The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-11

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her uncle, the conquering sovereign of
the east, had slaughtered 200 unarmed
men,
"Wulf trembled at his words, but Sal
adm listened and showed no anger.
Doubtless he answered, ''she
thinks me cruel. and you also think
me cruel-a despot who delights in the
death of his enemies. Yet it is not so,
for desire peace and to save life, not
to destroy it, 1t is you Christians who
for hard upon a hundred years have
drenched these sands with blood be-
cause you say that you wish to possess
the land where your prophet lived and
died more then eleven centuries ago.
How many Saracens have you slain?
Hundreds of thousands of them. More
over, with you peace is no peace.
Those orders that | destroyed tonight
have broken it a score of times. Well,
will bear no more. Allah has given
me and my army the victory, and
will take your cities and drive the
Franks back into the sea. Let them
seek their own lands and worship God
there after their own fashion and leave
the east in quiet.
''Now, Sir Goodwin, tell these captives
for me that tomorrow send those of
them who are unwounded to Damas-
Gus, there to await ransom while l be-
siege Jerusalem and the other Chris
tan cities"
So Goodwin rose and told them; after
ward he asked whether he and. his
brother were also to be sent to Damas-
Gus.
Saladin replied that he would keep
them for awhile to interpret, then they
might go their ways without ransom.
On the r"crrow, accordingly, the cap
tives were sent to Damascus, and that
day Saladin took the castle of Tiberias.
Then he moved on to Acre, which he
took, relieving 1000 Moslen captives,
and so on to other towns, all of which
fell before him, till at length he came
to Ascalon, which he besieged.
The night was dark outside of Asca-
lon save when the flashes of lightning
In the storm that rolled down from the
mountains to the sea lit it up. In a lit
tie open space of the garden of an
empty house that stood without the
walls a man and woman were talk
ing. both of them wrapped in dark
cloaks. They were Goodwin and Ma
SCUBA.
WELL" said Goodwin eagerly, lis all
ready?''
She nodded and answered.:
AT length, all. Tomorrow afternoon
but even If it is taken the camp will
not be moved that night There will be
a great confusion, and Abdullah, who
is somewhat sick, will be the captain
of the guard over the princess tent.
He will allow the soldiers to slip away
to assist in the sack of the city, nor
will they betray him. AT sunset but one
eunuch will be on watch-Mesrour-
and l will find means to put him to
sleep. Abdullah will bring the princess
to this garden disguised as his young
son, and there you two and shall meet
them"
What them" asked Goodwin.
do you remember the old Arab
who brought you the horses Flame and
Smoke and took no payment for them.
he who was named Son of the Sand?
Well, as you know, he is my uncle, and
he has more horses of that breed. At
the foot of this garden Is a cave which
was once a sepulcher. There we shall
find the horseS-four of them-and with
them my uncle, Son of the Sand. and
by the morning light we will be hun
dred miles away and lie hid with his
tribe until we can slip to the coast and
board a Christian ship. Does it please
you?"
Very well, but what is Abdullah's
price?''
"One only-the enchanted star, the
luck of the house of Hassan; for moth
Sir Wulf give it?'
Surely" answered Goodwin, with a
laugh.
Good. Then it must be done tonight.
When | return | will send Abdullah to
your tent. Fear not; if he takes the
jewel he will give the price, since 9th
erwise he thinks it will bring him i'll
fortune"
Does the lady Rosamund know?"
asked Goodwin again
She shook her head.
Nay; the fewer in such a plot the
better, and if anything goes wrong it
is we'll she should be innocent, for
then
"Then death and farewell to all
things" said Goodwin; nor indeed
should I grieye to say them poodby.