The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-28

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E=sA Again | saluted the princess
lETJ and again received scant rec
ognition, or thought so.
"What new plot was Vasca Matching
this morning?" asked Organ when
we were alone that night.
becoming my friend" l answered.
"a fiendish plot indeed. l would
sooner have him as an enemy"
1--WE must wait and see, Organ"
"Yes, and ride as far apart from him
as possible when we charge the en-
envy. 1t Is so easy to make mistake
when you ride as n friend beside your
bitterest foe" he went on. 1--WE have
changed sham fighting for the real
thing, but
"But still you are not satisfied" l
laughed.
mo. We haven't left any of our
dangers behind us. We've brought
them all with us. excepting one"
"And tLat oneT
1.-THE princess"
GLOW could you expect we were 60
ing to leave our dangers behindT
II didn't expect that you were going
to become such an important piece in
the game, Verrall," he answered
promptly.
"a kind of white elephant to you,
/ eh?"
"Well. confess TO a Partially for
less exalted personages to deal with
in games of this kind. The greater
you are the more numerous are your
enemies"
And my friends"
sometimes, VERBAL. only sometimes
The friends who can be truly happy a
a companions pre-eminence are few
even i'm the civilized world. In a coun
try like this, devil of rule is there t
go by"
81 do not quite see how the princess
is a danger" | said.
1t gave me considerable pleasure t.
bring the conversation back to her.
For the reason that she is We
man." he answered, and, If you wan
an additional reason. because she Is
princess. At present | believe sh
is your friend, but tomorrow-wh
knows? Why. even Bridget
Bridget! Who is she?'
"My wife in Yadasara. told yo
about her"
, "You never said her name was Brids
ct"
"Well, it isn't" Organ answered
I 'Its Xcnia or some heather name
that sort, but you couldn't expect m
I to 90 about calling her that, so chris
f tened her Bridget. which smacks
= the old country"
1 "And she did not object?'
"Object, is it! When left Yadasar
. there wasn't created man Bridge
thought so much of as she did of IN
o but st. Patrick alone knows WIFI
II she'll think of me now. You can't re
. on women. Faith, it's possible 81
: won't believe my story when | g
: back"
even n man might be forgiven +
expressing some doubt, Organ"
: "Of course, but you can knock Il
truth into a man, or try to. There's
prejudice against attempting to kno'
anything into n woman. It's a sill
! prejudice when you come to think
Il it,"
l "Iave you noticed any change
l the princess manner to me-" ! asked
/ al have been too busy watchil
others. One Of us has got TO do {
l watching. you know"
\ "And I don't. you would say"
"No offense. Verrall. We 'pust sti
together, and n man in love Is seld'
the man TO act most cautiously. / gu
sympathize. but for both our sakes
wish you did not think so much
Princess Daria."
1t had never occurred to me to doI
Z Count Vasca's ability as n leader.
1 had become used to hearing him spob
4 highly Of, but during the next 4
I days It did seem to my unpractiC
4 mind that he lost good opportuniti
\ He knew the country and the enen
I knew neither, and I therefore c
cluded that he knew best.
4 We advanced slowly until we W
H under the walls of Yadasara, and
Il Il seemed TO me that we had accc
A plished nothing.
/ "Are we going to attempt to take
by ASSAULT asked Organ.
4 shook my head. Although W
\ other knights was constantly in co
ell with Count Vasca, had no II
4 what his intention was. He lool
1 sagacious, talked valiently, but
nothing. Still, It was absurd to th
1 that he was afraid. as Organ $
u gested.