Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-05-28
CHAPTER vI-continued

II occurred to me at once that Nor
heys, goaded to evaporation by Ca
ble's conduct to Miss Temple. had
gone on with her and got married
somewhere.
did you" asked, "tlnd out wheth-
er Miss Temple is in London or not7.
.No, didn't You surely don't
think he's gone on with heran
at might be worth while finding
out whether she's in London or MOI"
1 went over to the telephone and
rang up the Belyedera theater 1
asked whether Miss Temple was there
and at what hour she might be ex-
pected TO dance. Someone who was
either in a hurry or a bad temper re-
piled that Miss Temple was unable
to dance owing to lndisposItlon. He
added that IL I had taken the trou-
bic to look at the advertisements OF
his entertainment / should have seen
that Miss Temple had not danced for
two nights. In that way, so he said
quite plainly. should have avoided
wasting his time with silly questions
That was a plain hint to me to ring
or and hang up the receiver; but
ventured on another question.
DO you happen to know If Miss
Temple Is at home In her fiatT"
'No. l DON'T" came the reply. "and
shouldn't tell you II I did. We don't
encourage strangers to run after our
ladies'
told Troyte what / had heard.
Il suppose" / said, "that putting
two and two together In the usual
way we arrive at four"
you mean that he. gone off with
herr
Il should have expressed myself
more plainly" I said. Il should have
said that putting one and one togeth-
er we arrive at another one. They
twain. you know"
''MarriedT'
HE told me he was perfectly de-
termined to marry her. and expect
he was"
Ny opinion was that Troyte had
driven the boy into marrying rather
sooner than he meant TO by conffn-
uously pushing the Princess Calypso
at him and worrying him about the
crown OF Lystria. Cable, with his at
tempt at bribery and his IlI-timed
threats, had settled the matter. But
there was no use making things
worse for Troyte by telling him that
Il was largely his own fault. / tried
10 soften the blow to him.
~rm told" / said. ''that she's q
aice..slady-like girl he might have
done worse" Il
Troyte sat slipping q glass OF cog
lac without speaking. I went on
land. after all, II wouldn't have
been all Joy marrying a Balkan prin-
sess. don't know this Calypso girl .
but I can't help feeling !
nat young woman brought uD
lmong bearded brigands. with snowy
ali round. and heavy bar {
'aric jewels given her for birthday
PRESENTS. might turn out to be what (
he French call farouche. don't =
meant 20 mint tnaI she isn't q lady,
Iut sine may be bit lacking in se- Z
entity
II don't believe he's gone or with a
Giss Temple said Troyte
The thing seemed 80 obvious to me 8
hat could see no reason for doubt y
sg IL. But the next thing Troyte q
aid startled me. D
'sTha fact Ia be said. sfhat nor :
sya promised ma three days ago sahaf e
ed so out TO Lysfria- He said he'd q
D ready to start tomorrow" b
ibid he sag he'd marry the pram- n
snsYs 10
NO. he didn't II you want bis
zacs WORDS. be said. TT have q DO q
that jolly old crown, UmGe Ned. Il
lat 20 please yoa RI
have never known N0rheys 20
s@& em hls word. n be smad that he "a
lFkainIy meant 70 90 Il.
~And be- promised % ssmas somof. 10
'w7~ safd: q
Yea Bot ne may have rham@Nd ID
J mind ntnffaa TIA 4aS Dak6ke n