The King's Talisman — page 159: what you’re looking at

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150 THE KINGS TALISMAN. have found her! Oh, God! and I was not there to protect her.” The old man’s brow darkened, and in a tone of strange calmness, he said: “Myson, itis even as you say. ‘They have most surely found the party we left within the temple, but how, I am unable to conceive.” As they drew nearer to the scene they found the crowd dense and excited. A thousand rumors were afloat with re- gard to the events that had happened, but one thing seemed to be generally understood: A force of soldiers had entered by the king’s orders, and taken therefrom several black men, besides two ladies, and a number of pore and camels. ‘‘ Abdah Nazor,” said some one from the crowd, stepping quickly forward and laying his hand upon the old man’s arm, ‘‘ you are not safe here, and your young companion, if he be Noureddin, had better seek immediate safety. The king has ordered your arrest.” ‘*But the temple,” quickly exclaimed the youth, heed- ing not the admonition thus given; ‘‘ what know you of that?” ‘* Not half an hour since, Nabal, the centurion, brought his men hither and broke open the doors in the king’s name, and took therefrom twelve Egyptian eunuchs, two girls, and a number of horses and Jaden camels.” <‘’lhen Nabal has been the traitor,” said Abdah Nazor, in a tone of bitter disappointment. ‘¢No—he could not help what he did,” replied he who came from the crowd, ‘‘A woman from yonder house-top Saw st when they entered, and she spread the intelli- gence,” “Then let us at once to the royal palace!’’ cried Noured- din, in an excited, frenzied manner, as he half drew his sword from its sheath. Gomicbooks €O