The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-06-07

The main body will advance az once
into the open. The woods sweep round
to right and left In semicircle. The
enemy are hidden there awaiting us.
Your mission IL to draw them from
their hiding place" Then. turning to
a knight with us. she went on: GO
to the right wing and command them
to advance through the woods and at
tack the enemy In the rear on that
side. There are half hearted warriors
among us. We shall know how TO
deal with rebels. For Drussenland and
for your princess, forward!'
| half expected the count TO refuse,
but he did not do so. Either he was
uncertain Of himself or the plans for
success were so complete that the
manner Of attack was of little impor-
lance.
He gave n quick word of command.
and as the troops moved we rode back
and with the left wing set out to at
tack the enemy on that side.
There was n distant shout and
fight of arrows fell among them.
IF stray shaft should find a weak
spot in vasca.s harness, all might be
well yet" said to Walen.
"He is not likely to run much risk"
he answered
"You are convinced now, then"
"Yes. verrall II will go hard with
us, think. but at least well make
history today. We shall have the en-
envy and the traitors before us, and
wen fight as we fought at the bridge.
Traitors are mostly towards, and they
shall pay a dear reckoning"
Horsemen came from the woods on
either side. and the battle in the open
became general.
The princess halted.
"Those men fight like iends," she
said. "The treachery is not so deeply
rooted as you supposed. Sir verrall."
"a few mems lives are nothing to
those who conceived the treachery."
said Jasar.
.The greater the confusion yonder
the more safety for u.s." said to Wa
len.
"Our turn will come We have only
to watt" he answered.
With him | arranged what knights
were to keep with the princess.
"She will want you with her." he
said.
when the time comes ride side by
side with you" answered.
81 am glad" he returned.
We had not long to wait. From the
woods opposite large body Of horse
men came slowly. expected to SEQ
them charge into the thick of the
fight, but instead they suddenly made
wide sweep and came toward us.
Our archers sent one flight Of arrows
among them. and then we charged.
Powerful as the enemy before us
were, they could not withstand our
charge We cut into them. sweeping
them back in confusion. The same
spirit was in us all. No quarter was
asked for nor given, and many a rider.
friend and foe, lay with limbs out
stretched. his days work and his lifes
work over. We turned and swept
back again TO the foot of the rising
ground on which Daria stood with the
company especially reserved to defend
her. They greeted us with a cheer,
and we shouted answer. 1t sounded
like cry of victory.
''They were driven back upon the
main body. Sir Verrall. The face Of
the battle is changing"
Walen pointed with his sword. The
fight which had begun fiercely was
lessening. Our true enemies and our
traitor friends were beginning to I'M
derstand one another.
1--WE have shown them the men they
have to reckon with" ! answered.
Some show of fighting was still main
tanned in front of us. and our archers
sent quick fights of arrows into the
mass They were all enemies there,
though they would not have us think
so yet. Then mass of horsemen came
toward us at hand gallop.
docs Vasca lead themY' l asked.
81 cannot see him." Walen answer
ed. "You must live until later in the
day to pay your debt to him."
81 shall live to do it." l answered as
we charged again.
felt that spoke the truth.
1t was a fercer struggle than the
first Twice was nearly thrown from
my saddle. once. for few moments,
losing all consciousness Of my sur
roundings and striking madly about
me as a man might do in nightmare.
| 1t was fortunate for me that my horse
kept his legs. II was Walen's voice
that brought me back to consciousness.
mot too far. Verrall. They are sur
rounding u.s."
Mechanically almost swung my
horse round. and we began to fight our
way back. Walen's warning opened
my eyes to the danger, and the press
Of the enemy. who had closed In be-
hind us as we had fought our way
through the mass In 'front.' told me that
they had outmaneuvered us. Even
now we were too late. There was a
triumphant shout as another body OF
horsemen went by our struggling mass
and rode straight for the rising ground
what could that little company do
against such an overpowering enemy ?
For the princessw shouted, rising