Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-03-12

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keep that woman mt home"
IF you set any value on your own
peace and mine." ! said, you'll give
her a passport to Lystria and then
keep her there"
II WISH" said Troyte. 'that all re-
ligious women were In Heaven.
IF you let her 60 to Lystria."
said. "she probably will be In Heav-
en- soon. I don't know the patriarch
personally, but he'll execute her be-
fore she's been week there n he's
half as savage as Norheys says"
Troyte asked what Norheys had
been saying about the patriarch. ]
could only reply that I was mistaken
In saying that he thought about the
patriarch at all. The person he called
savage was the princess.
"Iie seems quite sure I said. "that
she's black"
He knows perfectly well that she's
nothing Of the sort" said Troyte.
That's merely an excuse to get out
Of marrying her"
II suppose you know" I said. that
he's formally engaged to Miss Tenn
pie and means to marry her"
I'VE must get him out of the en-
tanglement," said Troyte. "And the
best way Of doing 1t Is to push on the
marriage with the Princess Calypso"
Until you've convinced him that
she isn't black"
"Don't talk nonsense" said Troy
te. She's an extremely good look
ing and attractive girl. far too good
for him. I've given him her photo
graph"
PHOTOS are often faxed" I said.
Couldn't you get colored portrait
so that he could see for himself that
she isn't black. II you had her paint
ed in nm evening dress It would 10
some way to relieve his mind about
the tattooing. He'd know that her
arms and neck were clear, anyhow"
II wish you wouldn't be filppant,"
said Troyte. "ThIs is rather a serious
business There's the question of
OLA matter of imperial interest,
and Cable says he's pushed things on
80 far that Lystria Is on the verge OF
revolution. I really don't know what
would happen II the patriarch and
Count Casimir were to bring or their
coup d'etat and there was no king to
put on the throne"
II WONDER" I said, III anything In
the way Of a morganatic marriage
could be arrangedr
Certainly not"
ITS sometimes DONE" I said. I'm
sure I've heard Of cases"
Certainly not. The last king,
wladislaws. was far too fond OF that
sort Of thing. His life was a scan
dial, and the patriarch was on the
verge Of accommodating him sew
eral times. The patriarch holds very
strong views on the sanctity OF mar
rage and-and-all cognate sub
jects."
III the patriarch Is the sort of
man who would tackle a king" I said.
hell probably be able to deal with
Janet Church. Why not give her a
passport Look here. Troyte. let's
compromise. I'll say no more about
Miss Temple and the morganatic mar
riage n your let Janet Church 20
to Lystria. She'll worry the life out
Of mo II you don't"
"rll tell you what IN do" said
Troyte. "I'il let her have a passport
to Germany. but not an inch farther.
She can 70 to Berlin II she likes and
stay there"
that's something" replied.
she'll be out Of London anyhow"
I'm sorry for the Germans" said
Troyte.
"oh, they deserve II. After all,
what's the use Of our having won the
war II we can't do anything afterward
TO make them feel uncomfortable"
called on Janet Church In her ho-
tel and told her my news was
afraid she would be furious with
Troyte for limiting her wanderings.
To my surprise she took Il very well.
III l get as far as Germany" she
said. I'm manage to go on somehow"
"well." said. "good-by and good
luck. II you find yourself languish-