The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-04-21
" And with 4 prisoner too"

And with a prisoner too.
Il would sooner have had a bit Of
the treasure to take back" he an
swered bluntly i don't deny that /
shall try TO make something for my
self out Of bringing you back"
How will you explain my coming
| asked
1t was well that l should know how
TO speak best for myself. To look
after No. l seemed to be the creed OF
the country.
Il shall tell the truth he continued.
There is no lie TO equal it I'm glad
you're a big. healthy looking fellow.
We don't take much notice Of weak
ungs. As long as man has mighty
arm the size of his brain doesn't mat
ter"
The mountains on either side of US
narrowed as we went on until we
were presently passing through de
file that a few reSolute men could
have held against an army. l noticed
that Organ quickened his pace and
became silent for time.
The defile came to an end suddenly.
and we came out on TO a broad road
which swept round the slopes of the
lower hills An exclamation of aston
ishment 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, a river glinting in the sun
light and woody hollows made as fair
a landscape as one could wish TO see.
Cattle were feeding below US, and
saw some women moving about the
dwellings at the foot of the hill.
Your first real glimpse of Drussen-
land" said Organ.
rs that how you call the country
81 didn't chriSten ii, but that's the
name of ii"
ut is very beautiful" l said, and
doesn't look as if it were the seat OF
war"
Things have been rather quiet late
ly, probably because there's a 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 times?'
We'll. | won't go quite so far as 10
say that, but there is Il rough sort Of
gallantry among us that compares fair
IL 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 legends
right so far! If | ever get back TO Ire
land there'll be moments when | 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,"
rs there no marriageP
''Oh, 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 d.
vorce. and If two men quarrel they
Just go TO a quiet spot and hack away
at each her until the affair is set
tied The one who comes back takes
possession of the lady or the money
or whatever they have been fighting
about"
primitive" l said 81 judge. cap
tain. that you are comfortably set
tied %
Trust a son of the house of Michael
O'Ryan of County Kerry for that I've
had to fight about her twice. and each
time I've crawled home again Pos
session is something-nine points of
the law. as they say. but the tenth
point is always in favor of the man
who desi res your property and han
dies a sword as well as or perhaps bet
ter than you do"
Swords! Have you no firearms in
this country
There may be a stray revolver or
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 a turn of the road | saw again
the snow clad peak which ] had seen
/ so OFTEN AeSteTudA, AtohlAS Adi SAHAN
er now than it did from the noun
tains 1t rose almost abruptly from
the low hills | mentioned 10 my com
panion how | had been struck with it
yesterday.
"It is called Khrym, which means
the white knight. and it is supposed
to rule the destinies of the DruSsen-
landerS." he said.
They worship it?''
mot exactly, but it is symbol or
everything that is good and great The
religion is as curious a tumble as the
language. l wonder how far our ad-
vance guard is ahead? l thought we
should have overtaken them by this
time"
do you expect to be attacked?"
asked.
mo, but we don't want to be too
far apart. We are in the rebels part
Of tho oountrv