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

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sour turn will come. We have only
10 watt" he answered.
with him | arranged what knights
were TO keep with the princess
"She will want you with her." he
said.
"When the time comes / ride side by
side with YOU" l answered.
81 am glad" he returned.
we had not long TO wait. From the
woods opposite a large body OF horse
men came slowly. / expected TO seq
them charge into the thick of the
fight. but instead they suddenly made
wide sweep and came toward us.
Our archers sent one flight of arrows
among them. and then we charged.
Powerful as the enemy before us
were. they could not withstand our
charge. We cut into them, sweeping
tbem back in confusion. The same
spirit was i'm us all. No quarter was
asked for nor given, and many rider,
friend and foe. lay with limbs out
stretched. his days work and his life's
work over We turned and swept
back again TO the foot OF the rising
ground on which Daria stood with the
company especially reserved to defend
her. They greeted us with n cheer.
and we shouted answer. 1t sounded
like n cry of victory
'oThey were driven back upon the
main body. Sir Verrall. The face OF
the battle is changing"
Walen pointed with his sword. The
fight which had begun llercely was
lessening. Our true enemies and our
traitor friends were beginning to I'M
derstand one another.
"We have shown them the men they
have to reckon with" | answered.
Some show of lighting was still main
tanned i'm front of us. and our archers
sent quick lights Of arrows into the
mass. They were all enemies there,
though they would not have us think
so yet. Then n mass Of horsemen came
toward us at hand gallop.
Does Vasca lead them?' asked.
81 cannot see him." Walen answer
ed. "You must live until later in the
day to pay your debt TO him"
81 shall live to do it," | answered as
we charged again.
| felt that | spoke the truth.
1t was n fiercer struggle than the
first Twice | was nearly thrown from
my saddle, once, for n few moments.
losing all consciousness Of my sur
roundings and striking madly about
me as q man might do in nightmare.
1t was fortunate for me that my horse
kept his legs. 1t was Walen's voice
that brought me back TO consciousness.
"Not too far, Verrall. They are sur
rounding us"
Mechanically almost swung my
horse round. and we began to fight our
wny back Walen's warning opened
my eyes to the danger, and the press
Of the enemy. who hdd closed in be-
hind us as we had fought our way
through the mass In 'front.' told me that
they had outmaneuvered us. Even
now we were too late There was n
triumphant shout as another body OF
liorsemen went by our struggling mass
and rode straight for the rising ground.
What could that little Company do
against such an oyerpowering enemy
Tor tie princessw shouted, rising
in my strrups and swinging my sword
with the renewed strength despair
gave me. Back to the princess, ev.
cry one OF us! Wen leave our bodies
there. not here"
"For the princcssr' some one shout
ed, and we dashed forward.
1t was no small body of horsemer
that turned to prevent us cutting oul
way to our comrades, but at least Eve
TO one.
For the princessv we cried.
"For the king" they shouted an
swer.
And from many II was n lying shout
, This was only the beginning of theil
treason. They were bent on being as
false to the king presently as they haC
already been to the princess.
Side by side Walen and 1 went
inch by inch fighting our way towart
the rising ground. encouraging eacl
other, helping each other. How oul
companions Jared know not Waller
and | seemed TO be alone in the mids
, Of enemies. still we went on step by
| step. There seemed no power stronl
} enough TO stop us. Success seemed
certain when suddenly was alone. A
r rush of horsemcn parted us. and l saw
my cOmrade carried away from me
: hard beset. Still the fight was not lost
! | shouted to him. and he heard me.
: saw the horsemen nearest TO him e
down as he turned, fighting his way
back to me, and l pressed my horse
} forward to meet him. And we sue
} ceeded. We did meet, but at what
! cost! Even as 1 shouted in triumph
a sword flashed above him and fell
{ splitting through his armor near tn,
) neck
"The prlncess!' he cried once, loud
] ly as i'm full health, and then he pitched
forward from his saddle and lay al
: most under my horses hoofs.
; / cut down the man who struck tn,
blow, and, my horse stumbling, cam,
to the ground, falling across the bodie
: of my friend and my foe.
was unhurt and sprang to my feet
. A clear space was round me. With hi
sword in his hand Count Vasca locke,
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