The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-11

shall be glad-who have dwelt here, -
answered Goodwin sravely, but as he
spoke in French they did not under
etand him.
step out, brother" said Wulf, "for
at the very sight of those rugs 1
grow sleepy, and the wine in the cups
sparkles as bright as their bearers
| eyes"
SO they walked on towards the sound
of a waterfall. and, when they came
to it, drank, and bathed their faces
and heads.
This is better than their wine," said
Wulf. Then, catching sight of more
women fitting round them, looking
like ghosts amid the moonlit glades,
they pressed forward till they reached
an open sward where there were no
rugs, no sleepers, and no cup-bearers.
Now said Wulf hating, tell me
what does all this mean?"
Are you deaf and blind?" asked
| Goodwin. Cannot you see that yonder
/ fiend is in love with Rosamund, and
means to take her, as he well may
do?"
Wulf groaned aloud, then answer
ed:
Il swear that first will send his
soul to hell, even though our own
must keep it company.
/
you went near to it tonight. But
remember, that is the end for all of
us. Let us wait then to strike until
we must-to save her from worse
| things"
who knows that we may find an
other chance? Meanwhile, meanwhile
=" and again he groaned.
Among those ornaments that hung
about the waist of Rosamund 1 saw
| q iaHual1ad Ixnffa anCNVarad Goodwin
sadly. She can be trusted to use it If
need be, and after that we can be
trusted to do our worst. AT
least, l think that we should die in
a fashion that should be remembered
in this mountain.
AS they spoke, they had loitered to-
wards the edge of the glade, and halt
ing there stood silent, till presently
from under the shadow of a cedar tree
appeared solitary white-robed wo-
man.
Let us be going" said Wulf; here
is another Of them with her accursed
| cup"
But before they could turn the wo-
man glided up to them and suddenly
unveiled. 1t was Masouda.
Follow me, brothers Peter and
JOHN she said in a laughing whisp-
! err. 81 have words to say to you. What
you will not drink? Well it is wisest."
| And emptying the cup upon the ground
| she fitted ahead of them.
Silently as a wrath she went, now
appearing in the open spaces, now
vanishing beneath the dense gloom of
cedar boughs, till she reached a naked
| lonely rock which stood almost upon
the edge of the gulf Opposite to this
| rock vas a great mound such as an
cient peoples reared over the bodies
of their dead, and in the mound, cum
ningly hidden by growing shrubs, a
massive door Masouda took a key
from her girdle, and, having looked
around to see that they were alone,
unlocked it,
Enter" she said, pushing them be-
fore her.
They obeyed, and through the dark
ness within heard her close the door.
Now we are safe awhile" she said
with sigh, 'or, at least, so / think
But / will lead you to where there is
more light"
Then, taking each Of them by the
hand, she went forward along a smooth
incline, till presently they saw the
moonlight, and by it discovered that
they stood at the mouth of cave which
! was fringed with bushes. Running
up from the depths of the gulf below
to this opening was a ridge or shoulder
| of rock, very steep and narrow
| Continued in next Sundays News.)