Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23

morning. Having no ship in
which to follow Rosamund-and this,
indeed, it would have been too late to
do-they thanked those who had come
to aid them and returned home to Stcc-
pie, where they had matters to arrange.
Two days later Sir Andrew waH
buried with great pomp at Stnngat'
abbey. After he had been laid to re.
his will was opened. Then it wa
found that with the exception of Ger
tain sums of money left TO his neph-
ews, n legacy to Stangatc abbey II
another to he devoted to masses for the
repose of his soul, with some gifts 10
his servants and the poor, all his es-
tate was devised To his daughter Rosa
mund. The brethren or the survivor Of
them, however, held it in trust on her
behalf, with the charge that they
should keep watch and ward over her
and manage her ,ards till she took a
husband.
These lands. together with their own,
the brethren placed in the hands Of
Prior John of Stangato, in the prcScnr"
Of witnesses. 70 administer for them
subject to the provisions Of the will,
taking a 1.-THE OF The rents and profits
for his pains. The priceless jewels
also that had been sent by Saladin
were given into his Keeping ana II re-
ceipt with Il list of the same signed IL
duplicate deposited with Il clerk az
Southminster Ibis indeed was necc~
sary, seeing that none save the brethr"l'
and the prior knew Of those jewels. OF
which, being of so great . value. II Wa'
not safe to speak. Then early ono
morning before any were astir thel
rode quietly away to London.
Through the hot haze Of Il July morn.
ing a dromon. as certain merchant YES
sells of that time were called, might
have been seen drifting before a light
breeze into st. Georges bay at Beirut,
on the coast Of Syria. Cyprus. whence
she had sailed last. was not a hun0ro,
miles away, yet she had taken six days
to do the journey, not on account OF
storms, of which there were none Al
this time Of year, but through lack OF
wind to move her.
Among the passengers were Goodwin
and Wulf, travelling. as their uncle hat
hidden them, unattended by squires oil
by servants. Upon the ship they pass
ed themselves Off as brothers named
Peter and John of Lincoln, simple gen
tlemen Of small estate, making a pill
grimage to the Holy Land in penitcnc'
for their sins. AT his tale their fellow
pass myers with whom they had SaileC
from Genoa. TO which place they +
eled overland, shrugged their shoul
ders, for these brethren looked wha
they w~ere-knights of high C~egrcc-anC
they nicknamcd them Sir Peter and 81
John, and as such they were known
throughout the voyage.
The brethren were seated together il
q little place apart in the bow of tn
ship and engaged. Goodwin in readin.
from an Arabic translation of the Cos
)els mad, by some Egyptian monk. AM
Wulf in following it with little cas-
in the Latin version. or the forIne
tongue indeed they had acquired mucI
In their youth, since they learned
from Sir Andrew with Rosamund, a
though they could not talk it as sh
lid, who had been taught to lisp It 6
an infant by her mother.
"Shut the book, brother said Wult
"There Is Lebanon at last" And h
pointed to the great line Of mountain
revealing themselves dimly throug
their wrapping7 OF mist.
AYE" said GeI win; "the promise,
land. AS our uncle babe, we will seel
sut their sheik Jebal"-
"Hush!" said Wulf, for Just the
some merchants and with them Il nun
Der of pilgrims crowded forward t
The bow to obtain their first view o
Me Holy Land. Indeed, one of thcs
peu-a trader, known as Thomas o
Ipswich-was, they found, standin
close to them. The brethren mlnglc
with them white this same Thomas o
Ipswich, who had visited the place be
fore, or so it seemed. pointed out til
beauties Of the country.
Have YOU been on the mountains
asked Wulf.
'Aye, following my business" he al
swered, $50 FAR And he showed theI
a great snow capped peak To the mort
There begins the territory Of the slel
A%l-je-baI'- and he looked at thcl
Neutrality-suspicious. he added, me
Their Christian nor Saraccn visit witt
out an invitation, which Is seldol
given"
Again they inquired why not.
BECAUSE" answered the trader, SIT
watching them, most men love the
lives, and that man Is the lord Of deaf
and magic. This old man of the moul
tain is a great murderer, of whom eve
all the princes of the east are terrific
for he speaks a word to his fedais-'
servants-who are initiated. and tho
60 forth and bring to death any who
he hates. Young men, like you We
and l say to you, be warned. In til
Syria there are many wonders to
seen. Leave those of Masyaf and !
fearful lord alone If you desire to LOO
again upon the towers of Lincoln"
Then boats came out to greet the
from the shore-for at that time Beir
was In the hands Of the Franks-al
In the shouting and confusion viii
followed they saw no more of I'll
merchant Thomas, nor did they So
him out again, since they thought 1t u
wise to show themselves too curio