Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-20

The lord Slnan lOOKeu up at tne sound and made sign. Thereon two of the dais sprang to their feet and ran toward the curtains, where they spoke with the knight. who turned and came hack with them though slowly, as one who is unwilling. Now his hood had fallen from his head. and Goodwin and Wulf stared at him as he advanced.
 "Iozelle! It is LoZelle!' said God win.
 "Aye," echoed Rosamund, "it is Lo- zelle, the double traitor, who betrayed me first to the soldiers of Saladin and next. to this lord Sinan.'
 Wulf heard, and as Lozelle drew near to them sprang forward with an oath and struck him across the face with his mailed hand. Instantly guards thrust themselves between them, and Shan asked through Masouda: \
 "Why do you dare to strike this Frank in my presence"
 Because, lord" answered Wulf. 'he ia rogue who has brought all these troubles on our house. I challenge him to meet me in battle to the death
 And I also," said Goodwin.
 "I am ready shouted Lozelle, stung to fury by the blow.
 "Then, dog, why did you try to run away when you saw our faces?" asked Wulf.
 Masouda held up her hand and began to interpret, addressing Lozelle and speaking in the first person as the mouth of Sinan.
 "I thank you for your service who have served me before. Your messen- ger came. a Frank whom I knew in old days As you had arranged it should be, I sent one of my fedais with soldiers to kill the men of Salah- ed-din on the ship and capture this lady, who Is his niece all of which, it seems, has been done. The bargain that your mes senger made was that the lady should be given over to you
 Here Goodwin and Wulf ground their teeth and glared at him.
 "But these knights say that you stole her. their kinswoman, from them, and one of them has struck you and chal- Ienged YOU to single combat, which challenge you have accepted. l sane tion the combat gladly, who have long desired to see two knights of the Franks fight in tourney according to their custom. will set the course. and you shall be given the best horse ill my Kingdom. This knight shall ride his own. These are the conditions: The course shall be on the bridge between the inner and outer gates of the castle city, and the fight, which must be to the death, shall take place on the night of the full moon-that is, three days from now. If you are victor. we Will talk of the matter of the lady for whom you bargained as wife.
 'My lord, my lord." answered Lo- zelle, "who can lay q lance on that ter rible place in moonlight? Is it thus that you keep faith with me:''
 "I can and will" cried Nulf. "Dog, I would fight you with my soul on the hazard"
 Keep faith with yourself said Si= nan, "who said that you accepted the challenge of this knight and made no  upon his body that his quarrel is not just, then speak of my faith with you. Nay. no more words. When this fight is done we will speak again. and not before Let him be led to the outer castle and there given of our best. Let my great black horse be brought to him. that he may gallop it to and fro !, T hn h. in the circuit of the walls by day or by night, but see that he has no speech with this lady whom he has betrayed into my power or with these knights. his foes, nor suffer him to come into my presence
 AS Masouda finished translating, and before LoZelle could answer, the lord Sinan moved his head, whereon guards sprang forward and conducted LozelAe from the terrace.
 Your report" said Sinan. address ing the tall fedai, who all this Whlle had lain upon his face before hlm' still as the form that was stretched upon the bier. 'Therc should have been another prisoner, the great e'hlr HaSSan; also where IS lHe IlaAlAi9i. spy:'
 The fedai rose and spoke.
 Lord" he said. II did your bidding The knight who has gone steered the ship into the bay. as had been ar- ranged. We overcame and killed them all except the prince Hassan, whom We took prisoner. left some men to watch the ship. The crew We spared as they were the servants of the ffank Lozelle, setting them loose upon the beach to find their way to the nearest city. Yesterday morning we started for Masyaf, the prince Hassan riding in a litter together with that Frankish spy who was here while ago and told you of the coming of the ship. At night they slept in the same tent. l left the prince bound and set guard, but in the morning when we looked we found him gone, how know not, and lylns in the tent the Frankish spy, dead. with knife wound through bis heart.