The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-05-18

OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

CHAPTER 1.-The opening scenes
OF the story are laid in England, to-
ward the close of the twelfth century.
Rosamund Darcy, who is u niece OF
the eastern monarch, Salah-ed-din (Sal-
adin), and her two cousins, Goodwin and
Wulf, are surprised by body of armed
men, who desire to take ROsamund.
She escapes while the young men fight
the kidnappers. The. latter mention
Sir Hugh LoZelle, an enemy of the
D'Arcys. The brethren are wounded.
U.-Sir Andrew Darcy, father of
Rosamund, determines to knight his
nephews. III.-Godwin and Wolf afe
knighted. Both are in love with Rosa
mund. They receive Sir Andrews
permission to ask Rosamund to choose
one of them. IV.-Rosamund tells
the brethren to wait two years for her
decision. Sir Andrew is visited by
pilgrim with letter from Sal-ed-din.
The latter asks that Rosamund go to
Syria. He threatens to take her by
force if she will not go willingly. The
sultan has dreamed that through Rosa
mund much bloodshed will be avoided
V.-RoSamund refuses. Sir Andrew
tells the story of his marriage to the
sultan's sister, in the time of the war
in Syria He was assisted to escape
from Syria by shiek named Al-le-bal,
whose signet ring Sir Andrew still has
Wulf goes to buy wine from a stranded
merchant. VI.-At feast the wine
merchant drugs Goodwin and Wulf and,
aided by banu of Saracens, tries to
seize Rosamund. He proclaims him
self the emjr Hassan, sent by Salah-ed-
din. Sir Andrew and ROsamund re-
sist. VII.-Sir Andrew is struck down
and Rosamund carried off. Goodwin
and Wulf awake to find their uncle dy-
ing ana their cousin gone. Before his
death Sir Andrew gives the brethren
Al-je-bal's signet ring and tells them
to seek aid from him. VIII.-Godwin
and Wulf, known as Peter and John,
come to Buriut in search Of Rosamund.
There they are led to an inn by a
woman, Masouda, who befriends them.
They tell her their errand. Masouda
tells the brethren she knows their real
names and warns them not to 60 TO AL
je-bal, who is also called SinaD. TX
MaSouda aids the brethren to buy
horses and accompanies them on their
journey to Al-je-bal. Goodwin saves
her from lioness. X-On board Has
sans ship Rosamund finds Lozelle. He
offers to wed her and save her from the
Saracens. She refuses. LoZelle be-
trays Rosamund and Hassan to Allie
bal. XI-The brethren meet Al-je-bal,
the terrible chief of the assassins. MI
AT the court of Sinan the brethren
find Rosamund, whom they call their
sister They quarrel with Lozelie and
dual Is arranged between him and
Wulf. Hassan has escaped to Salah
ed-din. The brethren are forbidden to
leave Sinan's court, except under sane
ton of his signet ring. XLlI-Sinan
wishes to wed Rosamund. Masouda
plans to escape from him with Rosa
mund and the brethren. Salah eddin
demands Rosamund from Sinan. who
refuses to give her up.
Now the brethren were come to the
open space in front of the narrow
bridge. where tier on tier the multitude
were ranged. kept back from its cen
ter by lines of guards. On the fat
rcofod houses also they We're crowded
thick as Swarming bees, on the cir
cling walls and on the DattiementS tnat
protected the far end of the bridge and
the houses of the outer city Before
the bridge was a low gateway. and
upon its roof sat the Ali bal. clad IN
his scarlet robe of festival, and by bis
side, the moonlight cleaning on her
jewels. ROSamund. In front. draped In
rich garment. Il dagger of gems in
her dark hair, stood the interpreter or
mouth" MasOuda, and behind were
dais and guards.
The brethren rode to the space be-
fore the arch and halted. saluting with
their pennoned spears. Then from the
farther side advanced another process
sion, which. opening. revealed the
knight LoZele riding on his great
black horse. and huge man and fierce
he seemed in his armOr.
What" he shouted. glowering at
them. Am | to fight one against two!
Is this your chivalry:'
NAY, nay. Sir Traitor" answered
Wulf. Nay, nay, betrayer of Chris
tian maids to the power of the heath
ell dog You have fought Goodwin
Now it is the turn of Wulf. Kill Wuli
and Goodwin remains. Kill Goodwin
and God remains"
LoZclle heard and seemed to go mad
with rage or fear or both.
"Lord Sinan." he shouted in Arabic
'this is murder Am |. who have
done you so much service, to be butch
cred for your pleasure by the lovers
of that woman whom you would honor
with the name of wife,
Sinan heard and stared at him with
dull, angry eyes.
AYE. you may stare" went on the
maddened I.oZelle, but it is true-they