Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1925-07-02

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as II we were stlll In Lystria. DO sat
down"
Up to that moment Tommy had
never heard the name OF the king
Of Eystria. II was a very small
state, and although It took the wrong
side in the war. nobody paid much
attention TO It. He sat down.
How did you like Calypso's dane
ing ?" said the king. Not much. eh ?
Well ! don't think much of It my
self In fact. she wouldn't be danc-
Ing here Ii she wasn't q princess.
That's what makes Il worth while 20
employ her. These nouveaux riches
are amazingly fond OF royalty. In
fact, he dropped his voice TO q
confidential Whisper should never
have got the job OF head waiter here
If hadn't agreed to Calypso's dane
ing. That's how 1t happens that she's
here. Her salary isn't much. But
my job as head waiter However,
we can talk Of that later on. What
l want to say to you now IL that
you'll have to be very careful with
Calypso. She's got her knife into
you about that other girl"
He chuckIed pleasantly, and re-
nIled his own glass and Tommy's.
don't mind bit myself. Of course"
he said. ''and Casimir doesn't mind.
But Calypsol Why did you allow
Miss Temple TO write that letter to
herr It's made things q bit dificult.
you know. You'll have to reasOn
with her q little. Pitch It strong.
You might tell her perhaps that Miss
Temple is over forty. and sQulnts
That would soften things down DIT.
Il shall say" said Tommy. that
/ never heard Of Miss Temple In my
life until this evening"
IF you can get her to believe
that" said the king douhtfully. "But
don't know. I never could get her
mother to believe that. And Calyp-
so Is very Hike her In some ways.
But perhaps you'll be more success
ful than i was. BY the way. I sup.
pose Miss Temple can dance. DO
you think It might help TO do away
with any feeling Of grievance that
she may have Do you think that
she'd care for an engagement here,
In Calypso's placer We couldn't say
she was a princess; but we might adj
vertise her as the Warehouses OF
Norheys. DO you think she'd care
for ItY"
II don't know her.. said Tommy, |
$50 can't tel"
The king looked at him with
twinkling eyes.
you do 1t very WE'LL" he said, ''far
better than ever I did"
Before you say anything more,
said Tommy. Il want 10 tell you
that you're mistaken about who / am.
I'm not Lord Norheys or Lord any
hing else. I'm Reverend Thomas A.
Norreys, a curate."
That's good said the king. "dla-
tinctly original. never thought Of
It. But you'll have to be very care
ful. It's not only Calypso. There's
he patriarch too. Yeu don't know
him yet But you win. He used 10
very the TIE OUT OF me about
we'll, about any Miss Temple / hap
,ened to be interested In at the time.
And Calypso says she'll tell him d.
'ectly she sees him. But perhaps
Iou know how to manage the clergy.
never could"
1--WE just told you that am q
bergman myself"
We'll" said the king. shat may
,e all right. In fact, the patriarch
VIII be pleased about #, II he hears
othIng about Miss Temple. But If
,aIypso tells him. then / am afraid
our being clergyman win only
make II worse. from his point OF
lew. Simply from his point OF
lew, OF course. / don't mind a bit
iyself In fact, prefer clergymen
18th some little human failings. I'd
ave liked the patriarch better and
OF on better with him II there,d
YER been-weil, Hagars or some
ne Of that sort But there wasn't"
Cro BE coNT1NUED.l