The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-05-01

Of the long hal any ou( Into tl. Il: ,;It
| beyond
| Wulf was dreaming. dreaming that
he stood on his heal upon woo;lcn
| plank. as oilce lie had seen Il iue-!er
do. Then lie avoi:e to Lear Il v0.ce
shouting-the voice OF Matthew. tie
chaplain of Steea.e church.
Awake" said the voicp In Gods
name, l couture You. awake"
What is it, lie said. lifting his
head sleepily and becoming conscious
of dull pain across his forehead.
1T is that death and the devil have
been here. Sir Wifi.
We'll. they are often near Together.
But | thirst. GIVE .Ae water"
A serving woman. pallAs. Gis.evplel
heavy eyed. who WAS stumbling II AMI
fro, lighting torches AND tapor<. for il
was still ,.;trh, brought il IL lin i'll Il
leathern jack. from which he drank
deeply.
"That is better" he sail. Then his
eye fell upon tie bloody sword SGT
point downward il tie wooi Of the IN
BILE before lin. and lac exclaimed:
Mother CT God. what is that: AIy
uncles silver lifted sword. rcd with
blood and Ro<amund's god chain upon
the hlt, Priest. Where IS the Lady
RoSamund:
Gone" answered the chaplain in n
voice that sounded Ike Il yroan The
women woke and found her gone. and
Sir Andrew lies dead or dying in the
solar, hut now have shriven him. and.
oh, we have all been drugged,'
Wuif sprang II his feet with an oath.
'Ah. have it now! You mean the
Cyprian chapman Georges. lie who
sold wine
lie who sold drnE.,,d wine" echoed
the chaplain. and has stolen away the
Lady Rosamund.'
Then Wulf seemed TO % mad.
Presently he shouted in voice of
thunder:
Awake. We drunkartls Awake and
learn what has CHANGED to us. Your
Lady RoSamund has been raped away
willie we We're lost in sleep
.At the sound of that great voice
tall form arose from the floor and
staggered toward him, holding gold
cross in its hand.
What awful words are those. nlr
brother" asked Goodwin. who. pale and
dull eyed. rocked to and fro before
him. Where IS Rosamund:'.
"Gone, gone, gone cried Wulf.
TELL him, priest
So the chaplain told him ali he knew.
"Thus have we kept our oathS." went
on Wulf "Oh. what ran we do now
save die for very shame? What sac
You of my uncle, priest: Dead or Only
dying? Nay. answer not. let US see
Come. brother"
Now together they ran or. rather
reeled. torch in hand, a ong the passage
Before them beneath the white. shrouG
like cloak lay Sir AnIrcw, the Stce
helm on his head and hi; face beneath
it even whittier than the cloak At the
sound of their footsteps he opened his
eyes.
AT length, at length" he muttered
'"Oh, how many years have / waited
for YOU. Nay, be silent, for 1 do not
know how long my strength will last
But listen-kneel down and listen"
So they knelt on either side Of him.
and in quick, fierce words he told them
all.
pauSng now and again to rest. land
rouse the countryside There is still
a chance. Nay. seven hours have gone
by. There is 10 chance. Their plans
Were too well laid. BY now they vii
be ut sea. SO hear me. Go to pales
tine. There is money for your farine
i'll my chest. but q alone. With nc
company, for III tine of peace these
would betray you. Goodwin, draw off
this ring from my finger. and with it as
token find out Jebal, the black sheik
of the mountain tribe at Masyaf, or
Lebanon. Bid him remember the vow
lie made to Andrew Darcy, the Eng
fish knight. If any can AID You, it will
be Jebal. who hates the houses of Nur,
etl-din and Of AyoUb. s.. | charge you
let nothing-l say nothng-turn YOU
aside from seeking him
For moment the dying man WAS 81,
lent. until his face lit up as with S
great gladncss. and he cried in loud,
clear voice: Beloved wife, / hear you.
o God, l come
Then. though his eyes stayed open
and the smile still rested on his face