The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-05-10

for which the punishment is to die by
torment. Nay, thank Inc not, for l do
only what l must who am a slave--a
slave"
a slave to whom!" asked Goodwin.
staring at her.
ITO the lorI of all the mountains"
she answered. with a smile that wa;
sweet vet very sad. and without anoth-
er word spurred on her horse.
They crossed the plain. and toward
evening came To the wall OF the outer
city. They passed up street very
steep and narrow from the roofs and
windows of the houses on either side
Of which hundreds of people many OF
whom seemed to he engaged ut their
evening prayer. watched them 60 by.
At the head of this street they reached
a fortified gateway. on the turrets Of
which. so motionless that Mt first they
took them 70 he statues cut in stone
stood guards wrapped in long white
robes. After parley this WAS opened
to them, and they rode through triple
doors.
lHth tlicN >uN an the Nbllttl vi tllht
place. for between the outer city where
they stood and the castle. with its inner
town which was built around and be-
meath it. yaWncd Il vast gulf over nine
ty feet in depth. Across this g!f butt
of blocks of stone quite mraiied and
not more than three PAGES wide. ran IL
causeway some 200 yards in length,
which cauSeWay was supported upon
arches reared UP ut intervals from the
bottom of the gulf.
Ride Oh and lave no fear" said
MaSouda. Your horses are trained to
heights. ana the mules and mine will
follow"
At length they were across and. PASS
ing under another gateway which had
broad terraces on esther side of it.
rode up the long street beyond ana
entered great courtyard, around
which stood the castle. a vast and
froWning fortress. Here n white robCd
officer came forward. greeting them
with a low bow, and with him serv-
ants, who assisted them to dismount.
These men took the horses to Il range
of stables on one side of the courtyard.
whittier the brethren followed to see
their beasts groomed and fed. Then
the while, conducted them through
doorways and down passages TO the
guest chambers, large stone rooted
rooms, where they found their baggage
ready for them Here Masouda said
that she would see them again on the
following morning and departed in
company with the officer.
Wulf looked round the great vauited
chamber. which. now that the dark had
fallen, was lit by Pickering lamps set
in iron brackets upon the wall, and
said
We'll, for my part, had rather pass
the night in a desert among the lions
than in this dismal place
Scarcely were the words out of his
lips when curtains swung aside. and
beautiful women entered. clad i'll gauZy
wells and bearing dishes of food These
they placed upon tie ground before
them, inviting them to eat. Then they
strange to them, but very pleasant to
the taste. Wine was offered to them
also. but of this remembering MasOu-
da's words. they would not drink, ask
ing 10y signs for water, which was
brought after little pause
When their meal was done the beau.
tiful women bore away the dishes and
black slaves appeared. These men led
them to baths such as they had never
seen. where they WASHED In hot water,
then i'll cold. Afterward they wers
rubbed with spicy smelling oils and.
having been wrapped in white robes,
conducted back to their chamber, where
they found beds spread for them. On
these. being very weary. they lay down,
when Stral@e. sweet music broke out,
and Ia the sound Of it hey fell asleep.
When they awOke it was to see the
light streaming through the high, lat.
ticed windows
Did you sleep well, Goodwin asked
wuif
"Weli enough" answered Iis brother.
only | dreamed that throughout the
night people came and looked at me-"
Il dreamed that also" said Wulf.
Moreover. l think that it was not all
a dream. since there is Il coverlet on
my bed which was not there when
went to sleep"
They rose and dressed themselves.
putting on clean garments and their
best cloaks that they had brought with
them on the mules. after which the veil
ed women entered the room with break.
fast, and they ate. When this was fin
ished, having nothing else to do they
made signs to one of the women that