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88 : THE KING’S TALISMAN. tling ruins of the window. He would have arisen, but a thick cloud came over his vision, and with a faint sensation, as of some one moving his body, he sank into utter uncon- sclousness. CHAPTER XII. THE SUNLIGHT OF HOPE. The Petran train moved rapidly after it had been turned toward home, for Noureddin determined that he would pass on as far as possible ere he stopped for the night. ‘The eunuchs betrayed some uneasiness in their manners, but still they were ready and cheerful in obedience to their young leader; for though the fear of the king rested some- what harshly upon them, yet they trusted to the young man’s promise that they should not be harmed, and after a while they seemed to transfer all their thought to the service of him who had now become their only director. Through Molech they had learned of the king’s diabolical purpose respecting them, and they plainly saw that in Noureddin they had a noble preserver. Selina, too, had calmed most of her fears, and once more the tide of joy went coursing through her veins. As the sun now sank toward its western home, its beams threw her shadow toward her native city, and she was following its welcome index. Oft during the day she looked forth from her pavilion, and as often had _ her eyes instinctively sought out the noble form of him who had been the author of her salvation. What feelings swelled in her bosom, or what thoughts possessed her mind, she hardly knew herself; they were deep and heartfelt, but they came so thick and fast, and, withal, so overwhelming, that she knew only ea they left a soft shade of gladness behind. “Selina,” said Miriam, just after Noureddin had ridden past the pavilion, and passed a respectful word of kindness Eomichbooks (E(@)