Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-08-06

0nei and Mrs. Heard and Miss Gis-
borne. The king had done that for
them before he went back to Berlin
My name" said the stranger, ia
Allen. don't think we've ever met"
"Never." said Tommy firmly. thank
full that Allen was not one Of Colonel
Heards oldest friends
"But when saw your name In the
hotel register" said Allen, II thought
IL Introduce myself. I'm doing Rep
araiions. you know"
lie gave that piece Of information
as II II formed some excuse for hay-
Ing seen Colonel Heard's name in the
register book. Perhaps II was an ex-
cuse. Any one concerned with Rep
arations Ii bound 10 be filled with Gu
rioslty and ought to investigate ev.
erything he comes across How else
In he to know whether the conquered
nations can or cannot pay the fines
imposed on themi
II hope" Allen went on, "that you'll
Introduce me TO Mrs. Heard. I'd like
TO tell my sister that I've met her"
Tommy could not do anything else
but promise TO Introduce Allen TO Mrs
Heard next morning. But he could
not help wondering which Of his two
ladies' were the better suited for the
part. Janet Church was almost the
age that colonels' wives generally are.
But Tommy knew that he himself
looked absurdIy youpg. There cannot
be many instances Of colonels OF
twenty-six years old married to ladies
Of fifty-two, and Janet looked every
day Of her age. On the other hand.
one of his two ladies had to pose as
the secretary Of the Graves Registra-
ton commission. Calypso did not look
like a secretary and II would be diff
hcult to convince any one that she
was chiefly occupied with graves.
Janet. with her face and 1gure.
looked exactly like a lady who spent
her time In tipping letters about tomb
stones Tommy made up his mind
that Calypso must be Mrs. Heard.
II want TO thank Mrs. Heard" said
Allen, for all her kindnesses to my
sister In 1915. She was like moth
er TO the girls In that canteen. and
she kept tight hand over them, too.
Quite right. They needed H."
The date gave Tommy shock. In
1915 Calypso was at the utmost four
teen years OF age and could not pos
sibly have kept a tight hand over any
one, except perhaps the Inhabitants OF
dolls house. Tommy altered his
plan. Janet would have to be Mrs.
Heard. But he was by no means GER
tain OF how Janet would like that. She
had already accepted the position Of
his aunt, and Il Is distinctly laid down
In the Prayer Book that an aunt may
not marry her nephew. Janet, with
her strong ecclesiastical instincts.
might very well object to committing
herself to a breach OF the marriage
laws OF the Church.
In the end Tommy got out of his
difiiculty In way which struck him
as neat. He led Allen across the din.
ing room at luncheon next day and
brought him 10 the table where the
princess anu Janet sat.
ALLOW me TO Introduce Mr.. Allen to
you," he said. Then, turning 20 Allen
he murmured: my wife, and my
secretary. Miss Osborne"
That left Allen to decide for him
self which was the wife and which
the secretary. He was puzzled. He
looked at Janet and then at Tommy.
He looked AZ Calypso, and thought Of
his sister and the other unruly maid
ems In the canteen. AT last he de-
| eided In favor OF Janet.
II want TO thank you" he said to
her. "for all your Kindness TO my sis
| ter"
Janet took that very well She had
been kind. after her own fashion. to
SO many different. people that she
could not possibly recollect them all.
she inquired graciously for Miss Al
len. and received an account Of her
marriage to young officer she had
met at the canteen.
The Introduction passed on surpris-
lngiy well; but Tommy was by no
means done with Allen. That eve
ming they met again.
Ever see any OF the fellows from
the old regiment nowadaysr' said
Allen.
Tommy would have been glad to
know what the old regiment was He
wished very much that he had thought
Of asking Casimir aud the king for q
little more Information before he un
dertook 20 be Colonel Heard
II ran into simpson the other day.
said Allen. you remember Soap,
simpson and the old Frenchwoman In
the rest billets behind Glvenchy."
Rather" said Tommy heartily
that's how he got the name Sospy
wasn't nr'
"was itr he said. "But ther,
wasn't any soap In that business, wal
therer'
1T may have been cheese" sale
Tommy. "one gets confused abou
these things"
"oh." said Allen, you're thinking o
Collins They always said Il was oi
account Of that cheese that You rec
commended Collins for the d. 8. O."
That" said Tommy. ''is q gros
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