The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-12-08

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before US.
"You have been long"
1--WE are here" l answered.
'why. man. that is not like your
voice. What has happened?" And he
caught hold Of me. Wet too. The
boat was there"
Eyes. but we did not come the way
we intended. Give me some wine. l
am thoroughly done. A little rest and
1 shall be all right" said.
REST must wait We cannot stay
here. Your highness is wet too" And
Organ offered her the flask.
Must we start at onceT
Eyes, at once"
The wine did me good. l took
longer draft of it than would have
been good for me at any other time
1t drove the cold out, and the blood be-
gan to leap through my veins again
In the saddle | felt new man. and.
with Daria between US, we began our
journey.
The day dawned as we galloped on
ward. We did not talk. Neither Daria
nor had inclination to do so. and
O'Ryan. l think. kept his eye upon
both of us lest we should become ex-
hausted and fall from our saddles.
The sun was hot as we began to
climb the lower hills. and then Organ
called a halt.
IAN hours sleep for you both and
then we will go on again. See. yonder
is Yadasara; the sun catches the ram
parts on the rock summit will watch
while you Sleep"
When Organ succeeded in rousing
me | found that Daria was sitting be-
side me looking almost herself again.
though in a somewhat draggled condi-
ton.
II said one hour. You have slept
three" said Organ. II awoke the
princess more easily"
81 am a new man." said, rising.
Her highness has told me how you
came last night Faith. it is marvel
that you are here now. Come with me"
l followed him. He pointed toward
Yadasara.
A great cloud hung over the plain,
and as looked a fame shot up from
the midst of the cloud and then an
other.
Fire" | said
They are too busy to think of you
this day The revolution has COM
menced-"
'Vasca was to be king today"
Ave. His followers are probably
wondering why he does not come to
lead them"
rs it time to mount? 1t would be
hard to be captured now"
Darias soft voice and her clinging
arm recalled me to the present.
ct is time
In your country we will forget this. :"
81 shall never forget it" | answered.
You will be with me. How shall |
ever forget?"
We mounted and sped onward again.
J and then remembered another per-
son in Drussenland-
| "O'Ryan. where is BridgetT
In Yadasara."
"You would not bring her?''
"She would have been unhappy
away from the house by the walls"
| The princess looked at me and was
silent. But she never quite forgaye
Organ. he had deserted a woman.
| she declared She did not know how
capable Bridget was of looking after
herself
So we rode on. and no one followed
US. And the farther we went the
more our spirits lightened.
1t was far in the afternoon when
we reached the spot where | had first
entered Drussenland. where Organ
had cried "Haltr' so stentoriously and
where | had found that the legend of
this country was true. | showed Da-
ria the spot where | had fallen from
the mountain pass. the straight black
line. though it did not look so now.
over which poor Mustapha had shot
| out to find new country-not the one
he had for years dreamed of. but a
better one, I trust.
The road we were travelling ended
| almost abruptly. A rocky barrier was
before us. into the foot of which the
river rushed noisfly. 4 narrow path
went up around the side Of the rock.
1.-THE water rushes through the rock
to somewhere The path should lead
US somewhere, too. said Organ
I'VE will try it." said. dismounting.
/ helped Daria from her horse and
we began the ascent.
u see no way out here" said
Organ. "and it's noisy place to
spend the night in
Il see no way either" | answered.
There is one consolation. If they
come after US they will hardly follow
US here"
So far as we could judge we were
standing midway between where the
water leaped from the rock to where
it touched the ground below.
Daria had not spoken. Now she
drew my attention to the fact that the
water fell clear of the rock from which
| 1t sprang.
MAY there not be a way behind itT'
she suggested.
II remember how close it sounded
when l came into Drussenland." said
Organ excitedly Your highness
may be right"
Were you mounted when you
| Gamer" / asked.
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