Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-15

Aui lily ire! MUSeu KOSaMunu aloud. Tt is all l have When l have paid it away I shall be beggared." And her eyes wandered to wipre the tali shape of Wulf stood by a pillar of the church
 "Perchauce Saladin will be merci- full" hazarded the queen.
 "Why should he be merciful,' all- swered Rosamund. who has always warned me that if I escaped from him and was recaptured certainly l must die: Nay; he will offer ne Islam or death. which means death by the rope or in some worse fashion,
 But if you stay here you must dje.' pleaded the queen. Tor at best fall into the hands of the soldiers. Oh. lady, your life is but one life, and with it you can buy those of SOo00 souls!''
 '.Is that 50 sure:' asked Rosamund. "The sultan has made no promise; he says on!s' that if pray it of him he will consider the question of sparing Jerusalem."
 "But-but.' went on the queen, he says also that if you do not come he will surely put Jerusalem to the sword, and 10 Sir Ralian he said that if you gave yourself I'D he thought he might grant terms which we should be glad to take Therefore we dare to ask of you to give your life in payment for such a hope Oh, refuse not our prayer, but show that you indeed are great enough to step forward to meet the death which comes to every one of us and thereby earn the blessings of half tue world and make sure your place ill heaven, nigh to him who also died for men Plead with her, my sisters: plead with hcr.'
 Then the women and children threw themselves down before her, and with tears and sobbing prayed her that she would give up her life for theirs. Rosa muna booked at them and smiled, then said in q clear voice.
 What say you, my cousin and be trothed. Sir Nulf D'Arcy? Come hith- CT, and give lne your counsel
 So the graN eyed war worn Wnf strode up the aisle and, standing by the alllr rails. salutcd her. "Yoa have heard said Rosamund. Your counsel Would you have ne lic:"
 "AIas." he answered in q hoarse voice ',i; k hard to speak, yet they are uiaAy-y1n are but one Now thore WAS q Inurmnr of ap- plause, for t was kn9#n. tAat this hni4lai Ees I44 l;idy dearly and tllat i but the otilni day hN haSi stood t1ete to aefaal iltf u the death against those Hi,o Wai5l give '.or 0p to Sala- Gin.
 Now i:o.&,Aaad lau@I'ed out. and the sveer ssu.l1 of iar laughter was strange iu ;Aat salo@.>, place and hour.
 ".Ah. Nnlfn' she sH!.! "N,r!f, who must ever speak tllc truth. even when it costs ll5,i Icar Well would not have it otherwise Quen.. and all you foolish people. did hut try vour tenn pers.''
 Then Rosamund shaatlled the dagger that all this while she held iu her hand, and, lifting tbc letter. from the floor. touched her brow with lt i,i signal Of obedience
 Now tie envoys bow ed before her in | grave admiration, and the air grew thick with blessings. AS Rosamund stepped down from the altar the queen threw her arms about her neck and kissed her, while lords and knights, wo- men and children. pressed their lips upon her hands, upon the hem of her white robe and even on her feet, call- ing her saint" and "deliyerer."
 Alas" she answered, waving them back, "as yet I am neither of these things though the latter ef them \ hone to be. Come, let us be going"
 "Aye," echoed Wulf, stepping to her side, ''let us be going"
 Rosamund started at the words, ana all there stared.
 Listen, queen, emirs and people" he went on. "I am this lady's kinsman and her betrothed knight, sworn to serve her to the end. If she be guilty of a crime against the sultan, am more guilty, and on nae also shall fall his vengeance. Let us be going"
 "Wulf. Wulf," she said, lit shall not he. One life is asked. not both"
 Then he whispered in her ear, "swee' Rosamund, deny me not, lest you should drive me to madness ana sell murder. who will have DO more ol earth without you"
 Now, her eyes full of tears and snln. ing with love. Rosamund murmureo back: .,
 ..You are too strong for me. Let Il befall as God wills"
 Nor did tie others attempt to stay him any more.
 Going to the abbess, Rosamund wouio have knelt before her, but 1t was tue abbess who knelt and called her bless ed and kissed her. Then a priest was brought-not the patriarch, or "noA she would have none, but another holy man.
 m him anart at the altar first hosa