Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 106, 5 May 1906 — Page 5

The Richmond Palladium, Saturday, May 5, 1906.

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The Brethren By RIDE HAGGARD, Author tf "She," "King Solomon's Mines," Etc. COPYRIGHT, 1903-1904, IB T RIDEH HAGGARD

, "We are "the servants of the cross," answered Godwin, "and cannot lift steel against it and, thereby lo3e our souls." Then ho spoke with Wulf and added: "As to your second question, whether we should bide here in chains. It la one that our lady Rosamund must answer, for we are sworn to her service. We demand to see the Trlncess of "Raalbec." "Send for her, emir," said Saladin to the prince Hassan, who bowed and departed. A while later Rosamund came, looking beautiful but, as they saw when she threw back her veil, very white and weary. She bowed to Saladin. and the brethren, who were not allowed to touch her hand, bowed to her, devouring her face with eager eyes. CTreedng, my uncre,"' sne said to the nulla n, "and to you, my cousins, greeting also. What is your pleasure wltli raer Saladin motioned to her to be seated and bade Godwin set out the case, which be did very clearly, ending: "Is It your wish, Rosamund, that we stay In this court as prisoners or go forth to fight with the Franks In the great war that Is to be?" , Rosamund looked at them awhile, itbea answered: "To whom were yoa sworn the first? i Was It to the service of our Lord or to the service of a woman? I have said." "Such words as we expected from 'you, being what you are," exclaimed I Godwin, while Wulf nodded his head in 'Mnt anil aiAaA' 'Sultan, we ask your safe conduct to Jerusalem and leave this lady In your charge, relying on your plighted word to do no violence to her faith and to protect her person." "My safe conduct you have," replied Saladin, "and my friendship also. Nor, Indeed, should I have thought well of you had you decided otherwise. Now,

j hence forth we are enemies In the eyes of all men, and I shall strive to slay you as you will strive to slay me, but as regards this lady, have no fear. What I have promised shall bo fulfllljed. Bid her farewell, whom you will see no more."" "Who taught your lips to say such Words, O sultan?" asked Godwin. "Is -It given to you to road the future and the decrees of God?" "I should have said," answered Sal- , , adin, " 'Whom you will see no more If I am able to keep you apart,' Oyyou (vmnlaln who, both of you, have refused to take her as a wife?" Here Rosamund looked up wondering, and Wulf broke in: "Tell her the price. Tell her that she Was asked to wed either of us who Would bow the knee to Mohammed, and to be tha-hMul .of his harem, and I think that she' will not blame us." "Never wotild I have spoken again to hln who answered otherwise," exclaimed Rosamund, and Saladin frowned at. the words. "Oh, my uncle," she went on, "you have been kind to mo and raised me high, but I do not seek this greatness, nor are your ways my ways, who am of a faith that you call accursed. Let me go, I beseech you, - In care of theso ray kinsmen." "And your lovers," said Saladin bitterly. "Niece, it cannot be. I love you well, but did I know even that your life, must pay the price of your sojourn here, here you still should stay, since, as my' dream told me, on you hang the lives of thousands, and I believe that dream. Oh, everything that my empire can give is at your feet, but here you stay until the dream be accomplished." "Until the dream be accomplished?" said Rosamund, catching at the words. , . "Then, when it is accomplished, shall I b free?" "Aye," answered the sultan; "free to

come or to go, unless you attempt es- 1 cape, for then you know your certain !

doom." "It is a decree. Take note, my cousins, it is a decree, and you, Irince Has- ' san, remember it also. Oh, I pray, with all my soul I pray, that it was no lying spirit who brought you that dream, 1 my uncle, though how I shall bring

peace, wno hitherto have brought uoth- " ing" except war and bloodshed, I know not Now go, my cousins; but, if you ' will, leave mo Masouda, who has no other friends, Go, and take my love

1 hud blessing with you."

CJ .... T 1 . it . -i iitvj ivunuuiuiiu mm iditw ner i veil before her face that she might hide her tears. Then Godwin and Wulf stepped to where she stood by the throne of Saladin, bent the knee before her, and, taking her hand, kissed it In farewell, nor did the sultan say them nay, but when she was gone and the brethren were gone he turned to the emir Hassan and to the great lraaum, who had sat silent all this while, and sold: "Now tell me, you who are old and wise, which of those men does the lady love? Speak, Hassan, you who know her well." But Hassan shook his head. "One or tne otnr. Both or neither. I know not," he answered. "Her counsel ia oo close for me." Then Saladin turned to the lmaum a cunning, silent man. "When both the infidels are about to die before her face, as I still hope to see them do, we may learn the answer; but, unless she wills it, never before," he replied, ,and the sultan noted his saying. Next morning, having been warned that they would pass there by MasouRosamund, watching through tho . ttiee of one of her palace M-inOcV:

1 tViw the brethren go by. They were ' fully armed and, mounted on their splendid chargers Flame and Smoke, looked glorious men as, followed by their escort of swarthy, turbaned manv elukea, they rode, proudly side by ; side, the sunlight glinting on their mall. jQpposlte to her house thjgr halt-

0 o o ed awhile and, knowing that" Rosa mund watched, alt'-rjugn tbey could not see her, drew their swords and lifted them in salute. Then, sheathing thera again, they rode forward In silence and Boon were lost to sight. Little did Rosamund guess how different they would appear when they three met afiin. Indeed, she scarcely dared to hope that they would ever meet, for she knew well that even If the war went in favor of the Christiana she would be hurried away to soma place where they would never find her. She knew well also that from Damascus 'her rescue was impossible. The struggle between cross and crescent would be fierce and to the death, and she was sure that where was the closest fighting there in the midst of it would be found Oodwln and Wulf. Oh, she was great! Gold was hers, with gems more than she could count. and few were the weeks that did" oeT bring her added wealth or gifts. She had palaces to dwell in alone; gardens to wander in alone; eunuchs and slaves to rule over alone. But never a friend bad she save the woman of the assassins, to whom she clung because she, Masouda, had saved her from Slnan, and who clung to her, way Rosamund could not be sure, for thera was a veil between their spirits. They were gone; they were gone! Rosamund bowed her head and wept; then, hearing a sound behind her, turned to see that Masouda was weeping also. "Why do you weep?" she asked. "The maid should copy her mistress," answered Masouda, with a hard laugh; 4'but, lady, why do you weep? At least you are beloved, and, come what may, nothing can take that from you." A thought rose In Rosamund's mind a new and terrible thought. The eyes of the two women met, and those of Rosamund asked "Which?" anxiously Masouda with her forefinger wrote a single Arabic -letter. as once In the moonlight she had asked it with her voice from the gate above the narrow way. Between them stood a table inlaid with ivory and pearl, whereon the dust from the street had gathered through the open lattice. Masouda leaned over and with her forefinger wrote a single Arabic letter in the dust upon the table, then passed her hand across it. Rosamund's breast heaved twice or thrice and was still. Then she asked: "Why did not you, who are free, go with him?" "Because he prayed me to bide here and watch over the lady whom ho loved. So to the death I watch." CHAPTER XVIII. ANY a day had gone by since the brethren bade farewell to Rosamuud nt Damascus. Now, one burning July night, they sat upon their horses, the moonlight gleaming on their mail. Still as statues they sat, looking out from a rocky mountain top across that gray and arid plain which stretches from near Nazareth to the lip of the hills at whose foot lies Tiberias, on the sea of Galilee. Beneath them, camped around the fountain of Seffurieh, were spread the hosts of the Franks to which they did sentinel; 1,300 knights, 20.000 foot nud hordes of Turcopoles that is, natives of the country, armed after the ! fashion of the Saracens. Tomorrow they were to advance, so rumor said, across yonder desert plain and give battle to Saladin. who lay with nil his power by Hattin, above Tiberias. Godwin and his brother thought that it was a madness, for they had seen the might of the Saracens and ridden . across that thirsty plain beneath the summer sun. Godwin's heart was troubled, and fear took bold of him, not for himself, but for all the couutless army that lay asleep yonder, and for the cause of Christendom. "I go to watch yonder. Bide you here," he said to Wulf, and, turning the head of Flame, rode some sixty yards over n shoulder of the rock to the fart of tne mountain which looked to ward the north. Dismounting, and bidding the horse stand, which it would do like a dog, he walked forward a few steps to where there was a rock, and, kneeling down, began to pray. It seemed to Godwin that a sleep fell on him at least his mind grew clouded and confused. Then it cleared again, slowly, as stirred water clears, till it was bright and still. Like curtains the veils were lifted from his eyes, and as they swung aside he saw farther and yet farther. He saw the king of the Franks In his .tent beneath, and about him the council of his captains, among them the fierce eyed master of the Templars and Count Raymond of Tripoli, the lord of Tiberias. They were reasoning together till presently, in n rnge, the xnaster of the Templars drew his sword and dashed it down upon the table. Another veil was lifted, and, lo. he MJK the camp of Saladin, the, mighty,

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A JUNE WEDDING BREAKFAST CORNELIA C. BEDFORD.

The following menu "will answer equally well for a small home wedding in early June or a formal luncheon. Strawberries. Canada Eggs Pim Olas Toast Sandwiches Lobster Cutlets Cream Sauce Finger Rolls Salmi of Duck with Olives Potatoea a la Parisienne Chicken Salad Cheese Straws Ice Cream Fancy Cakes Coffee. For the second course select small, firm tomatoes, one for each pxrson. After wiping out a small piece from the stem end3 of each, scoop out the seed3 and soft centre and turn u;.side down to drain, sprinkle the inslle of each with salt, pepper and chopped parsley, then carefully drop in a raw egg and arrange the tomatoes about an inch apart in large buttered pans. Before placing in the hot oven dust the tops with salt and pepper and add a small piece of butter. The agg will set in about eight minutes. Put a tomato on each plate and pour lound it a spoonful of well seasoned brown sauce to which a few chopped mushrooms have been added. Open two one pound cans of lobster, turn out and let stand for an hour or more. Cut the meat quite fine. Drain off the liquor and add to it sufficient milk to make c p-nt. Cook together until mixed and bubbling two tab.'espoonfuls of butter and four heaping tablespoonfuls of flour; gradually add the liquor, sstirring until sao)th and thick. Cook five minutes over hot water, add the lobster, season highly with salt, cayenne, lemon juice and a few drops of onion juice; cook an endless camp, with Its lO.ftOO tenft. lie saw the yal pavilion, and In it the sultan walked alone. He was lost In thought, and Godwin rend his thought. It was: "Behind me the Jordan and the sea of Galilee, into which, if my flanks were turned, I should be driven, I and all my host. In front the territories of the Franks, where I have no friend, and by Nazareth their great army. Allah alone can help me. If they sit still and force me to advance across the desert and attack them before my army melts away, then I am lost. If they advance upon me round the mountain Tabor and by the watered land, I may be lost. But if oh, if Allah should make them mad, and they should strike straight across the desert, then then they are lost, and the reign of the cross in Syria is forever at an end." Look! Near to the pavilion of Saladin' stood'another tent, closely guarded, and in it on a cushioned bed lay two women. One was Rosamund, .and the other was Masouda. The last veil was withdrawn, and now Godwin saw a sight at which his soul shivered. A fire-blackened plain and above It a frowning mountain, and that mountain - thick," thick with dead, thousands and thousands and thousands of dead, among which the hyenas wandered and the night birds screamed. He could see their faces; man j- of them he knew again as those of living men whom he had met In Jerusalem and -elsewhere or had noted with the army. Godwin awoke from his dream trembling, mounted his horse and rode back to Wulf. "Tell me," asked Godwin, "how leng is it since I left you?" "Some few minutes ten perhaps," answered his brother. "A short while to have seen so much," replied Godwin. Then he told bim all and at the end asked him, "What think you?" Wulf. considered awhile and answered: "Well, brother, you have touched no wine today, so you are not drunk, and you have done nothing foolish, so you are not mad. Therefore it would seem that the saints have been talking to you. Our watch is ended, for I hear the horses of the knights who come to relieve us. Listen. This is my counsel: In the camp yonder is our friend with whom we traveled from Jerusalem, Egbert, the bishop of Nazareth, who marches with the host. Let us go to him and lay this matter before him, for he is a holy man and learned." Godwin nodded in assent, and presently, when the other knights were come and tliey had mada their report to them, they rode off together to the tent of Egbert. Egbert was an Englishman who had spent more than thirty years of his life in the east, whereof the suns had tanned his wrinkled face to the hue of bronze that seemed the darker in contrast with his blue eyes and snow white hair and beard. Entering the tent, they found him at his prayers. Presently he rose and asked them what they needed. "Your counsel, holy father," answered Wulf. So, having seen that' the tent flap was closed and that . none lingered near, Godwin told him his dream. The old man listened patiently, nor did be seem surprised at this strange story, since in those days men saw, or thought they saw, many such visions. When he had finished Godwin asked of him as he had asked of Wulf: "What think you, holy father? Is this a dream or is it a message?" "Godwin D'Arcy." he answered, "I have learned to know you as a true servant of the church. It well may be that to such a one as you foresight has been given, that through you those who rule us may le warned and all Christendom saved from great sorrow and disgrace. Come, let us go to the king and tell this story, for he still aits In council yonder." . ...... .. . . G Beantks Signature of ST Tha King Yoa Han Aiprs Bearlit JONES HARARE Special for Cf Centers. Saturday Afternc and Evening. sayJiiRS. ' y V

other five minutss, add the beaten yolks of two eggs and two tablespoonfuls of chopped parsley, stir and bet aside until cold. Form Into small cutlets, lay on a floured board. When all are made egg and crumb them and fry golden brown in deep smokng hot fat. Drain on soft paper and stand on end in a biscuit pan lined with heavy unglazed paper. When needed Bet the pan in a hot oven just long enough to heat through. In serving put a spoonful of cream sauce on each plate, lay in it a cutlet, sprinkle with a trifle of chopped parsley and pass the buttered rolls. Clean and roast a pair of medium sized ducks; do not stuff them. While still rare take from the oven and set aside. When cold cut the meat into inch strips or pieces; break the carcasses, cover with a quart of water and boil slowly for two hours, seasoning when two thirds done. When strained there should be a scant pint. To this add the cut meat, a cupfull of port wine, two tablespoonfuls of butter, three tablespoonfuls of mushroom catsup, four tablespoonfuls of lemon juice and sprigs of parsley, cover closely and simmer for half an hour; taste, season and simmer ten minutes longer. To accompany this course cut into small bowls or dice sufficient raw potatoes to make a heaping quart. Boil in slightly salted water until almost tender, then drain. Return to the sauce pan, drop over them three tablespoonfuls of butter cut in bits a little aLa time and stand at the side of the nre; carefully shake or turn through now and then for ten minutes, that the butter may be absorbed. Just before serving sprinkle them with a little chopped parsley.

EAGLES MEMORIAL SUNDAY Lodge Arranges Fine Exercises for Their Deceased Members Address by Rev. Kuhn. Wayne Aerie of Eagles will hold their annual memorial services at their hall tomorrow afternoon. A fine program has been arranged for the oc casion consisting of an address by the Rev. T. II. Kuhn and musical numbers by the Tetrauq and Luring quartets. Four members of the lodge died during the past year. They were Frank Bessleman, Joseph Engelbert, George F. Franks, and J. L. Wharton. The eagues' hall seats nearly seven nun dred people and It is expected that it will be well filled Sunday as the pub lie is cordially invited to the eaercises - O. Bears the Signature of mn?o n Ia. lha Kind Yoi Rave Always Bough' s Carpenters! S?E A SAW Made bjAtkins. Jonel Hifdware Co. Saturday fnoon and Evening. UVENIRS. NEW BOATS ARE BOUGHT Gen Miller Park Will Ee Formally Opened for the Summer. To-morrow Afternoon. Although the repainting of all the buildings at the Glen will not be completed until next week .Richmond's pleasure ground will be formally opened Sunday. Charles Fetzer will have charge of the refreshment stand and the boat house again this year. He anticipates a better season for boating than ever bflfbre and has added three new steeJboats, making six in all. THOSE SWEET ORANGES 23 CENTS A DOZEN WITH ORDER A SATURDAY ORDER. THEY FINE. HADLEY BROS. FIRST DISTRICT. South of Main, West of 7th. 1-2 1st and S. C, Piano Factory. 1-3 2nd and S. B. 1-4 -4th and S. D. 1-5 5th and S. B. 1-6 5th and S. H. 1-8 7th and S. C. 1-9 7th and S. J. SECOND DISTRICT. South of Main, between 7th and 11th. 2-1 Sth and Main. 2-3 Sth and S. E. 2-4 7th and S. G. 2-5 9th and S. A. 2-6 10th and S. C. i 2-7 11th and Main. ; 2-S 11th and S. J. THIRD DISTRICT. South of Main, East of 11th. 3-1 12th and S. B. 3-2 12th and S. E. 3-4 14th and Main. 3-5 14th and S. C. 3-6-lSth and S. A. i ' 3-7 20th and Main. 3-S loth and S. A. FIFTH DISTRICT. . West Richmond and Sevastopol. ... 5 W. 3rd and Chestnut. 5-1 W. 3d and National Avenue. 5-2 W. 3d and Kinsey. 5-3 W. 3d and Richmond Avenue. 5-4 W. 1st and R. R-5-5 State and Boyer. 5-6 Grant and Ridge. 5-7 Hunt and Maple. 5-S Grant and Sheridan. 5-9 Bridge Avenue; Paper Mill. 5-12 Earlham Collese.

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