Thenfollowedpictureuponpictureinallofwhichthetalismanappearedinthehandsofsundryofitsowners。Someofthesepictureshadtodowithlove，somewithreligiousceremonies，andsomewithwar。One，too，withitssale，perhapsinatimeofsiegeorscarcity，forasmallloafofblack-lookingbread，byanagedwomanwhoweptatpartingwithit。
AfterthishesawanArab-lookingmanfindingthestoneamongstthecrumblingremainsofabrickwallthatshowedsignsofhavingbeenburnt，whichwallhewasknockingdownwithapick-axetoallowwatertoflowdownanirrigationchannelonhisgarden。Presentlyapersonwhoworeaturbanandwasgirtaboutwithalargescimitar，rodeby，andtohimthemanshowed，andfinallypresentedthestone，whichtheSaracenplacedinthefoldsofhisturban。
Thenextscenewasofthismanengagedinbattlewithaknightcladinmail。Thebattlewasaveryfineone，whichGodfreydescribedwithmuchgusto。ItendedintheknightkillingtheEasternmanandhackingoffhisheadwithasword。Thisviolentproceedingdisarrangedtheturbanoutofwhichfelltheblackstone。Theknightpickeditupandhiditabouthim。NextGodfreysawthissameknight，grownintoanoldmanandbeingborneonabiertoburial，cladinthesamearmourthathehadworninthebattle。Uponhisbreasthungtheblackstonewhichhadnowaholeboredthroughthetopofit。
Lastlytherecameapictureoftheoldsextonfindingthetalismanamongthebonesoftheknight，andgivingittohimself，Godfrey，thenasmallboy，afterwhicheverythingpassedaway。
“Iguessthateitherouryoungfriendherehasgotthevision，orthathewillmakeafirst-classnovelist，“saidColonelJosiahSmith。“Anyway，ifyoucaretopartwiththattalisman，MissOgilvy，Iwillbegladtogiveyoufivehundreddollarsforitonthechanceofhisintegrity。“