The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-05-30

ward the close of the twelfth century.
Rosamund Darcy, who is niece OF
the eastern monarch, Salah-ed-din (Sal-
adm, and her two cousins, Goodwin and
Wulf, are surprised by a body of armed
men, who desire to take Rosamund.
She escapes while the young men fight
the kidnappers. The latter mention
Sir Hugh LoZelle, an enemy of the
D'Arcys. The brethren are wounded.
II.-Sir Andrew Darcy, father of
Rosamund, determines to knight his
nephews. III.-Godwin and Wolf are
knighted. Both are in love with Rosa
mund. They receive Sir Andrew S
permission to ask Rosamund to choose
one of them. IV.-Rosamund tells
the brethren to wait two years for her
decision. Sir Andrew is visited by a
pilgrim with letter from Sal-ed-din.
The latter asks that Rosamund go to
Syria. He threatens to take her by
force if she will not 60 willingly. The
sultan has dreamed that through Rosa
mund much bloodshed will be avoided.
V.-Rosamund refuses. Sir Andrew
tells the story of his marriage to the
sultan's sister, in the time of the war
in Syria. He was assisted to escape
from Syria by shiek named Al-je-bal,
whose signet ring Sir Andrew still has.
Wulf goes to buy wine from stranded
merchant. VI.-At feast the wine
merchant drugs Gudwin and Wulf and,
aided by banu of Saracens, tries to
seize Rosamund. He proclaims him.
self the emir Hassan, sent b, Salah-ed-
din. Sir Andrew and Rosamund re-
sist. VII.-Sir Andrew is struck down
ID Of 1v,i,
and Wulf awake to find their uncle dy-
ing ana their cousin gone. Before his
death Sir Andrew gives the brethren
'Al-je-bal's signet ring and tells them
to seek aid from him. VIII.-Godwin
and Wulf, known as Peter and John,
come to Buriut in search of Rosamund.
There they are led to an inn by a
woman, Masouda, who befriends them.
They tell her their errand. Masoud;l
tells the brethren she knows their real
names and warns them not to 60 to AL
je-bal, who is also called Sinap. TX
Masouda aids the brethren to buy
horses and accompanies them on their
journey to Al-ie-bal. Goodwin saves
her from lioness. X-On board Has
sans ship Rosamund finds Lozelle. He
offers to wed her and save her from the
Saracens. She refuses. Lozelle be-
trays Rosamund and Hassan to Allie
bal. XI-The brethren meet Al-je-bal,
the terrible chief of the assassins. Mi
= At the court of Sinan the brethren
find Rosamund, whom they call their
sister. They quarrel with Lozelle and
dual Is arranged between him and
Wulf. Hassan has escaped to Salah-
ed-din. The brethren are forbidden to
leave Sinan's court, except under sane
ton of his Signet ring. XIlI-Sinan
wishes to wed RoSamund. Masouda
plans to escape from him with Rosa
mund and the brethren. Salah-ed-din
demands Rosamund from Sinan. who
refuses to give her up. IV-Wulf
Stays Lozelle in the dual and fees with
Goodwin to a rendezvous appointed by
Masouda. XV-Masouda escapes with
Rosamund by the aid of the brethrens'
signet ring, and the four go to Salah :
ed-din at Emesa XVl-Salah-ed -din
welcomes the brethren but warns them
not to try to rescue Rosamund from
him.
The fedais heard these sounds also
and read in them their doom. Forget
ting caution in their despair and rage
they hurled themselves upon the breth-
rem, for they thought ehat if they could
get them down they might still break
through the door and STAY Salah- ed-din
before they themselves We're slain, but
for awhile the bref hren stopped their
rush with point AID buckler, wound
ing two of them SOrely. and when at
Ianrth fbar cIoSaG II, ,,pnp fhaY, tho
gates were burst and Hassan and the
outer guard were at hand.
A minute later and, but little hurt,
Goodwin and Wulf We're leaning ON
their swords, and the fedais, some of
them dead or wounded and some Of
them captive, lay before them on the
marble floor Moreover. the door had
been opened. and through it came the
sultan in his night gear.
what has chanced?" he asked. look
ing at them dOubtfully.
"Only this, lord" answered Goodwin.
"These men came to kill you, and we
held them off till help arrived"
xiii me. My own guard kill me?''
''They are not your guard. They are
fedais disguised as your guard and sent
by Al-je-bal as he promised"
Now Salah-ed-din turned pale, for he
who feared nothing else was all his
life afraid of the assassins.
"Strip the armor from those men,"
went on Goodwin, land | think that you
will find truth in my words. or, if not,
question such of them as still live"
They obeyed, and there upon the
breast of one of them, burnt into his
skin, was the symbol of the blood red
dagger. Now Saladin saw and beck
pned the brethren aside
How knew you Of this3" he asked,
searching them with his rial &ing eyes