The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-14
BLESS me, father, and bid them

| Then IT was t1at Re heard q we'll
known footstep and looked up to see
Wulf staring at him.
| What do you here, GOdwin?" asked
| Wulf. HAS yonder fox shared both
Of us?" and he nodded at Saladin
"Let the fox speak," said the sultan.
with smile. know, Sir Wulf, that
your brother was about to die in YOUR
place and of his own wish. But | re-
fuse such sacrifice who yet have made
use of it to teach my niece, the prin-
cess, that should she continue in her
plottings to escape or allow you to
continue in them certainly it will bring
you to your deaths and if need be, her
also. knights, you are brave men
whom / prefer to kill In war. Good
horses stand without; take them as nv
gift and ride with these foolish citizens
of Jerusalem. We may meet again
within its streets. Nay. thank me not.
| thank you who have taught Salah-ed-
din how perfect thing can be the
love Of brothers."
The brethren stood awhile bewil.
dered. for it is strange thing thus to
come back from death to life. 1t was
Wulf who spoke the first
"a noble deed, Goodwin. Sultan, we
| are grateful for your boon of life,
though had you shed this innocent
blood surely it would have stained your
soul"
Outside that gloomy place of death
their swords were given them and two
good horses. which they mounted.
Hence guides led them to the embassy
from Jerusalem that was already in
the saddle. who were very glad to wei
come two such knights to their com
pany. Then. having bid farewell to
the bishop Egbert, who wept for joy
at their escape, escorted for awhile by
Saladin's soldiers. they rode away from
Ascalon at the fall of night
Soon they had told each other all
there was to tell. When he heard of
the woe of Rosamund, Wulf well nigh
shed tears
We have our lives" he said. but
/ how shall we save her? While MasOu-
da stayed with her there was some
bOpe but now | can see none"
There is none except in God" an
swered Goodwin, who can do all things
even free Rosamund and make her
your wife Also If Masouda is at lber-
~. we shall hear from her ere long.
So let us keep a good heart"
But, though Re spoke thus. the soul
of Goodwin was oppressed with fear
which he could not understand. 1t
seemed as though some great terror
came very close to him or to one whc
was near and dear. Deeper and deeper
he sank into that pit of dread of he
knew not what until at length he could
have cried aloud, and his brow was
bathed with a sweat Of anguish. Wulf
saw his face in the moonlight and
asked:
What ails you. Goodwin? Have yor
some secret wOund!'
Yes. brother" he answered, "a
wound in my spirit. Ill fortune threat
ems us-great i'll fortune
That is no new thing" said Wulf,
'in this land of blood and sorrows.
Let US meet it as we have met the
rc:;,''
Alas. brother" exclaimed Goodwin
"I fear thac Hosamund is in sore dan.
ger-EOsamund or another"
Then" answered Wulf. turning
pale, since we cannot, let us pray
that some angel may deliver her"
Aye said Goodwin. and as they
rode through the desert sands beneath
the silent stars they prayed to the
Blessed Mother and to their saints, St
Peter and st. Chad-prayed with ali
their strength.
The dawn was breaking. and at its
first sign the escort of Saladin'S sol
diers had turned and left them. Ali
night they had ridden fast and far
The plain was behind them, and their
road ran among hills. Suddenly ii
turned and in the flaming lights of the
newborn day showed them sight so
beautiful that for a moment all that
little company drew rein to gaze, for
yonder before them, though far away
as yet, throned upon her hills, stood
the holy city of Jerusalem.
Saladin had offered to spare the cit
liens if they consented to surrender,
but they would not. This embassy
had told him that they had sworn to
perish with the holy places, and now,
looking at it i'll its splendor, they knew
that the hour was near and groaned
aloud.
Goodwin groaned also. but not for
Jerusalem. oh. now the last terror was
upon him! Blackness surged round
him. and in the blacllness swords and
a sound as of a woman's voice MUIR !
muring his name. Suddenly the an
guish passed. \ strange wind seemed
To LIn,xr about him and Lift his hair q !