Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-05-14

light enough for reading. He opened
the note which the princess had
nIcked onto his plate. and read:
Go back 10 London and marry
Viola Temple Calypso"
Tommy stared AT the words. He
did not know any one called Viola
Temple. lie bad certainly no Inten-
ton Of marrying any one of that
name. Indeed. I do not think he ever
heard the name before. OF course.
II was well enough known In Lon.
don, and since her friendship with
Lord Norheys became notorious the
lady's picture had been in all the H.
Illustrated papers But Tommy lived
In remote corner Of Ireland. He
heard no socia or theatrical gossip,
and seldom saw paper except the
Irish Times. which does not publish
pictures OF dancing girls.
Nor did he understand why the
girl In the Mascotte--by far the pref
test OF all he had seen--sh should have
singled him out among the men pres
ent to be the recipient Of this note
and this odd command IL Viola
Temple had to be married. there
must surely be some one more suit
ed for the job than he was. He re-
membered the scornful glances which
the girl had east at him while she
danced and the hooking obeisances
OF her curtsies. He wondered why
on earth she did these things and
what she could possibly know about
him.
Then slowly little understanding,
a mere gllmmer, came to him.
Casimir had promised that he
should meet lady at the Mascotte.
had indeed brought him there for the
purpose. Well. he had met Calypso.
Casimir, speaking to him Just be-
fore the dance. had called her
princess. Princess Calypso The title
was no doubt picturesque exaggera-
ton intended as an advertisement
Tommy had heard OF come one known
as the Queen Of Song" Perhaps
Calypso was the PRINCESS Of Dane
Ing" though he did not think that
she deserved the title
The whole thing was puzzling, con-
fusing, utterly incomprehensible. Yet
Tommy was glad that he had come
TO the Mascotte, very glad that he
had seen the girl. She WAS
Tommy always becomes lncoherent
when he tries 10 speak of his first
feelings about Calypso. do not
wonder. He had all his life been ac-
customed TO women like my sister
Emily. some of them older than EN-
lily. many Of them Of course younger.
But all Of them wise. sensible. re-
spectacle, like Jaeger underclothing,
which though wholesome Is not ex-
citing. Calypso was utterly differ
ent. II ] were to compare her to a
garment-but do not know enough
about clothes to do that, and am
told that the best Of these things are
not exhibited In shop windows.
The fact Is that Tommy. then and
there. suddenly, abruptly, hopelessly.
fell In love with Calypso. do not
profess TO understand love at first
sight. The six or seven love affairs
have experienced III life have all
been gradual. growth OF feeling so
slow that the lady had generally
passed out Of my reach--gone TO Nice
or Monte Carlo or somewhere for the
winter before ] found out that I was
In love with her. But ] am not
skeptlc about the reality OF these
sudden passions. No sensible man
can be. Literature gives us the
cases Of Romeo falling In love with
Juliet, OF Fanny Squeers falling In
love with Nicholas Nickleby. and
many others. In real llfe--at the mo-
ment can only recall Garibaldi and
Anita, but that Is good enough. He
fell In love when he was looking at
her for the first time at a great dis
lance through telescope. Tommy
had better excuse than that.
Casimir tapped Tommy on the
arm.
"His majesty" he said. wishes to
speak to you"
Tommy looked round. The room
was almost clear of visitors. who had
streamed of to finish u nights pleas
ure In the Palais de Dance next door.
Walters were busy clearing. away
the debris OF meals from the tables
Most of the lights had been put out
Janet Church was standing by her
self beside the table where she had
been introduced to Casimir. Tommy
saw no one whom he recognized ex-
cept the little head waiter. He was
seated by himself at a table In a
corner OF the room with q bottle OF
champagne In front Of him. Thus. II
may be supposed. head walters re-
lax themselves and recuperate after
their tolls are over.
His majesty waits" said Casimir.
He was standing very erect with
his hands at his sides In a military
attitude. OF attention. With q side
glance he indicated the head waiter.
Tommy felt that he was living
through some confused and fantastic
dream--dancing girls transformed
into Processes and head walters In
TO kings Or perhaps-it seemed
wildly improbable-this might be
Part OF the evenings entertainment
AZ the Mascotte nm original Kind of