'In the name of the beggars,' he said, 'I present to your high majesty the Sultan of Nejed, Abdullah ibn Mohammed, and his chief minister the Ass of Egypt, and moreover the sultan's wife. May it please your high majesty to reward the beggars with a few small coins and a little barley, for having brought his high majesty, the new sultan, safely to the gate of the palace and to the steps of the throne.' Thereupon all the beggars, the lepers, the cripples, the blind men and those of weak understanding fell down together at Khaled's feet. * * * * * This is the story of Khaled the believing genius, which he caused to be written down in letters of gold by the most accomplished scribe in Nejed, that all men might remember it. But of what afterwards occurred there is nothing told in the scribe's manuscript. It is recounted, however, in the commentaries of one Abd ul Latif that Khaled did not cause Abdullah to be beheaded, nor in any way hurt, save that he was driven out of the city with his wife, where certain Bedouins affirmed that he lived for many years with her in great destitution. But it is well known that after this Zehowah bore Khaled many strong sons, whose children and children's children reigned gloriously for many generations in Nejed. And Khaled and Zehowah died full of years on the same day, and lie buried together in a garden without the Hasa gate, and the pilgrims from Ajman and the east visit their tombs even to the present time. _Printed by_ R. & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_. MESSRS. MACMILLAN AND CO.'S PUBLICATIONS. POPULAR NOVELS BY MR. MARION CRAWFORD. Crown 8vo. Cloth. 3s. 6d. each. MR. ISAACS: A Tale of Modern India. _DAILY NEWS_--"The best novel that has ever laid its scene in our Indian dominions." _ATHENÆUM_--"A work of unusual ability." DR. CLAUDIUS. A True Story. _ATHENÆUM_--"Mr. Crawford has achieved another success." A ROMAN SINGER. _TIMES_--"A masterpiece of narrative.... In Mr. Crawford's skilful hands it is unlike any other romance in English literature." ZOROASTER. _GUARDIAN_--"An instance of the highest and noblest form of novel.... Alike in the originality of its conception and the power with which it is wrought out, it stands on a level that is almost entirely its own." MARZIO'S CRUCIFIX. A TALE OF A LONELY PARISH. _GUARDIAN_--"The tale is written with all Mr. Crawford's skill." _SATURDAY REVIEW_--"Unlike most novels, goes on improving up to the end." PAUL PATOFF. _ATHENÆUM_--"The originality of the story, the charm of the description, and the brilliancy of the narrative are undeniable." WITH THE IMMORTALS. _SPECTATOR_--"To do justice to Mr. Crawford's remarkable book by extracts would be impossible.... It cannot fail to please a reader who enjoys crisp, clear, vigorous writing, and thoughts that are alike original and suggestive." GREIFENSTEIN.