Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-08-13

pletely cowed. Allen had vouched For
Tommy's identity with Colonel Heard
and had spoken with an assurance
which carried conviction.
III told him." he explained to Tom
my. who you were. and that you
were In search for the graves Of Brit
ish soldiers. ! said TO him that II he
interfered with you In any way I'd
see to II that Germany's bill for rep
arations was double and that he
wouldn't be particularly popular with
his own people when that happened
and II came out that II was his fault.
] said that the way he was behaving
looked uncommonly az II he had some
thing In this neighborhood to conceal
and that II you found q single British
soldier in an unsuitable grave. I'd put
q fine Of q million and half marks
on the city. ] couldn't have done II,
of course, any more than could have
doubled the separations. but he didn't
know that
Tommy felt deeply thankful that
Mrs. Heard had been kind to Aliens
sister In her canteen in 1915. He was
glad that he had not shrunk from dis
cussing soapy Simpson and Collins.
who married the red-haired v. A. D.,
and the other members Of "the old
regiment" Allen could not have
spoken a. he did unless he had felt
that Colonel Heard was q familiar
friend Of his.
II say" said Allen cheerfully, what
funny-looking bird your chauffeur u.
Where did you get himr
"Oh. just picked him up" said Tom
my. Fancy he's Pole or a Russian"
Looks to me like q brigand," said
Allen. The sort Of fellow ! shouldn't
care to be left alone with on q dark
night II had any money In my peck.
ct. Well, good-by. and good luck"
Tommy shook hands with him grate-
fully and stepped forward toward the
car.
Then an odd thing happened. The
tall chauffeur left his place, opened
the door Of the tonneau Of the car,
took Janet Church by the wrist. and,
quite gently. pulled her out. For the
moment Janet was too much aston
ished to protest or resist. The man,
bowling low, motioned Tommy to en-
ter the car and take the seat beside
the princess.
Il thought he was an odd-looking
bird" said Allen. "and he IL. Fancy
his dragging Mra Heard about like
that"
Janet, furious AZ being treated with
total want Of respect. forgot that
the man knew no German. She told
him angrily that she was a represen-
tative Of the League for Establishing
World Peace Through the Unity Of
Christian Churches, and that she
would sit where she chose In the car,
The only effect Of this speech was to
astonish Allen. who understood II,
and to make Tommy uncomfortable
because he did not.
Fortunately Calypso kept her pres
ence Of mind and ouacked out a 90
ries Of orders TO the chauffeur.
Its all right" she said, hes mis-
taken you for my maid. That's ALL"
Janet took her seat again sulkily.
Tommy sat down beside the chauf-
feuv. Allen. really bewildered, waved
a feeble farewell. He found II din
cult TO believe that any chauffeur.
even a Pole. could mistake his mas
ter's wife for the maid or secretary
typist,
Two days later he wrote a letter to
Collins, at the Monte Carlo chicken
farm. and told him that Heard was
running regular rig about Europe
with id good-looking girl. who GER
ttinly wasn't Mrs. Heard, but must
be pretty well OF because she Travelled
about In a big motor with her own
maid. Colonel Heard, a most respect
able man. spent months contradicting
that story.
ITO be continued)