Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-17

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 "A slave to whp:n:' asked Golwin staring at Ter.
 'To the ,1.l of all tae mountains. . she answered. w:th d s::.... that was sweet yet very sa;:. ;:::.I without anoth= CT word spu":ed 1n Ee. ho"=e.
 They crossed the plain, and toward evening came to the wall of the outer city. They passed up d street very steep and narrow. from the roofs and windows of tie houses on either side l nf ,1-h; ;.hl hmm ,e ,f whom seemed f, b" engaged at their evening prayer. watched them go by At the head of this street they reached a fortified gateway. on the turrets of which. so mDtionless that at first they took them to be statues cut in stone stood guards wrapped in long white robes. After barley this was opened to them. and they rode through triple doors.
 Then they saw all the wonder of that place, for between the outer city where they stood and the castle, with it's inner town which was built around and be- heath it, yawned vast gulf over nine ty feet in depth. Across this gulf, built of blocks of stone, quite unrailed and not more than three paces wide, ran a causeway some POO yards in length, which causeway was supported upon arches reared up at intervals from the bottom of the gulf.
 Ride on and have no fear" said Masouda. "Your horses are trained to heights. and the mules and mine will follow.'
 At length they were across and, pass ing under another gateway which had broad terraces on either side of it, rode up the long street beyond and entered a great courtyard, around which stood the castle, vast and drowning fortress. Here white robed officer came forward, greeting them with low bow, and with him Serv- ants, who assisted them to dismount These men took the horses to range of stables on one side of the courtyard, whither the brethren followed to see their beasts groomed and fed. Then the officer, who had stood patiently by the while conducted them through doorways and down passages to the guest chambers, large stone roofed rooms, where they found their baggage ready for them. Here Masouda said that she would see them again on the following morning and departed in company with the officer.
 Wulf looked round the great vaulted chamber which, now that the dark had fallen, was lit by flickering lamps set in iron brackets upon the wall, and said:
 "Well, for my part, had rather pass the night in desert among the lions than in this dismal place.
 Scarcely were the words out of his lips when curtains swung aside, and beautiful women entered, clad in gauzy yeils and bearing dishes of food. These they placed upon the ground before them. inviting them to eat. Then they sat down and ate the food that was strange to them. but very pleasant to the taste. Wine was offered to them also. but of this. remembering Masou- da's words. they would not drink, ask ,no hv signs for water, which was brought after q little pause. When their meal was uoue tue uedu- tiful women bore away the dishes and black slaves appeared. These men led them to baths such as they had never seen. where they washed in hot water. then in cold. Afterward they were rubbed with spicy smelling oils and, having been wrapped in white robes' conducted back to their chamber where they found beds spread for them On these, being very weary, they lay down. when strange, sweet music broke out, and to the sound of it they fell asleep.
 When they awoke it was to see the light streaming through the high, lat ticed windows.
 Did you sleep we'll, Goodwin" asked Wulf
 "Weu enough" answered his brother "only dreamed that throughout the night people came and looked at me-
 q dreamed that also," said Wuli. Moreover, I think that it was not all 6 dream, since there is coveriet on my bed which was not there when l I