The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-09

tain of the mamelules nam
ed Abdullah unfastened the
jewel from the emir's turban and hand
ed 1t to Wulf 1t was a glorious star
shaped thing, made of great emeralds
set around with diamonds, and the
captain looked at it greedily and NUT
tered:
"Alas, that an unbeliever should
wear the enchanted STAR the ancient
luck of the house of Hassanw a say
ing that Wulf remembered.
He took the jewel, then turned to
Saladin and said:
"Iave / your peace, sultan, after
such deed"
Whoever dies, you are SAFE" said
Saladin. There Is but one sin which
will not pardon you-you know what
IL is," and he looked at them. "As for
Hassan, he was my beloved friend and
servant, but you slew him in fair fight,
and his soul is now in paradise"
Then dismissing the matter with q
wave Of his hand he turned to receive
a great body Of Christian prisoners
that, painting and stumbling like over
driven sheep, were being thrust ON to-
ward the camp.
Among them the brethren rejoiced to
see Egbert; also, wounded in many
places, there was the black browed
master of the Templars, who even now
could be fierce and insolent.
$50 I was right" he Knocked in a
husky voice, land here you are, safe
with your friends the Saracens, Sir
knights of the Visions"
"All the vision Is not DONE" said
Goodwin sadly, and, turning, he looked
toward blazoned tent which with tie
sultan's great pavilion, and not far be-
hind 1t, was being pitched by the Arab
camp settlers. The master saw and re-
membered Godwin's vision of the dead
Templars.
as ii there that you mean to murder
me, traitor and wizardT" he asked.
Then rage took hold of Goodwin, and
he answered him:
"Were II not for your plight, here and
now 1 would thrust those words down
your throat, as, should we both live,
yet shall hope to do. You call us
traitors. Is 1t the work OF traitors to
have charged alone through all this
host until our horses died beneath u.s.
he pointed to where Smoke and Flame
lay with glazing eyes-"to have un-
horsed Saladin and TO have slain this
prince In single combat?" And he
turned TO the body of the emir Hassan.
"You speak Of me as wizard and
murderer" he went on, because some
angel brought ne vision which, had
you believed it, Templar, would have
, saved tens of thousands from a bloody
'Geath, the Christian kingdom from de-
,ttruction and yonder holy thing from
.mockery." And, with shudder, he
glanced at the rood, which its captors
had set up upon n rock not far away
with a dead knight tied to its black
arms. "You, Sir Templar, are the muir
derer who by your madness and ambi
ton have brought ruin on the cause of
Christ"
Then Saracen guards dragged the
Templar away, and they were parted.
BY now the pavilion was up, and
Saladin entered ii, saying:
Bring before me the king of the
Franks and Prince Arnat, he who Is
called Reginald of Chatillon."
Then thought struck him, and he
called to Goodwin and Wulf, saying:
''Sir knights, you know our tongue.
Give up your swords to the officer
they shall be returned to you-and
come, be my interpreters"
So the brethren followed him into the
tent, where presently We're brought the
wretched king and the gray haired
Reginald de Chatillon. and with them
"a few other great knights who, even in
the midst of their misery, stared at
Goodwin and Wulf in wonderment Sal
adm read the look and explained lest
their presence should be misunder-
stood:
"King and mobiles, be not mistaken.
These knights are my prisoners. as you
are, and none have shown themselves
drawer today or done me and mine
more damage. Indeed, had it not been
for my guards. within the hour l
should have fallen beneath the sword
OF Sir Goodwin. But as they know
Arabic, l have asked them to render
my words into your tongue. Do you
accept them as interpreters? If not,
others must be found
When they had translated this, the
king said that he accepted them.
The sultan babe his captains be seat
ed and. seeing their terrible thirst,
commanded slaves to bring a great
bowl of sherbet made of rose water
cooled with snow, and with his own
hand gave 1t TO King Guy. He drank
in great gulps, then passed the bowl to
Reginald dc Chatillon, whereon Saladin
cried out to Goodwin:
Say to the king it Is he and not I
who gives this man to drink There is
no bond of salt between me and the
Prince Arnat."
Goodwin translated, sorrowfully
enough, and Reginald, who knew the
habits of the Saracens. answered:
mo need to explain, Sir knight.
Those words are my death warrant.
Well, never expected less
Then Saladin spoke again.
Prince Arnat, you strovc to take the
holy city of Mecca and to desecrate
the tomb of 1.-The prophet, and then /
swore to kill you. Again, when in
time of peace caravan came from
Egypt and passed by Esh- Shobek,
where you were, forgetting your oath.
you fell upon them and slew them.
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