"God Wills It!" A Tale of the First Crusade.
GOD WILLS IT
IN A TWINKLING RICHARD WAS AT THE HEAD OF THE RAGING BRUTE
A Tale of the First Crusade
AUTHOR OF A FRIEND OF CÆSAR
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY LOUIS BETTS
Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
—Hebrews xi. 33, 34.
New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., LTD. 1901 All rights reserved
Copyright, 1901, by THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
To my long-time Friend ARTHUR WASHBURN I DEDICATE THIS TALE OF THE DAYS OF FAITH
William Stearns Davis
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"GOD WILLS IT!"
WILLIAM STEARNS DAVIS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
GOD WILLS IT!
HOW BARON WILLIAM SALLIED FORTH
HOW RICHARD WON THREE FRIENDS
HOW RICHARD WON A BROTHER
HOW RICHARD WENT TO PALERMO
HOW RICHARD WON TWO FOES
HOW ROLLO MET INSULT
HOW DE VALMONT SENT HIS GAGE
HOW IFTIKHAR SPED A VAIN ARROW
HOW TRENCHEFER DROVE HOME
HOW IFTIKHAR SAID FAREWELL TO SICILY
HOW RICHARD FARED TO AUVERGNE
HOW RICHARD CAME TO ST. JULIEN
HOW RICHARD SINNED AGAINST HEAVEN
HOW RICHARD'S SIN WAS REWARDED
HOW RICHARD FOUND THE CRUCIFIX
HOW LADY IDE FORGAVE RICHARD
HOW RICHARD SAW PETER THE HERMIT
HOW RICHARD MET GODFREY OF BOUILLON
HOW RICHARD TOOK THE CROSS
HOW RICHARD RECEIVED GREAT MERCY
HOW RICHARD RETURNED TO LA HAYE
HOW RICHARD PARTED WITH HIS BROTHER
HOW IFTIKHAR'S MESSENGER RETURNED
HOW THEY SLEW THE FIRST INFIDEL
HOW DUKE GODFREY SAVED THE DAY
HOW RICHARD WAS AGAIN CHASTENED
HOW THE ARMY CAME TO ANTIOCH
HOW RICHARD REGAINED HIS BROTHER
HOW IFTIKHAR BORE HOME HIS PRIZE
HOW THERE WAS FESTIVAL AT ALEPPO
HOW MARY REDEEMED HER SOUL
HOW MORGIANA PROFFERED TWO CUPS
HOW EYBEK TURNED GRAY
HOW MUSA PRACTISED MAGIC
HOW RICHARD HEARD A SONG
HOW THE ISMAELIANS SAW TRENCHEFER
HOW ROLLO CARRIED WEIGHT
HOW RICHARD AND MUSA AGAIN PARTED
HOW PETER BARTHELMY HAD A DREAM
HOW THE HOLY LANCE WAS FOUND
HOW LIGHT SMOTE DARKNESS
HOW MORGIANA WOUND HER LAST SPELL
HOW THE ARMY SAW JERUSALEM
HOW MORGIANA BROUGHT WARNING
HOW RICHARD HAD SPEECH WITH MUSA
HOW IFTIKHAR CEASED FROM TROUBLING
HOW TRENCHEFER WAS BROKEN
HOW RICHARD SAW THE SUN RISE
