Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-12

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 Il thank you. sire, who were always ] noble,' answered Goodwin. 1 "1on say 50. Yet have doae things 1 to you and yours that you can scarcely hold as noble,'' said Saladin Say, Sir Goodwin. is that story which they 1 tell in the camps true that vision came to you before the battle of Hat tin and that you warned the leaders of me-"
 "Yes, it is trtS," answered Goodwin, and he told the vision and O. how he had sworn to it el the rood.
 Do you wonder. then. Sir Goodwin, that ! also believe my vision which came to me thrice in the night season, 1 bringing with it the picture of the very l face of my niece, the Princess of Baal- bec?'
 II do not wonder; but, sultan, who have seen d vision speak to you who also have seen vision--a prophet to prophet"
 Say on" said SaIadin. gazing at him earnestly
 "See, now, 0 Salah-ed- din, the prin- cess Rosamuud is in Jerusalem. She ] has been led to Jerusalem that you may spare it for her sake, and thus make an end of bloodshed and save the lives of folk uncounted." "Never.' said the sultan, spfnging up. "rhey have rejected my mercy, and have sworn to sweep them away. man. woman and child, and be avenged upon all their unclean and faithless race"
 "Is Rosamund unclean that you would be avenged upon her? Will her dead body bring you peace? If Jerusa. 1 lem is put to fbe sword she must perish also
 "I will give orders that she is to be saved--that she may be judged for her crime by me-" he added grimly.
 How can she be saved when the st0rmers are drunk with slaughter and she but one disguised woman among 10000 others?"
 '"Then." lie answered. stamping his foot, .:she shall be brought or dragged out of Jerusalem before the slaughter begins
 Then without more words Saladin left the tent with troubled brow.
 Within Jerusalem all was misery, all was despair. There were crowded 1 thousands and tens of thousands of fugitives, women and children. The fighting men who were left had few commanders, and thus it came about that soon Wulf found himself the cap tain of very many of them.
 First Saiadin attacked from the west between the gates of St. Stephen and of St. David. but here stood strong fortresses, called the castle of the Pi- sans and the tower of Tancred. whence the defenders made sallIes up- on him, driving back his stormers. So he determined to change his ground and moved his army to tue east camp ing it near the valley of the Kedron.
 There were in the city many who de sired to surrender to the sultan, and fierce grew the debates between them and those who swore that they would | A that an embassy should be sent. Sal l a(lin asked them what was their wish, and they replied that they had come to discuss terms. Then he answered thus: l "In Jerusalem is a certain lady. my niece known among us as the Princess of Baalbec and among the Christians as Rosamund D'Arcy. Let her be sur rendered to me that l may deal with her as she deserves. and we will talk again. Till then have no more to say"
 ] Now. most of tho embassy knew ] nothing of this lady but one or two said they thought that they had heard of her. but had no knowledge of where she was hidden.
 Then return and search her out. said Sa!a.iin and s, h~:r:ssel them.
 Back came the envoyS to the council and t:..d w!.a. SalAtiin had said
 At lrast." cNc';2 i,nc;l Ucraclius. tle patriarcA. "in iA..; matter it is easy t,' satisfy the sultan. Let his niece be found and dei;vevts, to him. Where k she?'
 Now one tirclnrad that she Naa known by the knight t;ii' N;:.rc " -s"cg, with whom she h::l entered the city. So he was sent f0' cn:l came with armor rent and l,esl Swos,tI in nand.
 We desire t. l..log-. Si! Wulf.' ;i=.s. tIe natriAl'e4... .lsre you have hidden away t..e lady known as the Princess of i3aalha1, Wiiom you stole from tile ! sul:s.s.::'
 What is that to your holiness?" ask 1 4d Wul: shortly.
 "A great deal to me and to all, see ing that Saiadin will not even treat l with us until she is delivered to him.
 Does this council, then, propose to hand over a Christian lady to the Sal- acens against her will?" asked Wuif.
 "Waste not our time," exclaimed the patriarch impatiently. "We understand that you are this woman's lover, but | howavar th3t may ha Saladin QemG II lts