Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-29

'l'' iHlGHty forests bl pines, swapping
IN" strongest Of them as though they
had been sa!l!nes. a wild nigh, in
~" plains ana cities. here among
thc mountains pandcmoniun Of
terror Clouds black az ina
brought impcnctrablc darkness. the
ciamor OF crashing huughs and
bowling w:nd sank every now and
then into lns.gniticancc before the
roaring Of hc"p-throat"d guns, whose
rcd lire flashed out across what
seemed to be bottomlcSs abyss.
E"inw IN" army Of the Turks dcci-
mated In numbers. yet still a host
WITHIN the walls of crursa. tho dc
tenders Of an oppressed and brave
country making their last stand in
tn"ir ancient stronghold.
Thrc" men stood on tho walls
holding to tn" ramparts for dear
nc taking eagerly together. Every
nov and th"u they paused, and strovc
10 So" what lay beneath IN tho rod
lur!d light Of IN. cannon flames No.
hcnlom wh" spoke. was general .,
the forces. ana ia command Of the
defense
"i'rincc." n. said. There 4. no
longer any dpubt Crcrsa, uncon-
Gu"rcd for "A thousand years. wiil fam
now through ,r"achcry. Perhaps to-
night, perhaps tomorrow. Who can
say?"
i''l''' va WI I''' 'i f1fldnlH, VINO
saw 4 kingdom the Kingdom Of his
ior"fnthcrs. passing away, Eroaned
aloud
'Irohenlon." IA" said. may COD
grant that you ar" mistaken. They
are bold. and they have ycnturNn
very near tho walIs. as you know.
u may b. chance"
FL, .s no chance" llohenlon an
sr"r"d, roughly. "ou Monday the
.. -
v" covered the weakness. in@ dc
alone II WAS apparent Yet all day
they poured IN a rucrcilcss IRE upon
That one weak spot. ON Tuesday.
Ne rnov"d the powder magazine.
Their guns followed. and rrrrsa MAS
very nearly blown 20 atoms On
Wednesday w planned *oriio 10
dry" I'm a herd of goats we Icf,
t'h" rat" In darkness as black as
pitch. and never sound va. made
yet without warning they we're wat
ing f"ll upon US and only half a
hundred proofs were they needed. 80.
'h"r" are enough. Ny Prince. There
is & traitor here. and unless VIC ind
h!:n Crorsa tx doomed"
once moro tho thunder Of cannon
this time from a new spot in III"
darknoss From below came tho
crashing Of masonry. and tho crying
"i ""u"n'p hlth- ii"ii'"'"" S'""'''"
ms root IN oli'cr anger.
This. then. accounts for their long
silence" he cried. They nave heard
~ our attempt L" rchN"a INC h"f'h
"til. and they nay" moHcd lnelr guns
"a command it, on. 10 think that
brave mon should y" nc jest ana tho
victim OF a cursed spy"
Then Romakon spoke. chief min
lister Of Heran!a small man " !'h
salipw features, but with the fore
head % lion.
'Hoh"nlor,' he said. our secrets
are not the secrets Of the whole
garrison. How many nav" known
OF these things"
no, more than a dozen" Hohen!off
answered 1T j. q cursed thing 20
say. but the traitor Is one Of our
inner counsel"
Their names?
He!kon'
"A clumsy man. hu, faithful
.'Mcn,z'
"a true man"
-Re,tonick'
81 would answer Tor him with my
rIc"
"PctroG."
"As true as steel -
"Melakon.'
AN honest man"
~Ulmul"
Wounded TO death yesterday
Fighting like lion. Traitors are
made OF other sun"
"Srka."
ALSO wounded Has been unc"n-
Ehious for three days.
Myself
well
Yourself
We'll
The Prince
There was silence. Then Iiohcnloff
spoke:
The traitor is not amongst these"
Then In the name Of God" cried
iinmakon. where shall We ind him."
Only inc 'rincc was pale and
thouc h'iu!
Tonight n" SAID II watch with
our inc gates
Ana WIN you. h"h"niof cried.
gu may need my sword. The dogs
are cIoSc at hand
i'h' iflnce Maurice shook his head
Wa'ch alone" he said 1T is
my WISH
- not SAFE H"henion cried.
al 'chSt. VIII bear you company"
Wa''h atone the Prince an
E"eTeh: Is my command
ihe fr'ncr Goes Aionc.
As me hisht drew on the storm in
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