The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-13


sudden DEATH" he said. setting down
his empty flagon with an intense sigh
of satisfaction.
"Tell me who am supposed to be-"
az saint"
81 don't feel like one
"You play that part to perfection"
81 feel more like considerable sized
liar"
at was the only way out OF 1t. Half
measures were no good How we're
going TO act up TO promise | don't
know You may possibly get the prin-
cess to the capital, but how you're 60
ing to find treasure which doesn't
exist beats me-"
Il told them to be patient" said.
you did, but don't think patience
is of much use to them"
Count vasca didn't believe n word
said
mo STILL he Is not too well loved.
The priests hate him because he does
not love the priests, and many of the
knights hate him because they believe
the princess thinks too much of him."
Loves him, do you mean?"
Yes. He is a kinsman Of hers and
wishes to marry her. Most of the
knights swallowed your story, and the
princess
what or herT'
"Well. she may believe 1t or she may
not, but she's woman and you're Il
big. good looking man. If the priests
81 4. s,rl,. 4 a
think she'll raise any objection"
"Let me know just where am.
Organ | said after pause. What
tale did you tell of meF''
IL began telling the truth. and when
/ saw how interested they were | var
nished ii little. The legend about the
treasure says that II great knight shall
come to Drussenland and find it, The
priests questions first put it into my
head. Your appearance had already
impressed the soldiers so just cut in
and swore that You were the knight
everybody was expecting. II was a
pretty bold move. seeing had not
talked it over with you but 1t was a
good one-wltness our being here"
''If the people believe this legend so
implicitly, how was 1t you were treas
ure hunting when ! first came upon
you?"
easily explained" said Organ,
The king in Yadasara is not much I'M
der prlestly influence. He likes having
his own way, and, although he firmly
believes that the treasure exists, he
thinks he can find it without any
supernatural aid, and If 1t does exist
| dare say he is quite right"
probably"
Besides. he Is surrounded by a
good many nineteenth century adyen
turers, who care about as much fol
religion as n COW does for roast par
fridge TO put it shortly, the super
stitlous part of the people are mostly
here with the princess.
But what is the religion of Drussen
land?"
I'm not much ut religion myself
Nerrall" he said. "They are not hea
thens In this country, but everything
has symbol. You have seen how thu
mountain Khrym stands like sen
tinel over the land. 1t Is the mos
prominent feature. and when thinking
Of the author of his being and ruler o
his destiny every true DrusScnlunde
thinks of Khrym; therefore Khryn
has come to mean God, and, although
they do not worship the mountain
they believe that the appearance o
the mountain reflects the pleasure o
tllspeasure Of the Almighty
"Do all the people believe this sym
holical jumble;"
Il think so-thnt IL. all who are 70
the princess. | don't suppose III
prles.s believe all they teach, but
suits them to keep up the superstition
and ln,s war has become kind OF re
ligiouS one"
"uayr they no priests In ladasara
! asked
PLENTY. and very wisely for then
selves. they teach what pleases IN
king. That kind of thing. too ma
been done In the old country"
$50 | am the expected knight sen
from Khrym,"
"You told them So
How the deceit IL to be kept up
don't know"
First of all, lock up that conscienc
VI yours for n bit and play the gam
10 the end"
"There seems nothing else to I
done"
do you know what my name
supposed TO beT
II think you are nameless at pre-
ent. II is of little consequence
necessary I'd just be too great pc
sonage altogether to have name al,
let them dub you what they WI
Then, Sir knight, whatever your nan
is, | am your humble squire
The next morning was ciear al
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