The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-11

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shall try to make something for my
self out of bringing you back"
"How will you explain my coming"
I asked.
1t was well that should know how
to speak best for myself To look
after No. / seemed to be the creed of
the country.
81 shall tell the truth" he continued.
"There Is no lie to equal 1t. I'm glad
you're n big. healthy looking fellow.
We don't take much noii"p of weak
lings. AS long as Il main has q mighty
arm the size of his brain doesn't mat
ter
The mountains on either side Of us
narrowed AZ we went on until we
were presently passing through de-
file that few resolute men could
have held against an army. l noticed
that Organ qulckened his pace and
became silent for Il time.
The defile came to an end suddenly,
and we came out on to n broad road
which swept round the slopes of the
! lower hills. An exclamation of aston
ishmcnt and admiration burst from my
| lips. Away from the road the hills.
green clad and wooded. undulated to
level country, which stretched away
| for miles. Green pastures, arabic land,
clusters of rough stone dwellings here
and there. n river glinting in the sun
light ana woody hollows made as fair
landscape as one could wish to see.
Cattle were feeding below us, and |
saw some women moving about the
dwellings ut the foot of the hill.
your first real glimpse Of Drussen-
land" said Organ.
as that how you call the country"
81 didn't christen It, but that's the
name of It,"
ut Is very beautiful" | said, and
doesn't look as if it were the seat Of
war"
Things have been rather quiet late
ly, probably because there's storm
brewing. You see those women? Wo-
men do most of the work just now be-
cause all the men are under arms on
one side or the other
"And are unprotected women safe In
such timesT
"Well, won't go quite 50 far as to
say that, but there Is rough sort of
gallantry among us that compares fair.
ly well with that of civilized nations
when war is the order of the day"
"The legend says the women are
beautiful"
"And. by st. Patrick, the legend 8
land there'll be moments when l shall
wish myself here again, though the
| finest pair of eyes In the old country
were looking at me. The women are
all right and. luckily for most OF us.
cling TO the man who can hold his own
against other men"
lis there no marrlage?"
"Lh, yes. we get married after the
law of the country. but it's not very
binding here. so | suppose most OF us
will pose as bachelors when we get
away. If we ever do There's no
breach OF promise and there's no di
vorce, and II two men quarrel they
|
at each other until the affair Is set
tied The one who comes back takes
possession of the lady or the nIUuey
or whatever they have been fighting
about"
primitive" | said. II judge, cap,
tain. that you are comfortably SGT.
tledy
Trust son OF the house OF Michael
Organ OF County Kerry for that. I've
had to fight about her twice, and each
time I've crawled home again. Pos
session X Something-nine points OF
the law, as they say, but the tenth
point is always in favor OF the man
who desires your property and han
dies sword as well as or perhaps bet
ter than You do"
Swords Have you no firearms in
this country"
"There may be Il stray revolver OF
two brought in by some Of the foreign
ers, but they're not much use without
ammunition. and that's not TO be had
in Drussenland."
At n turn of the road | saw again
the snow clad peak which l had seen
so often yesterday, looking far grand
er now than II did from the noun
tains. 1t rose almost abruptly from
the low hills. | mentioned to my com
panion how | had been struck with Il