Year: 1864


honor to the Sultan, because he was 81 great
prince ard 50 sirouG 4 knight, and. witbai, very
noble; and 10 do honor 10 the Queen, because
she was 8 woman; ard 10 say that he trusted
10 God that thus they should send to ber all
those whom they tock eapIve alive in The
battles which awaited them.


The Count tccs them IN charge, and SIS the
cry was very near, they soon arrived at the
palace. Then, coming into the presence Of the
10 anita, lie delivered TO her the prisoners and
gave the message wiih which he was iutrusted.
The lntauia replied 10 him:


"'Tell King maids that thank him greatly
for this present which be sends me-that am
sure that the good fortune and great courage
which appear 10 this adyen'gre will appear in
those which await uS-aud that we are very
desirous to see him here, that, when we
discharge cur obligation to his son, we may
have him Is 4 Judge between u.


The Count kissed her hand and returned 10
The royal camp I hen the lnfanta sent to the
Empress. Ter N iAer. for q rich robe and head
dress and bavirg disarnled the Queen. made
her array herself ia them ard she did the same
fer he Sultan, having sent for other robes from
the Emperor. her father. and having dressed
their wen ds with certain preparations made by
Master Helisabat. Then the Queen. though OF
50 great Torture. was much astoui>hed 10 see
the great beauty Of Eeonorlna and said:


i tel you, Infania that in he same measure
IN which was astoBished to see the beauty OF
yonr cavalier. Espandian, am | now over
wheimed, beholding yours. II your deeds cor
respond TO your appearance, | hold it no
dishonor to be your prisoner


"'Qleen. said the Infants. 4 hope the God
in whom trust will 50 direct events that
shall be able 10 fulfill every obligation that
conquerors acknowledge towards those who
submit to them


With this chivalgous little conversation the
Qneen Of California disappears from the ro-
nance. and consequently from all written his
terry, till the very denouement Of the whole
story. where. when rest is "wound up," she is
wound up also 10 be set acoing again in her
. own land Of California. ABd if the chtonl
clers Of California fad no records of her in
any Of the griffin caves OF The Black Canon. it
is not our fault. but theirs Or, possibly, did
she and her party suffer shipwreck on the re-
turn passage from Constanlinople to tie Col
den Gate? Their probable route must have
been through the -Eeeau over Lebanon and
and Anti Lebanon to the Euphrales ('l will
/ sail feet over the Ans said CIomwell)
down Chesneys route 10 the Pels!an Gulf,
ana so nome.


After the Sultan and the Qneen are taken
prisoners there are reams of terrific fighting.
in which King Lisnrste and King Perion and
great many other people are killed but
finally the "Pagans' are all routed ard the
Emperor Of Greece retireS into n monastery,
having united Fsplandin with his daughter
/ Leonerina. and abdcaied the throne in their
favor. Among the first acts Of their new ad
J ,;ri-. i bo ,15-rA-af .f fHnf.fo


LAS soon as the Queen Calafa saw these
nupitals, having no more hope of him whom
she SO much loved Esplandm for moment
the courage left her aud coming before the
new Emperor, aud these great lords, she thus
spoke to them:


II am a queen of great kingdom, in
which there is the greatest abundance Of all
/ that is most valued in the world, such as gold
and precious stones. My lineage is very old
for it comes from royal blood so far back
that there is no memory of the beginning of il
and my honor is as perfect as it was at my
/ birth. My fortune has brought me into these
countries, whence l hoped to bring away many
captiyes. but where am myaeil a captive
Dc not say of this captivity in which you see
me that, after all the great experiences of my
/ life, favorable and adverse, had believed that
| was strong enough TO parry the thrusts of
/ fortune; but | have found that my heart was
tried and afflicted in my imprisonment, be-
cause the great beauty of this new Emperor
overwhelmed me in the moment that my eyes
looked upon him. | trusted in my greatness.
and that immense wealth which excites and
unies SO many, that, if would turn to your
/ religion, | might gain lin for husband but
when ! came into the presence Of this lovely
Empress regarded it as certain that they
belonged to each other by their equal rank ;
and that argument which showed the vanity
of my thoughts. brought me to he deferHina
tion 10 which | DOW stand And since eternal
! Fortune has taken the direction Of my passion
! |, throwing all ms own passion into oblivion
as the wise do in those affairs which have no
remedy. seek. If 1t please Won, to take for my
husband some other man. who may be the son
of king, to be of such power as q good
knight ought to have; and | will become a
/ Christian. For. as have seen the ordered
order of your religion. and the great disorder
Of all others | have seen that ii is clear that
the law which you follow must be the truth
/ while that which We follow Is lying and false
hood


when the Emperor bad heard all this
embracing her, with a smile, he said. Queen
Caafa my good friend, till now you have
had from me neither word nor argument; for
my condition Is such that cannot permit my
ewes to look without terrible haired upon any
but those who are IN the holy law of truth,
nor wish weit such as are out Of it. But
now that the OmniPotent Lord has had such
mercy on You as to give you such knowledge
that you become His servant, you excite in me
al once the same love as ii the King. my faith
er, had begotten US both. And as for this you
ass, viii give you, by my troth, knight
who is even more complete in valor and in lin
cage than you have demanded


Then, taking the hand of Talanqne, his
cousin. the son of the King OF Sooardisa-
very large be was Of person and very hand
soue withal-he said


Queen. here you see one If my cousins
son OF the King you here see-the brother of
the King my father-tke him to yourself,
that l may secure to you the good fortune
which vou Will bring to him.


The Queen looked al him. and finding his
I aDceacaDce good said