Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-08-20

lypso. How dreadful II must be for
actors and actresses on the stage with
lots and lots Of witnesses listening"
ITS Scotch law" said Janet.
But we're not In Scotland" said
Tommy.
wherever a Scot happens to be-"
said Janet, lis Scotland"
THE law can't really be exactly like
that" said the princess. 1T would be
too inconvenient."
THAT IL the law" said Janet. IF
I say that I'm married TO him. I shall
be. and thereTl be no getting out of
II. That would be intolerable."
ut wouldn't be particularly pleas
ant for me, either" said Tommy.
He ought not to have said that; but
he was getting angry with Janet. A
woman has q perfect right TO refuse
to marry any man who asks her; but
she ought not to tell him-to his face
that he 10 intolerable. No man can be
expected to submit tamely to that.
particularly when he has not really
offered himself as q husband.
Besides" said Calypso. IF he mar
ried you. what would happen to poor
Miss Templef''
II wish to goodness Miss Temple
was here" said Tommy; you won't
listen to me. But II she were here she
wouldn't want to marry me any more
than either Of you does. But anyhow,
II we're TO 60 on at all. one Of you
must own up to being my wife. ETH
leave you settle II between your
selves"
He walked OF. walked TO the car
and looked nj II. walked q little way
along the road and hack again, finally
sat down on a stone and looked at the
river, which ran. turbid and yellow,
under a little bridge.
But Tommy's III temper never lasts
long, and he In q man of active and
resourceful mind. In q quarter Of an
hour he was back with a proposal to
meet the difiiculty.
According to that Scotch law Of
yours" he said to Janet, would you
be married to man II you said you
were his wife. but he didn't say he
was your husbandf"
"Of course not" said Janet.
"Even II there were witnesses pres
entf''
THAT wouldn't matter" said Janet.
unless we both said we were married
we wouldn't be married.
"And supposing while you were say
Ing you were hls wife another man
said he was your husband-ouite q
different man whom you didn't claim
ut all--whlch Of them would you be-
married tor
II shouldn't be married to either
said Janet.
Even according to the Scotch lawf
"0f course I shouldn't"
"very WELL" said Tommy, "when we
get to that frontier post you say that
Colonel Heard Is your husband. He
can't say that you're his wife because
he won't be there. Therefore you won't
be married to him. shall say that
you're my wife, but II you don't claim
me as husband. which you won't.
having already claimed Colonel Heard,
then you won't be married to me and
! shant be married to you. In fact,
we shan't either Of us be married to
any one, even by Scotch law. That
will be all right. won't 1T"
Besides" said Calypso. Colonel
Heard seems TO be married already,
and nothing you could say would make
any difference to that. would Itf'
Exactly" said Tommy. That's an
other point. Even Scotch law can't
let q man In for bigamy. In that cas-
ual way, especially against his will,
and don't suppose Heard particular
ly wants to marry you.'
$50 that's settled" said Calypso.
Janet did not seem satisfied. and !
can scarcely wonder. A woman as In
timately connected M she is with the
movement for reunlting the Christian
churches Of the world has to be very
careful Of her reputation. II would be
terrible thing for her II Il were to
become generally known that she
claimed married man as her husband
That Is the sort OF thing a woman new
er quite succeeds In living down, and
the world Ia eanSorfous