The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-05-14

right hand. Thrice they passed round
the city thus, the last time by them
selves. for the captain and the fedais
were far outstripped. Indeed. 1t was
not until they had unsaddled Flame |
and Smoke In their stalls that these
appeared. squirting their foaming horses.
Taking no heed of them, the brethren |
thrust aside the grOoms, dressed their |
steeds down, fed and watered them. |
About the hour of sunset the women |
servants came ana led them to the
bath, where the black slaves washed
and perfumed them. clothing them in
| fresh robes above their armOr.
! When they came out the sun was
| down, and the women. bearing torches
| in their hands, conducted them to
great and gorgeous hall, which they had
not seen before. built of fretted stone
and having a carved and painted roof.
| On the floor of this hail. each seated
upon his cushion beside low tables in
laid with pearl. sat the guests. hun
dred or more. all dressed in white robes
on which the red dagger was blazoned.
and all as silent as though they were
asleep.
When the brethren reached the place
the women left them, and servants
with gold chains round their necks es-
corted them to a dais iii the middle of
the hall, where We're many cushions, as
vet unoccupied. arranged in semi
circle, of which the center was a divan
higher and more gorgeous than the rest.
Here places We're pointed out to them
, opposite the divan. and they took their
, stand by them. They had not long to
/ wait, for presently there was sound
i of music and, heralded by troops of
singing women, the lord Sinan. clad
now in his blood red festal robe. ap-
preached.
Around him marched four slaves,
/ black as ebony, each of whom held a
: flaming torch on high. while behind
= followed the two gigantic guards who
had stood sentry over him when he sat
under the canopy of justice. AS he
. advanced down the hall every man in
. 1t rose and Frustrated himself and so
e remained until his lord was seated.
= save only the two brethren. Settling
= himself among the cushions at one end
|, Of the divan. he waved his hand
/ whereon the feasters, and with them
u Goodwin and Wulf, sat themselves
a down.
4 Now there was pause. while SinaI
T. glanced along the hall impatieDtly
c. Soon the brethren saw why, since
the end opposite to that by which h
had entered appeared more singing
women, and after them, also escorte'
by four black torchbearers-only thes
were women-walked ROSamund ant
- behind her Masouda.
w. Rosamund it was without doubt. bu
ID Rosamund transformed, for now sh
seemed an eastern queen. Round he
head was coronet of gems fror
+, which hung q veil. but not so as to hid
her face. Jeweled, too, were her heav
plaits of hair; jeweled the rose ST
garments that she Wore. the giEdle
"a her waist, her naked, ivory arms an
even the slippers on her feet
-, On came Rosamund. and now, b
hold. the lord Al-ie-bal rose and, gi'
. ing her his hand, seated her by him G
90 the divan.
"Show no surprise, Wulf," muttere
od Goodwin. who had caught warnil
an look in the eyes of MasOuda as 81
took up her position behind Rosamun
SIC Now the feast began. Slaves, runnlr
~, TO and fro, set dish after dish nile
mr. with strange and Savory meats up'
10. the little inlaid tables. those that we
served to Sinan and his guests fas
,ro toned all of them of silver or OF gold
-, Goodwin and Wuf ate, though not +
-. hunger's sake, but of what they Il
they remembered nothing who we
watching Sinan and stralninS the
- oars TO catch all he said without Seel
ing to take note or listen. Although s.
strove to hide it and to appear indlffe
Il. ent. it was plain to them that KOS
49, mnnd was much afraid. Again III
again Sinan presented to her ch0i
49, morsels of food All the while also
80 devoured her with his fierce eyes.
80. Wine, perfumed and spiced, W
ri brought in golden cups, OF which, ha
ing drunk. he offered to Rosamul
But she shook her head and asked NJ
u SCUBA for water. saying that she tout
eii' ed nothing stronger, and it was Civ
her cooled with snow. The brethr
5n' asked for water also, whereupon SIN
ieii looked at them suspiciouSly and {
oui manded the reason. Goodwin repll
Iei through Masouda that they We're und
this -, 49, -, 10 vino iii tbav
i'm, -n - -. ~, corrtrv bavi
fulfilled their mission.
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