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

English schools have. OF late years al
I tered their way Of pron0unciug Latin
No doubt the new sounds are hettel
than the English as. rs, and soft c's
to which ! was brought up. but W.
have not vet achieved the true Italian
ecclesiastical whine Tommy did mol
understand the patriarch, nor could he
make the patriarch understand him.
rs list trauerllch." said Count Al.
bert at last. "A pity. not sou
Every one. especially the stout patrt
arch. was extremely good-humored
bur no one knew how 10 say what had
TO be said to Tommy.
If Count Albert's English came
very slowly. If-here-were- Casi,
mir Istvan Graf-Ach r.
Il say" said Tommy. awhat about
getting the princess to come and IN
terpret? She knows sll the languages
there are"
he must have pronounced the word
princess" very badly. for no one knew
what he meant.
Calypso he Tried.
This time the patriarch understood;
but he shook his head decisiveIy. For
some reason the presence OF the prin-
cess was not desirable.
well, then. try Miss Church. said
Tommy. "She knows German though
she can't talk Lystrian."
"Mees zurz2" said Count Albert
doubtfully.
Yes" said Tommy. "Ariss Church;
Fraulein KIrche. That is to say, II
You really speak French. Mademoiselle
Egiise. or"-here he turned to the pa
triarch and spoke very clearly-"Ec-
clesia--Virgo .Janetta Ecclesia."
The party Of LystrIans was entirely
bewildered; but Tommy was not beat
en- yet. He took a pencil and a piece
Of paper from his pocket and made q
rapid sketch OF Janet Tommy was no
artist, and any resemblance his pic
ture bore TO Janet must have been that
OF a caricature. But 1t was Instantly
recognized and greeted with applaud
ing laughter.
ZACH So" said Count Albert And
the patriarch made sounds which are
the LystrIan equivalent OF '.Ach so"
One OF the priests was sent to fetch
Janet. The patriarch ordered fresh
bottle of wine. The cigarettes were
handed round and the party settled
down very comfortably to walt. There
was no conversation. for the Lystrians
were much too we'll bred to talk to
one another In a language which their
guest did not understand. But every.
body smiled amiably at everybody
else.
Janet had gone to bed but the
priest who was sent TO fetch her was
l determined man. quarter OF an
hour later he led her into the hall.
She was clad Ia the pink dressing
Town and the slippers, which she had
worm when Tommy first saw her In !
he corridor Of the AdIon hotel. i,
Janet was not IN the least embar- !
'assed by her costume. or by the COM
'any in which she found herself but !
he was very much annoyed at being =
oused out OF her first sleep.
Il wish to goodness" she said TO
Tommy, that you'd learn enough Ger.
nan TO be able to get on without per
etually appealing to me-" !,
The patriarch unfortunately shared
he view Of Sander. the chauffeur. that \
anet was the princess maid. He
either stood up TO greer her nor In =
tied her to sit down. This, very nat !
rally, Increased her feeling Of irrita- J.
on. II Tommy had not rushed on ?
, get a chair for her, the chances OF I,
Re reunion OF the other Christian :.
nurches with that OF Lystria would &
ave been compromised.
The patriarch spoke to her. Janet r,
stoned for while and then cut the :,
Dor man short In the middle OF sen. :.
nee.
HE says" she told Tommy, that :.
e marriage is fixed for tomorrow :,
orning." ~
"MarrIagel The princess and II" =.
Il suppose So" said Janet. It's GER - -
inly not you and l." ~
But he can't do that" said Tommy.
carriages can't be rushed In that p
~. 1t takes a fortnight to get a IL
hA1~s - AC [AtAa tut DaAIH II Al LHAc
rec weeks
Janet said something TO the patri- ms
oh and he replied. eri
He's surprised" she said to Tom trt
:, ito hear that you are unwilling Ma
marry the princess da.
I'm not in the least unwilling" said Nj
mmy. Tell him there's nothing in ar.
. world I'd like better. Make that an
ar to him. will your It's a most are
portant point, and I don't want any be
about it, Z
Ianet translated; but Tommy did ing
altogether trust her. He tried an xas
'Ianarion OF his own in Latin. ~
Jucundus ct laetus ero,1 he said. mil
ginam in matrimonium ducere, any AZ
q you like" ~
GRO BE coNTINUED.) -.
Actor Badly Ratified 49,
! young man had 70 take part In md,
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