The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-14
Continued rom yesterday !
BY PERCY RRRBNRR
Copyright. isU7. By R =. Fonno 3
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rs 1t your majesty's pleasure that :
look to the feeding and clothing of
your new guard before / am impris-
oned in the fortress p, asked Organ.
Il had forgotten you
1T Is not too late for your majesty
to remember me fayorabiy."
"You were. Captain o'Rynn when
you left Yadasara. ?
Il was, your majesty
You are stlll Captain Organ. You
have q ready tongue, but such tongues
often tell more than the plain truth.
Your own loyalty wants proving, and
your recruits wants showing. Let me
trust You both. and, you, Captain
Organ, shall have nothing to com.
plain Off And with wave of his
hand he dismissed us.
Organs lodging was in the lower
part OF the city, in asbulIding abutting
upon the walls. Is
herd Bridget before saw her.
Who's tbereFT she shouted as we
entered.
Dennis, me darlin'," was the an
swer.
Bridget was tall, large boned wo
man, with big hands and feet, which
she gave the impression of being,
rather proud of. for her short, tight
fitting skirt showed of the one, and
her sleeves. being rolled halfway up
the arms, did not lessen the magnitude
of the other. Her features were angu-
lar, her black hair tangled. and her
eyes, which l admit were fine, had
little gentleness in them. OF send-
nent she could know nothing. She
stood facing us, her hands on her hips.
You've come back, them
yes" said o'Ryan meekly. had
never heard him speak like It before.
And what have you got to say for
yourselSg'
ITS a long story, Bridget" he said
suddenly.
Trust you for that"
You dom seem very pleased to see
mes9 hei went on In an injured tone.
1--WE been HSing chiefly in prison since
Isaw You last. Flooked for good
meal and then to telling you my story"
"Tell me first who is this you have
with your"
''He is one of the kings guards now.
brought him back with me. I cap
tured him.
That's good beginning to tale,
indeed. You could no more capture
him than You can make, a fool of me.
Is he looking for a good meal too?"
eff you please. Bridget"
"WeI1. you. can have what I've got,
which isn't much. You've never done
over your share of the providing, Den
mis-, but Eve missed the little you did
do. Mind, you're not forgiven. I'll
feed you, and III hear your tale. II
the tale doesn't please me, out you go.
I'm going to have no more nonsense"
After the meal came the tale. The
king had been satisfied with little
! compared to what Organ thought
necessary to set Bridget's suspicious
ut rest. But he pleased her not the
least by telling her how much he had
talked of her to me. This was one of
the few truths the whole story had
contained, and I willingly indorsed it.
The following day was introduced
to my comrades of the kings guard.
1t CHANGED that my duties took me to
the fortress, and since Costa, with
whom had to do, had taken liking
to me saw more than should have
done in an ordinary way.
AS Costa showed me what he was
pleased to term some of the things Of
interest, did not wonder that Organ
spoke of the fortress Of Yadasara
with respect. Here were instruments
Of torture not on show-not diabollcal
inventions OF the past exhibited for
the present to shudder at, but ma
chimes which had been used only a
few days ago and might be used again
tomorrow.
Costa opened heavy door. and
damp atmosphere met US, He took
key and. going to slab in one corner
of the floor. unlocked 1t and lifted the
slab by ring which was fastened in
Its center.
For dead men," he said. pointing
down.
A smooth slide went down at an
angle, and as bent over to look
could hear the faint sound of water
washing restlessly.
Into the river?" asked.
Yes. From many OF these dungeons
there is such an exit. They lead into
one big shaft which goes deep into the
water under the rock"
ITO be continuedl.