The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-20

Through spies" Kissed Hassan,
such spies as Nicholas, who has come
| from Cyprus before us, and that
Frankish dog who is called knight"
and he pointed to Lozelle. NAY, we
yield not, and here, Assassins. you
have to do not with poisons and the
knife, but with bare swords and brave
men. Aye. and l warn you-and your
| lord-that Salah-ed din will take VEN
gence for this deed"
LET him try it if he wishes to die
who hitherto has been spared"
answered the tall man quietly. Then
he said to his followers. "Cut them
down, all save the women"-for the
French woman, Marie. was now cling
ing to the arm of Rocamund-"and
emir Hassan. whom l am commanded
to bring living to Masyaf."
Back to your cabin, lady" said
Hassan, land remember that whate'er
befalls, we have done our best to save
you. Aye. and tell it to my lord, that
my honour may be clean in his eyes.
Now, soldiers of Salah- fight and
die as he has taught you how The
gates of paradise stand open, and no
coward will enter there"
They answered with a fierce gutteral
cry. Then, as Rosamund fled to the
cabin, the fray began a hideous fray.
On came the AssaSsins with sword and
dagger, striving to storm the deck.
Again and again they were beaten
back, till the waist seemed full of their
corpses. as man by man they fell be-
meath the curved Scimitars, and again
and again they charged these men who,
when their master ordered, knew Meth
err fear nor pity. But more boatloads
came from the shore, and the Sar'acens
were but few, worn also with storm
and sickness, so at last Rosamund
hannoth har hand hot he
poop was gained.
Here and there a man fought on
until he fell beneath the cruel knives
in the midst of the circle OF the dead,
among them the warrior-p prince Has
san. Watching him with fascinated
eyes as he strove alone against host,
Rosamund was put in mind of an
other scene, when her father, alone al
so had striven thus against the emir
and his soldiers. and even then she
bethought her of the Justice of God.
See! his foot slipped on the blood
stained deck. He was down, and ere
he could rise again they had thrown
cldaks over him, these fierce silent
men, who even with their lives at
stake, remembered the command of
their captain, to take him living. So
living they took him, with not wound
upon his skin, who when he struck
them down. had never struck back
at him lest the command of Sinan
should be broken.
Rosamund noted It, and remember
ing that his command was also that
she should be brought to him unharm-
ed, knew that she had no violence to
fear at the hands Of these cruel MUIR
derers. From this thought, and be-
cause HasSan still lived, she took such
comfort as she might.
ut is Finished" said the tall man,
in his cold voice. Cast these dogs
into the sea who have dared to dis
| obey the command Of Al-je-bal.''
So they took them up dead and liv-
| ing together, and threw them into the
water, where they sank, nor did one of
the wounded SaracehS pray them for
mercy. Then they served their own
dead likewise. but those that were on
ly wounded they took ashore. This
done, the tall man advanced to the
cabin and said:
Lady, come, we are ready to start
upon our Journey"
Having no choice, Rosamund obeyed
him, remembering as she went how
from a scene of battle and bloodshed
she had been brought aboard that ship
to be carried she knew not whittier
which now she left in a scene of bat
tie and bloodshed to be carried she
knew not wither.
"Oh!" she cried aloud, pointing to
the corpses they hurled into the deep,
ell has it gone with these who stole
me, and i'll may it go with you also,
servant of Al-je-bal."
But the tall man answered nothing,
and followed by the weeping Marie and
the Prince Hassan. he led her to the
boat.
Soon they reached the shore, and
here they tore Marie from her, nor
did Rosamund ever learn what became
of her, or whether or no she found her
husband whom she had dared so much
to seek.
Continued in Next Sundays News.