Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-14

assistance, and we both escaped, leav
Ing the order In the princes hands.
have come here to seek your excel
lency's protection"
The situation involved more points
Of military etiquette than Vera fell
able to decide offhand. and she looked
out Of the corner of her eye at the gen
eral. who stood by the end of the table
She felt woman's sudden resentment
that her order should have been treated
with disrespect. but also she was moved
by that feminine instinct of utilitie:
which let her perceive that, after all
the object of the order had been at
tanned. Moreover, she doubtless knew
what was the matter with Prince XII
zlar, and so long as he had not actually
slain Darrell from jealousy the crime
of attempting to do so appeared less
black than 1t should. What she wanted
was an easy way out Of the difficulty
and the general so understood.
Does Colonel Korna desire to make
formal charges?" be asked.
81 will do nothing to breed discord iI
this critical hour" replied Korna firm
ly. "My own petty wrongs are moi
worth considering. mention then
merely that my report and the fact OF
my presence here may be understood
What ] desire Is chance to serve oul
cause. and. If might make request
1t would be that should be assigned tt
duty here"
General" said Vera, my desire Is
to grant this request. Will you assign
Colonel Korna to duty?'
81 would welcome him upon my
staff" said the general. whereupor
Korna made proper Acknowledgements
and the incident seemed happily closed
LAS to the Russian force now lying
between us and Gredskov," said Kor
ma, 81 have certain information, but
Mr.. Darrell has much more. so that
hesitate to speak before he has been
heard"
This judicious remark brought Oar
rell back to the center Of the stage, and
his report was eagerly received. 1t ap
peared Immediately that his informa
tion was far more accurate than any
that had previously been brought In
His estimate Of the Russian force. with
sketches of Its position, made the stu
alton seem far more serious than II
had hitherto been considered. 1t was
obvious that the Russians must expect
to cooperate with force moving down
from the north and that the plan was
to annihilate the little Circassian army
In Vladikaukas.
"The position which they have tax
en-" said Darrell. 'is merely that OF
the greatest advantage In case your
orce should attempt voluntary move
ment toward Gredskov. At the proper
time they will advance to invest this
city closely upon the south. but they
do not wish to; do It prematurely be
cause they are not strong enough tc
take the place by assault. and an In
decisive action might result In bring
ing up Prince Kilziar's army In theil
rear. Clearly there has been some
hitch in their plan, for the thing was
to have been done quickly; otherwise
this flying column Of Russians might
be caught by Kilziar's advance and be
in bad place. Something has delay
ed their larger force that was to move
down from the north, or you would
already be engaged with 1t. They Ger
tainly must have expected to take Via
dikaukas this morning."
"Kilziar's scouts should have report
ed the presence Of this force" sale
Vera, "and he should already be ad
vancing."
1--WE have no knowledge that such II
the case" said the general. 1--WE can
not assume that the prince Is In pos
session of information equal to ours
The immediate need is to send word tt
him. He Is probably in the same posi-
tion that we were in before Mr.. Oar
relrs arrival, aware. Of course, that tn
communications had been cut, but II
ignorance that 1t had been done by
force sufficient to menace seriously ou
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