The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-06
CHAPTER XVI
GTT1 WENT TO Organ. When
l8lE met him he SAID:
pSssss,-s I've made a discovery
ESNsSg Verrall"
CHATTER XVI.

1.-THE same, perhaps"
ut is likely. | hurried here to find
you"
"a lot has happened since | was In
Yadasara last, or else | didn't keep my
ears wide enough open when was here.
For long time past Nasca has been
in treaty with the king. At favor
able opportunity he is to deliver up
the princess TO her enemies"
THE scoundrelr'
There's regular conspiracy. Vasca
is only one of the scoundrels. There
are dozens of them at the princess
court, and there are hundreds of men
ready to desert at the counts bidding.
In Yadasara Vasca has many friends
and, it is said, may play double game
with the king, openly serving him
while he waits his opportunity to de-
throne him and reign in his stead. A
pretty piece of villainy, ell, VerrallY'
And our position, O'RyanY
Faith, it's much the same TO us
whoever wins We stand to lose. 1
overheard that the time to accomplish
this villainy is ripe. 1t is TO be done
at once, VERBAL; how / don't know,
but it's quite likely we shall hear to-
morrow"
"Quite," I answered. "Now the COM
ing of the knight is explained"
"The coming of what knight"
1 told him what had happened that
evening.
"You did not recognize him?" he
asked.
mo. His face is familiar, but I do
not know who he is"
"SOme archer perhaps tricked out as
a knight"
"Can we reach the top of the wall
from the roof of this house"
Eyes"
"And drop DOWN.
Eyes. What would be the use of
that?"
1--WE should be free"
1--WE might if we happened to get
killed. We should probably only
break our legs. and that wouldn't help
us much"
1--WE could use a rope"
"The wall is guarded night and day.
There is a sentry always behind this
house." He crossed to n window
which commanded view of the wall.
"There is always one stationed there.
Just now there are two"
"Well. man. suggest something. We
are wasting valuable time" / said
somewhat irritably.
Lets go and eat"
Food was upon the table ready for
us. but Bridget was sullen. O'Ryan
attempted TO make, the conversation
general and did his best 70 ba humor-
Gus. Bridget was not to be cajoled,
and there was no smile in me.
Perhaps you're right" he said sud
denly after laughing at one of his own
sallies. IT'S not time to be merry,
and, faith, my tankard's empty"
"Our friend here is in danger, Bird
get" said O'Ryan, leaning back after
a long draft.
What kind of danger?" she asked.
Eve don't quite know" he answered.
"The fact is, Bridget, the king has
strange fancies, which vary often in
accordance with what he sups upon.
1t may be that / shall not be able to
convince the king how mistaken he Is
If he is inclined TO think i'll of Clinton,
and in that event the best thing Gin
ton can do is to get out of his mai
esty's way"
Easier to speak of than it is to do"
she replied. 81 never yet heard of a
man escaping If the king was bent
upon his punishment"
"Our friend Clinton may be the first
to do So" said Organ. "Being first
Is not always the place one would
choose, but it's a position somebody
must always occupy. Think you there
Is a rope handy long enough to reach
from the top to the bottom of the
wallT
II think I could find the rope"
Very well. Now, is there n ring in
the roof firm enough to fix this rope
to-frm enough to bear the weight of
a manY
YES"
"Then Wen fix the rope in case of
necessity"
me sentry VIII see you"
81 have better way" she said sud-
denly. 81 have been washing clothes
today. | will hang them to dry. can
fix the rope and let II be- hidden under
some of the clothes Does your friend
go tonight?"
mo"
Bridget left us.
why not tonight ?" asked.
THAT roads the last resource" he |
answered. at will be the most dan |
gerous way you've ever traversed.
The way you got into this country WINS
childs play to the road you'll take ont
of Hadasara IL you have to use the
rope. Patience; we're not caught vet
This knight who came today NAV be
friend. Before we act It will be well
to know that he has not come from the
princess with message for u.s."
II should know him"
"She may have TO use strange mos.
sengers If she is surrounded by trench.
cry"
Hoy was Il the knight entered
fadasara so easilyP / asked.
Since some about the princess ara
friends of the king some about tho
king may be friends OF hers. Treacb.
cry was never Vot ona etdo1 ~,