Belt Valley times., 1925-07-09

thought her father was a head waiter
and that Casimir was a silly as
who'd got Shakespeare on the brain
I'd have chucked the whole thins
and kicked Caslmir next time saw
him. only that really did want to-
you wanted TO marry Calypso7''
Most frightfully,' said Tommy.
who is a very simple soul.
Considering your position / said.
"and your profession. and-and my
sister Emily. don't you think yow
ought to have hesitated about mar.
rying a girl like thatT'
Il suppose ought" said Tommy.
But / didn't. A fellow doesn't, you
know. when hes told you that
Calypso laid me out, absolutely .
gone man. the very moment saw
her"
That Is all very well: but / still
think Tommy ought to have thought
what he was doing. II he married
her, supposlng her to be, as he
thought, simply q German dancing
girl, he would have had to take her
home with him and she would have
been the curate's wife In my sister
Emiiy's parish. What sort OF exam
pie was Calypso likely to set to mem
bers OF the Girls Friendly society,"
What would the members OF the
Mothers union have thought about
herr What would dear old Canon
Pyke, simplest. gentlest. most limo
cent OF men, have thought OF q Gu
rates wife who kicked her legs into
the air on the platform Of his paro-
chial hall at the annual entertainment
OF the Temperance societyf
And Emily herselff Ny imagina-
tion utterly failed when / tried to
imagine Emily's reception Of Calyp-
so. She had not very high opinion
Of Tommy before he went to Berlin.
In her original letter to me about his
disappearance she had said that he
was not altogether suited to be q
clergyman. She would have been con-
nrmed Ia that opinion when he came
back with Calypso for a wife. There
was no real harm In the girl. She
was as thoroughly respectable as vio-
Ia Temple was. But Edmund Troy
te, who was man Of the world, SHE'D |
at the idea Of his nephew marrying
her. Emily, who is q lady not Of this /
world but OF the next, would have
been outraged and scandaIized, II
Canon Pyke's curate. a man who
preached to her on Sundays, brought
home Calypso as a wife. How would
Calypso have taught class In sun
day school7 Emily would regard it
as part Of the duty Of curate's wife
to teach class In Sunday school.
There are things which Tommy
certainly ought to have thought
about; but did not. AS he said, "a
fellow doesn't" when he has fallen
and violently In love. And.
Of course, there were other consld-
srations Calypso really was a prin-
.ess. Tommy did not know that, at
he time. Perhaps no one In the par
sh would have known II at frst; but
n the end il would have leaked out.
What would have happened7 Ny sis
er Is no more a snob than the rest
Il US; but like all decent people, she
las a respect for royalty. She might
severely condemn the manners, Gus
oms and morals OF a Berlin cabaret
lancer; but she IL not the woman
o do more than whisper nasty things
bout a princess. Her position would
e really awkward. A curate's wife
couples definite. quite humble
lace in parish. But q princess In
ny well regulated church IL received /
the door by the clergy In full ca Q
onicals, has gilt and crimson chair i
sit on, instead OF being herded In b
a pew like other people, and Is 4
item prayed for by name In the c
ourse OF the service. Whist could (,
. done about a princess who Is also h
le curatess wifef
But these complicated problems o.
d not trouble Tommy. He was able 81
go TO sleep after little more than 4
hours wakefulness, rest quietly II
I'd awake next morning prepared to ci
ay out TO the end what he sup -
'sed to be Caslmir's game. 81
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J went to the head clerk In the re- o.
ptton ONCE and asked whether
Dunt Casimir had called or sent any 81
sssage. Casimir had done neither. re
II the head clerk. who felt 1t his os
~ 70 watch over his guests. told az
'mmy that he ought to 20 to the
lice once at once to show his pass A
It and obtain permission to remain
Berlin. This. he said. was neces-
~ In the case Of ali foreigners who
shed % stay more than two days. ph
e whole business 30 he assured crs
mmy. was purely formal, tiresome, 70
nothing worse. Tommy had moth Il
70 do except display his passport.
would Immediately receive the ret
sessary written permit. II was to
wrote down the word lea
make sure Of remembering IT. Ry
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