The Syracuse Journal, Volume 18, Number 14, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 6 August 1925 — Page 2

> “ I ? - i King Tommy By GEORGE A. BIRMINGHAM Copyright by Bobbe-MerriU Cw—W. N. U. Servfcs I

CHAPTER Xlll—Continued —■ • Even so.** said the king, “you can K-urcely expect me to answer that question In detail. Even at the age of forty-five. If you really are fortyfive —" “Fifty-two.” “At any age.” said the king, “such confessions are embarrassing, embarrassing for both of us. Betides, it . isn't only with Calypso that I want you to use your Influence. There’s the patriarch. Do you know our patriarch T “I hope to. I’m going to Lystrla in order to enlist his sympathies In our great movement.” ’AUd I’m sure you’ll succeed.” said the king.. “Our patriarch is full of sympathy with 'all good causes, and I’m certain lhat your movement is one of the best.” Janet helped herself to some of the veal which a waiter was pushins at her in a large dish. The king refilled her glass. She had sipped away almost half of what was In it "It's the esabl ishment of world peace," she said, "through the medium of the United Christian Churches.” •’ln that case,” said the king, “you ean count with certainty on our patriarch. There's nothings absolutely nothing, he likes better than .the establlshm°ent of world peace except perhaps the Unity Os Christian Churches, though perhaps he’s a little inclined to take the view that the other churches should unite with his and not hl* with them. I mean to say, he thinks that if there’s to be a compromise, it roust be on the basis of every one else giving way. But all ecclesiastics are like that. Our patriarch Isn't peculiar.” “When we speak of the union of churches," said Janet, “we mean a concordat based on the essentials of the Christian creed.” “Os course,” said the king, “and you’ll find our patriarch absolutely agrees with you about that so long as you don’t ask him to shake hands with the Megalian Archimandrite. He might draw the line there, though, as I said, he's always on for anything really good. A good cause simply fascinates him. If he has a weakness — as we all have—it Is that he's not so fond as he might be of the things which aren’t quite so good as the Causes. Take young men now. As you very rightly said a few minutes ago. young men are young men.” “I said they ought not to be.” "Rut they are.” said the king, “that's what the patriarch cannot be got to see, but I am sure I can rely on yon to put the thing before him tn the proper tight. After all. Miss Temple Is a long way off. It Isn’t as if she was tn the least likely to turn up in Lystrla.” "I fear that 1 can scarcely undertake—” ■ < Janet was softened, perhaps for the first time In her life. If It had not been for the wine, the good food, and the king’s charming manners, she would no doubt have replied to him much more blankly than she did. She might even have spoken fiercely. “1 fear,” she said, “I cannot undertake io persuade the patriarch that Miss Temple doesn’t exist.” “Well, perhaps not.” said the king. “After all, the patriarch Is a very difficult man to persuade. I never could do IL 1 dare say it will really be better if be doesn't hear about Miss Temple at all. And he never will if Calypso doesn’t tell him.” “I shall not consider It my. duty to tail him," said Janet "My business with him —“ “Is world unity through peaceful Christian churches.” “World peace." said Janet, “through the Unity of Christian Churches.” “Quite so,” said the king, “and even if It had been World Churches Through the Unity of Christian Peace, tt would still be far more important than our little affairs. Still, if you persuade Calypso not to tell the patriarch—" If Casimir had been there he might hare said that the king, dke poor old Lear’s worst daughter, gave “sweet oelllndes and most speaking glances'’ to Janet. I doubt very much whether any one had ever made eyes “at her before. The treatment had a certain effect. * “I shall not" said Janet, “advise that the patriarch be told." 1 dare say Janet’s conscience was gnawing her a little. She had drunk a glass and a half of Burgundy and the king was putting a liqueur glam full of cognac beside her coffee. That was enough to make her uneasy. She had promised to conceal, or help in concealing a scandal. I suppose she bad never before In her whole life agreed to do such a thing, and no doubt the thought of It was unpleasant Byway of compounding with her conscience and so quieting It. she made up her mind to day something really nasty about Tommy. "Are you aware.” she said, “that the young man about whom we have been speaking ta not what he pretends to bar • He pretends to be a curate r said the king. “Erectly. and I’m perfectly certain he's nothing of the sort." “I thought not.” said the king. ® “1 thought not. Pm glad you've confirmed my suspicion." “I've known fiwny curates.” said Janet, “perhaps hundreds of them, and Pve never known one yet who behaved as this one does. He drinks ’ cocktails in the morning and goes to the Mascotte In the evenings.” “The patriarch wouldn't dream of going such things.” said the king. “Which makes ma certain that bo's not a curate or Indeed • clergyman “C,-

sort of. way a young man like Lord Norbeys might behave.” “Very possibly. I don’t know Lord Norheys." "At the same time.” said the king, “It ia not our business to expose the unfortunate. young man. Deplorable as his conduct It, 1 don’t see that we need warn the patriarch against him.” “For the sake of the reputation of the Church of England,” said Janet, “1 feel that I ought to maze It clear that he Is not one of our clergy-* “If be does anything scandalous while he is in Lystrla," said the king, “kisses a housemaid, or anything like that, of course you’ll have to tell the patriarch and Calypso too, that be isn’t a clergyman. You’d be bound to do that for the sake of the Church of England. But if he behaves with ordinary decbrum— After all, be may have good reasons for pretending to be a clergyman. I’m pretending to be a head waiter in order to earn my living. There’s nothing really wicked about that I don't see that either you or I are bound to tell the patriarch that he’s not a curate.” “So-long as you know the facta I don’t see that it’s anybody else’s bus* - Lness." “And 1 do know them thoroughly.” “1 felt bound to tell you,” said Janet, “but I don’t aee that 1 need tell anyone else.” , .. “Thanks,” said the king. Part ID.—Lystria CHAPTER XIV It took Casimir two days to complete his arrangement for the reception of the princess at the schioss. The little party- 4 -Tommy, the princess and Janet Church—stayed in the best hotel In Breslau. The king took rooms for them before he went back to Berlin. a bedroom for Tommy, two bedrooms and a sitting room for the ladies. The head waiter of the Mascotte is an Important person in hotel il “He Pretends to Be a Curate,* Bald the King. keeping and restaurant circles In Germany. Tommy's party was treated with the greatest courtesy and consideration. But the two days in Breslau were not very pleasant for Tommy. He saw but little of the princess, and he never saw her alone. They met at meeli; but Janet Church was always there. Afterward the princess and Janet either retired to their own sitting room, or took a walk without asking Tommy to go with them. He got no chance of explaining himself to the princess or trying to convince her that he knew nothing of Miss Temple. This worried him. On the other hand. the princess’ manner became gradually more and more agreeable. The extreme hostility with which she had greeted him In the Mascotte and afterward In the train gave way to ordinary politeness and at last to friendliness. Janet, of course, was with the princess all day and talked to her Incessantly. almost always about world peace and the Unity of Christian Churches. This would have Inclined any girl to feel kindly toward a young man. even If he were the callous breaker of another girl’s heart. And Calypso came to be doubtful whether Tommy bad really broken Miss Temple's heart. Janet when her mind could be diverted from the Union of Churches. dropped hints about Tommy which set Calypso wondertag. She said, for instance, that Tommy was not* the man he professed to be. 8o far as Calypso knew. Tommy professed to be Lord Norheys, and the thought that he might be somebody else gave her a queer little thrill of

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The word barber Is only once omtioned In the Scriptures, namely. In Eseklel 5:1. which reeds: "And thon. son of man. take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber** razor, and canae it to pa«a apon thine head and upon thy beard. . . .“ »ithough barbora are not exptea*ly mentioned, yet from the constant ara»tioa of ghavtag and tbe Incident ot Delilah wen ding tar • man to etavo there rww be no doubt* that hl* dan existed among tta anckata The Hebrew* were particularly careful st their and att eeera

pleasure. If he were not Lord Norheys, then he was not bound in honor to marry Miss Temple She began to look at Tommy with Interest, at first as a man whom It might be her duty to marfy. later on as a man whom she might be content to marry even if tt were not her duty. Her view of Miss Temple changed to an odd way. It occurred to her as possible that this London dancer might be one of those wicked women who lure young men into entanglements and then hold them to their half-made promises. She came by degrees to think of Miss Temple as a nuisance, some one who had no right t<> he there st all. certainly no right to interfere with Lord Norbeys’ life. Tommy could, not fall to observe the change in Calypso’s manner, and the thought that her feelings toward him were becoming more friendly filled him with a determination to go through with his adventure whatever happened. There were difficulties One. tri fling in Itself. but singularly embarrassing, met him almost at once. On the evening of his arrival, while he was smoking a pipe before going to bed. Tommy was greeted by i cheerful. Intelligent looking young Eng lishman. "Excuse me. sir, but aren’t you Colonel Heard?" _ Tommy was not Colonel Heard any more than he was Lord Norheys; but he knew be bad Colonel Heard's pass;>ort In his pocket and his party were entered in the hotel register as Colonel and Mrs. Heard and Miss Gisborne The king had done that for them before he went back to Berlin. “My name" said the stranger, “la Allen. I don't think we’ve ever met” “Never." said Tommy firmly, thankful that Allen was not one of Colonel Beard’s oldest friends "But when I saw your name In the hotel register," said Allen, “I thought I’d introduce myself. I’m doing Reparations, you know/* He gave that piece of information as If It formed some excuse for having seen Colonel Heard’s name In the register book. Perhaps It was an excuse. Any one concerned with Reparations Is bound to be filled with curiosity and ought to investigate everything be comes across How else Is he to know whether the conquered nations can or cannot pay the fines Imposed on them? “I hope." Allen went on. “that you’ll introduce me to Mrs. Heard. I'd like to Jell my sister that I've met her." Tommy could not do anything else but promise to Introduce Allen to Mrs Heard next morning. But be could not help wondering which of bls two ladles were the better suited for the part Jaiet Church was almost th« age that colonels' wives generally are. But Tommy knew that he bimseli looked absurdly young. There cannot be many Instances of cqlonels ot twenty-six years old married to ladla of fifty-two, and Janet looked every day of her age. On the other hand, one of bls two ladles had to pose at the secretary of the Graves Reglstra tlon commission. Calypso did not look like a secretary and it would be difficult to convince any one that she was chiefly occupied with graves. Janet, with her face and figure, looked exactly like a lady who spent her time In typing letters about tombstones. Tommy made up his mini that Calypso must be Mrs. Heard. “I want to thank Mrs. Heard,” said Allen, for all her kindnesses to my sister to 1915. She was like a mother to the girls to that canteen, and she kept a tight hand over them, too. Quite right. They needed it." The date gave Tommy a shock, in 1915 Calypso was at the utmost fourteen years of age and could not possibly have kept a tight hand over any one, except perhaps the Inhabitants ot a dolls’ house. Tommy altered his plan. Janet would have to be Mr*. Heard. But he was by no means certain of how Janet would like that. She had already accepted the position ot his aunt, and It is distinctly laid down to the Prayer Book that an aunt may not marry her nephew. Janet, with her strong ecclesiastical instincts might very well object to committing herself to a breach of the marriage laws of the Church. (TO n* coxtinubd.) Do Not Force Plant* i If a plant has been growing thriftily for some time and then begin* to go back It probably needs a rest, and no amount of forcing will do any permanent good. During the resting period a plant Is better If left entirety alone In a dry, cool cellar. It will of Its own accord and without any attention of any kind begin to put out new green shoot*. When these new shoots show themselves the plant should be given a thorough watering, a reporting if neeeosary. and brought up into tta pises in the at* After It is growing well Jt may be given fertiliser.

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