The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-26
CHAPTER V.
ODWIN laid down the letter,
and all of them stared ar one
another in amaZpment.


Surely" said Wulf. this is
some FOOLS trick played off upon our
uncle as an evil jest.
BY way of answer Sir Andrew Oade
him lift the silk that bid the contents
of the Golfer and see what lay there
Wulf did so. and next moment threw
back his head like Il man whom SOME
sudden light had blinded. rs we'll lie
might. for from it came such Il fare OF
gems as Essex had rarely seen before
One by one they drew its treasures
from the C1leSt--c0roneT. necklace OF
pearls. breast ornaments of rabies. gir-
die of sapphires jewe3cd anklets aEd
with them veil. sandals, robes ana otn-
er garments of gold embroidered pur-
pie silk. Moreover, among these, also
sealed with the seals of Salah-ed-din.
his viZierS, officers Of state and SCcre-
tarieS, WAS that patent of which the
letter spoke. setting out the full titles
of the Princess of Eaalbec: the extent
and boundaries of her great estates and
the amount OF her annual revenue,
which seemed more money than they
bad ever heard of
Sir Andrew lo7ked up and said: Girl.
do you know what Saladin has made
of you: Why. there are queens in EIl-
rope who would be glad To own that
rank and those estates in the rich lands
above Damascus. Say, will you go and
queen it there"
Rosamund gaZed at the cleaning
gems and tie writings that made her
royal. and her eyes flashed and her
breast heaved Thrice she looked while
they watched her, then turned her head
as from the bait OF some great tempta-
ton and answered one word only
"Nay"
We'll spoken said her father, who
knew her blood and its longings. "At
least, had the nay been yea you
must have gone alone. Give me ink and
parchment. Goodwin
They We're brought. and be wrote:
To the Sultan Saladin, from Andrew
D Arcy and his daughter Rosamund
We have received your letter. and we
answer that where we are there we will
DlOe III Sucn state as Goa has given
As for yoi.r threats. we will do our best
to bring them to nothing. knowing the
customs of the east we do not send back
your gifts to you, since to do so would be
to offer insult to one of the greatest men
in all the world, but if you choose to ask
for them they yours, not ours OF
your dream we say that ii was but an
empty vision of the night which a wise
man should forget.
Then he signed. and Rosamund signed
after him. and the writing was done
up, wrapped in silk and sealed
Now said Sir Andrew, hide away
this wealth, since, We're it known that
we had such treasures in the place, ev-
cry thief in England would be our WIS.,
itor, some of them bearing high names,
/ think
When everything was finished Sir
Andrew said:
Listen now, Rosamund, and you
also, my nephews. | have never told
you the true tale of how the sister Of
Saladin, who was known as Zobeide.
daughter of AyOub and afterward
christened into our faith by the name
of Mary, came to be my wife, yet you
should learn it if only to show how evil
returns upon man. After the great
Muir ed-din took Damascus. Ayoub was
made its governor; then some three and
twenty years ago came the capture Of
Harenc, in which my brother fell.
Here | was wounded and taken prison
er. They bore me to Damascus, where
/ was lodged in the palace of Ayoub
and kindly treated. Here, too, it was,
while | lay sick. that | made friends
with the young Saladin and with his