The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-06-17

Traitors nre mostly towards. and they
shall pay n dear reckoning"
Horsemen came from the woods on
either side. and the battle In the open
became general.
The princess halted.
"Those men fight like fends." she
said. 1.-THE treachery is not 50 deeply
rooted as you supposed. Sir Verrall."
"a few meas lives are nothing to
those. who conceived the treachery."
said Jasar.
''The greater the confusion yondcr
the more safety for ua" said TO Wa
len.
sour turn will come. We have only
to wait" he answered.
With him | arranged what knights
were to keep with the princess.
"She will want you with her." he
said.
when the time comes ride side by
side with you," | answered.
81 am glad" he returned.
We had not long to wait. From the
woods opposite large body of horse
men came slowly. l expected to see
them charge into the thick of the
fight, but instead they suddenly made
wide sweep and came toward us.
Our archers sent one fight OF arrows
among them, and then we charged.
Powerful as the enemy before us
were, they could not withstand our
charge. We cut into them. sweeping
them back In confusion. The same
spirit was I'm us all. No quarter was
asked for nor given, and many rider,
friend and foe, lay with limbs out
stretched, his days work and his life's
work over. We turned and swept
back again 10 the foot of the rising
ground on which Daria stood with the
company especially reserved to defend
her. They greeted us with cheer,
and we shouted answer 1t sounded
like a cry of victory.
'They were driven back upon the
main body, Sir verrall. The face of
the battle Is changing"
Walen pointed with his sword. The
fight which had begun 1ercely was
lessenlng. Our true enemies and our
traitor friends were beginning to un.
derstand one another
1--WE have shown them the men they
have to reckon WITH" answered.
Some show Of fighting was still main.
tained in front Of US, and our archers
sent quick flights Of arrows into the
mass. They were all enemies there,
though they would not have us think
30 yet. Then mass Of horsemen came
toward US at hand gallop.
docs Vasca lead themW asked.
81 cannot see him." Walen answer
ed you must live until later in the
day to pay your debt to him"
81 shall live to do It," answered as
we charged again,
felt that | spoke the truth.
II was a fercer struggle than The
FIRST. Twice was nearly thrown from
my saddle once, for few moments
losing all consciousness OF my sur
roundings and striking madly about
me as n man might do In a nightmare
1t was fortunate for me that my hors
kept his legs. 1t was Walen's vote
that brought me back TO consciousness
Not too far VERBAL They are sur
rounding u.s."
Mechanically almost ! swung M
horse round and we began 10 fight our
way back Walen's' warning opened
my eyes TO the danger and the press
OF the enemy who had closed H
hind US "a wc had fought o
through the ntss IN front told me tina.
they had on mnueuverod us. Even
now we wcr too late There was n
triumphant shout os 9noIhcr body OF
horsemcl went by our struggling maaf
and rol, fairht for tbn rising ground
What could that little company d.
agaisl SUCH an OyerpJwarirg euemyi
For the princess" / shouted rising
Ia my .stirrups aud swinging my sword
with the renewed strength despair
gave me. Back to the princess, ev-
cry one Of us! Wen leave our bodies
there not here"
"For the princess!" some one shout.
ed, and we dashc' for ward.
1t woa no smulf body Of horsemen
that TUNED TO prevent us cutting our
way to our comrades. but at least I've
to one.
"For the pTincessg' we cried.
'For the kingw they shouted an
swer.
And from many 1t was lying shout.