The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10

and I will find means to put him to
sleep. Abdullah will bring the princess
to this garden disguised as his young
son, and there you two and shall meet
them"
What then" asked Goodwin.
"Do. you remember the old Arab
who brought you the horses Flame and
Smoke and took no payment for them.
he who was named Son Of the Sand?
Well, as you know, he Is my uncle, and
he has more horses of that breed. At
the foot OF this garden is a cave, which
was once a sepulcher. There we shall
lind the horses-four Of them-and with
them my uncle, Son Of the Sand, and
by the morning light we will be hun
bred miles away and lie hid with his
tribe until we can slip to the coast and
board q Christian ship. Does it please
youT'
Every well, but what is Abdullah's
pricew
"One only--the enchanted star, the
luck Of the house Of Hassan; for moth
ing else will he take such risks. Will
Sir Wulf give it|'
Surely" answered Goodwin, with a
laugh.
Good. Than it must be done tonight.
When I return I will send Abdullah to
your tent. Fear not; If he takes the
Jewel he will give the price, since 9TH
erwise he thinks 1t will bring him i'll
fortune"
docs the lady Rosamund known
asked Goodwin again.
She shook her head.
NAY; the fewer in such a plot the
better, and IL anything goes wrong it
Is well she should be innocent, for
then
Then death and farewell to all
things" said Goodwin; NOR indeed
should l grleve to say them goodby
But, Masouda. you run great peril
Tell me now honestly, why do you dc
this?"
showed her face as she stood there
against a background Of green leaves
and red lily flowers. There was a
strange look upon tia look that made
Goodwin feel afraid, he knew not OF
what
"Masouda," he said in a whisper
ooh, think me no vain fool, but since
it is best perhaps that both should
know full surely, tell me is it as
have sometimes"-
"Feared?" broke in Masouda. witt
her little hooking laugh. "Sir Goodwin
Il Is SO. What does your faith teach
the faith in which was bred and lost
but that now Is mine again-because It
IL yours? That men and women are
free, or so some read 1t. Well. 1t or
they are wrong. We arc not free. Was
] free when first l saw your eyes in
Beirut, the eyes for which 1 had been
watching all my life, and something
came from you to me, and l, the cast
of play thing of Sinan, loved you, loved
you, loved you, to my own doom? Yes,
and rejoiced that it was so, and still
rejoice that it is so, and would choose
no other fate, because In that love
learned that there is a meaning in this
life and that there is an answer to II
In lives to be, otherwhere If not here
Nay, speak not. l know your oath, nor
would / tempt you to its breaking
But, Sir Goodwin, woman such as the
lady Rosamund cannot love two men,
And as she spoke Masouda strove to
search his face while the shaft went
home.
But Goodwin showed neither surprise
nor pain.
$50 you know what have known fol
long" he said, 80 long that my sor
row Is lost in the hope of my brothers
joy. Moreover, it is we'll that she
should have chosen the better knight
I Sometimes" said Masouda retiec
lively, sometimes have watched the
lady Rosamund and said to myself
What do you lack? You are beauti
full. you are highborn. you are learned
you arc brave and you are good Their
1 have answered, You lack wisdom
and true sight. else you would mo-
have chosen Wulf when you Nigh
have taken Goodwin
/ "Masouda," went on Goodwin, taking
no note Of her words, although W,
may guess her mind. our lady has sale
nothing yet. Also Wulf may fall, ant
then l fill his place as best I can.
am no free man. Masouda."
"She has not declared that she love
your brother; we may guess wrongly IL
this matter"
And we may guess rightly. Wha
| then?"
Then" answered Masouda, ''ther
are many knig.:ly orders or monas
teries for those who desire such places
as you do in your heart. Back to you
tent, Sir Goodwin, where l will SEM
Abdullah to you to receive the Jewel
SO, farewell, farewell"