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

Wnicn divided the compartment from
the corridor.
Thought I'd look In" he said. "just
to see how you're gesting on Viola
has dropped on into q doze. and !
was feeling q BIT bipped with no one
to talk to-"
He looked around with an amiable
smile. as II he were sure of q warm
welcome. He got nothing Of the sort.
Troyte and Cable scowled at him. The
king regarded him as an inconvenient
outsider. looked the other way.
Casi,nir was the only one who spoke.
He quoted Shakespeare In allusion to
Lady Norheys doze:
Sleep that knits up the raveird sleavs
Of care.
"HIt II in one." said Norheys. set
Ting down between Cable and the
king. well. Uncle Ned. settled mp
the affairs Of eastern Europef"
"No," said Troyte.
"weiI." said Norheys. II don't want
to chip In, don't you know. I hate
fellows who shove their oars IN when
not asked. Still. what I always say
Il this: An ordinary sort of fellow
with no particular brains and that
kind Of thing often gets there. though
you don't expect him to. That's why
I'm offering to help. II seems to me
the position Is this--you'll pick me up
II I'm wrong about facts. won't you,
Uncle Nedf I'm often BIT weak on
facts"
Facts In this case" I said. ARE
much more like fancies."
That's just where I come In" said
Norheys. "A fact might have knocked
me out. but when II comes to fancies.
I'm there all the time. Well now.
these Lystrian johnnies seem to want
q king Don't see why they do my
self; but there II is. They've got
princess. but that doesn't satisfy
them
cit doesn't satisfy the League OF Ma
tions," said the king. cor the Entente
powers. That's where the trouble In.
The Lystrians would be quite salts
fed with Calypso. In fact. they'd be
very glad to have me back again. all Of
them except the patriarch. But the
Entente powers simply won't stand
me-"
"That comes to exactly the same
thing az what I said" said Norheys.
swell. along comes some fellow we
don't know. dropping like what-d'you-
call-him from the thing-a-me-bob.
Whatr
"A deus ex machina." suggested.
That's not what meant" said
Norheys II meant jolly old bolt
from the blue. But whatever we call
him. thunderbolt or little tin god.
there he IL. quite ready to take on the
Job. princess and all. That's the way
things stand. isn't II. Uncle Nedr'
Troyte was looking out Of the win
dow. Casimir murmured something
about Daniel coming to Judgment.
Norheys went on:
well. then, why not let himf
That's what always say: II there's q
fellow who'll buck In where wanted.
then let him buck In: 10 long a. he
doesn't interfere with U.S.
Unfortunately" said Troyte coldly,
you've left out Of consideration the
League Of Nations and the treaty Of
Versailles, and the policy Of the Al
lied Powers"
what I say about all that" said
Norheys. rs this: What did we eight
the war fort I don't know, Of course.
not 30 to speak out Of my own inside.
just fought because all the other
fellows knew did too. But do know
what you said at the time, Uncle Ned,
and It's no use your saying you didn't.
for you did. What we fought for was
the self-determination Of small nation.
allties. Well. there you are. and you
cant 90 back on II now. Lystria In a
small nationality. isn't III"
two and a half millions before the
war" said the king. Probably about
two millions now"
Couldn't possibly have q smaller
nationality" said Norheys. "snd what
I always say Is this Uncle Ned: II
you've said q thing. you've jolly well
got 70 stick TO Il. even II you wish
you'd said something else. which Of
course everybody generally does"
felt quite sorry for Troyte. He
really did talk about small natlonali-
ties and elf-determination several
times during the later years Of the
war. dare say he deserved to be
twitted with Il. But I felt I must
speak q word for him.
"Ycu forget" said TO Norheys.
that you also fought to make the
world safe for democracy. Setting up
an absolute monarch In Lystria Is not
democracy"
when talk about democracy"
said Norheys. cor rather when other
fellows like you. Uncle Bill, talk about
demoeracy-for It's q thing I never
mention myself either In q club or any.
where else--I always say that the
frst thing Is to settle: What 10 dem
ocracyr
We all felt. I think. that Norheys
had better be left TO answer his own
question. Troyte. know. distrusts
the American formnla---Ry. with. for.
to. at. In. the people, None Of the
rest Of rs had q formula a. all
Democracy" said NorheyA simply
means being able to say. You 90 to