Capital journal., January 12, 1957, Page 18, Image 18

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Our Sloru i "now the time has come
FOR PRINCE VALIANT TO ENTER THE FOR
BIDDEN KINGDOMS OF THE THREE KINGS
OF CORNWALLTO DISCOVER IF TREACHERY
IS AFOOT. ONCE BEFOPE HE HAD PER
FORMED THIS SAME MISSION: -
DISGUISED AS A WANDERING MIN
STREL HE HAD ENTERTAINED, LISTENED
AND SPREAD RUMORS WITH SUCH
SUCCESS
THAT THE TREACHEROUS KINGS
TURNED ON THEIR ALLIES, THE SAXONS,
AND THE BATTLES THAT FOLLOWED LEFT
BOTH SIDES TOO WEAK TO MENACE
KING ARTHUR.
'FETCH ME A TATTERED CLOAK' AND MY LUTE i
CRIES VAL . I WOULD BE A TPQUBADOR AGAIN) "
NAY, MASTER, ANSWERS ALFRED, T IS NOT
ARTISTIC TO REPEAT THE SAME PERFORMANCE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE THREE KINGS REMEMBER A
CERTAIN MINSTREL WHO UPSET THEIR APPLECART '
SIT DOWN, LAD," ORDERS HIS HUMBLE SOUIRE. 'IT IS
MY SUPERIOR JUDGMENT THAT A MIDDLE-AGEO PALMER,
TELLING TALES OF ADVENTURES IN THE HOLY LAND, WILL
HOT BE SUSPECTED OF MEDDLING IN AFFAIRS OF STATE '
WHEN VAL SEES WHAT ALFRED'S
SCISSORS HAVE PONE TO HIS MANIV
BEAUTY HE MUST BE FORGIVEN FOR
A SLIGHT SHOW OF TEMPER!
AS VAL HAS MADE THE PILGRIMAGE
TO THE HOLV LAND HE ISA PALMER
AND ENTITLED TO WEAR THE CROSS
OR CROSSED PALMS. THE PALMER
IS ASSURED A WELCOME ANYWHERE
AMONG CHRISTIANS.
iqij i-e-r-
Thev leave tintagel boldlv, even
though thev know full well
that spies are watching.
next week.-King Durwin.
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