Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-11


 .on shall accompany you nay. it
 :. , hast that you do not go alone, as
 -or might lose your way. Also. the
 .,oce ;s not always safe for strangers
 toua-or l,,.nhlc they may seem. Sir
 poter and s;" "Jeh.. y'hy do you think it
 vo,th while to tel les to a poor wid- owp Say, in your own country dld you ever hear oi ce:i;,-:l twin brethren aomed- oh. how are they nameu:-Sir rodwiu ans. Sir N'u.f. of the house of
 n,Arcv which has been told of in this
 Now Go:,win's jaw dropped. but Wulf laughed out loud.
 "s;,.c,v those twins would be pleased to f,J ...ai:selvcs so f:,:l.c,S:s. he said.
 "Now listen. my guests. You thin!: it streocp that l should know so much, but it is not strange. since here Ill j Svria knowledge i:, the business of some of us. Did you then believe that veu could travel by !and and sea am; not he k.io4,n? rid you then think that no,.c were left behind to watch vorr r.o.nn,ents and to make report o' ther te that mi~'atv ono who sent out +he sl,p of war charged with certain mission: NOW. Why do tell you this? Well. p...la>s because 1 like such knchts as "ou are. Perhaps, also be- cause wo-'! warn you not to throw away lives So gallant by attempting to win tl,roug'l the guarded gates of Da- mascus upon t..e rsaat!est of all quests.
 "What. you st.ll stare at me and doult? Coae.. have been telling you lies. WIS not awaiting you upon the quay. and that porter "it! whom l seemed to quarrel was not charged to seize your baggage and b,;ng it to my house. No spies wat~,.c1 your move ments from England to Beirut. Only since you have been at Sinner 1 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 great sword from it's seabbard on which was engraved a motto-'Meet Darcy. meet deathv-and heard Peter call John Wulf, and John call Peter Goodwin, and so forth.''
 Ut 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?
 An 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-5al:'"
 She started and answered.:
 "So you understand Arabic? 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 Al-je-bal? Yes, you hinted 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.''
 T think not" said Goodwin, and, put ting his hand into his breast, he drew thence ring, with which he began to play carelessly.
 "Whence that ring?" she said, with fear and wonder in her eyes. "It 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 l propose that we remove from your roof and go to stay with our own people at the castle, where, 1 doubt not. we shall be wei come. telling them that we would bide no longer with one who is called spy. whom we have discovered also to be a daughter of Al-je-bal,' after which. perhaps, you will bide no longer in Beirut, where, as we gather, spies and the daughters of Al-je-baP are not 
 She listened with an impassive face and answered.:
 Doubtless you have heard that one of us who was so named was burned here recently as a witch? Why, fool ish men. I can lay you both dead be- fore ever those words pass your lips.
 You think you can," said Goodwin. ''but for my part I. am sure that this i' not fated, and am sure also that you do not wish to harm us any more than we wish to harm you. To be plain. then, it is necessary for us to visit Al-je-bal. Will you aid us in this:'' T do not know. will tell you after four days. If you are not satisfied with that, go, denounce me. do your worst, and I will do mine, for which should be sorry"
 Where is the security that you will pot do it if we are satisfied?' asked Wulf biuntly.
 You must take the word of q daughter of Al-je-bal.' I have none other to offer," she replied.
 That may mean death," said Wu6 You said just now that was not fat Ad hoV nypYh<