Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-14

E" strong again and as hi, health aa" c,5ve back. so he fell tn think ;,a Rosaia,:nl was lost to him and ,f.sa,,,1a was ,!c.s1 What more h1d ho to do witt, life. which bad Geen so full of sorrow. struggle ah:i bloodsled* Co back to England, to live tIH.Te upon his lands and wait until oli age and .1aatl, overlook him: The prospect would have pleased many, but il cid moi please Goodwin. who felt that his days ,vc~, not given to him for this nurl,ese and that while lie lived he mrst also lai4or
 As he sat thinking thus, and was very unhappy, the aged bishop Eg- bert who had nnrsed him so well, cu tered his tent and, noting bis face asked:
 What ails you, my son?"
 "Nsonll YOU wish to hcarf' said Col win
 Am not your coufessor. with I yieht to hcar?" answered the gentle ol.! man. show me your trouble.
 So Goodwin began at the beginning and told it alI-how as q lad he had secretly desired to enter the church how thc old prior of the abbey al Stan gate cotlnSeled him that he WAS tpo young to judge; how then the love of RoSamuni had entered into his life with his manhood, and he had thought no nlorc of religion: how by degrees he had n"rn"tl that Rosamuu,lts bye was uot fo" h;m. Lastly he 1el;I hint of Masotlha
 The bishop listened in silence till ho had finished Then he look ked I'D, SilN ing:
 And now?'
 "Nov," answered Goodwin. T know not. Yet it seems to me that I bear the sound of my own feet walking upon cloister stones and of uy own voice lifted up in prayer before th" altar
 You are still young to talk thas and thonali Iosamund be lost 10 you and Masollt!:! de4i there are other women tn the world" said E@bert,
 Goodwin shook his head.
 Not for me, my father
 "ClI. my son." the Gl,l bslIoi' Saih. his face lighting up. If God ,,al.s you, come to Gol will show yon the road
 "YeS. ] will come" c yAWi9 answered duietlN II will com" ;Iad nHlpSS the cross should ouce r4or. call nit, to fol low if in war Wiil strive io spend the time tii}t is left to Eie in his service and iiat of men''
 Three days later ';ee!"in was or daincd :; priest. there in tine c:leI' of Saladin. by tle iiand o' the bisho, E.s. bert, while ,arGun1 his tent tlle >cfE ants ot Moi:,mmpl. triumphant at ths approaching doWufali ot th,. ero@s, shouted that Cod ,s 9r1;t, aud M 'ftAAl- med his only prophet.
 Salselin lifted bis head and looked at Balian.
 ",rei me he said. what oi the Princess of l>aalbec. whom yo4 islloF, as tii,. i;pty !tuSafe.und p'Arcy: tai- you thai i would speak no mor" Mi yoN f tfn safety of lrl-u>aleu Uutu she Wa4 delivered to lae fer i'ldsln2 mt
 "slilt;tJ answered Baiian. found t.;i@ lady if the convent "i Holy cross. wearing the robe c |, H. ice of that 4r-55Y S,@e hat tl M 'h' sanctuary there by -. :l!t IT Wt4.efi We deem so sac.'tt! ;hl inviota lie, and f,'- fused to coiae
 Saladiu iau. he'd
 Cannot ali your men at arms diit@ one maiden from an altar stone: n less, indeed, the great knight Nulf stood before it with sword aloft' he added.
 ''So he stood." answered Rllian. but 1t was hot of him that we thought. though assuredly he would have slain some of us. To do this thing would have been an awful crime, which We were sure must bring down the Nenge- ance of our God upon us and upon the city"
 Listen, now" Saladin sald at length. Let the princess. my niece come to me and ask it of my grace. and I think that 1 will grant you terms for which, in your plight, you may be thankful
  and take her." answered Balian sadly. having first slain the knight Wulf who will not let her go while he is alive"
 Nay, Sir Balian; for that l should be sorry, nor will suffer it, for though a Christian he is d man after nly oWn heart. This time said Let her come to me, not Let her be brought Aye, come of her own free will to answer to me for her sin against me. under standing that l promise her nothing, who in the old days promised her much and kept my word. Then she was the Princess oi Baalhec. with all the rights belonging to that great rank, to whom 1 had sworn that no husband should be forced upon her nor any change of faith. Now l take back these oaths, and if she comes she comes as an es- caDed cross NOrShiDing slave to whom