The King's Talisman — page 26: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

THE KIN@S TALISMAN, oe Y § thought that the fellows might be trying to escape from their master, ‘‘We seek a youth who went up the mountain early this morning.” ‘““Ah! And what might have been his name?” “« He is the son of Ali Kinah, the poor corn-seller, and ig sometimes called Noureddin,” returned the chief of the eunuchs. “So, so,’ Noureddin said, somewhat surprised by the strangeness of the incident; ‘‘and who has sent you for him?” The eunuchs looked at each other for a moment, and then . turning to the youth, the leader replied: ‘¢Our business is with the son of Ali Kinah.” «¢ And did you think to find him in yonder dark hole?” returned Noureddin, with a sneer, and then drawing his light javelin from its becket at his back, and balancing it in his left hand, ke continued: ‘* Now tell me, who wants Noureddin ?” The eunuch instinctively drew his yataghan from its sheath, but in a moment it was flying from his grasp by a well- aimed blow of the youth’s sword, and starting back a step, he cried: 3 «“The king—the king!” “‘ Does the king want him: ? <* Yes.” «‘ And has the king sent you for him?” “* He has.” For several moments Noureddin revolved this circum- stance in his mind. Why the king should send for him he could not determine, but of the two things he felt confident: First, that the king had sent for him, for the presence of the chief of the eunuchs was proof enough of that; and secondly, that uo harm could be directly meditated upon him, for in no way had he ever come in contact with Eomicbooks (Ele)