The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-22

themselves when had finished.
I'm take my oath l didn't come that
way" the captain said.
/ (Which way, then?" l asked.
I'D like TO know. We certainly
| started up mountain path, but Le-
fore we had gone far they bllndfolded
us, and then we went down, where
can't say, but il was somewhere near
TO roaring water"
And how long have you been here?"
81 don't know. Time IL not of much
consequence in this country"
what did you come for?"
Money" was his laconic answer.
''There must be way out" said.
There ought to be since you found
way in. Wen talk Of it tomorrow.
/ Rest now, for we start early"
II was early morning when Organ
woke me.
Come ana look for your friend" he
said.
felt refreshed, but terribly stiff and
bruised
Sunlight was upon the mountain
tops, the shadows Of light, fleecy clouds
crossing them swiftly. Before the cav
ern ran broad, hard road, rough and
snow caked. descending somewhat
sharply 10 the right, ascending grad
ually TO the left. and directly opposite
was the way l had come last night. L
stood looking at IL in amazement. A
glacier stretched up to the mountain
opposite, n portion of ii ending at the
roadway against which the winds had
piled loose snow, luckily for me, but
part Of IT had cracked and sunk, turn
ing to run beside the road for few
yards and then ending abruptly In
what last night had appeared to me
as black line. Here the glacier was
broken off, its support straight wall
of rock going down sheer for at least
800 feet At the base roared tor
rent which burst from the rock and
dashed itself into foam over its rocky
bed.
IF your comrade wasn't dead be-
fore he went over that, he was dead
before he got to the bottom Of It."
said Organ.
looked down at the water tumbling
among the rocks and saw little
black mass lying there motionless.
save for the motion the swirling water
gave it, 1t was impossible to say
what it was, but think it must have
been Mustapha, for two spots sudden
ly rose from It, growing larger as they
mounted toward us with heavy flight.
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Poor Mustapha! He had expected
so much of tomorrow. God rest his
soul! He had indeed found a new
country.
IL was still early when we started
upon our journey. Two men were sent
on In front and told to keep a sharp
lookout; the others fell to the rear, and
Organ and rode alone.
"What am l to expect at the end Of
this Journey" l asked presently.
Faith, that's more than / can tell.
It's every man for himself here, and
you'll find your life pretty much what
you make it."
''That sounds promising"
ooh, there's plenty of promise. It's
some Of the fulfillment I'm waiting for
It's all very well to live back in the
middle ages and feel like the hero of
n boys story book, but it wants pay.
ing for
Then the legend is true, or partly
trueY' l said.
II don't know anything about the
legend or how these people came here.
Anyway. hero they are and engaged
In MS pretty n piece Of war as poor old
Ireland has ever suffered from. There
are two factions in the country, the
kings party and the rebels, who are
headed by relation of his-Princess
Daria. Those who fight for the prin-
cess fight chiefly for love of her, which
Is all very well In fits way. but not
attractive TO the advcnturer who hopes
some day TO go home and enjoy him
self The king, on the other hand.
pays his soldiers, and. not having
enough men in the country 10 fight
his cause. he has got I'm few foreign
ers TO help them. I'm one of the for
eigners. We have all been brought in
secretly. and not man Jack of us
knows his way out"
Does the king pay wellT
IL think he would If he could. but
his lack of the necessary troubles
me-" Organ answered.
Then how does he manager
Much as they do at home-makes
promises and pays for the accommo-
dations. That's not a new trick. IL
was an old fashioned one I'm the DAVIS
OF ancient Babylon. The king. ms n
matter OF fact, expects 10 find n treas |
ure. We were looking for signs Of Il |
when you came. / expect the treasure |
Is where the legendary part of the |
story comes in"
You found nothing OF TT"
mot cent. Still, my undertaking
the mission means promotion when I |
return"
And with n prisoner too"
II would sooner have had n bit of
the treasure to take back" he an
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