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l' u., and who can sleep with a burn.
" ,SrootY Now also Goodwin and
!, we're no longer laughed at be-
~ The water skins they carried
~ N.Ir horses. Rather did great mo-
oome TO them and almost on their
- crave for the boon Of a single
Having watered their horses spar
\, from bowl, they gave what they
IA nm at length only two skins re-
.,nod and one Of these was spilled
bIef. who crept up and slashed II
n his knife that he might drink
Sro tbe water ran to waste. After
me brethren drew their swords
watched, swearing that they would
any man who 80 much as touched
dim which was left.
M that long night through there
Dse confused clamor from the
NM Of which the burden seemed to
aWater! Give us water" while
N without came the shouts Of the
,eens calling upon Allah. Here,
the hot ground was covered with
MI dried to finder by the summer
Dasht and to this the Saracens set
80 that the smoke rolled down on
Christian host and choked them,
the place became q hell.
Dsy dawned at last, and the army
formed up in order of battle, its
wings being thrown forward. Thus
struggled on, those OF them that
Re not too weak to stir, who were
ughtered as they lay. Nor as yet did
Saracens attack them, since they
w that the sun was stronger than
their spears. On they labored to-
I'd the northern wells, till about mid
the battle began with a flight Of
lows 50 thick that for awhile 1t hid
heavens.
liter this came charge and counter
lrge, attack and repulse, and always
DTe the noise of war that dreadful
Tor water. What CHANGED Goodwin
Wulf never knew, for the smoke
dust blinded them so that they
ID see but a little way. At length
ne was last furious charge, and
Knights with whom they were Glove
dense mass Of Saracens like a SER
i Of steel, leaving a broad trail Of
behind them. When they pulled
and wiped the sweat from their
It was to find themselves, with
usands Of others, upon the top Of a
No bill, Of which the sides were thick
b dry grass and bush that already
being fired.
The rood The rood Rally around
roOdP said a voice, and, looking be-
them, they saw the black and
eld fragment OF the true Cross set
% rock, and by 1t the bishop Of
= Then the smoke Of the burning |
8 rose up and hid II from their
ov began one OF the most hldeous
p that are told OF in the history Of |
world Again and again the Sara
attacked In thousands, and again
again they were driven back by
desperate valor OF the Franks, who
ght on their Jaws agape with thirst
pile the saracens held of, tho sol.
began to put up the kings pa
and with It other tents, around
oVk on which stood the cross.
y hey mean TO camp heref" asked
bitterly.
fea" answered Goodwin. THEY
70 make a wall about the rood.
Is Of no avail, for this is the
dmy dream"
he last attack began. Up the
q lose dense volumes of smoke
VIII the smoke came the Saracens.
hey were driven back; thrice
came on At the fourth onset few
Franks could fight more for
Dad conquered them on this wa
Shill of Hattln A great company
'acen horsemen broke through the
qua rushed at the scarlet tent It
to and fro. then down 1t fell IN
neap, entangling the king in its
ae loot Of the cross Rufinus, the
Of Acre, still fought on brayely.
.aly an arrow struck him In the
and, throwing his arms wide,
to earth Then the Saracens
themselves upon the rood. tore
It's place and with mockery and
camp.
'-'e said Goodwin to Wulf In a
~ quiet voice. 1--WE have seen
" II is time to die. Lookl Yon-
ss.0w US are the mamelukes, our
,s,uent' and among them saladin,
y y hls banner Let us make an
A. which they win tell In Essex
Vnarge for the dag OF Sala-