threw on his cap
and let the mountain air blow freely
through his thick curly hair. Once,
for q short while, he Quickened the
cars pace and pursued q hare which
was foolish enough to run straight
along the road. After a while he be-
gan to sing. mere shatches OF song az
tirst, in the end whole verses This
was highly unconventional behavior In
a chauffeur driving royal car. But
Calypso did not resent II. She seemed
actually pleased. Soon she Joined him
In singing When the man heard her
high treble ring out he dropped natur-
ally into bass part The Lystrlans,
like most half-civIIIzed people. are very
musical. and every kind OF singing Is
delight to them.
Calypso started the Lystrian national
anthem, a wild tune. az exciting as
the MaFselliaise. with something Ia II 1
Of the grandeur OF the old Russian |
cxarist national air. The chauffeur
Joined In with a kind OF fierce enthu-
sIasm. They sang The tune through 70
gether three or four times. Then Ca
lyps0 leaned forward and laid her hand
on Tommy's shoulder
"JOin in she said. "You sing. too.
Let's all sing"
She shook up Janet. who was doz-
ng. and told her to sing.
Janet has no more ear for music
han crow has. Hymns are the only
hings she ever attempts TO sing. and
am told that when she does the rest
Il the congregation suffers acutely.
II was her attempt at the Lystrian
latlonal anthem which put a stop TO
he singing In the end. Janet, who Is
ute unconscious of her infirmlty,
ang loud when she began to enjoy
erself She has q very powerful
Dice. The chauffeur must have been
ctually musical. more musical than {
ither Tommy or the princess. His Z
ace twitched when Janet's high notes Z
cached him. His steering became i
cry erratic and once or twice he ran a
he car dangerously near the edge Of |
ie road. He tried 10 assuage his mis- q
~ by sounding his horn fercely when q
E knew a high note was coming in c.
le song. ! suppose this only made o
le discord more intolerabie. At last g.
. stopped the car. turned round. and D
hacked out an angry speech TO the A
.incess. e
Calypso understood what he said
Ell enough. She would probably have a
lderstood his feelings even II he had q
Il spoken. for she was sitting beside q
met. But she was very tactfuI. 4
aSandor says that we had better 4
op singing The mountain air Is bad e
r the voice and We shall have sore 3
roats tomorrow II we go on" Z
What Sander really said was that 4
less the English h0usemaid stopped g
ualllng he would be forced by un- 8
ntrolIabIe emotion to stab her and 3
row her out Of the car.
They drove on without singing for g
: rest Of the afternoon. steadily q
mbing into the mountains by twist q
! and sometimes perilous roads. At 4
out six O'Clock they reached the &
hest point Of a lofty pass. On each 9
e the mountains rose TO snOw-clad y
ks. In front the road dipped steep 3
into q narrow valley. Beyond the &
ley stood. steep and frowning. an. q
Ter mountain. On its side. perched q
a pIateau-sandor gripped Tommya 8
D and pointed forward-tEere. i
y pile OF masonry. stood the schloss &
est. most impressive and least com
table OF the palaces OF the EystriaB Is
gs.
he car plunged into the valley. Out
the sunshine into deep shadow