Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-10


 which to follow Rosamund-and this. indeed, it would have been too late to do--ti;ey th;;.l.ieii those w!to had come to aid them and returned home to Stee ple where they had matters to arrange.
 Two 6ays later Sir Andrew was buried with great poiap at Stangate abbey. After he had been laid to rest his will was opened. Then it Was fo,nd that with the exception of cer tain sums of money left to his neph evs. legacy to Stangate abbey and another 10 be devoted to masses for the re,;ost of his soul, with some gifts to his servants and the poor all his es fate y.;:s ;:evisau to his daughter Rosa n,uud. T.le brethren or the survivor of thc:j!. however held it in trust on hel behalf, with the charge that they shou!: keep watch and ward over her and manage her lands till she took a husbal:d.
 Yic*e lands, together with their own. the ..,e...iren placed in the hands of Pri5:. .!t;!i.l ef St:,nS:tte. i'll the presence of v.,;an ;Ses. Q :s;l.....l,ster for them suhiect ta the provisions of the will, taking 8 t:t.lc of the rents and profits for his na;ns. The priceless jewels also that ..;d been sent by Saladin were given into his keeping and a re- cei~t v-.t!. ;t lst of tue s;aille signed ill durlie.:.tc Gcros:tcd With a clerk at SoEthnl.nster. This indeed was neces sa:y. sea.." tllat none save the brethren and the |,.'ior knew of these jewels, of which. being of so great q value it was not safe to speak. Then early one morning aef 5rc ;.Hy were astir they rode q,..et..:' away to l.1tiuon.
 Through the hot haze of a July morn ing a droHOn. as certain merchant yes sels of that time were called, might have been seen drifting before 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 Wuif, travelling, as their uncle had bidden them, unattended by squires or by servants. Upon the ship they pass ed themselves off as brothers named Peter and John of Lincoln, simple gen. temen of small estate, making a pill grimage to the Holy Land in penitence 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 shoul- ders, for these brethren looked what they were-knights of high degree-and they nicnnamed them Sir Peter and Sir John. and as such they were known throughout the voyage.
 The brethren were seated together ill little place apart i'll the bow of the from an Arabic translation of the 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 it from Sir Andrew with Rosamund. all though they could not talk it as she did, who had been taught to lisp it 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 throug': their wrappings of mist.
 "Aye," said Goodwin; "the promised land. AS our uncle bade, we will seek out their sheik Jebal'-
 "Hush!" said Wulf, for just then some merchants and with them nun, Der of pilgrims crowded forward to the bow to obtain their first view of the Holy Land. Indeed, one of these men-a trader known as Thomas of lpswich-was, they found, standing close to them. The brethren mingled With them while this same Thomas Of Ipswich, who had visited the place be- Tore, or so it seemed. pointed out the beauties of the country.
 AAoNC SOu LCSu OA lAC asked Wulf.
 Aye following my business" he an swered, "so far And he showed them great snow capped peak to the north. There begins the territory of the shek Alje-baP-and he looked at them whom." he added, ''nei- ther Christian nor Saracen visit with out an invitation. which is seldom given"
 Again they inquired why not.
 Because" answered the trader. still watching them, most men love their lives, and that man is the lord of death and magic. This old man of the noun tain is great murderer, of whom even all the princes of the east are terrified. for he speaks word to his fedais-or are initiated, and they go forth and bring to death any whom he hates. Young men, like you well. and l say to you, be warned. In this Syria there are many wonders to be seen. Leave those of Masyaf and its fearful lord alone if you desire to look again upon the towers of Lincoln"