Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-07-23
CHAPTER x-continued

false passport" said Won Stelnyeldt.
you shall in prison forthwith en-
closed be-"
DO try not TO be quite 80 cock
sure that you're always right said
Tommy. -As a matter OF fact, my
passport isn't false. as you call It, In
any single particular Ny face is
oval. my nose Is Of normal shape,
and my mouth is more or less round
when open, which is Just what the
passport says. If you don't believe
me and can't bear to look me In the
face-which can understand you
don't care to do after sticking me
with your marks in the way you did
just take glance at the photo on
the passport"
This apparently struck Won Stein
VENT fas~a thing which he ought TO
do. He took long look at the pho
tograph, which indeed bore very little
resemblance TO Tommy. Then, In
stead Of comparing 1t with Tommy's
face. he rapidly turned ever the pile
Of papers on the desk In front OF him.
From among them he drew out an
other photograph and looked careful
iy at It. He placed both photographs
side by side and stared at them.
Then. suddenly. he looked mp at Tom
my.
"Of what height are your" he asked
Five foot, ten and a half inches,
see passport" said Tommy. forehead
broad. eyes blue. nose normal. face
oval Mouth round when opened. It's
all there"
For the first time during the inter
view Won SteInveldt smiled. 1t was a
grim smile, with more than sugges-
tion OF malice In 1t; but Tommy was
glad to see a smile of any kind.
Il think" said Won SteinveIdt. that
there has a mistake been"
I've thought so al along" said
Tommy.
: ssThats id fool Count casImir has
this time hiiis7If R~mIstake made"
Il don't know that Casimlr is more
OF fool than any one else" said Tom
my. You made the same mistake
don't even now profess to
understand what II is. But you made
It, So did two of your police officers"
But l." said Won Steinveldt, the
mistake discovered have"
you can't take much credit for
that" said Tommy You'd have dis
covered it long ago In fact, you'd new
er have made II II you'd listened TO
me and believed what said"
"Soon." said Won Steinveldt. "the
Id Casimir win the mistake also dis
,over. Then you can say to him and
-FOUR Lord Tr0yte, and TO Herr Cable
hat another bridegroom for the fair
calypso arranged has been
He sat up straight in his chair
,ulled his bristly white mustache and
ooked so pleased that Tommy began
o thlnb that he must himself be the
bridegroom. The thought
Z Calypso being married against her
felt certain 1t would be
gainst her wiil--fo this bristIy head +
d German made Tommy seriously an
~.
do yog mean to tell me. he said. =,
that you have the nerve to think OF
carrying her yourself r =.
$50" Raid Won Steinveldt. Her K
qnnl in birth / certainly m.n n
sslHelI. just listen TO me feF a min.
te." said Tommy. you've swindled be-
e with these beastiy marks Of yours th
a way that thfrd-rate money-lend- IA
would have been ashamed OF. Isl
Ou've set on nasty, siimy police ON
RS to arrest me. You've dragged me To-
bout Berlin In q taxicab. You've
spf me standing here for half an ca
,ur with nothing but your face 70 tls
ok at Very well I'm not going to tn
* for compensation, though I ought an
get #. Pm not even going to de- co
and an apology. though II you had Gi
much decent feeling as a Hottentot de-
H'd apologize without being asked. WI
1t III just tell you one thing before
go 1 mean TO marry Calypso my Gil
H. ms,
Won SteInyeIdt was genuinely aston ]
led He had been brought up to re ha,
I'd royal persons OF all kinds and trn
.mbers Of arisfocracies as sacred. A the
now quite believed that cor
mmy was a curnte-belongs 10 the she
~ Of the bonrgeoisie. Is burgerIich. tint
: SAN one to marry tie,
But she Is = princess ne said ass
7 a%g't know anything about that nor
a Jsmmy. hut whether she IL or .
!, mean 10 marry her Il she win lem
~ me. And may say thar II it's :.
.hoIce between y0u and me, ex- NJ
1 TO have the better chance r
So. Herr PASTOR szid Yon STEIN Ths
a. has
fe had Sufficiently recovered from nos
nrsf surprise to realize that Tom Chr
3 threat was absurd No princess NOR
ID possibly marry a curate. such Con
hing wouId be worse than wave 4
Bol<heyism. Central European So axr,
D would be shaken 10 lsa foundn- u
a WladlsAewss as Won Stelnveldt ..la
", wns di@epatAblc wreck Of Iect-
I. Calypso wns highIv uuconvpn- Isas,