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tiie ever changing SameEtsS. weary Of
 thc eternal glare and glitter of this an familiar life. weary of the inSiSteht
 cries of tl" mollahs un the N'HafctS.
 of the flash of the swords that would
 soon be red with the blood of lheir own
 people; Weary, too of the hopeless task to which they were sworn. HoSamund
 was one of this multitude She was the
 Princess of Baati1ec, half ;in eastern by
 her blood and growing more eastern
 day by day--or so thcy thought i'll theif bitterness. Ks well might two Sara
 cens hope to snatch the queen of Eng
 land from Ter palace at Westminster
 as they to drag the Princess of Baaibee
 out of the power of monarch more i absolute than any king of England.
 Presently they heard voices at the
 gate and. looking Up, saw woman
 wrapped in d long cloak, talking with
 the guard, who with a laugh thrust out
 his arm, as though to place it round
 her. Then knife flashed, and the sol
 dier stepped back, still laughing and
 opened the wicket. The woman came
 in. It was Masouda. They rose and
 bowed to her. but she passed before
 them into the house. Ihither they fol
 lowed, while the soldier at the gate laughed again. and at the sound of his
 mockery Godwn's cheek grew red.
 Even in the cool, darkened room she noticed it and said bitterly enough: ,s "What does it matter? Such insults ,ilare my daily bread whom they be- ,,o eve''-- And she stopped.
 "They had best say nothing of what ,,t " believe to me- muttered Goodwin.
 thank you," Masouda answered. mo sweet, swift smile, and, throw on 1nsf her cloak, stood before them un- css vel clad in tue white robes that be mn. nt'eher tall and graceful form so ,ho wei q were blazoned on the breast
 Wilh cognizance of Baalbec. Well s. TOT So she went on, ''that they hold ,.a me to what l am not, since other ,,1. Wise ould win no entry to this 'a'7 house.
 ate u.,-,,.+
 sed n,ss tur lady Rosamund?' broke Sir m " "ii ewardly, for, like Goodwin, '2s' he was pa,
 va. Maso''oa d her hand upon her ,,a ofeast' "s gh to still it's leaving. 'lo then answer6
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 T HEs '''' ', of BaalDec, my mis- che 1fess' f "e'i ]. as ever, beautiful
 'housn e'i,e cweary of the pOlnp 'ef m WHICH she no joy She sent eA- hef sfee.tnss' uad not say to which ieh O! you 'l'es s'io be delivered, so. hat pilgrims, you must ,ro the,o gith Goodwin wlnced. wnlf oskad if
 Enr s'"-->"N an there were any nop' seeing her, to
 which Masouda ansN7
 our "None,". adding i'm. o;.o G, Q of come upon another bH" 1.s' na ,r brethren wish to doh ah-ed- din a ,ose seryice-to save his life .,,:ah ,a my may be grateful or may aaaona;nc the to bis ncod?"
 the "Speak on.' said GOdw, ..p
 us how we two Franks c.a" c.nu .s,' .sa once life of the sultan of the eas sa" "po you still remember . ana his fedais? Yes; they are .;,- part forgotten, are they? We'll, t0+h ha 'epie has plotted to murder Salah-ed n5 anne afterward to murder you if he ct
 la- to carry away your lady RosamT:~. x. She he can or failing that, to murde. the also. Oh, the tale is true enough by have it from one of them under akes. signet-snrely that signe, has SCI rabie us well-.wlo believes. poer fool, ] its I am in the plot. Now, lou are , un. officers of the bolyguard who W: aliow in the antcchamber tonigh\ are e Of not? We'll. when the guard ! chan .hfui at midnight the eight men Wto sht it to replace them at the doors of he T. cour: of Salah-ed-din will not arrive I ultan will be decoyed away by fals or rated In their stead will come eight n1r p:iTs CTS. disguised in the robes and am escUe mamelukes. They look to decelV grant cut you down, kill Salah-ed-din a1 Ma cape by the farther door. Can you count your own awhile against elgnt eret.c think you:" would "We have done so before and ished. trv." answered Wulf. "Bnt how with we know that they are not idinga lukesi''
 .Thus: They will wish to pas fash. door and you will say. Nay, so mgh- Sinan,' whereon they will spr1r escap- YOU to kill you. Then be read. of the shout aloud"
 raints And if they overcome us, <: yex. Goodwin, "then the sultan WOu ith the slain?" them May, for you must lock the d rnings the chamber of Salah-ed-din ant see her away the key. The sound of the t they ing will arouse the outer guar aid of hurt can come to him. Or she I said after thinking awhile, perhaps atched be best to reveal the plot to the y their at once' .c n they "No, mo- answered Wui. gan to take the chance. I weary of
 nothing here. Hassan guards th' ame to gate He will come swiftly ) make sound of blows
 saladin Good" said Masouda " One hot that he is there and awake. No' 3 court well and pray that we may meet ,untain, | say nothing of this story 10 LII lgh the cess. .Rosamund until it is done