Askov American., 1925-06-18

CHAPTER x.--Tommy falls very
much IN love S.,Ih with Calypso though ss shs
Norheys. insists that he return to Viola
Temple.
Continued from last week
Even Shakespeare" said Casimir.
sis occasionally wrong. You recol-
lect--f' He gave his quotation In Eng.
lish. "'who steals my purse steals
trash; tis something. nothing; twas
mine. 'tls his. and has been slave TO
thousands. but he that filches from me
my good name robs me OF that which
not enrlches him and makes me poor
indeed There Shakespeare was mis-
taken. II I took the purse of Miss
Osborne I should make her poorer.
But II take her name, that Is to say,
the passport OF the gracious frauleln,
do her no harm. for she gets anoth-
er one at once--nnother passport, you
understand. not another name. Where
as make you rich In what you want.
With the passport OF Miss Osborne
you can travel anywhere"
do not know whether that line o:
reasoning quieted Janet's scruples. or
whether the Joy OF being able TO 60
10 Lystria smothered the cries OF her
conscience. She ceased TO object to
the stealing OF the passport, and be-
came exceedingly curious TO know how
II was TO be done.
"That." said Cns'mir. 'is easy, The
English seldom lock up anything. In
England. suppose. II Is not necessary
TO lock things up. No doubt all the
English are so rich that they do not
want TO take what Is not theirs. Why
should they when they have all they
wantf so here In Berlin Colonel
Heard does not lock up his own pass
port or Miss Glsborne's. II sometimes,
by chance, he does lock them up, he
always leaves the key In the pocket
of the trousers he wore the day be-
fore. for the English are truly great
nation. and the English gentleman Is
NO noble he suspects no one. lie would
not himself steal pything, ever.
Therefore he leaves his keys In the
pockets OF his yesterdays trousers.
"All the same" said Janet, hell
lock the door OF his bedroom. We all
do that"
"That." said Caslmlr. "ls nothing
Then he went on TO explain to Janet
how the theft was to be effected, and
the explanation left her gasplng.
The Countess Olga. Casimlr's only
sister, was at that time housemaid
in the Adlon hotel. As housemaid
she had. of course, a master key which
opened all the doors on the floor on
which she served. The room occupied
by Colonel and Mrs. Heard and that
Of Miss Osborne were under her care.
She could enter them at any time she
chose. stay In them as long as she
chose and not excite the smallest sus-
piclon. She was familiar with Col
onel Heard's habit OF leaving his keys
In his trousers pockets,
The first feeling which this frank
confession aroused In Janets mind
was pity for the countess, II must
be a dreadful thing for hlghborn
lady, no doubt a dellcately nurtured
lady, TO be reduced to earning her liv'
Ing as housemaid In a hotel Cast.
mir explained that her pity was
wasted.
1T Is not for the sake of wages that
Olga Is u housemaid." he said. "She
has money enough 20 live otherwise,
and II she had not, would give II to
her. We Lystrian mobiles are not rich,
but we woIiid not allow our sisters to
earn wages as servants. No. olga Is
patriot. She Is housemaid just as
was soldier In the war for the sake
hundred years. now taken from MS.
fought. hut Il was no use. Olga col
lects information. letters, documents
telegrams-"
"From people who leave their keys
about" said Janet.
"And. II necessary. passports" said
Caslmir, smiling.
Janet Is not. suppose, an entirely
INSCRIPTIONS woman. There arr
things she would not do. though yer,
few. for the sake Of q cause she hat
at heart. She made no further pro
test against the theft OF Miss Gis
borne's passport: but she did no
want TO 60 on talking about II. Sh,
changed the subject.
by the way" she said, talking ol
passports That young friend Of your
who was with you last night In th'
Mascotte-"
"Your nephew" said Casimlr.
Janet recollected herself.
MY nephew. yes. am afraid b
10 likely to get into trouble with hi
passport"
.But howf" said Casimir. .Surel,
In London they gave him . correc
passport"
'On his passport he is described q
the Reverend Thomas A. Norreys
Now, he's not that
He 10 certainly not that" said Cas-
imlr.