Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-10-01

Troyte was talking fast to someone
IN the foreign once
'srhsrs1l be the devil Of Q FUSS
said Norhsys, ~ Uncle Ned stirs up
all those ambassadors and people.
And they won't Ike Il. Nobody would
like II. say. Uncle NedT
Troyte. werking steadily through
Cables kilograms. waved an impatient
hand 81 Nerheya
ITS oil very nns." said Norheys 10
ne. Uncle Ned may say what he
likes. but they won't. like H. No am
bassador would like being pulled out
Of his bed ct this hour Of the night
and set on to chase Q princess up and
down the Himaiaya mountains. 40 II
she was Q goat or q chamois or some
thing Of that kind And what ] a.
ways say 10: II nobody wants Q thing
done, why DO ~ There are lots Of
unpleasant things every fellow has TO
do Why chip In with unnecessary
ones and make everyone uncomfort'
ADLER
"Notify the legations at Sophia"
said Troyte into the telephone, "and
Prague and Bucharest. and Warsaw.
and Budapest. and Belgrade"
"Just listen to him." said Norheya
"Jolly glad I didn't 20 Into the diplo-
matte service They wanted me to.
You remember that, Uncle Bill But
I was Arm about that Not my line
at ALL said. Hate complications
and always did Now ] see I was
quite right ! simply couldn't stand
being set on 10 persecute some poor
girl who'd run on with the chauffeur.
And I expect that's what's happened.
Looks like Il anyhow. What I always
say 10: II q girl wants to marry Q
chauffeur. let her. and be jolly thank
ful It's no worse"
Cable had edged over to the table
at which Troyts was sitting at the
telephone.
'sTell them" he said, ito engage
places for Us In the Warsaw express
We must 20 tomorrow"
II suppose we must" said Troyts
with q sigh.
"0f course we must" said Cable.
Heaven knows what muddls there1l
be n we're not there. It's q compli-
Gated business and you and I are the
only two people who understand the
whole Of II. Tell them to book two
sleepers for ua"
II say" said Norheya II say.
Uncle Ned. are you really going or
70 this what-you-cail.'em place to see
the princessY'
Troyte took no notice Of this. 90 ]
answered for him.
''He must" said. "As minister for
Balkan affairs, It's his duty to have
his hand on the helm when the ship
II In the rapids"
Norheys turned to his wife, who had
been sitting quietly and very comfort.
ably where Troyte left her.
II say. vi, old thing. what about ~
She understood him at once. though
I confess that I did not
II should simply love H." she said.
"and you promised that We should
have a honeymoon"
'Righto." said Norheya II say.
Uncle Ned. tell him to book four sleep.
era will you. vi and I are going to
trot along with you"
Troyte very nearly dropped the 70
ceiver In his establishment. ! was q
little startled myself. The very last
place q man ought to take his wife
for a honeymoon 10 into the middle
Of Balkan war. and that. n could
trust Troyte's Judgment was just
what there was going TO be.
you can't 60 with US" said Troyte
I'm id II you do" said Cable.
"You ought TO be pleased to have
us." said Norheya wed cheer you
up and all that when you're feeling Q
bit down and out
"You've done mischief enough al.
ready" said Cable. "You shant 20
near Lystria II ! can stop you"
Il don't suppose you can stop US"
said Norheya Il say. Uncle Ned. do
book those sleepera ! promised vi
that she should see the black princess.
and she wants TO, don't you. WI"
u should like to zee Lystria." she
said.
$50 there you are. Uncle Ned said
Norheya -You cant 90 back on VI
when she comes rushing home all the
way from Paris just to tell you that
she'd married me. Very few girls
would have done that"
Il protest strongly" said Cable.
That's no use.- said Norheys. -If
Uncle Ned won't book the sleepers for
ne wen have TO 20 without them.
I've rot my passport all right You gave
Il to me yourself Uncle Ned. and tn
manage to slip Viola through some
how. You generally can. you know.
n you tip the right man Besides,
I might come In useful You never
know. That princess has run or with
the chauffeur and the Lystrians may
not want him for . king. It's q bit
awkward for them A fellow who's
touching his hat to you one day and
you have to take yours or to him the
next day. Nobody likes to be let In
for that sort Of thing. Well you
know. II the worst comes to the worst
and they still want q king. IN be
there"
Cable. who had been DRUMMING I'm
patiently with his fingers on the able.
moved over suddenly and looked q