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

beys, u seems, has fOOlishly promised
to marry her. Even that wouldn't
really have mnttered You could have
kept her In the background"
Don't say YOU" said Tommy
I've fold you over and over again
that am not Lord Norheys."
"Of course you're not. know that
and I'm very glad Of II. II simpllfies
things immensely, for though Lord
Norheys might have married Calyp-
so In spite Of Miss Temple, I'm afraid
Calypso wouldn't have married him.
Miss Temple wrote letter TO my
daughter, most pathetic letter. beg
cling her not TO take Lord Norheys
away from her. II affected Calypso
greatly. There was something In II
about a 'One eve lamb, and Calypso,
having lots Of focks and herds, II
seemed to me rather an odd descrip-
ton Of a young man. The patriarch
used to quote that parable to me, but
then II always was--well, eve
lamb. That stun never made much
impression on me. but Calypso wept
when she read II. She said that II
you'd promised to marry Miss TEN.
pie"
"But haven't"
80 told Calypso. told her that
she must not mix you up with Lord
Norheys. She said that even II you
hadn't actually promised TO marry her,
you had certainly stolen away her
young affections"
II haven't" said Tommy.
"Of course not Their affections
are seldom as young as all that. At
least, that's my experience. Those
eve lambs are generally pretty well
able to take care of themselves. But
Of course, II would have been no good
matter OF that, 10 the patriarch, The
patriarch II very simple minded old
man. He believes In young affections
and broken hearts and all that sort OF
thing. However, fortunately. we
haven't got TO argue with him and
Calypso along those lines. All we've
got to do IL make them believe that
you are not Lord Norheys. Once they
believe that. all our difficulties van
lsh. The marriage cnn 20 on"
"Do you mean To say" said Tom
my, that you're stlll willing to al.
low me TO marry your daughterr
"of course am" said the king. IL
always was. l never took that Miss
Temple business In the least serious
ly. These things will happen. Every
body except Calypso and the patriarch
knows that"
But Il hasn't happened" said Tom.
my. AT least, II hasn't happened to
me. II may possibly have happened
10 Lord Norheys | don't know any.
thing about that"
Just what I said to Calypso, and
Just what you will have 10 say TO the
patriarch. Then the only obstacle to
the marriage vanishes."
"No, Il doesn't" said Tommy. at
least, that one may. but there's an
other obstacle, n much worse one"
"If there's another" said the king.
"for heavens sake don't let her write
to Calypso. Who Is shel Don't say
It's Miss Church. II Il Is, we're done"
II never saw Miss Church In my
life till yesterday" said Tommy.
81 thought II could hardly he her.
sort Of thing. But II Il had been her,
Il would have been awkward. very
awkward indeed She'd have gone In
person TO the patriarch, and nothing
you could have said would have
Strengthened things out. However. II
Il isn't her, Il doesn't really matter,
so long as the other one doesn't tele-
graph or write"
There isn't another one"
you've just told me there Is" said
the king You said, another and
much worse one"
II said another obstacle" said Tom.
my, mot another girl. As a matter
Of fact, there's no girl at all and new.
er was. The obstacle I mean Is far
worse than any girl"
Couldn't possibly be worse" said
the king. from the point OF view Of
the patriarch"
"The obstacle IL this" said Tommy.
'I'm only curate."
Il don't regard that as an obstacle
at ALL" said the king. 'our patriarch
doesn't believe In the celibacy OF the
clergy. lie isn't married himself. but
lots Of our priests are, and the pa
trlarch hasn't the slightest objection
10 H."
That's not my point at all. As
matter 81 fact, I'm not Roman Cath
ollie curate and I'm perfectly free to
marry II like"
That wouldn't have mattered. any
how" said the king. The patriarch
would have ahsolved you from any
vow you might have made. He's ter
rifcally powerful In that sort Of way
and can give you dissolution for prac-
tically anything. The trouble about
him isn't that he can't give absolu-
ton; hut that sometimes he won't"
How can curate marry a prin>
cessf" said Tommy. That's my
point II she really is a princess"
"She Is" said the king. "rrom the
point OF view OF any one who accepts
legitimate theories, she's most GER
tainly a royal princess. But I hope
! needn't say that don't attach any
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