Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-03-12

found q letter from my sister EN-
lily waiting for me when l got home.
II want you,' she wrote ito use
your influence with Edmund Troyte
TO get a passport to Megalia for Janet
Church. You remember Janet. I'm
sure"
remembered Janet Church per-
fectly well. she Is q bony lowland
Scot, and when I met her ut Emlly's
house she was touring Ireland on be-
half OF temperance society. I re-
member her saying az dinner that she
would rather put q red-hot poker In
20 her mouth than a glass OF wine
That, ! am sure was not true. How.
ever much she might dislike wine she
could always spit II out again. She
could not spit out red.hot poker.
"Janet Church." Emily went on, lis
going TO Megalia a. the representa-.
tive OF the Society for the Establish
ment Of World Peace through the In.
fiuence of the Union Christian
churches There seems to be a won
derful opening In Lystris. which IL
now part Of the Republic Of Megaiia.
The present patriarch"
According to Emily. the present
patriarch IL man Of singularly plas-
tic mind. willing to unite his church
with any other In the interests Of
world peace.
put Emlly's letter into q nice, fat
vanished basket which stands on my
writing table and Ia meant to contain
unanswered letters. Emily gave me
that basket last year a. a Christmas
present. was glad to be able TO use
II for letter Of hera I had Of
course no intention whatever OF ask
Ing Troyte to get passport for Janet
Church.
But I did not get rid Of the bust
ness 30 easily a. that. Next day
Janet Church called on me. In ap-
pearance she was Just a. ! remem-
bered her. In determination rather
worse. The passport to Megalia had
been refused. she attributed that TO
the hatred which the Foreign office
felt to the Idea Of a world peace and
10 Lord Edmund Troyts's dread Of the
influence Of q union Of the Christian
churches.
dare say she was right In blam-
Ing Troyte. Knowing what he did
about the condition Of Lystria. he can
not possibly have wanted to add to
the confusion Of the coming revolu-
ton BY letting loose an earnest
scotchwoman In the country. Also
he probably thought that the Patri-
arch Menelaus would be too much oc-
cupied preparing for 4 royal marriage
and coronation to have any time to
spare for planning q world union Of
Christian churches
with the peace Of Europe hang
ing In the balance" Janet said. "and
the prospect Of another war within
ten years. Il 10 Of vital importance
that the influence OF the Christian
churches, OF all Of theu-"
"All." I murmured alphabetically.
"ali. ALL"
SHOULD be brought TO bear on our
Statesmen. And how 10 that to be
doner'
''only," said. by means Of a union
Of Christian churches"
Especially the Church Of Lystria."
said Janet
could not see why the Lystrian
church. which must be quite a small
body, should be 90 very important.
But Janet Church evidently thought
II was so. dare say. did Emily.
"Couldnt you" I said. write to
the patriarch instead OF going to see
himr His name IL Menelaus. A
letter addressed 20 His Beatitude
the Patriarch Menelaus, I.ystria,
would be sure to find him."
"A personal interview IL indispens-
able"
If the patriarch IL the least like
Troyte In character. or like me, Janet
Church may have one personal inter.
view with him but win certainly not
have another. I suppose she realized
that she was not likely to get into
my nat again. for she refused to leave
until I had promised to do what I
could with Troyte about the passport.
kept the promise and made an ap-
peal 20 Troyte.
Il know all about that woman he
said. "She makes trouble wherever
she goes. can't have letters com.
Ing TO me by every courier from all