The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-13
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

CHAPTER 1.-The opening scenes
of the story are laid ia England, to-
ward the close of the twelfth century.
Rosamund Darcy, who is niece of
the eastern monarch, Salah-ed-din (Sal
adm, and her two COUSINS. Goodwin and
Wulf, are surprised by body of armed
men, who desire to take Rosamund.
She escapes while the young men fight
the kidnappers. The latter mention
Sir Hugh Lozelle, an enemy of the
D'Acys. The brethren are wounded.
H.-Sir Andrew Darcy, father of
Rosamund, determines to knight his
nephews III.-Godwin and Wolf are
knighted. Both are in love with Rosa
mund. They receive Sir Andrews
permission to ask Rosamund to choose
one of them. IV.--Rosamund tells
the brethren TO wait two years for her
decision. Sir Andrew is visited by a
pilgrim with a letter from Sal-ed-din.
The latter asks that Rosamund go to
Syria. He threatens to take her by
force if she will not go willingly. The
sultan has dreamed that through Rosa
mund much bloodshed will be avoided.
V.-ROsamund refuses. Sir Andrew
tells the story of his marriage to the
sultan's sister, in the time of the war
in Syria. He was assisted to escape
from Syria by shiek named Al-je-bal,
whose Signet ring Sir Andrew still has.
Wulf goes to buy wine from stranded
merchant. VI.-At a feast the wine
merchant drugs Gudwin and Wulf and,
aided by band of Saracens, tries to
seize Rosamund. He proclaims him.
self the emjr HasSan, sent by Salah-ed
din. Sir Andrew and Rosamund re-
sist. NII.-Sir Andrew is struck down
and Rosamund carried off. Goodwin
and Wulf awake to find their uncle dy-
ing ana their cousin gone. Before his
death Sir Andrew gives the brethren
Al-je-bal's signet ring and tells them
to seek aid from him. VIII.-Godwin
and Wulf, known as Peter and John,
, come to Buriut in search of ROsamund.
There they are led to an inn by
woman. Masouda, who befriends them.
They tell her their errand. MasOuda
tells the brethren she knows their real
names and warns them not to go to AL
je-bal, who is also called Sinap. TX
Masouda aids the brethren to buy
horses and accompanies them on their
journey to Al-je-bal. Goodwin saves
her from lioness. Non board Has
sans ship Rosamund finds LoZelle. He
offers to wed her and save her from the
Saracens. She refuses. LOZelle be-
trays Rosamund and Hassan to Allie
bal. XI-The brethren meet Al-je-bal,
the terrible chief of the assassins. MI
At the court of Sinan the brethren
find Rosamund, whom they call their
sister. They quarrel with Lozelle and
a dual Is arranged between him and
Wulf. Hassan has escaped to Salah-
ed-din. The brethren are forbidden to
leave Sinan'S court, except under sane
ton of his signet ring. XII -Sinan
wishes to wed Rosamund. Masouda
plans to escape from him with Rosa
mund and the brethren. Salah-ed-din
demands Rosamund from Sinan. who
refuses to give her up. lV-Wulf
Stays LoZelle in the dual and fees with
Goodwin to rendezvous appointed by
Masouda. XV-Masouda escapes with
Rosamund by the aid of the brethrens'
signet ring, and the four go to Salah-
ed-din at Emesa. XVI-Salah -ed-din
welcomes the brethren but warns them
not to try to rescue ROsamund from
him. XVII-Salahed -din delares war
against the Christians, and the breth-
rem leave his court, after saving his
life from the assassins. XNlll-ln the
battle of Hattin the Christians are de-
feated, and Goodwin and Wulf, after the
latter has slain Hassan, are captured.
Hassan has left his jeweled star to
Wulf. XTX-Wulf receives the star,
which Messour. the sultan's enuch,
tries 70 steal. Masouda, who is in love
with Goodwin, plans to escape with
Rosamund and the brethren from
Salah-ed-din, bribing Aladdin, the sui
tan's captain, with the star.
"There is testimony against one of
you," answered Saladin sternly, that
of two witnesses. as is required, and,
as l have warned you long ago, that
man shall die. Indeed. both of you
should die, for l am sure that both are
guilty. Still, you have been put upon
your trial according to the law, and as
a Just judge. will not strain the law
against you. Let the guilty one die by
beheading at shutdown, the hour at !
which he planned to commit his crime |
The other may go free with the citizens |
of Jerusalem, who depart tonight, bear
ing my message to the Frankish lead |
ers in that holy town.
I'VE admit nothing" said Goodwin. |
''Yet if one of us must die as the
elder claim that right"
And | claim it as the younger The |
jewel was Hassan's gift to me. Who |
else could give it to Abdullah?" added |
Wulf
"Well spoken, both of you. So it |
seems that both must die
Then Rosamund stepped forward and |
threw herself upon her knees before
him. eXclaiming:
Sire my uncle, such is not your JUS |
tice. that two should be slain for the |