Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-01


 ball, while he was borne 10 md fro through the hlackness stretched npon q couch of ebony Then q space pf oblivion and he awoke to hear otller voices around him. voices human. we'll beloved remembered. aud to see q face bending over him, face most human. most well beloved. moSt remembered. that of his cousin Rosanund. He bab- bled some questions. but they brought him food and told him to sleep. so he slept Thus it went on. waking and sleep sicer and waking. till at length ore morning he woke up truly in the little room that opened out of the solar or sitting place of the hall of Stneple. whe.c he and Wulf had slept since tleir uncle took them to his home as int llts. More. on the trestle bed op- po:tte to him. his leg and arm band l aged and d crutcll by his side, sat Wulf himself, somewhat paler and l thinner than Of yore. but the same jo- ! vial, careless. yet at times fierce faced Wulf
 Do still dream. my brother. or is l it ,oll i:a.eed:"
 A happy smile spread upon the face of Nslf. r., HOW lie knew that God viii vas himself again.
 Me sure enough" he answered. "Drea,n folk doat have lame legs. They re tile sifts of swords and men" And K3s.zlndnd-w what of Rosamund? Did tie 2..@.:,' horse swim the creek, and lo" C. ::..c We here? Tell me qui@l.-1 f::l.t fo" nevSs..' She shall tell yeu herself" and. hoh- bling to the cllrtainnd door. he called. "Rosamund. my-nay our cousin Rosa mund. Go,,win is himself again There was q swift rustic If robes and 8 sound of quick feet among the rushes that strewed the floor and then-Rosa- mund herself. lovely as ever, but all her statelineSs forgot n joy. She saw bim, the gaUnt Goodwin sitting up upon the pallet, his gray eyes shining in the white and sunken face, for Godwin's eyes were gray, while Wulf's were blue, the only difference between them which a stranger would note, although
 
 saw him and, with little cry of de- light, ran and cast her arms about him and kissed him on the brow.
 "Be careful" said Wulf roughly, turning his head aside, "or, Rosamund. you will loose the bandages and bring his trouble back again. He has had enough of bloodletting"
 Enc eel, came the sound of a slow step. and. swinging the curtain aside. a tall and noble looking knight entered the little place. The man was old, but looked older than he was, for sorrow and sick ness had wasted him. RoSamund turn ed and bent the knee to him with a strange and eastern grace, while Wulf bowed his head. and Goodwin, since his neck was too stiff to stir, held up his hand in greeting The old man looked at him. and there was pride in his eye 50 you will live after all, my neph- ew," he said "and for that thank the Giver of life and death, since you are a gallant man-a worthy child of the bloods of the Norman Darcy and of Uluin the Saxon. Yes, one of the best of them.''
 Speak not so. my uncle," said God win; 'or at least here is a worther' and he patted the hand of Wulf with his lean fingers Tt was Wulf who bore me through"
 "Would that had been there to help in that fight said Sir Andrew D'Arcy. tossing his white hair. My children. I am jealous of you. Why. when found you lying in each others arms I could have wept for rage to think that such fray had been within a league of my own doors and l not in it.
 T know nothing of all that story" said Goodwin.
 No, in truth. How can you who have been senseless this month or more: But Rosamund knows, and she shall tell it you. Speak on, Kosanund Lay you back, Goodwin. and listen.'
 The tale is yours, my cousins. and not mine," said Rosa!nund. You baue me take the water. and into it l spur red the gray horse, and we sank deep, so that the waves closed above my head. Then up we came, floating from the saddle. but reganed it, and the horse answered to my voice and bridle and swam out for the farther shore. On it swam somewhat slant wise with the tide. so that by turning my head could see all that passe;. upon the mole l saw them come at you and men fall before your swords. l saw you charge them and run back again. Lastly. after what seemed q very long while, when was far away saw Wulf lift Goodwin into the saddle -I knew it must he Goodwin, because he set him on the black horse-and tue pair of you galloped down the quay and vanished.
 By then l was near the home shore, and the gray grew very weary and sank deep in the water, But cheered it on with my voice, and. although twice its head went beneath the waves,