The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-08-23

OF tne Buufu over fhe princess tent.
He will allow the soldiers to slip away
70 assist In the sack OF the city nor
Will they betray him. AT sunset but one
eunuch Will be on watch Mesrour-
and will find means to put him to
sleep. Abdullah viii bring the princess
to this garden disguised as his young
son, and there you two and shall meet
them"
what thenT' asked Goodwin.
do you remember the old Arab
who brought you the horses Flame and
Smoke and took no payment for them.
he who was named Son Of the Sand?
Well, as you know, he Is my uncle, and
he has more horses of that breed. At
the foot Of this garden is q cave. which
was once sepulcher. There we shall
6nd the horses--four OF them.-and with
them my uncle, Son OF the Sand, and
by the morning light we Will be hun.
dred miles away and lie hid with his
tribe until we can slip to the coast and
board a Christian ship, Does It please
your
Every well, but what is Abdullah's
prlcer
zone only-the enchanted star, the
luck Of the house Of Hassan; for moth
ing else will he take such risks, VIII
Sir Wulf give III"
Surely" answered Goodwin, with a
laugh.
Good. Then 1t must be done tonight,
when l return l will send AbdullOh to
your tent. Fear not; II he takes the
jewel he will give the price, since 9th.
erwlse he thinks it will bring him III
fortune"
Does the lady ROsamund known
asked Goodwin again.
She shook her head.
NAY; the fewer in such plot the
better, and If anything goes wrong 1t
IS well she should be innocent, for
them
"Then death and farewell to all
things" said Goodwin; NOR indeed
should / grieve to say them goodby.
But, Masouda, you run great peril
Tell me now honestly, why do you do
thlsY'
AS he spoke the lightning flashed and
showed her face as she stood there
against a background Of green leaves
and red lily flowers. There was a
strange look upon tia look that made
Goodwin feel afraid, he knew not Of
what.
"MasOuda," he said In whisper,
ooh, think me no vain fool, but since
it is best perhaps that both should
know full surely, tell me is 1t as l
have sometimes
"FearedT broke in Masouda, with
her little hooking laugh, "Slr Goodwin,
It is so. What does your faith teach
the faith in which was bred and lost
but that now is mine again-because Il
is yours2 That men and women are
free, or SO some read 1t. Well, 1t or
they are wrong. We are not free. Was
free when first saw your eyes In
Beirut, the eyes for which / had been
watching all my life, and something
came from you to me, and l the cast
ofs plaything of Slnan, loved You, loved
you, loved you, TO my own DOOM Yes,
and rejoiced that 1t was so, and still
rejoice that 1t is so, and would choose
no other fate. because in that love l
learned that there is meaning in this
life and that there Is an answer to It
In lives to be, otherwhere II not here
Nay. speak not / know your oath, nor
would l tempt you to Its breaking.
But, Sir Goodwin, woman such as the
lady Rosamund cannot love two men"
And as she spoke Masouda strove to
search his face while the shaft went
home.
But Goodwin showed neither surprise
nor pain.
$50 you know what have known Tor
long" he said, $50 long that my sor'
row Is lost IN the hope Of my brothers
low. Moreover, 1t is well that she
should have chosen the better knight"
"sometimes," said Masouda rehee-
lively, "sometlmes / have watched the
lady Rosamund and said to myself
what do you lackf You are beauu'
full, you are highborn, you are learned
YOU are brave and you are good Then
I have answered, You lack wisdom
and true sight, else you would not
have chosen Wulf when you might
have taken Goodwin
"Masouda," went on Goodwin, taking
no note Of her words, although we
may guess her mind, our lady has said
nothing yet. Also Wulf may fall, ana
then I iii bis place as best ] can. !
am no free man. Masouda,
"she has not declared that she loves
your brother; we may guess wrongly IN
this matter"