The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15
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Now, when he had heard this report.
forgetting his calm, Sinan arose from
the cushion and stepped forward two
PAGES. There he halted, with fury In
his glittering eyes, looking like man
clothed In black bell. For moment
he stroked his long beard, and the
brethren noted that on the first finger
Of his right hand was q ring so like to
that which hung about the neck or
Goodwin that none could have told
them apart.
Man." Sinan said In low voice.
what have you donef You have left
the ELnir Hassan go, who Is the most
trusted friend and general OF the Sui
tan Of Damascus. BY now he Is there,
or near 1t, and within six days we
shall see the army Of Salah-ed- din rid
ing across the plain. Also you have
not killed the crew and the Frankish
woman. and they, too, will make re-
port of tbs taking Of the ship and the
captupA Of this lady. who 70 Of the
seeks more earnestly than all the king
dom Of the Franks. What have you to
sayf
hand tramblsd a. he spoke, most
mighty lord. had no orders 40 70 the
killing Of the Grew from your lips and
the Frank Loseiis told noe that he had
agreed with you that they should be
spared"
"Then, slave, hs Lied. He agreed
with me through that dead Spy that
they should b slain, and. do you not
know that " give no ordsrs In such
q case mean death. not ltfsf But
what Of tbs Prince HassanT
Lord. have nothing to say. think
he must have bribed the spy named
Nicholas"-and he pointed to the
L. de M =
ward killed the man for vengeance
sake. for by the body we found q purse
Of gold. That he hated them as he
hated yonder Loxelle know. for be
called them dogs and traitors In the
boat: and sinoe he could, not strike
them. his hands being bound. he spat
on their faces. cursing them In the
name Of Allah. That Is why, Lozelie
being afraid to be near him. set the
SPY Nicholas. who was bold fellow,
as q watch over him. and two soldiers
outside the tent. while Lozslls ana I
watched the LADY"
LET those soldiers be brought" said
Sinan, land tell their story"
They were brought and stood by
their captain, but they had no story to
tell. They swore that they had not
slept on guard. nor heard sound, yet
when morning came the Prince was
gone. Again the lord Of death stroked
his black beard. Then he held up the
signet before the eyes OF the three men,
saying:
"You see the token. Col"
Lord" said the fedai, II have served
you well for many years"
Your service Is ended. Col" was
the stern answer.
The fedai bowed his head In salute,
stood for q moment as though lost in
thought, then, turning suddenly, walk
ed with steady step to the edge or
the abyss and leaped. For an instant
the sunlight shone on his white and
fiuttering robe, then from the depths
Of that darksome place f1oated UP the
sound of heavy fall. and all was still.
Follow your captain to Paradise
said Sinan to the two soldiers, where
on one Of them drew g. knife to stab
himself. but dai sprang up. saying:
Beast, would you shed blood before
your lord7 Do you not know the GUS
tom? Begonei"
So the poor men went, the first with
a steady step, and the second, who was
not SO brave. reeling over the edge Of
the precipice as one might who is
drunken.
'It is finished" said the dais. clap
ping their hands gently. Dread lord,
we thank thee for thy Justice"
But Rosamund turned sick and faint,
and even the brethren paled. This
man were terrible indeed-if he were a
man and not a devil-and they were in
his power How long would 1t be, they
wondered, before they also were bid
den to walk that gulf? Only Wulf
swore in his heart that IL he went by
this road Sinan should go with him.
Then the corpse Of the false palmer
was borne away to be thrown to the
eagles, which always hovered over that
house of death, and Sinan, having re-
seated himself upon the cushion, be-
gan to talk again through his mouth"
Masouda. In q low, quiet voice, as
though nothing had happened to an
ger him.
Lady" he said to Rosamund. your
story Is known to me. Salah-e din
seeks you. nor is 1t wonderful"-here
his eyes glittered with a new and hor-
rible light-"that he should desire to
see such loveliness at his court, al
though the Frank Lozelle swore
through yonder dead spy that you are
precious in his eyes because of some
vision that has come to him. Well.
this hereto Sultan is my enemy. whom
Satan protects. for even my fedais
have failed to kill him, and perhaps
there will be war on account Of you.
But have no fear, for the price at
which you shall be delivered to him Is
higher than Salah-ed- din himself would
care to pay, even for you. So. since
this castle II impregnable, here you
may dwell In peace, nor shall any de-
sire be denied you. Speak, and your
wishes ara fulfilled"
II DESIRE" said Rosamund in a low,
steady voice. protection against Sir
Hugh Lozelle and all men,"
1T is yours. The Lord Of the Noun
tain covers you with his own mantle" :"
II DESIRE" she went on, that my
brothers here may lodge with me, that
I may not feel alone among strange
people"
He thought awhile. and answered.:
your brethren shall lodge near you
in the guest castle. Why not,s since
from them you cannot need protec-
ton? They shall meet you at the. feast
and In the garden. But, lady, do you
know it7 They came here upon faith
of some old tale Of q promise made by
help to recover you from 6alah-ed-din.
Salah-ed-din. That they should meet
even my wisdom wonder, for in 1t I
ed to rescue from Salah-ed-din. these
tall brethren of yours might wish to
rescue from Al-Jebal. Understand,
then, all Of you. that from the Lord OF
Death there Is but ono escape. Yon-
der runs it's path" and he pointed to
the dizzy place whence his three SER
wants had leaped to their doom.
knights" he went on. addressing
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