Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-07-16

her was that she was too good, GER
tainly much too good for me. She
brought up Calypso with very strict
ideas. she and the patriarch between
them"
"But I've no reason to suppose she'll
marry me-" said Tommy.
"Oh. she WILL" said the king. The
only down she ever had on you was
that little muddle-up with Miss Tenn
pie. Untii she heard Of that she hadn't
any objection TO you at ALL"
but that isn't an objection to me-"
said Tommy. ITS an objection to
Lord Norheys."
Exactly" said the king. THAT'S
what I'm saying. And now that
you've cleared up this Miss Temple
scandal, there's nothing at all against
you that can see. And I must say
that you've cleared II up thoroughly
and completely. There's not the small
est vestlge OF stain left on your char
acter. ! couldn't have believed before
hand that you could have cleared II
up so well. don't see how either
Calypso or the patriarch can have a
word left to say about IT,"
"All the same" said Tommy. I'D
like to ask her myself"
$50 you SHALL" said the king. "And
you needn't be bit nervous. Once
you've convinced her that you never
had anything to do with Miss Tenn
pie, she'll be perfectly ready to marry
you"
But ] should like to ask her before
we get to Lystria. suppose we're on
our way there now"
you are" said the king. I'm not.
I'm going to see you into your hotel
at Breslau and then take the night
mail back to Berlin. You will be there
for two days at least. Caslmir is do
Ing his best, but he can't have ar
rangements ut the schloss made any
sooner. You can spend the whole
time asking Calypso TO marry you II
necessary. But. I don't expect you'll
require more than half an hour"
"Of course, / must see her private
ly," said Tommy.
"Ah." said the king. II see your
difficulty. That aunt of yours"
shes not my aunt"
II meant to say that aunt of Lord
Norheys?" said the king. "She looks
as II she'd be a little difficult to get
rid OF. But I'll manage that for you.
I'll manage II at once. I'll take Miss
Church on to lunch with me In the
restaurant car and I'll fix things up
so that you and Calypso will have to
lunch later. That will give you a
clear hour all to yourselves. You ought
to be able to explain away Miss Tenn
pie In far less than an hour"
Tommy hoped and believed that he
would be able TO explain to the prin-
cess that he was not Lord Norheys,
II he got a chance of talking to her.
But he remembered the note she had
flung at him In the Mascotte. II
seemed to him quite likely that she
would not allow him to talk to her at
all.
But even II you take Miss Church
away said Tommy. will the princess
talk TO mef'
"Of course she will," said the king.
She'll love TO. She takes after her
mother. and the late queen was al
most passionately fond Of talking to
me. especially about Miss Temple-I
mean Of course whoever the Miss
Temple happened to be at the mo-
ment The number Of times she talked
to me on that subject would amaze
you. And Calypso is exactly like her
mother in many ways. l assure you,
my dear boy, whatever else you may
have to complain Of In married life,
you'n never have Y to say that your
wife won't talk to you. And the same
thing Is true Of the patriarch"
ito be continued