Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-07-16

| 10 marry her. Even that wouldn't
really have mattered. You could have
kept her In the background
Don't say YOU" said Tommy
I've fold you over and over again
that am not Lord Norheys."
"of course you're not. know that
and I'm yery glad Of II. II simplihes
things Immensely. for though Lord
Norheys might have married Calyp-
80 In spite OF Miss Temple, I'm afraid
Calypso wouldn't have married him.
Miss Temple wrote letter to my
daughter. most pathetic letter. beg
ging her not TO take Lord Norheys
away from her II affected Calypso
greatly. There was something In II
about one eve lamb and Calypso,
having lots Of focks and herds. II
seemed 10 me rather an odd descrip-
ton Of q young man. The patriarch
used TO quote that parable to me, but
then II always was--well, eve
lamb. That stun never made much
impression on me. but Calypso wept
when she read II. She said that II
you'd promised TO marry Miss Tenn
pie"
'But haven't"
$50 ] told Calypso. told her that
she must not mix you up with Lord
Norheys. She said that even II you
hadn't actually promised to marry her,
you had certainly stolen away her
young affections"
II haven't" said Tommy.
"Of course not Their affections
are seldom as young as all that. At
least, that's my experience. Those
eve lambs are generally pretty well
able 10 take care OF themselves. But,
Of course, II would have been no good
saying that 10 Calypso, or for the
matter OF that. 10 the patriarch. The
patriarch IL very simple minded old
man. He believes In young affections
and broken hearts and all that sort OF
thing. However. fortunately, we
haven't got 20 argue with him and
Calypso along those lines. All we've
got to do IL make them believe that
you are not Lord Norheys. Once they
believe that. all our difficulties van
lsh. The marriage can 40 on"
'Do you mean 10 say said Tom
my. that you're still willing to al
low me TO marry your daughterf"
"of course am," said the king. II
always was. ! never took that Miss
Temple business In the least serious
ly. These things will happen. Every
body except Calypso and the patriarch
knows that"
"Bat II hasn't happened" said Tom
my. AT least. II hasn't happened TO
me. II may possibly have happened
10 Lord Norheys. don't know any
thing about that"
"Just what said to Calypso. and
Just what you will have TO say to the
patriarch. Then the only obstacle TO
the marriage vanlshes."
'No. II doesn't" said Tommy. AT
least. that one may. But there's an
other obstacle. much worse one"
"If there's another" said the king.
"for heavens sake don't let her write
to Calypso. Who is shef Don't say
It's Miss Church. II II Is, we're done"
II never saw Miss Church In my
life till yesterday" said Tommy.
II thought II could hardly be her.
She really Is rather too old for that
sort Of thing. But II II had been her.
Il would have been awkward. very
awkward indeed. She'd have gone In
person to the patriarch. and nothing
you could have said would have
Strengthened things out. However. n
Il Isn't her. Il doesn't really matter,
so long rs the other one doesn't tele-
graph or write"
There isn't another one"
you've Just told me there Is" said
the king. "You said, another and
much worse one"
II said another obstacle" said Tom
my. mot another girl. A a matter
Of fact. there's no girl at all and new.
or was The obstacle mean 10 far
worse than any girl"
couldn't possibly be worse" said
the king. "from the point Of view Of
the patriarch"
"rhe obstacle is this" said Tommy.
"I'm only a curate."
Il don't regard that as an obstacle
at aii.r said the king. "our patriarch
doesn't believe In the celibacy OF the
clergy. He isn't married himself. but
lots OF our priests are, and the pa
trlarch hasn't the slightest objection
TO H."
That's not my point at all. As
matter Of fact. I'm not a Roman Cath
ole carate and I'm perfectly free to
marry n like"
THAT wouldn't have mattered. any
how" said the king. The patriarch
would have absolved you from any
vow you might have made. He's ter
rincaliy powerful In that sort Of way
and can give you dissolution for prac.
tically anything. The trouble about
him isn't that he can't give sbsolu-
ton; but that sometimes he won't"
How can q curate marry q prin-
cessf' said Tommy. that's my
point. II she really is a princess"
"she L." said the king. "From the
point OF view Of any one who accepts
legitimate theories. she's most Ger.
tainly royal princess. But ! hope
! needn't say that don't attach any
importance 20 the fact. We are living
In world that has been made safe