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 morrow at the wedding feast when he was in his own halls. surrounded by his guards.
 Aye he answered. these brethren shall fight with them until they are driven into the gulf IL will be q good ly sight for me and my queen to see So he suffered you to go, and left him also. Before l went he spoke to me, bidding me bring the princess to him privately within two hours after we had supped. as he wished to speak to her alone about the ceremony of her marriage on the MOTION and to make her gifts. 1 answered aloud that his commands should be obeyed and hur ried to the guest castle. There 1 found your lady recovered from her faint ness, but mad with fear, and forced her to eat and drink.
 ''The rest is short Before the two hours were gone messenger came, saying that the Al-je-bal bade me do what he had commanded.
 "Return. l answered; the princess adorns herself We follow presently alone, as it is commanded.'
 '"Then l threw this cloak about her and bade her be brave, and, if we fail- ed, to choose whether she would take Snan or death for lord Next, l took the ring you had, the signct of the dead Al-je-bal We came to the guards, and to them I showed the ring. They bowed also but when they saw that we turned down the passage to the left and not to the right, as we should have done to come to the doors of the inner palace. they would have stopped us.
 Acknowledge the signet, 1 answer ed. Dogs, what is it to you which road the signet takes: Then they also let us pass.
 "Now. following the passage, we were out'of the guest house and in the gardens, and I led her to what is called the prison tower. whence runs the secret way. Here were more guards, whom bade open in the name of Sinan They said: We obey not. This place is shut save to the signet itself
 '.'Behold 1t" I answered. It is the signet that he must have sent, sure enough the captain said. to disobey which is death
 50 they opened. though doubtfully, and We entered. and barred the door behind us. Then. to be short, through the darkness of the tower basement, guiding ourselves by the wall. we crept 10 the entrance of that way of which know the secret. Aye. and along all it's length and through the rock door of escape at the end of which I set so that none can turn it save skilled ma sons with their tools, and into the cave where we found you. Ii was no great matter, having the signet, although without the signet it had not been pos sible tonight, when every gate is guard ed
 Seated there on the grass in the dark ness Goodwin told them of their mad ride and of the slaying of tie guards. while Rosamund raised her hands and thanked heaven for it's mercies and that they were without those accursed walls
  fore sunset said Masouda grimly.
 "Yes," answered Wulf, but not alive. Now, what plan have you? To ride for the coast towns:'
 "No." replied Masouda, tat least not straight. since to do so We must pass through the country of the assassins. who by this days light will be warned to watch for US. We must ride through the desert mountain lands to Emesa, many miles away, and cross the Oron- tes there. then down into Baalbec and so back to Beirut"
 'Emesa:" said Goodwin. Why, Sal adin holds that place, and of Baalbec the Lady Rosanund is princess
 Which is best:' asked Masouda shortly. That she should fall into the hands of SalaL-ed-din or back into those ot .'a master of the assassias: Choose v,l!.-ts Fou wish.
 T eh 55~. Salah-ed-Gin.' broke in Rosa4.-l1. ''f15' - least he is my uncle ami vii! 10 ne 70 VI
 >j9ys It b., Il ;.-e sU.aI.er day be- gan to hrss5ss s.ilf. s, s-1n q. the dazs-n was gray, lav.--@ ..,ssnls, tlleir Ill and. as they < .4ss-...g ese. eaten some water ere Il ccew in the stream. they ti:s,..eaed 1h"tr saddle eifflIs and started. se..-t.e,..- Id ;Ilay g4ne d hun dred y&.s -#. Ton. ...c gulf be- meath that was hidden in gray mists they heard tlc sound Of horses hoofs and mels voices.
 Push on." said Masouda. "Al-iebal is on our tracks"
 Upward they climbed through the gathering light till at length they reached great table land that ran to the foot of some mountains a dozen miles or more away. Among those mountains scared two peaks, set close together To these Masouda pointed saying that their road ran between them and that beyond lay the valley of the Orontes While she spoke far be hind them they heard the sound of men shouting, although they could see nothing because of the dense mist
 Push en-" said Masouda. There is