The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-06-06
By RIDER HAGGARD
YNopsIs OF PRECEDING CHAPTEl
Aufhor of She" King Solomons Mines"


CHAPTER 1.-The opening scenes
of the story are laid in England, to-
ward the close of the twelfth century.
Rosamund Darcy, who is a niece of
the eastern monarch, Salah-ed-din (Sal-
adin), and her two cousins, Goodwin and
Wulf, are surprised by a 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.
H.-Sir Andrew Darcy, father of
Rosamund, determines to knight his
nephews. III.-Godwin and Wolf are
knighted. Both are in love with Rosa
mund. They receive Sir Andrews
permission to ask Rosamund to choose
one of them. IV.-R6samund tells
the brethren to wait two years for her
decision. Sir Andrew is visited by a
pilgrim with a 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-je-bal,
whose signet ring Sir Andrew still has.
Wulf goes to buy wine from stranded
merchant. VI.-At feast the wine
merchant drugs Goodwin and Wulf and,
aided by a banu of SaracenS, tries to
seize Rosamund. He proclaims him
self the emjr Hassan, sent b, 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 go to AL
je-bal, who is also called Sinap. 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 A -je-bal,
the terrible chief of the assassins. XII
- At the court of Sinan the brethren
find Rosamund, whom they call their
sister They quarrel with Lozelle and
a 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. XIII-Sinan
wishes to wed Rosamund. Masouda
plans to escape from him with Rosa
mund and the brethren. Salah- ed-din
demands RoSamund from Sinan. who
refuses to give her up. IV-Wulf
Stays Lozelle in the dual and fees with
Goodwin to a rendezvous appointed by
Masouda. XV-Masouda escapes with
Rosamund by the aid of the brethrens'
signet ring. and the four go to Salah
ed-din at Emesa. XVl-Salah-ed-
welcomes the brethren but warns them
not to try to rescue Rosamund from
him. XV1I-Salah- ed-din declares war
against the Christians, and the breth
rem leave his court, after saving his
life from the assassins.
That night none slept, for all were
athirst, and who can sleep with a burn
ing throat? Now also Goodwin and
Wulf were no longer laughed at be-
cause of the water skins they carried
on their horses. Rather did great no
bles come to them and almost on their
knees crave for the boon of a single
cup. Having watered their horses spar
ingly from bowl. they gave what they
could till at length only two skins re-
manned, and one of these was spilled
by thief, who crept up and slashed it
with his knife that he might drink
while the water ran to waste. After
this the brethren drew their swords
and watched. swearing that they would
kill any man who SO much as touched
the skin which was left.
All that long night through there
arose Il confused clamor from the
camp. of which the burden seemed to
be, Water. Give us water.' while
from without came the shouts of the
Saraccns calling upon Allah. Here,
too, the hot ground was covered with
scrub dried to timber by the summer
drought. and to this the Saracens set
fire so that the smoke rolled down on
the Christian host and choked them,
and the place became hell.
Day dawned at last. and the army
was formed up in order of battle, its
two wings being thrown forward Thus
they struggled on, those of them that
were not too weak to stir, who Wee
slaughtered rs they lay. Nor as yet DID
the Saracens attack them. since they
bpayy that the SIN was stronger than