The Syracuse Journal, Volume 18, Number 20, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 17 September 1925 — Page 8

King Tommy

CHAPTER XVll—Continued “All the same,” said Tommy. "I , don’t think the patriarch ought to have talked that way to the princess about her father." "The princess evidently felt that way herself.” said Janet. "She changed the subject abruptly, and—well, she beat about the bush a bit, and it wi i rather hard to make out exactly, what she meant. But I think she was trying to explain to the patriarch that die had no objection to marrying you. Os course, that wasn’t a thing she could very well say straight out in (Main words, and evidently the patriarch didn’t quite grasp what she was at.’’ “How did it endt said Tommy. "I'm not asking simply out of curiosity. It’s really rather an important matter with me." “I can’t teH you how it ended.” said Janet. "That tall count man came in who sat at supper with you last night.” "Albert Casimir." That’s his name. He came in and told me that 1 might come here to see yon." "1 wish you’d waited a little,” said Tommy. “I waited as long as I could. I was practically ordered out of the room But I shouldn’t have been much wiser If I’d stayed. They were all three talking nothing but Lystrian. As soon as the princess realised that the patriarch wasn't taking in what the said, she dropped German and sjx.ke Lystrian. So did the count. All, I cab say is that it sounded as if they were arguing.” "It always sounds as if people .were arguing when they talk a language one doesn’t understand. Generally, they appear to be quarelling. Which side was Casimir on. the "princess' or the patriarch’s?” “It seemed to me.” said Janet, "that they were all three on different sides. ’ “Well." said Tommy, "I suppose it’sj all settled by this time. I wish I knew how.” . “From the way they were speaking.” said Janet. "I should say the discusslon might go oft for hours They all seemed to. have fl lot to say." “1 wish you’d go back,’’ said Tommy, "and try what you can do In the way of influencing the patriarch.'' “I d<-n t see that I’ve any right to interfere.” • ' •still, I think you ought to try. It’s a frightfully .serious thing for me. As far as 1 can make out. I'm either going to be hanged” or‘ married.” •Tm afritld Tve no influence with the patrlarcM," - "Ohj yes, yon said.. .Tommy, "a* a revnt*ent« the of the League of Christian Churches, yoji mui?. pave. Suppoasrynn thtt peri-; arch to make him president of a world conference of rrifgfon*; to tee held nt Chicago or some place like that where a conference of the kind might be held. He’d love that. And at the same time you could tell Casimir that I don’t in the least mind whether I’m king of Lystria or not. If I'm allowed to marry Calypso I’d every bit as soon go home as stay here” “That young woman.” Said Janet, “is totally unsuited to be a curate’s wife." ( “She la”, said Tommy. “1 know that. Perhaps; Jt be better, bayou to sajLAo Caskair that I’<F make' quite, a rood king from hl* point of view—give him any amount of balls and dinners, keep up the opera, not have any income tax: and all that sort of thing. The late king told me exactly what’B wanted and I’m prepared to do it. It will be easy enough to ta«lf over Casimir. The real trouble la the patriarch Look here. Miss ('l urch, if you manage to persuade him. I'll promise faithfully to use all my influence as king to unite the Lystrian church to any Christian body In the world you choose to name. Even If we have to wait till tlie present patriarch die* and I have tt.e appoint ment of a new one. we’ll pull the thing off in the end." That must have been i strong temptation to Janet. 4 dare say she would have given way to it and gone to the patriarch with a proposal that he should be president of some sort of world conference. Whether be would have accepted the position or not no one will ever know. Before Janet had made any reply to Tommy. Count Albert Casimir entered the ro<>m. He immediately ordered the two aoldiera who stood on guard to go ay. He spoke to them in a manner that was actually savage, just as If they had forced their way Into Tommy's apartment* against orders which be had repeatedly given them. Then he marched over to the window. where Tommy was standing, and saluted. After that he marched back to the door, flung It open, stood to attention at one side of it and said, -Please." - • ’ It was evident that Tommy was at liberty again. Janet, eagerly questioning Casimir, scarcely pausing to translate his answers to Tommy, got an outline of what -tad happened. The princess had carried her point. Casimir, who did not much care who was king of Lystria. so long as there was a king of some sort, backed her up. The patriarch, who was a kindhearted old gentleman and really food of the princes*, had given way in the end. ? d Part dL ’ CHAPTERXVIII I find myself at last, to my own great satisfaction, able to return to a part of the story tn which 1 myself bore a part. I am no longer writing t h r^ , 9 nd'h«Jd’ liaK what 1

By George A. Birmingham Copyright by Bobbs-MsrriUCo.—W. N. U. Service I 1 i"," 11 s 8 Norheys and his bride walked In, re--1 mains vividly pictured tn my mind. Troyte sat bolt upright on the edge f of a deep chair in which he had been 1 lounging. At his elbow was a little 8 table with the empty coffee cups and *' the liqueurs on It. Behind it sat Prof coplus Cable, staring at Norheys with " an expression of angry amazement on 1 his face. Half way between the door • and the fl replace stood Norheys and f his bride. I had never before seen 1 Viola Temple off the stage, and her ’ appearance surprised me. I expected ! her to be pretty, of course. I did not expect her to look gentle, shy and • even timid. A girl who has faced huge audiences hundreds of times 1 would not, one might suppose, be frightened of three old gentlemen slt--1 ting round a tire. But she was. Nor--1 heys* attitude was protective. He c held one of her hands, and kept her close beside him. The library in Troyte’s house In I Grosvenor street is a comfortable ’ and, I think, a beautiful room. There are a couple of good pictures, but 1 for the most part the walls are covered with bookcases. Troyte has 1 spent a great deal on books ’ during his life, rare books, exquisite 1 examples of printing and books which 1 have line bindings. I do not know that he, or indeed any one. ever reads ■ books of that kind. It Is generally easier, and pleasanter, to buy a mod- ! ern edition of an old author If you » want to read him at all. But there is no doubt that the presence in a room of good books, good from a bibliophile’s point of view, creates an atmosphere which is very agreeable, especially after dinner. A Persian carpet, one of the best I have ever seen, covers the floor of the library. Some good chairs. Chinese Chippendale, stand with their backs against the hookcases. But ( Troyte is too sensible a man to sacrl\flce comfort to artistic feeling. Bound the fire he had deep leather-covered chairs of thoroughly satisfactory late Victorian design. I. the fifth person present, and by far the least Important, leaned back in my chair and giggled feebly. “UnlcM it’s Emily’s curate who's gone to Lystria,” I repeated, "I don’t know who It can be.’’ Procopius Cable turned and glared at me with ferocity and contempt. I had been guilty of an 111-timed attempt at a joke in the middle of a very serious crisis. I stopped giggling abruptly and murmured an apology. After that, for a while, nobody spoke. r Troyte was the first to recover Ms self-posflMstoß. He .’.rose from his cpalr and walked over to where Norheys and his bridg were standing. “My dear Viola." he said, "that stupid husband of yours has never introduced me to you. so I must Intro dure myself as your uncle. Won’t you come over to the fire and ait down?*’ He took her by the hand and led her to his own chair. He set her In It and placed a footstool at her feet. The recognition had been a little long In coming, but there were excuses to be made for the delay. Nothing could have been more courteous than Troyfe’a manner when he got over the • shock bf her sudden appearance and made uphl* mind to accept the Inevitable. The’ girt looked up at him with i timid gratitude and blushed in the most charming manner. "Good old Uncle Ned." said NorI hey* T knew you’d take it like a man. What I always said to Viola was this: Uncle Ned may be a member of parliament and a cabinet minister and all that, but he’s still a gentleI man." Cable, his hands thrust deep into I bls trousers pockets, stood scowling. “What’s happened In Lystria?” he ! said. "It seems to me.” said Norheys. “that {some other blighter has chipped In." Cable strode over to. Troyte’s writing table, seized a pen.and began to i scribble at a terrific pace, faster than » any one I’ve ever seen write, except on | the stage. He talked while he wrote, : I another thing which reminded me of ► the theater. I “I shall wire to Berlin at once. Cas- ■ imir is still In Berlin. 1 shall wire to King Wladlslaws. I shall wire to the » patriarch In Lystria.” "Seem* a pity, doesn’t It?" said Norheys. "to butt in like that What 1 I always say is: If a thing's done, then ■ |l is done, even If it happens to be the ' thing which a fellow would rather wasn't done." Troyte passed hl* hand over hi* forehead anxiously. •There'll be trouble in the Balkans." I he said. *T don’t see how this business can end “without fresh trouble in the Balkans." “The marriage ha* probably not taken place yet" said Cable. “We may : be In time to stop it* •Even if we do," said Troyte. . “there!! be trouble’ “I don’t see why.” said Norheys. "Os ! coarse I'm only an outsider and this

: Old Wedding Customs Have Kindly Meaning

I The throwing of riceas the happy > couple who have just been married emerge, from the church. or set out on their honeymoon Journey, has almost given way to the throwing oftbe more confetti The custom of throwing rice probably came from the East, where rice la the staple food and where plenty of rice means comfort and prosperity Thus, to throw rice means: “May yon i never lack a good meal I" or. In other l words, “May your married life be prow F perotisr f The Romans used to scatter com tn ■ a bride ii path, and In Poland the neigh- 1 bora throw handfuls of wheat, barley, i sets, or even bean*, at the bride’s door. I la Italy nuts take the place of

I Is your job. Unde Ned. But I don’t i see why. It seems to me things ought to settle down. These mountainy fel- ' lows in what-you-call the place— ’’ "Lystria.” I prompted. "The good old Lystrians.” said .Nors heys, “wanted a king, and they’ve got i one. That dusky queen of yours, Un- » de Ned. wanted a husband and she's I got one, or will very soon if we don’t • Interfere. He may be a wrong ’un. i Seems rather as if he is, hut if she’s i satisfied I don't see that it matter* to us. The great thing Is not to start interfering with other people’s business. i That never does any good." Troyte, who was seriously troubled, I murmured something about a war In the Balkans which it might be Impossible to localize. Cable crossed the room from the writing table with three sheets of note pai>er In his hand. “This." he said, holding out one of them. “U a telegram to Casimir. The other two are to the king and to the patriarch. Can you get them sent off ■ at once. Lord Edmund?" “I think so.” said Troyte. “I can send them round to the Foreign office, and they’ll get them off for me. But I doubt If there!! be any operators on duty at this hour In the postoffices abroad. I shall have to write some telegrams myself. I must communicate at once with our ambassador in Berlin, and with our minister* in Prague and Bukarest and—" “Seems a pity, doesn't it?" said Norheys. “After all. Uncle Ned. that fellow, whoever he is, evidently wants a princess. And what I always say is: Why shouldn’t he have her if he does?” ’The patriarch will probably have ' him shot out of hand when he gets j my telegram.” said Cable bitterly. | "I hope not," said Norheys. “He ■ may be quite a decent fellow, not a ■ wrong ’un at all. And It isn’t every i one who’d take on that princess of j yours. Uncle Ned. Lots of men don't | like IL" “I’ve told you all along." I said, | “that the princess Calypso is as white j as you are.” "Still, there’s always a risk," said ' Norheys. “A throw-back, don’t you i know. What scientific Johnnies cal! ; atavism. Tou never can tell when j a perfectly coal-black baby might ; turn up. Horrid things, black babies, i What I always say Is that if a fellow | is prepared to take the risk, why not | let him? No particular business of : ours, is It, If the babies turn out to be black, or even brown?" Troyte was attending to Viola, taking her coat from her, offering her cushions, trying to Induce her to drink champagne. Cable grew Impatient. “Perhaps.” he said, "you will phone these telegrams through to the Foreign office, or would you rather I sent a messenger with them?" Troyte got up and went to the telephone. Norheys talked on, addressing no one In particular. “What I can't see," he said. “Is why i we should butt in. So far as I can make out. I’m the only one of us with a shadow of a grievance, and I don’t j want u trot it out I can't well take an action for breach of promise against an Indian queen. I'd loob-i such an ass, wouldn't I. Uncle Bill?” j He turned to me because Troytt was at the telephone and Cable hac turned hi* back on us. “1 know you’ll say she’s not an In I dlan." said Norheys. “but Persians seem to me Just as bad." “She's not Persian, either,” I said (TO BB CONTINVBD.) Celibates by Choice I think that It is true there are men and irotnen who wisely realize that, having reached the approach of middle age, it is better to remain unmarried rather than marry from any but the most serious reasons. Marriages made in middle age may be extremely happy. But there are women, a* there ate men. who have j through experience, through adversity j through the need of seif-dependence. J attained so great a degree of indlvidu- | allty that they feel that in marriage. , with its enormous need of adaptability, they would become lost. We ought not to dismiss such people a* necessarily selfish and self-centered. Probably they know that their capacity for friendship, their ability to be of i real service to many widely differing ; type* of human nature, tlteir wider leisure, makes it possible for them to express themselves more generously a* i unmarried people.—Exchange. Queer “Fe/rcitafion* ignorant of English, a Frenchman wished to telegraph his congratula tion* to an English friend on his marriage. \ He wrestled wtlh the dictionary until the happy couple were fairly on their honeymoonaand by that time he had ' evolved the following: “May yon be i very happy tn the His friend was about to demand an explanation, when it dawned upon him that what was meant was: "May you be happy in the union." (For the benefit of American readers It should be stated that all English workhouses (or : Institutions for the poor) are known as j union workhouse*.]

cereals, and one can Imagine that th? Italian children have a happy time picking them up. just as German children. In country places, pick up th? cakes and tiny buns flung from cottage windows at a passing bride. Snow Jfeef tn Afountotns One of the few snow reefs to be found tn all the Rocky mountain range. Is on “Snow Reef Top" tn Glacier National park. This snow reef la there the year round. and Is much raved over by landscape painters and canters artists. In socpe parts of this reef, which forms a crescent near the mountain peak, the snow is drifted 100 feet high

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