The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-08

IL have only just heard OF your re-
turn. Sir Verrall. | congratulate
YOU"
/ Thanked him,
'Is il by your advice that we move
the camp ,onightT' be asked.
NO. l had no idea such move
ment WIS contemplated. You would
have had freer hand. count. had YOU
not brought her highuess upon this
expedition"
81 made mistake" he answered.
"a grave one. count. You must have
n care that it does not lead you TO de-
struction."
"You speak in riddles, Sir VerralL'
"Not such deep ones but that you
can read them" answered. Indeed
il is Il warning that ! give rather than
riddle | ask. Your friends may be
many, Count Vasca, but you have
many enemies too"
"One stands before me-" he said
quickly.
ut Is we'll TO know how we stand
toward each other, Count Vasca. l
always watch my enemies
and always crush mine. Sir Yer
rail-. sooner or later. You may yet re-
greet that you have avowed yourself
my enemy
81 come but recently from Yadasara,
count. / heard enough to make me
glad that am not your friend"
you choose towards time TO
/ sneak your insults-a time when 1t IL
impossible for me to punish you"
"The time will come. count"
"It shall Gomez he Kissed.
He turned from me and disappeared
in the darkness.
was as far as ever from discover
/ ing how matured the counts plans
were. | judged that the hurried NOV
/ ing Of the camp did not suit his
| schemes altogether, but that 1t would
have the effect of frustrating them I
doubted He would pot have ventured
upon such treachery had he not every
f, prospect of success, and my hopes
I grew weaker as the main body and
the right wing moved forward. If they
were all traitors what hope was therei
Sir Walen thoroughly trusted the left
wing, and ! WIS more tnclincd'to think
4 that he did so justly when saw the
pleasure of the men ut the fact that
the princess was to ride among them
They welcomed me too.
1t was Il difficult night march. Tn
der ordinary circumstances It would
have been a foolish one. The wood,
were thick and the paths through
them narrow. The men were forced
IN places to straggle and push forward
in twos and threes. We instructed the
men that I'm case Of attack they were
TO fall back and surround the princess
Her protection was TO be their espccla
care This arranged Sir Walen tool
command, keeping as close TO the mair
s-ody as possible, while Jasar and
rode on either side OF the princess
Jasar was mounted on a strong ami
NAL. and | saw a sword hlt peep from
under his cloak
The stumbling of Jasar's horse star
tied me.
Heard you anything besides tn,
tramping of our men, Sir Verrall" b,
asked
mo Where?"
"ro our right Listen"
pulled up my horse. SO did Darli
hers.
could hear the steady tramp o
our own men around us, but there wa
another sound away to our right,
faint cchoing tramp.
can echo. think"
And then. as il in contradiction, Their
came a clear sound. the jingle of hal
ness. faint but clear. as when in
company of horscmen several of tn
animals throw their heads up at-th
same time and shake their brides.
THAT cannot be an echo"
We rode on again and. overtalSing
knight. ! told him to hurry forwar
and tell Sir Walen that | believed tn
enemy were marching with us throug
the woods. Presently the knight
had sent forward returned. Sir w;
len had instructed the men TO go SLOW
ly and to keep well together. and h
wanted me TO make sure that ! ha
plenty of men behind me 10 repuls
any attack which might be made |
the rear Leaving the princess
Jasar's charge. rode back and got IL
rear portion Of the left wing close vi
With an effort ! spoke gayly to Il
men. and was convinced now Tn;
they were TO be trusted Then | r
joined Daria and Jasar.
at would be well to send forward
the count and call halt" / said. "W
are approaching open country. and "
cannot tell what awaits us there"
ACT as you think best" Dara Al
swered
/ sent forward TO Vasca. The trooj
halted Immediately. and a few mi
utes afterward Vasca himself joine
us
"A perilous journey, your highnes
but well accomplished" he said. al
; or short halt Shall we move 70
, ward and camp in the open? Our va
guard Is now at the edge of Il
/ woods"
. "The open country may bring us
, sight of the enemy. Sir Vasca," 81
said
your hlghncss will remember th
II was not my wish 10 advance I
| night too fIipt, IA ,r,t,ti. an.