The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-06-14
would never wish
shamed.


faint Hassan brought her food with
his own hands but she loathed It who
only desired to die. The day turned to
night, the night turned to day again,
and always Hassan brought her food
and strove 70 comfort her tlll at length
she remembered no more.
Then came a long long sleep, and IN
the sleep dreams Of her father and God.
win and Wulf. She awoke 10 feel the
sun streaming warmly through the
shutter Of her cabin, aud from that time
forward, coating on the calm Medlter.
ranean sea, her strength began TO come
back again rapidly. Three days later
she was helped to the deck, where the
firvt man she saw was Hassan, who
came forward to greet her with many
eastern salutatlons.
Il give thanks to Allah for your
sake and my own" he said-"for yours
that you still live whom I thought
would die, and for myself that had
you died your life would have been re-
Qulred at my hands By salah-ed-dln."
IF 80, he should have blamed Az
rael, not you" answered Rosamund,
smiling. then suddenly turned cold, for
before her was Sir Hugh Lozelle, who
also thanked heaven that she had re-
covered. Bhe listened to him coldly,
and presently he went away but soon
was at her side again. Indeed, she
could never be free OF him. Always
he sat near, talking In his false, hate.
full voice and deyouring her with the
greedy eyea which she could feel flxed
upon her face. With him often was
his Jackal, the false palmer Nicholas,
but to this man she would never speak
a word
At last she could bear II no longer,
and when her health had returned to
her summoned Hassan to her cabin.
''Tell me. prince" she said, who
rules upon this vesselT
Three people," he answered, bow
ing-"the knight Sir Hugh Lozelle
who, as a skilled navigator, Is the cap
tain and rules the sailors; |, who rule
the lighting men, and you, princess,
who rule US ALL"
Then l command that the rogue
named Nicholas shall not be allowed to
approach me-"
"Your order shall be obeyed. To tell
you the truth, lady, hate the fellow,
who Is but a common spy"
III desire Also" went on Rosamund,
ito speak no more with Sir Hugh 10
zelle"
"That is more difficult" said Hassan.
'slnce he Is the captain whom my mas
ter ordered me to obey In all things
that have to do with the ship"
II have nothing TO do with the ship"
answered ROsamund, "and surely the
Princess Of Baalbec, II 80 l am, may
choose her own companions. wish
to see more Of you and less Of Sir Hugh
Lozelle."
II am honored," replied Hassan. land
will do my best"
For some days after this, although
be was always watching her, LozeIle
Rosamund but seldom, and
whenever he did 80 he found Hassan at
her side
At length, as It CHANGED, the prince
was taken with a sickness from drink
ing bad water which held him to his
bed for some days, and then LoEelle
found his opportunity. Rosamund
5trove to keep her cabin to NFoiH him,
but the heat Of the summer sun in the
Mediterranean drove her out Of It to
place beneath an awning on the poop.
Here Lozelle approached her, pretend
ng to bring her food or to inquire after
Ter comfort, but she would answer
i'm nothing Then he said:
LADY, how-Obrely you WisJudge mel
What is my crime against your am
n Essex man Of good lineage, who met
ou 10 Essex and learned to love you
here. Your father said me nay, and you
aid me nay, and, stung by my dIsap-
ointment, talked as should not
ave done. For this I was called to
ccount with justice, and your cousin,
be young knight Goodwin, wAS was
ben a squire, struck me In the face.
Yell, he worsted and wounded me,
ortune favoring him, and l departed
nth my weasel to the east, for that Is
" business to trade between Syria
nd England.
snow, as II CHANGED, there being
eace at the time between the sultan
nd the Christians, visited Damascus
, buy merchandise. While was there
aladdin sent for me and asked II It
-ere true that belonged to, part OF
ngland called, Essex. When l an.
wered yes he asked II knew Sir
ndrew Darcy and his daughter.
gain l sald yes. wherein he told me
vat strange tale Of your kinship to