Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-09-10

Then janet talked to the police Of
deer In German. He was evidently
relieved by the withdrawal OF the
threatening chauffeur and was quite
ready to send for Allen.
There was an awkward silence fOI
ave minutes. Then Allen appeared
and took command OF things al once
He began by taking the passports out
Of the officers hands and giving them
back TO Tommy. Then he made 3
speech. 1t began mildly. II increased
In speed as It went on. II became
dOmineering and even threatening to-
ward the end. The police Officer WIS
visibly uneasy while Allen spoke Be
fore the speech finished he was com
pletely cowed. Allen had vOuched for
Tommy's Identity with Colonel Heard
and had spoken with an assurance
which carried conviction.
Il told him." he explained to Tom
my. who you were. and that you
were In search for the graves OF Brit
lsh soldiers. said 10 him that II he
lnterfered with you In any way I'd
see to Il that Germany's bill for rep
arati0ns was double and that he
wouldn't be particularly popular with
his own people when that happened
and II came out that 1t was his fault.
/ said that the way he was behaving
looked uncommonIy as II ne had some
thing in this neighborhood to conceal
and that II you found single British
soldier In an unsuitable grave. I'd put
fine of a million and a half marks
on the city. couldn't have done 1t,
Of course. any more than l could have
doubled the PREPARATIONS, but he didn't
know that"
Tommy felt deeply thankful that
MIX Heard had been kind to Aliens
sister in her canteen In 1918. He was
glad that he had NOT shrunk from dis
cussing Soapy Simpson and Collins.
who married the red-halred v. A. D..
and fhe other members OF .stbe old
regiment" Allen could not have
spoken as he did unless he had felt
that Colonel Heard was familiar
friend of his.
II say" said Allen cheerfully. +what
a funny-Iooking bird your chauffeur Is
Where did you get himY'
.0h. just picked him up said Tom
my. Fancy he's Pole or q Russian"
Looks to me like a brlgand," said
Allen. THE sort OF fellow I shouldn't
care to be left alone with on a dark
night II had any money In my peck
et. Well. g0od-by. and good luck
Tommy shook hands with him gratA-
FULLY and stepped forward toward the
,ar.
Then an odd thing happened. The
all chauffeur left his place. opened |
he door Of the tOnneau OF the car.
ook Janet Church by the wrist. and,
luIte gently, pulled her out. For the
uOment janet was too much aston
shed TO protest or resist. The man.
lowing low. motioned Tommy 10 en-
or the car and take the seat beside
he princess.
II thought he was an odd-Iooking
'Ird." said Allen. "and he is. Fancy
lis dragging Mrs Heard about like
hat
Janet. furious at being treated with
total want Of respect. forgot that
be man knew no German. She told
I'm angrily that she was a represen-
alive Of the League for Establishing
World Peace Through the Unity OF
Churches and that she
'ould sit where she chose In the car.
he only effect OF this speech WIS TO
stonish Allen. who understood Il,
nd to make Tommy uncomfortable
pcause he did not
Fortunately Calypso kept her pres
ice Of mind and quacked out q Sc
es Of orders TO the chauffeur.
ITS all right" she said. mes mis- I
ken you for my maid. That's all" !
Janet took her seat again suiklIy. /
emmy sat down beside the chauf- !
ur Allen, really bewiIdered. waved 1
feeble farewell. He found It difi-
Ilt to believe thar any chauffeur, !
ren a Pole. could mistake hts mas r
rs wife for the maid or q secretary b
pIst.
Two days later he wrote a letter to /,
,lllns. at the Monte Carlo chicken
nm. and told him that Heard was .,
inning q regular rig about Europe :,
IN did good-looking girl. who GER J,
My wasn't MRS. Heard, but must /,
pretty well or because she travelled !,
out In . big motor with her own