Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-25
CHAPTER III.

IL a PIN udu uVt SOuS navy S~A~-
|" when score Of men, SINH
larly accoutered to my com
ksG29j panions. rushed upon us. The
struggle was short and sharp. l was
unable to make any kind Of resistance
and was dragged from my horse and
nv hands tied securely behind me-
organ and his men fought desperate
", and for few minutes the clash
of steel woke the echoes Of the wood
But numbers told. Organ was knock
ed out of his saddle and was bound as
was. and three of his men were
also taken prisoners. Six men lay
lead, two of ours and four Of the enc
nv, bearing terrible witness to the
.act that the fight had been no child's
,lay. It was my first experience o.
medieval warfare, but it was not des-
lined to be my last.
with luck we may get to heaven"
bryan whispered to me, "but l don't
:hink we'll ever get to Yadasara.
Prisoners Of war get badly handled.
We'd be better Off lying with those
t'or devils yonder."
Surrounded on every side by noun
aims, twilight is Of short duration IN
Drussenland. 1t was dark long before
We came to our journeys end, and In
,pite Of Organs gloomy forebodings
:. was not sorry to reach the rebel
headquarters.
The rebel camp, which was set
lround a good sized town, called
Meera, learned later, lay between
:wo spurs of the hills, and we came
lpon it suddenly. Organ and I were
aiken into barrack yard full OF arm
I'd men and after our hands had been
1ntied were locked in a dungeon. We
we're In absolute darkness and for
ZONE moments stood quite still and
we're silent. Then Organ growled
tut a long string of oaths. which must
lave given him considerable trouble
% collect, and ended by consigning
himself to perdition for leaving his
TASK in his saddlebag.
A food Of daylight pouring into the
darkness through the open doorway
iwoke me and almost blinded me too.
rose to my feet. but the two soldiers
who entered had not come for me.
They shook Organ, who. after few
sleepy grunts. stood up. very wide
awake indeed.
"Wanted 30 soon?" he said.
One Of the soldiers answered in the
Affirmative.
Good! Far better than long wait
mr." he said. and he shook hands with
ne.
The next moment he was gone. The
aoor closed and was locked again, and
was alone. Perhaps an hour elapsed
before the door opened again. A SOL
Her entered and placed on the floor
ZONE food and a fagon Of wine.
thanked him, and he saluted me. He
waited until I had eaten some Of the
food and drunk the wine, with what
relish leave to the Imagination, and
then requested me to follow him. Out
side a small guard received me, and
{ was taken across the barrack yard,
which was full of life and business.
to building on the opposite side.
It must have been about noon when
4 body Of warriors more imposing than
any I had yet seen marched into the
yard. The officer came to me.
THE princess holds council, and am
commanded to bring you before bel"
he said.
inclined my head.
My journey to the council hall was
through the streets, and many people,
chiefly women and old men, had gath
cred to see me pass. We turned into a
courtyard surrounded on three sides by
massive stone buildings and, marching
straight across, halted for moment
before gates which opened into great
hall. At each end Of the building was
q huge round window, but the lighting
vas insufficient. and the .2lace =. was