THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
King Tommy
By George A. Birmingham
•'TOMMY'8 AUNT"
SYNOPSIS. — In London the
t el le r o f the story o f the a d v e n
tures o f “ K i n g T o m m y ,” and
kn ow n h e r e a f te r as “ Uncle Bill,'*
Is In fo rm ed by L o r d Norheys,
son o f an old friend, that Lord
T r oy t e, head o f the British f o r
eign office, N o r h e y s ’ uncle, has a
scheme to m ake him (N o r h e y s )
k i n g o f L y s t r la , in ce nt ral E u
rope, th ro ug h m a r r ia ge to C a
lypso, da u gh te r o f K i n g W la d is -
laws, deposed monarch o f that
country.
A financier, Proc opius
Cable, kn ow s there is oil in pr o
fusion In Ly st r la , and w i t h an
E n gl is h k in g on the throne the
output could bo secured fo r E n g
land.
Norheys, in love w i t h a
s t a ge dancer, V i o l a Te mple, is
not enthusiastic o v e r the pr op o
sition. T h e patriarch, Menelaus,
highest
ecclesiastical d i g n it a r y
in Ly st rl a, is he ar ti ly in f a v o r o f
the resto ra tio n o f the monarchy,
and Cable has ge ne ro us ly financed
the sentiment. Calypso Is m a k
in g a l iv in g dancing In the "Ma s-
cott e," Ber lin cabaret.
N or he y s
refuses to ente rta in the idea of
g i v i n g up V io la Te mple, to w hom
he Is se cr et ly engag ed.
“ Uncle
B i l l ’s” sis ter Em il y urges him to
secure a passport fr om L o r d
Troyte
for
a
ce rtain
Janet
Church,
st ron g- m in de d
fe m al e
w ho wants to vi s it L y s t r la in
the int erests o f a society fo r
w or ld peace. Janet Church leaves
fo r Berlin. “ Uncle B i l l ” is a ga in
appealed to by his sister to find
a ce rtain cur ate (nam e not g i v e n )
who has le f t his parish in Ireland
fo r a vis it to Berlin, and cannot
bo found. L o r d Norhe ys and V io l a
T e m pl e disap pe ar fr o m London.
Proc opius Cauic receives i n f o r
mation that Norheys. w i th the
princess, has l e f t there on his
w a y to Ly st rl a, but N or he ys a p
pears w it h the fo rm e r V io l a
Temple, n o w his wife. T h e q u e s
tion is, “ W h o is the man w h o has
gon e to L y s t r i a wi th the Princess
Calypso?“
Cas lmir
introduces
himself, and Janet Church, va in ly
se ek in g fr om the British consu
la te a passport to Ly st ri a, be
comes acquainted w ith the tw o
men in the Adlon hotel. T o m m y
mistakes C asl m ir fo r a hotel
t h ie f and refuses him admission
to his room. C aslmir insists on
T o m m y di ni ng at the Mascotte.
T o m m y a ga in meets Janet in a
telephone booth, w he re he had
gone in an att emp t to escape
fr om Caslmir.
C H A P T E R V III— C ontinued
The door of the telephone box
opened and Janet Church came out.
Caslmir, like Tommy, recognised her
at once, though he had only seen her
once before and then In a dressing
gown and boudoir cap. He was not
particularly pleased.
Perhaps she
had talked tc him In the morning as
she had been talking to the third
secretary at the embassy. He bowed
to her. but he moved away.
“ Please,” he said to Tommy, "half
ten at the Masrotte. Till
then—’’
He pulled himself together and pro
duced another quotation. “ 'Now, good
digestion wait
on appetite,
and
health on both.’ "
With
another bow he turned,
crossed the hall and passed the
whirling glass door, narrowly escap
ing a determined effort of the guard
ian boy to hit him in the back.
Janet Church watched him till he
vanished. Ther she turned to Tom
my.
"Pve been asking questions about
that young man,” she said, “ and I
find he’s in Rerlln on some kind of
secret mission connected with the
ex-klng of Lys.-la."
“ Oh, Is he?" said Tommy. “ I
thought he was a tout for a night
club.”
“ That’s what he pretends to be
perhaps," said Janet, “ but he Is
strongly suspected of being engaged
In some royalist plot. The third sec
retary at our embassy told me so
this morning."
I f the third secretary had been In
discreet enough to tell Janet Church
anything about anybody It must have
been before «he began talking to him
about her passports. No young man.
unless he was reduced to terror by
threats of violence would have spok
en to her at all afterward. But I
do not think It at all likely that any
diplomatist, even a third secretary,
would have shouted confidential In
formation Into a telephone. It seemed
to me much more likely that Janet
Church had been making Inquiries
about Caslmir from the head waiter
or the hall porter. All porters of ho
tels like the Adlon know a great many
things, both true and untrue.
“ I suppose he’s s friend of your»,”
said Janet.
"No. he Isn’t," said Tommy.
“I
mean neither of them- Is."
He was uncertain at the moment
whether she was speaking of Count
Caslmir » r the third secretary.
“ Juat eeme over with me to a quiet
place," «aid Janet. “ I want to talk
to you "
Tonigiy followed her, unwillingly, to
a retired corner of the hall, and sat
down beside her on a deep sofa. A
waiter hovered round them and asked
whether they wanted eocktaila Janet
drove him away at once.
“ I ’m not asking you to tell me who
you are." she »aid, "or what you’re
doing here.”
“ I don’t In the least mind telling
you. Pm a curate and I ’m In Berlin
for a holiday."
“ Very well,” «aid Janet grimly,
“ and Count Caslmir 1« a restaurant
tout, ard Tm the prlma ballerina of
the Boyal opera house In Vienna."
Janet prides heraelf on tha power
»r sarcasm.
-Surety," said Tommy, “you can t
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He wae an Innocent and Inexpe
rienced young man. But even to him
Janet Church did not look like a
prlma ballerina.
“ I ’m Juat as much a dancer as
you’re a curate. But, as I said to be
gin with, I don’t want to aak ques
tiona. It’s quite enough for me to
know that you're an Intimate friend
of Count Caslmlr’s."
"I'm not," said Tommy, “ but I sup
pose It’s no u se my saying bo .”
“ And I want you to Introduce me
to him."
“ I'll do that with the greatest pleas
ure," said Tommy, “ If I ever see him
again. But I don’t expect I shall."
“ You’ll see him tonight at the
Mascotte." said Janet.
“ I ’m not going to the Mascotte.”
“ Oh, yes, you are," said Janet. “ I
heard you making an appointment to
meet Count Caslmir there. I shall be
there too and you can Introduce us."
“ Very well,” said Tommy, helpless
ly. “ Be there at half past ten.’’
A feeling of recklessness born of
bewilderment was beginning to lay
hold on Tommy. He did not In the
least want to Introduce Janet Church
to any one. He did not at that mo
ment even know her name. He did
not want to see any more of Count
Caslmir. He did not want— But a
curate Is only a man, and though
Tommy had no Intention of entan
gling himself with an unknown lady
at the Mascotte, he thought It might
be interesting to see her, speak to
her, perhaps to offer her a glass of
wine. Tommy was Inexperienced In
such matters, but he thought that
any lady to he met at the Mascotte
would probably expect to be offered
a glass of wine.
“ O f course,” said Janet, " I
have
more or less made Count Caslmlr's
acquaintance already."
She
was
thinking of her Interview with him In
the corridor outside Tommy's bed
room. “ But It’s always better to have
a formal Introduction," she added.
Tommy was not paying much at
tention to what she said. He was
thinking of the lady at the Mascotte
and wondering whether his phrase
book provided the German for “ May
“ In T h «s« Continental Towns,” She
Said, “ It’s Generally Dangeroua to
Drink Water.”
Troyte was the bead of tha conspir
acy. They knew that If Janet one«
got into personal touch with the pa
triarch of Lystria the Union of Cbrta-
tlan churches would be accomplished
and a great world peace established.
"They are afraid of that,” she said
grimly, "afraid of It because they
know that a world peace would put
an end to their trade of secret di
plomacy. That Is why I want to be
Introduced to Count Caslmir.”
It was a little difficult for Tommy
to follow the working of her mind. I
do not know that any one at that
time could have guessed
exactly
what she meant. Looking back over
the whole thing now It seems plain
that with the help of Caslmir she
hoped to get Into Lystrla without a
passport. He was. as she had some
how managed to discover, a conspir
ator and a secret agent. He would
therefore have no objection to break
ing tha law and would almost cer
tainly be In a position to do so suc
cessfully. With his help she would
get Into touch with the patriarch,
unite the churches, establish peace,
and so—
"The Foreign office won’t be pleased
when they hear of It," she said vin
dictively, “ and Lord Fdinund Troyte
will be furious. Bu* the first thing
Is to get to Lystrla. And Count Cas-
imlr can do that for me If he will.”
’T've no doubt that he will," said
Tommy politely.
“ I’m very glad to hear you say
that, for, of course, you know.”
" I don't know In the least,” said
Tommy. " I don't really know any
thing. Indeed. If you asked me this
minute, I could not tell you where
Lystrla Is.”
Tommy finished the last sip of his
cocktail. He felt elated and ex
tremely cheerful.
"In Introducing you this evening,"
he said, “ shall I tell Caslmir all about
the world peace and the Christian
churches, or shall I simply say that
you’re my aunt?"
" I am averse to any form of de
ceit." said Janet. But—”
’There are times— " said Tommy.
"H e might not grasp the full sig
nificance of my mission to Lystrla."
“ Then I'd better tell him you're
my aunt," said Tommy, “ unless you’d
rather I said sister."
Janet looked at Tommy. He la
only twenty-six and looks younger,
owing no doubt to the virtuous life
he has had to lead under the eye of
my sister Emily. Janet Is superior
to the desire to appear younger than
she Is. which Is supposed to be a
weakness of her sex.
"You'd better say aunt," she said.
“ Very well,” said
Tommy.
“ My
aunt, who Is looking after me."
"A young man,” said Janet,
“ la
the better off having an aunt to look
after him In a city like Berlin. I feel
sure that the Mascotte la a dangerous
and undesirable place."
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At half past nine Tommy drove np
to the door of the Mascotte. He was
received by a stately man In n hand
some uniform and led up a flight of
thickly carpeted marble staira. At
the top he was banded over to a su
percilious young lady with startling
ly red lips and very pallid cheeks,
who took his overcoat and hat from
him. Under the guidance of another
splendidly clad retainer he passed In
to a very large and most Impressive
room. The lights were dim and faint
ly pink. The air was heavily scented.
Tommy looked round him a little
nervously. He hoped that he might
see Janet Church. Her companion
ship would have sustained and helped
him. But she was not there. Except
for six servitors in gold and purple
clothes, there was no one In the
room.
Two of these men took charge of
Tommy. They walked one on each
side of him, both a little in front of
hint. They conducted him acrosa the
room. At the far side of It they halt
ed In front of a pair of heavy cur
tains which hung over an archway.
With a solemn and dignified sweep
of their arms they pulled the curtains
apart to right and left. Then, bow
ing low, they motioned Tommy
to
pass on.
He entered a still larger room,
very brilliantly lighted, so brilliant
ly lighted that for a minute he stood
blinking, unable to see distinctly.
I offer you a glass of champagne?"
Champagne, he supposed, was the
proper wine to offer to a lady at
the Mascotte.
The waiter whom Janet had chased
away when they first sat down was
hoterlng round the table again. With
a recklessness which surprised him
self Tommy ordered: “ Bring two
cocktails."
Janet turned on him with an acid
smile.
“ It’s rather unusual,” she said, ’’to
find a curate drinking cocktails at
ten o'clock In the morning. I f you
really are a curate you wouldn’t do
th at”
The waiter, who was Interested In
their talk, was very quick in fetch
ing their cocktails. He set them
down on a little tray In front of
(T O BE C O N T IN U E D .)
Tommy. Janet looked at hers with a
fierce scowl.
Tommy pushed the
A u th o rity on C a r d a
thing toward her. She looked at It
The expression "according to Hoyle"
»gain with a milder scowl. Tommy
took It off the
tray
and
set referi lo Edmond Hoyle, a writer on
It down before her. Janet stopped gnmea, who was horn In England In
1672. Little Is known about Hoyle's
scowling.
“ In these continental towns,” ahe life. Tradition says he was educated
said. “ It's generally dangerous to for the bur. At any rate, he went to
London, where he spent much o f his
drink the water."
It Is the British teetotaler who Is lime writing on gnines and giving les
re»pon»ible for the superstition that sons In card playing, especially wlilst.
all the water on the continent of He published a hook In which he sys
Europe Is poisonous. Having accept tematized the laws and rules of «hist,
ed that as an article o f faith he holds a game on which he was considered an
to It firmly. He 1«, therefore, entire authority. His name became prover
ly against his will, obliged to drink bial as an authority on games.
Playing a game “ according to Hoyle”
wine when he croseee the English
came to mean playing It fair and ac
channel.
Janet tossed off her eorktall. Tom cording to the recognized rules. Hoyla
my, who did not know that cocktails died in London In 1761)— Kansas City
ought to be swallowed In a single Star.
gnlp, sipped his.
C h u rc h to B e H o m e
Now, the efTect of cocktails tsken
Is Belgravia afreet, In l-ondon, the»*
on almost empty etomache by people
unused to wine o f any sort Is sur I« ■ church building that for many
prising. Janet became confidential. year« ha« hers In dlnuae. Recently It
She told Tommy that the officials of waa bought by ■ woman realdent of t » .
the British Foreign office hed con community and she Is converting It la
spired together to prevent her going ta a rasldence. Sh« obtained
to Lystrla, and that Lord Edm ad •Ion «I a public «actlaw
MY F A V O R I T E
STORIES
By IR V IN S. C O B B
(C o p y rig h t.)
Q u estio n : H ow F a r Did
G e o rg e G o ?
The white man— eo the story nina—
waa named Ferguson. He owned a
string of two-room frame cottages and
his tenants exclusively were colored.
Very great wus his chagrin when a
negro man in a tit of pique cut a wom
an's throat In one of hla houses eo
that she bled to death, leaving a large
dark stain on the floor, because Im
mediately the word spread among the
black population tliut the building was
haunted and thereafter nobody would
rent it, even at reduced rates. For
months the cottage stood empty. Then
the owner had a bright idea. He went
one evening and hunted up a large
dark Individual named George Titus,
upon whom by way of beginning, he
conferred a drink out of a bottle of
corn spirits.
“ George,” said he, “ these darkies tell
me you know quite a lot about h’ants
and ghosts and such things?”
“ Well, suh, Mist’ Ferguson,” replied
George modestly, “ 1 does know a right
smart Tout sfcli.'*
“That’s good,” said the wily white
man. “ I’m ruther an uuthorlty myself
on such matters. Now, then, speaking
as one expert to another, I want to tell
you that gun-barrel shack of mine out
here on Clay street, where that woman
was killed, Is not haunted. She died In
a state of grace and her spirit rests In
peace.
“ But the trouble Is that these colored
people around this town don’t know It
and they’ve given the place a bad
name. What I want to do Is to prove
| to them that It’s not ha’nted. And
here’s the way we’re going to do It—
you and me. I’m going to hire you to
spend tonight in the room where the
killing took place. Then, when you
come out tomorrow morning and tell
your people that nothing happened
there during the night. I ’ll be able to
rent the house again. I ’m going to
give you the rest of this bottle of li
quor now and a fresh bottle besides.
And tomorrow morning I ’ll hand you a
ten-dollnr hill. How about It?”
That slug of corn whisky already
was working. It made George valiant.
Besides a white man had appealed to
him for professional aid.
He con
sented—after another lusty pull at the
flask.
The crafty
Ferguson took
no
chances. Straightway he escorted his
newly enlisted aid to the house of
tragedy, provided him with a pallet on
the floor and left him there in the
gathering darkness. But before depart
ing he took the precaution of barring
the two windows from the outside and
securely locking the front and rear
doors.
Next morning bright and early he
came to release his brother expert. The
windows still were shuttered, the doors
still fastened tight; but the house was
empty. Also If was In a damaged
state. At one side the thin clapboards
were burst through, as though a blunt
projectile traveling at gieat speed had
struck them with terrific force from
j within. The shattered ends of plnnk-
l Ing stood forth encircling the Jagged
i aperture In a sort of sunburst effect.
Upon the splintered tip of one of the
boards was a wisp o/ kinky wool. Up
on a paling of the yard fence was a
rag, evidently ripped from a shirt
sleeve. Otherwise there were no signs
of George Titus. He was utterly gone,
with only that yawning orifice In the
cottage wall to give a clue as to the
manner of his departure.
Mr. Ferguson waited all through the
summer day for the missing one to turn
up. George failed to return. On the sec
om! day the white man gave the alarm
A search party was organized— men on
[ horseback with dogs.
Bloodhounds
took the trail. They followed it from
early morning until late that evening.
Just before dusk, in a swamp thirty
miles away the lead-dog hayed exul
tantly. The pursuing posse, with Ft r-
guson in the lead, spurred forward.
Here came the missing George. Ills
face was set toward home. It was a
face streaked with dust anti dried
sweat, tom by briers, wet. drawn, gray
with fatigue. His garments were In
shreds; his hat was gone. Ills weary
legs tottered under him us he dragged
one sore foot after the other. He uaa
a pitiable sight.
Yet in the heart of Mr. Ferguson in-
| dignation was stronger than compas
sion. He rode up alongside the spent
and wavering petlestrimi.
“ Well, by heck, you are certainly the
most unreliable nigger in this state!”
he said. “ Here night before last I
make « contracl with you for a oer
tain Job. I leave you in one of my
houses. 1 come there the next morn
ing and not only are you gone with
out leaving any word, hut one side of
I my house is busted out. And then 1
have to lew\e my business to come
hunting for you. Ar-d after homing
all over the country 1 And you here,
thirty miles from home, in a swamp.
Where in thunder lime you been sines
I last saw you. forty-eight hours ago?”
“ Boss.'* said George. ‘T’ ve been coin
in' back "
G oing an d C om ing
Two scholars, a Frenchman and an
Italian, were having an argument
Each lnalated hla own country had
produced the B (at distinguished lit
erary figure that lisd ever lived.
“ Dante." said the Italian, “ waa tha
greatest of all writers. Dsnte went
to hell."
"B ah!'’
cried
the
FVenrhman,
"Raudelalre was s thnuaand times
greater than Dante. Bandeivlre ratii,
from hell.”
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