The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-22

.essening Our true enemies and our
traitor friends were beginning to IN
derstand one another
I'VE have shown them the men they
have to reckon with" / answered.
! Some show of fighting was still main
, tnined in front of us. and our archers
sent quick flights 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.
Does Vasca lead them?" asked.
81 cannot see him." walen answer.
ed you must live until later In, the
day to pay your debt to him."
II shall live TO do it." answered as
we charged again.
1 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 a nightmare
It was fortunate for me that my horse
kept his legs. 1t was Walen's voice
that brought me back to consciousness
Not too far. yerrall.O They are sur.
rounding u.s."
Mechanically almost l 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
md rode straight for the rising ground
What could that little company d,
against such an overpowering enemy
For the princess" shouted, ris..S;
in my stirrups and swinging my swort
with the renewed strength despair
gave me. Back to the princess, ev
cry one of us! Well leave our bodie!
there, not here"
For the prlncessw some one shout
GU anu we uuouGO 1UE WdEus
1t was no small body of horsemer
that turned to prevent us cutting ouI
way to our comrades, but at least fyC
to one. "a
For the princessr' We cried.
For the king| they shouted an
swer.
And from many it was lying shout
This was only the beginning Of theil
treason. They were bent on being as
false to the king presently as they had
already been to the princess.
Side by side Walen and 1 went
inch by inch fighting our way toward
the rising ground. encouraging each
other, helping each other. How oul
companions Jared know not. Walen
and seemed to be alone in the midst
of enemies Still we went ON step by
step. There seemed no power strong
enough to stop US. Success seemed
certain when suddenly was alone. A
rush of horsemen parted us. and 1 saw
my comrade carried away from me
hard beset Still the fight was not lost.
| shouted to him. and he heard me. l
saw the horsemen nearest to him 20
down as he turned. fighting his way
back 10 me. and pressed my horse
forward to meet him. And we sue.
ceeded. We did meet. but at what a
cost! Even as 1 shouted in triumph
sword dashed above him and fell,
splitting through his armor near the
neck.
THE princessF he cried once, loud.
ly as in full health, and then he pitched
forward from his saddle and lay al.
most under my horses hoofs.
I cut down the man who struck the
blow, and, my horse stumbling, came
to the ground, falling across the bodies
Of my friend and my foe.
I was unhurt and sprang to my feet
a clear space was round me. With his
sword in his hand Count vasca looked
at me. He did not ride at me at once,
but he smiled.
THE time has come, Sir verrall," he
said.
It. was his smile. not his words,
which maddened me.