Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23

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mountains has just now a quarrel with
the Christians and would take any
whom he found prisoners"
How is hat lord named?" asked
Goodwin.
"Sinan,' she answered, and they not
ed that she looked round quickly as she
spoke tie word.
oh" he said, I'VE thought the name
was Jchal."
Now she stared at him with wide.
wondering eyes and replied.
HE is so called also; but. Sir Pill.
grims. what know you of the dread
lord Al-je-bal?'
'Only that he lives at a place called
Masyaf, which we wish to visit" -.
Again she stared.
"Arc you mad?' she qucriod, then
checked herself and clapped her hands
for the slave to remove the dishes.
While this was being done they said
they would like to walk abroad.
Good" answered Masouda. "The
man shall accompany you = nay, il
Is best that you do not go alonc. as
you might lose your way. Also, the
place Is not always safe for strangers,
however humble they may seem. Sir
Peter and Sir John. why 10 you think il
worth while to tell lies to a poor wild
ow? Say. in your own country did
you ever hear OF certain twin brethren
named-oh, how are they named!-Sir
Goodwin and Sir Wulf, of the house Of
D'Arcy, which has been told of in this
landf"
Now Godwln's jaw dropped, but
Wulf laughed out loud.
surely those twins would be pleased
to find themselves SO famous" he said.
"Now listen, my guests. You think it
strange that l should know SO much,
but 1t is not strange, since here in
Syria knowledge is the business Of
some of us. Did you then believe that
you could travel by land and sea and
not be known? Did you then think
that none were left behind to watch
your movements and to make report of
them to that mighty n who sent out
the ship Of war charged with a certain
mission? Now, why do l tell you this
Well, perhaps because I like such
knights as you are. Perhaps, also, be
cause I would warn you not to throw
away lives so gallant by attempting to
win through the guarded gates of Da'
mascus upon the maddcst Of all quests
what, you still stare at me and
doubt? Good, I have been telling yor
lies. I was not awaiting you upon the
quay, and that porter with whom
seemed to quarrel vas not charged tC
seize your baggage and bring 1t to my
house. No spies watched your move
ments from England to Beirut. Only
since you have been ut dinner I visited
your room and read some writing:
which, fOolishly, you have left among
your baggage, and opened some books
in which other names than Peter ant
John were written, and drew a grea
sword from its scabbard ON which wa,
engraved Il motto-'Meet Darcy, NEE
death.-and heard Peter call Johl
| Wulf. and John call Peter Goodwin, nn(
/ so forth"
t at seems" said Wulf in English
| that we are flies in n web, and tina
the spider is called the widow Mason
Ia, ulouSu VI WudI use We uTe W ucT
know not. Now, brother, what is to b.
, done-make friends with the spider?"
IAN Ill ally Unanswered Goodwin. Then
looking her straight in the face, h
Y asked, Hostess, who knows so much
tell me why, among other names. die
that donkey driver call you 'daughte
of Al-je-balT"
She started and answered:
80 you understand Arabic?
thought it. Why do you ask? Wha
! does it matter to your
Not much, except that. as we ar
going to visit Al-je-bal, Of course W
think ourselves fortunate to have me
his daughter"
"Going to visit Al.je-bal? Yes. yor
I limited as much upon the ship, did yo'
0 not? Perhaps that is why ! came t
meet you. Well, your threats will b
cut before ever you reach the first &
his castles"
o ~ think not" said Goodwin, and. Sut