The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-05-24
CHAPTER WIN.

1V their horses that winter
morning Having no ship In
which to follow Rosamund-and this,
indeed, 1t would have been too late to
do-they thanked those who had come
to aid them and returned home to stee-
pie, where they had matters to arrange.
Two days later Sir Andrew was
buried with great pomp at Stangate
abbey. After he had been laid to rest
bis will was opened. Then 1t was
found that with the exception Of GER
tain sums of money left to his neph-
ews, a legacy to stangate abbey and
another to be devoted to masses foT the
repose Of his soul, with some gifts to
bis servants and the poor, all his es-
tate was devised to his daughter Rosa
mund. The brethren or the survivor OF
them, however. held It in trust on her
behalf, with the charge that they
should keep watch and ward over her
and manage her lands till she took a
husband.
These lands, together with their own.
the brethren placed in the hands OF
Prior John Of Stangate, In the presence
OF witnesses, to administer for them
subject to the provisions Of the will,
taking q 1.-THE of the rents and profits
for his pains. The priceless Jewels
also that had been sent by Saladin
were given Into his keeping and a re-
ceipt with list Of the same signed In
duplicate deposited with a clerk at
Soutbmlnster. This indeed was neces-
sary, seeing that none save the brethren
and the prior knew Of these Jewels, of
which, being Of so great value, It was
not safe to speak. Then early one
morning before any were astlr they
rode quietly away to London.
Through the hot haze of July morn
ing dromon, as certain merchant yes
sells Of that time were called might
have been seen drifting before a light
breeze into ST. Georges bay at Beirut
on the coast OF Syria. Cyprus, whence
she had sailed last, was not a hundred
miles away, yet she had taken six days
to do the journey. not on account OF
storms, OF which there were none at
this time OF year. but through lack OF
wind to move her.
Among the passengers were Goodwin
and Wulf, travelling, as their uncle had
hidden them, unattended by squires or
By servants. Upon the ship they pass
ed themselves OF as brothers named
Peter and John Of Lincoln, simple gen
tlemen Of small estate, making a pill
grimage to the Holy Land in penltence
FOR their sins. At this tale their fellow
passengers with whom they had sailed
from Genoa, to which place they tray
eled overland, shrugged their shout
ders, for these brethren looked what
they were knights OF high degree-and
they nlcknamed them Sir Peter and Sir
John. and as such they were known
throughout the voyage.
The brethren were seated together In
little place apart in the bow Of the
ship and engaged. Goodwin In reading
from an Arabic translation Of tine Cos
pels made by some Egyptian monk, and
Wulf In following It with little ease
IN the Latin version. OF the former
tongue indeed they had acquired much
IN their youth, since they learned 1t
from Sir Andrew with Rosamund, al
though they could not talk II as she
did. who had been taught to lisp Il as
an infant by her mother.
"shut the book brother" said Wulf.
'There is Lebanon at last" And he
pointed to the great line OF mountains
revealing themselves dimly through
their wrappings Of mist
ave- said Godwini "the promised
land. AS our uncle babe, we WIN seek
out their shelk Jebal'-