The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-09
The Knight
of the
Silver Star
"And my friends"

"And my friends"
sometimes. VERBAL, only sometimes
The friends who can be truly happy at
a companions pre-eminence are few
even In the civilized world. In a coun
try like this. devil of rule is there to
go by"
81 do not quite see how the princess
is danger, | said.
1t gave me considerable pleasure to
bring the conversation back to her.
"For IL reason that she is wo-
man." he answered, and, if you want
an additional reason, because she is a
princess At present | believe she
is your friend, but tomorrow-who
knows? Why, even Bridget
Bridget! Who is she?'
"My wife in Yadasara. l told you
about her."
"You never said her name was Bridg.
ct"
"Well, it isn't" Organ answered.
Its Xenia or some heather name of
that sort, but you couldn't expect me
to go about calling her that, so l chris
tened her Bridget, which smacks of
the old country"
"And she did not object?"
"Object, is It! When left Yadasara
there wasn't created man Bridget
thought so much Of as she did of me,
but st. Patrick alone knows what
she'll think of me now. You can't rely
on women. Faith, it's possible she
won't believe my story when l get
back"
''Even a man might be forgiven for
expressing some doubt, Organ"
"Of course, but you can knock the
truth into a man, or try to. There's a
prejudice against attempting to knock
anything into a woman It's a silly
prejudice when you come to think Of
It,"
"Have you noticed any change in
the princess manner to me?" | asked.
81 have been too busy watching
others. One of us has got to do the
watching, you know"
"And | don't, you would say"
'No offense, Verrall. We must stick
together, and a man in love Is seldom
the man to act most cautiously. quite
sympathize, but for both our sukes
wish you did not think so much of
Princess Daria."
1t had never occurred to me to doubt
Count Vasca's ability as a leader
had become used to hearing him spoken
highly of. but during the next few
days it did seem TO my unpracticed
mind that he lost good opportunities.
He knew the country and the enemy;
| knew neither, and | therefore CON
cluded that he knew best.
We advanced slowly until we were
under the walls of Yadasara, and yet
| 1t seemed to me that we had accom-
plished nothing.
Are we going to attempt to take 1t
by ASSAULT" asked Organ.
| shook my head. Although with
other knights I was constantly in coun-
Gil with Count Vasca, had no idea
what his intention was. He looked
sagacious, talked valiently, but did
nothing. Still. it was absurd to think
that he was afraid, as Organ sug-
gested.
you can never tell" Organ said
when | laughed at the idea. "Such a
stronghold might frighten the bravest
man."
Between our encampment and the
city ran a broad river, full OF strange
and unexpected currents and of i'm
mense depth, so Organ told me The
city lay obliquely to the river in the
form of a rough triangle, the city gates.
as | afterward found, being situated
at the angles at the base of this tri-
angle. and the city rose from this base
gradually toward the huge rock which
formed the apex of the triangle. This
rock, which was the only part of the
city which actually touched the river
rose sheer out of the water for at
least 600 feet. with hardly a birds
fro BE Continued