The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1911-05-24

Rest now. for we start early"
1t was early morning when Organ
woke me
"Come and look for your friend" he
said.
felt refreshed. but terribly stin and
bruised
tops. the shadows of light. fieecy clouds
crossing them swiftly. Before the cav
ern ran II broad. hard road. rough and
snow caked descending somewhat
sharply to the right. ascending grad
ually to the left. and directly opposite
was the way | had come last night.
stood looking at 1t In Amusement A
glacier stretched up to the mountain
opposite. a portion of 1t ending at the
roadway against which the winds had
piled loose snow. luckily for me. but
part of 1t 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 of. its support straight wall
Of rock going down sheer for at least
600 feet At the base rOared tor
rent which burst from the rock and
dashed itself Into foam over Its rocky
bed.
IF your ,mrade 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 a little
black mass lying there motionless.
save for the motion the swirling water
gave It II was impossible to say
what 1t was. hut ! think 1t must have
been Mustapha. for two spots sudden
ly rose from II. growing larger as they
mounted toward us with heavy flight
"Vulturesr' snld my companion.
Poor MustaphaA He had expected
so much OF tomorrow God rest his
soul, He hnd indeed found a new
country.
II was sti'i 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 I rode alone.
"What am | to expect at the end Of
this Journey" ! asked presently.
Faith. that's more than I can tell
It's every man for himself here. and
you'll find your life pretty much what
you make It."
THAT sounds promising"
"Oh. 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 md feel like the hero of
. but
ing for
Then the legend is true. or partly
truef" I said
'I don't know anything about the
legend or how these people came here
Anyway. here they are and engaged
In rs pretty piece of war N poor old
ireland has ever suffered from. There
are two factions In the country. the
kings party and the rebels. who are
headed by y relation Of his-Princess
Daria. Those who fight for the prin-
cess fight chiefly for love OF her. which
n all very well In its way. but not
attractive to the advenfurer who hopes
some day TO go home and enjoy him
self. The king. on the other hand
pays his soldiers. and. not having
cuouEn uen III tue country 10 ngnt
his cause. he has got in few foreign
ers to help them. I'm one OF the for
eicners. We have all been brought In
secretly. and not man Jack Of us
knows his way out
Does the king Jay welll''
81 think he would II he could. but
his lack Of the necessary troubles
me-" O'Ryan 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. II
was an old fashioned one in the days
Of ancient Babylon. The king. as
matter OF fact. expects to find treas
ure. We were looking for signs of II
when you came expect the treasure
IL where the legendary part of the
story comes In
You found nothing of it7''
mot a cent. Still. my undertaking
the mission means promotion when
return
And with prisoner too"
81 would sooner have had q bit OF
the treasure to take back" he an
swered bluntly. Il don't deny that
shall try to make something for my