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. hold of tie brothers Ike the fear of an evil cream. At length there was stir behind them. and at a word from Ma souda they separated, falling apart pace or two. and stood opposite each other and sideways to Sinan. Standing thus, they saw the curtains drawn Through them came four men, carrying stretcher covered with a cloth be- heath which they could see the outline of form that lay there strless The four men brought the stretcher to the front of the canopy, set it on the ground, prostrated themselves and re- tired. walking backward down the length of the terrace.
 Again there was silence. while the brethren wondered whose corpse it was that lay beneath the cloth for corpse it must surely be. though nei- ther the lord of the mountain nor his dals and guards seemed to concern themselves in the matter Again the curtains parted, and procession ad- vanced up the terrace First came great man clad in a white robe blazon- 1 ed with the bleeding dagger after whom walked tall woman shrouded in long veil. who was followed by thickset knight clad in Frankish ar nor and wearing cape of which the cowl covered his head as though to keep the rays of the sun from beating 1 on his helmet. Lastly walked four guards. The leader of the little band reached the space before the canopy and, prostrating himself by the side of the stretcher. lay still. She who walked behind him stopped also and, seeing the black heap upon the cushion, shuddered
 "Woman. unveil,s commanded the voice of Sinan
 She hesitated, then swiftly undid some fastening so that her drapery fell from her head The brethren stared, rubbed their eyes and stared again.
 Before them stood Rosamund.
 Yes, it was Rosamund, worn with sickness, terrors and travel, Rosamund herself beyond all doubt At the sight of her pale, queenly beauty the heap on the cushion stirred beneath his black cloak, and the beady eyes were filled with an evil. eager light. Even the dais seemed to wake from their contemplation. and Masouda bit her red lip, turned pale beneath her olive skin and watched with devouring eyes, waiting to read this woman's heart.
 "Rosamund!'., cried the brethren with one voice
 She heard. As they sprang toward face then with low cry flung an arm about the neck of each and would have fallen in the ecstasy of her joy had they not held her. Indeed, her knees touched the ground. As they stopped to lift her it flashed into Godwin's mind that Masouda had told Sinan that they were her brethren. The thought was followed by another. If this were so, they might be left with her. whereas otherwise that black robed devil
 "Listen," he whispered in English, i've are not your cousins-we are your brothers, your half brothers, and we know no .Arabic.'
 tNiIt' lNstltt ttii'i " 'Ai AAN''ANA' oUe eAAS watchers thought th:.t they were but welcoming each other for Nuf began to talk also. random words in French. such as "Graetin@ si.:ter..' .'Wpl! found sister," and kissed fer on the forehead.
 Rosamund opened her eyes which had c.o;pd an5' gl:l.llcc he" feet gave one hand to c:lcl of the hrs t.ren. 'ih"a the voice Of \ .sot: ;a M ,.>.aru intt". rrct;ay ;he wo.5s., of S.aHn.
 Tt seems. a,y. that you know theS" knights
 II ,lo-well. They are By hEot.iers | from whom I was sso.2.i when tE'i were Grugged and our father was 1 killed"
 "Haw :s t,sat !a1:;,. scc:ass that yu are said 10 6 t,.e n.e"e 0 Sa.&h- 2d->.A: Are these k::@hts. thea. the nephew. l of Salaf!-e6-0 'ls:
 "Nay." answered HosamU"d. the are my fathers Soh'. 9H Or aheeN wife
 The ausu'c" GnDcare.! to satisfy <. nan who tiXp his; eye: upon the p:;. hcautv of Rosamuna and asked nc more questions. While he relnaineo thus thinking q noise arose al tne euu of the terrace, and the brethren, turn inc their heads, saw that the thlckset knight was striving to thrust his way through the guards who stood by the curtains and barred his path With tne shafts of their spears. Then It came into Godwin's mind that just oeiore Rosamund unveiled he had seen tnls tnieht suddenly turn and walk down | the terrace.