The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-04-11

She looked at htma--a terrible look.
mountains has just now a quarrel with
the Christians and would take any
whom he found prisoners"
How Is that lord named" asked
Goodwin.
"Sinan," she answered, and they not
ed that she looked round quickly as she
spoke the word.
"Oh," he said, I'VE thought the name
was Jebal."
Now she stared at him with wide,
wondering eyes and replied:
HE is so called also; but, Sir Pill
grims, what know you of the dread
lord Al-je-bal?"
"Only that he lives at a place called
Masyaf, which we wish to visit"
| Again she stared.
Are you mad?" she queried, then
checked herself and clapped her hands
for the slave to remove the dishes.
| While this was being done they said
they would like to walk abroad.
| Good" answered Masouda. 1.-THE
man shall accompany you - nay, 1t
Is best that you do not 60 alone as
you might lose your way. Also, the
place Is not always safe for strangers,
however humble they may seem. Sir
Peter and Sir John, why do you think it
worth while to tell lies to poor wild
Ow? Say. in your own country did
you ever hear Of certain twin brethren
named-oh, how are they named? Sir
Goodwin and Sir Wulf, of the house of
Darcy, which has been told of in this
land?"
Now Godwin's jaw dropped, but
Wulf laughed out loud.
Surely those twins would be pleased
to find themselves so famous" he said.
"Now listen, my guests. You think it
strange that l should know so much,
but it is not strange since here in
| Syria knowledge is the business of
some of us. Did you then believe that
you could travel by land and sea and
not be known? Did you then think
that none were left behind to watch
your movements and to make report OF
them to that mighty one who sent out
the ship of war charged with a certain
mission? Now why do tell you this?
| Well, perhaps because I like such
knights as you are. Perhaps, also be-
cause l would warn you not to throw
away lives so gallant by attempting to
win through the guarded gates of Da-
mascus upon the maddest of ali quests.
What, you still stare at me and
doubt? Good, / have been telling you
lies. l was not awaiting you upon the
quay, and that porter with whom 1
seemed to quarrel was not charged to
seize your baggage and bring it to my
house. No spies watched your move
ments from England to Beirut. Only
since you have been at dinner I visited
your room and read some writings
which, foolishly, you have left among
your baggage. and opened some books
in which other names than Peter and
John were written, and drew a great
sword from its scabbard on which was
engraved a motto-'Meet Darcy. meet
.death!-and heard Peter call John
Wulf, and John call Peter Goodwin, and
so forth
"It seems" said Wulf in English,
that We are flies in a web, and that
the spider is called the widow Masou-
da, though of what use we are to her
know not. Now, brother, what is to be
done-make friends with the spider?''
IAN ill ally" answered Goodwin. Then,
looking her straight in the face, he
asked, Hostess, who knows SO much,
tell me why, among other names, did
that donkey driver call you daughter
Of Al-je-bal?"
She started and answered.:
$50 you understand Arabic? I
thought it. Why do you ask? What
does it matter to you?"
Not much, except that, as We are
going to visit Al-je-bal, of course we
think ourselves fortunate to have met
his daughter"
Going to visit Alje-bal? Yes, you
limited as much upon the ship, did you
not? Perhaps that is why came to
meet you. Well, your throats will be
cut before ever you reach the first Of
his castles"
II think not" said Goodwin, and, put
ting his hand into his breast, he drew
thence a ring, with which he began to
play carelessly.
Whence that ringy she said, with
fear and wonder in her eyes. at is
And she ceased.
From one to whom it was given and
who has charged us with a message
Now. hostess, let us be plain with one
another. I propose that we remove
ourselves from your roof and go to stay
with our own people at the castle