The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-27

CHANCE"
The princess rose to her feet, and the
steel rang nightly us every sword
leaped from It's scabbard. The priests
bowed low, and shout after shout
made the massive walls echo again.
Only one man seemed unmoved nj
my statement-he who stood at the
right hand of the princess.
Has the priest sure proof that the
knight so long expected has Gomez"
"The priests shall study before they
speak certainly, Count Vasca.''
Remember" said the count, irri,
tated at the priests quiet answer and
pointing to Organ. ION the word of a
foreign dog we are trusting"
NAY, count. on the word of the
knight himself"
1t was the princess who spoke. II
was the first time had heard her
speak. and her voice thrilledme.
"The princess has judged" answered
the count. what. then. shall be done
to this foreign dog, who. knowing that
this was the promised knight. sought
to carry him to our enemies in Yada.
sara?"
A growl of hatred followed these
words, and saw that 1t was likely to
go hard with Organ.
"Stay" cried, raising my arm for
silence. "Those who fight in cause,
faithful to that cause, are worthy OF
honor. These foreign dogs, valiant
though they be, fight often in igno-
rance"
ITO that man owes many knIgh.
his overthrow" said the count.
"lf he has been mighty in wrong
cause moe mighty shall he be in n
right one. Hc has told the truth of me
and is therefore sacred to me and to
my cause"
"Ihen have not understood our
laws" said Count Vasca in voice
which rang clear and loud through the
hall. "Since the days when the noun.
tains shut in our land no foreign dog
has come to us, who are true Drussen-
landers. Our enemies have called them
in to STAY US, but we who are true
people hate them even with a more
deadly hatred than those who, born
in the land, bear arms against us in
the pay of him who calls himself the
king. Have not the priests, speaking
rs with the mouth of Khrym himself,
commanded us to crush them as we
would reptiles under our fect2 Have
the priests given us false counsel, or
does this knight o'erstep his mission
Would Khrym speak in one way to tue
priests and after another manner to
his messenger? Is it not strange. prin.
cess, that two commands concerning
our enemies IRE given us?"
Count VaSca speaks most truly" /
said. But mans judgment is bound
by the things of today, and of the
morrow he knows naught. Where man
sees only an enemy today. Khrym may
recognize one who shall tomorrow be
his messenger. This foreign dog has
been so marked out. Had It not been
given to him to know me might he
not have attacked me instead of wei
coming me? II in his ignorance lie
wished to take nue. to those whom he
served was he not faithfully fulfilling
his duty as he understood It? The
priests have well understood and have
rightly spoken the law, but Of this
man they have not spoken"
HE IS foreign dog: it is enough
said the count. but no sound of appro.
baton followed.
Il came from the mountains. aud to
he mountains can return"
1.-THE priests have not yet consulted e
he said.
LET them beware how they do So"
answered. "In their study lies tht
tate of DruSserland. This man is n.
2rmor bearer. my page and suutn
dead, two of ours and four Of the enc.
my. bearing terrible witness to the
fact that the fight had been no chiId's
play. 1t was my first experience OF
medieval warfare, but It was not des.
tined to be my last.
with luck we may get to heaven. g
Organ whispered to me, "but don't
think we'll ever get to Yndasara.
Prisoners of war get badly hauGlad.
We'd be better or lying with those
poor devils yonder."
Surrounded on every side by noun
tatns, twilight is of short duration in
Drussenland. 1t was dark long before
we came to our journeys end. and IN
spite of Organs gloomy forebodlngs
was not sorry to reach the rebel
headquarters.
The rebel camp, which was SET
around good sized town. called
Meera. learned later. lay between
two spurs Of the hills, and we came
unon it suddenly. O'Ryan and were
taken into harrack yard full of arm
ed men and after our hands had been
united were locked In Il dungeon. We
were Ia absolute darkness and 70