The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-24

correct. and that such On expod'sl0h - ~
!" And wherefore take that trouble " said
Ibraham. 1,.... i
"The capture of Aatiocb," replied serSs
%Toala we'll repay tm e. march so for couple
of hours towards Araca, then to halt az ~ ~ |
moss falls SO early-halt as If it were 10. sn 10
highland then, after q rest OF iouf n'
60, return to the camp" -, rAom
"Aud all this for nothing 7, said loI . I;ha
"psha! thou arguest like child and nov "Ao"
soldier" p..h; Sian.
" argue like q soldier and not like genera.
You think of the fatigue Of marcn anu ND ND
Of the glory Of victory Eyt aeI add to ny fears,
that an attempt will be made upon Anti0on
this very night. What sayest thou, Feroz.
81 say that it is very probable ahS"'A'N
"And say" replied 1braha%; ,.t th aan ~ be- J,
less like place from which military ecpuu
ton had set out than the Crusaders enc"mpa
ment yonderf Its watohfres are few, anu
there is no sound arising from 1t of armed men
preparing for an expedition. All Is IN Gull
And therefore tho moro suspicious, sai 10
Feroz. who saw that his safety consistto ~, ~
arguing for the probability of that whion no
Ut "Thsn what wouldst thou say said ibra-
| ham irritated by the language and deme.nu.
of Feroz. "if thou hadst seen TIE . UIs' ra.
fected upon the helmets and shleios Oh t .so
Kniaht Crusaders, as it isrefected hero on the
| steel caps of our soldiersf What wo u!us.
then say then OF q night e1ped''''n "s1'"''
II would say, Call the soldiers to the ram
parts, for here is the enemy about 10 snn ia
| us,,n answered Feroz:~ When the sun 40
above the horizon no one douots IL 10 "'
! Good. - replied Ibraham; and when the sun
wish to argue upon facts and not upon snspi-
| cions."
But there may be facts which giEes rise 70 to to
| suspicions.n replied Baghi Sian. " Although
we do not believe what the old spy, or rather
knave, told us to-day, still we have actea q,
it, and Feroz convinces me we were f'sn' !"
doing So" 49,,
| IT. VIVA we'll that Ibraham did not observe
how Feroz started and trembled, when he
heard Baghi Sian say that he acted upon Tn o
| information of a spy. Baghi Sian did notice
the circumstance, but 1t passed onneeue eo ~ y
| traitor in Antioch, Feroz could not be the man.
| he. therefore, instead of turning to lbIaham
his thy that there
q plot to betray Antioch into tho HANDS OF the
Crusaders 7" y:,r
| "And by whom dost thou think that plot
will be Effected 2" asked Baghi Sian. voz
By one holding my Rosi:.on 81 sa'a t te~er
some one me Th0 5ayG igto ei ire Oh
."And 30 it must be-" said Baghi Sian. "Ibra-
ham, why did you not think Of that !"
eff had, do not see how ; so 1hna sngges'
remedy for such an evil" replied Aoraha"'
| al could" remarked F'eroz. So, ,
| "Well. and what would be thy remedy l
| am anxious to learn what wise suggestion can
emanate from thee" said the soeefins A''"'
al would change all the Emirs from the
tewers they now hold to Others" said Feroz:
| "Tbat is thou wouldst change traitor
from round tower to a square tower" said
Ibrahim, contemptuously. The danger 10 nor
in the place the traitor is, but in the treason
he bears with him from an old post 70 q no"
one; II. danger is ,u ths opportunity TO com.
NIT the treason, and by removing him from
place with which ne tS Is we" onnortanisy to con
summate what you consider to DO his guilt,
observed Feroz
Sian, "and shall act on his suggestion fo-mor
roU. 1t is too late to do so to nig NJ.
"Do so." said Ibraham, land II you io nov
my advice the first person to De removes ntinns
. but too suspicious Emir. Farewell, Feroz; Il
, thou caust fight we'll as talk no adversary
, shall find q defect in thy arnor."
No further greeting passed between tue Gov
| ernor of Antioch, his lieutenant, and the Emil
| of the Round Towers. They and their 1oitoW
ers descended from the battlements' and IN
few moments the flame of torches had disap
peared, and teroz was aEaIo ieiS III 7'ieA'oo "N>
t Feroz watched with anxiety the recedini
lights as they proceeded along the rampa1t !:
the distance like twinkling stars, that he ven
n tured to east LOOK over the battlements, ant
8 to listen if he could hear any sound to denot
= the presence of those whom he wished to Inn
there. To one unconscious that there could az D.
. soldiers beneath there was nouGht to he see
4 or to he heard; but to ono, like Feroz, on tn
i watch, there was perceivablo hGsned i movs
a | mept of many men, and the occasional bTeaR
l. ing of q bramble, as cautions step was treao
). ing along; and at last he felt certain the CrG
r saders were below. He stopped down as h
xvoa searcbinu for the coil of ropes which h
had cast upon the earth, and as he did so, hi
l. hand fell on the uncovered face OF soldier
o who was lying beneath the rampant.
d "Fool or knave ~ said Feroz, holding to tn
naked throat of the the short, SHARP
70 pointed dagger, which he on the moment DIRE
e from his girdle, what dost thou hereT
i. az am the attendant of Ibraham," said tn
d trembling soldier he winkcd to me- as wa
rs departing with the other soldiers, to lie dow
l. here and watch thee. oh spare my life, an
= shall speed to him, and say have seen the the
IF do nothing but look the rampant. MS II tho
vast waiting for some persons to come to the
1t and that finding they were there, thou was