Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-10-08


king and Casimir. I saw at once that
my guess was very likely to be right.
my sister Emily lost curate early
last week." said. HE was last
heard Of at the Adlon hotel In Berlin,
where he stayed two nights and then
disappeared. The dates"
We discussed the dates and they
fitted In with each other very well.
could not help looking at Cable with
an expression OF satisfaction. The
man had been abominably rude to me
since we left London and had snubbed
me pitilessly. did not actually say
II told you So" But looked as n I
thought II.
Anyhow" said Cable, mo curate
would dare to marry the princess"
Like many successful business men.
Cable underestimate the courage and
ability OF the clergy. In all proba.
bility he never speaks TO q clergyman
at all and only sees one once In two
years or so clad In surplice. at some
wedding or funeral which he's obliged
20 attend. A curate In a surpilce
looks innocent and mild, not at all
the kind Of man who would seize a
vacant European throne. The same
curate on the golf links is very dif.
ferent person. Besides. Tommy was
an exceptional curate. I told them
what Emily and Canon Pyke had said
about him.
and think" I said. shat you
scarcely do justice 10 the courage
which our younger clergy undoubtedly
possess A man who would face a
Mothers union two days In week
and would take charge Of q Girls
Friendly society for an outing In the
country. must be daring enough for
any adventure
"No curate." said Cable sullenly,
'would venture to marry a princess"
do you happen TO know our patri.
archr' said the king. mo. I thought
not. You wouldn't talk that way
about curates II you did. assure
you, Mr.. Cable. that our patriarch
would do anything. wouldn't he. Cas-
imlrr
.He 'aares do all that may become
a man." said Casimir. Approach
thou like the rugged Russian bear
the armed rhinoccros. orr"
"Your patriarch said Cable, 'isn',
q curate,.
"But he was once" said the king
"fIe must have been. though before
my time. OF course. They all begin
by being eurates. And I assure you
he wouldn't have hesitated--excep,
for moral reasons, Of conrse--to marry
two or three prlncessea and their
mothers, who would be queens. n he'd
wanted 10. When tell you that Out
patriarch has often gone for me with
out sign OF nervousness. and used
language you'd scarcely believe over
some trumpery little affair about {
girl--and that was when was q king
an absolute monarch. remember. with
an army and all that sort Of thing
No. there's no use saying that the
clergy daren't do thlngs."
The discussion was degeneratlng Into
a wrangie OF purely academic inter
est. II was Troyte who brought u,
ali back 10 the business on hand.
The real question. he said. lis no,
what 4 curate or 4 bishop might do
but what has actually happened since
the--er--the fugitlves reached Lystria
sent q telegram to the patriarch say
Ing that the man was an impostor III
surely wouldn't 80 on with the mar
riase after that
"Cerate or no." said Cable. Il hope
the patriarch has shot him.
He lies" said Casimir. in duranc,
vile. This very morning received
from the patriarch q telegram-"
He produced Il from his pocket. Tn,
king translated n for US II told u,
that Tommy had been put under ar
rest.
That 10 perhaps the best thin.
which esuld have Aappensd," cal;
TroytA