Askov American., 1925-06-04

kind of man ever heard Of who
could do that Ia q Mahatma, with an
astral body, and I'm not one. But
dare say you're simply making what
you believe to be a Joke. / always
heard that German Jokes are bit
difficult to see"
For entering Germany with Q
false passport" said Won Steinveldt,
you shall In prison forthwith en-
closed be-"
do try not to be quite so cock
sure that you're always right" said
Tommy. "As a matter Of fact, my
passport isn't false. as you call 1t. In
any single particular. My face Is
oval, my nose Is of normal shape,
and my mouth Is more or less round
when open. which is just what the
passport says. II you don't believe
me and can't bear to look me In the
face-which can understand you
don't care to do after sticking me
with your marks In the way you did
just take glance at the photo on
the passport"
This apparently struck Won Stein
veldt as thing which he ought to
do. He took long look at the pho
tograph. which indeed bore very little
resemblance to Tommy. Then. In
stead Of comparing It with Tommy's
face, he rapidly turned over the pile
OF papers on the desk In front Of him.
From among them he drew out an
other photograph and looked careful
ly mt II. He placed both photographs
side by side and stared at them.
Then. suddenly. he looked up at Tom
my
"of what height are your" he asked.
"Five foot. ten and a half inches
see passport" said Tommy, forehead
broad. eyes blue. nose normal, face
oval. Mouth round when opened. It's
all there"
For the first time during the inter
view Won Steinveldt smiled. II was q
grim smile, with more than a sugges-
tion OF malice In II; but Tommy was
glad to see a smile Of any kind.
II think" said Won Stelnveldt, "that
there has a mistake been"
1--WE thought so all along" said
Tommy.
"That id fool Count Casimir has
this time himself a mistake made"
IL don't know that Casimlr Is more
ot a fool than any one else" said Tom
my. "You made the same mistake
yourself. I don't even now profess to
understand what II Is. But you made
It. So did two OF your police officers"
"But l." said Won Steinveldt. 'the
mistake discovered have"
"You can't take much credit for
that" said Tommy. "You'd have dis
covered II long ago, In fact, you'd nev-
er have made Il II you'd listened to
me and believed what I said"
"Soon." said Won Steinveldt, "the
d--d Casimlr win the mistake also dis
cover. Then you can say to him and
your Lord Troyte, and TO Herr Cable
that another bridegroom for the fair
Calypso arranged has been"
He sat up straight In his chair,
pulled his bristly white mustache and
looked so pleased that Tommy began
to think that he must himself be the
arranged bridegroom. The thought
OF Calypso being married against her
will--Tommy felt certain Il would be
against her will-to this bristly-head'
ed German made Tommy seriously an
cry.
DO you mean to tell me- he said
shat you have the nerve to think OF
, marrying her yourselff"
$50" said Won Steinveldt. "Her
equal In birth I certainly am"
swell, Just listen to me for a min
ute" said Tommy. you've swindled
me with these beastly marks Of your
In a way that a third-rste money-lend
er would have been ashamed Of
You've set on nasty. Shiny police on
GERS to arrest me. You've dragged me
about Berlin In taxicab. You've
kept me standing here for half an
hour with nothing but your face tS
look at Very we'll I'm not going Il
ask for compensation. though oughI
TO get II. I'm not even going to de
mand an apology. though II you had
as much decent feeling as a Hottento'
you'd apologize without being asked
But III just tell you one thing befor'
II TO. I mean &c marry Calypso my
self
Won Stelnveldt was genuinely aston
ished. He had been brought up to re
gard royal persons Of all kinds ans
members OF aristocracles rs sacred
pastor-he now quite believed tina
Tommy was q curate-belcngs to th'
rank of the bourgeolsie. Is burgerlich
For such a one 10 marry
"But she Is q princess" he said.
II don't know anything about that.
said Tommy, hut whether she is O