Read "The Knight of Leon" by Sylvanus Cobb Jr. online for free on Textopian. Full text with search, annotations, highlights, and AI-powered reading aids.
CHARLES OF LEON found himself in possession of a good horse, but it was ere long evident that the beast had been hardly ridden of late, for he labored hard in travel. The horse that Pedro had taken was not of the best quality, although probably the best one that could have been obtained of Selim.
"San Dominic, my master," uttered Pedro, as he applied the whip to the side of his beast, "tis well we have no pursuers very near our heels."