Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-02

tAiA fNrNrH $50 tANo ~ rPt0Fc uttnk OF
he hny iase ne -ished in the hills
"rhe rurpuses Of tho gods cannot be
altered, ssmittin, replied the old In.
dian, who, perhaps would not have
much regretted such calamity as she
suggested, 3. would be a simple solu-
tion u dimcilties which might other
Virc ptove embarrassing. at Is my
prayer, ~ ali events, that the entrance
TO The trenstra may not be closedn
~ oaru nothing for the treasure,
unless uiny share IL with him." she
retprned. Since we spoke together
beside the fountain, | have seen him.
lie locked upon me doubtfully, being,
perhtte perrleNed because Of these
finitres " the child NIiriun. which
an 1ompellcd to wear"
stuiy, Princess, what Is he, that
I you should think Of hims" muttered
I maiasln.
"iio sptisfies my heart" was the re-
! pig, And am resolved never again
TO give up this mortal habitatiou To her
you call it's rightful owner. will
never again leave this world which |
enjoy, for the unknown darkness out
OF which you called me
Princess, the gods do not permit
such dealings. They may, indeed, sui.
fer you to live again; but you must re-
turn as an infant, in flesh and bones OF
your own"
1.-THE gods have permitted me to re-
TURN az ! nave returheui ana you wen
I Know hainaiakan' thAt' except you
use Your arr 70 DANISH me ana restore
4 Niriam' there Is nothihg eise lnat can
( WORK ehahBe'
Mufuer ls not lawful, SemitNlni ana
70 40 ms You desire Would be an act not
n iiierelt nom murder
Oh my heau De IT, thenl exclaimed
the frincess' Would II be less u muir
uer 10 send me back 70 nothlngness
than to let her remain thereP Mine rs
inc stronger spirit, ana mas therefore
Tue better right to live. aslS Of You
only 10 90 nothing None need ever
know that Miriam has vanished and
mat seinitEln lives IN her place ! wear
her body and her features, and am
content TO wear her name also II II
must be So
hamplakan was silent lie may well
be pardoned for feeling troubled In the
Z presence Of situation which had never
before confronted a human being, Two
women, both tenants of the same body,
both in love with the same man, and
therefore rivals Of each other, and each
claiming right to existence Il was
difficult problem. The old Indian
heartily wished that separate tene-
inent might be provided for each Of
/ these two souls, that they might fight
out their quarrel In the ordinary way.
But his magic arts did not extend to the
creation Of flesh and blood At the
B same time, he could not but feel 10
/ blame for having brought this strcnu-
Gus spirit of scmitain once more into
the world, aud he was fain TO admit
that her claim was not without justh-
cation. His motives had been excel
lent, but he had not ioreseen the conae-
| quences in which the act WIS 10 land
| him. Yet he more shranls from wrong.
| ing Miriam than from disappointing
] Semitzin.
But the latter was not 70 be put of
/ by silence.
! "'lhero has been change since you
and last spoke together" She said
al am aware of IL, though | know not
how; but, in some manner the things
which Miriam has done are perceptible
to me When | was here before, She
did not lean toward this youths now
she has given herself to him. sho
means to be united % HIM aud, II 1
again should vanish should never
again find my way back Hut II shnll
not be soi and there IS way kRmsi'
alsan, 10y which ! can surely prevent Il.
even though you refuse TO aid me-
''lndecd, Princess, think you mis-
take regarding the love OF Miriam Tor
this young mani they have seen little
of each other aud 1t may be, as You
yourself said that he has persisted IN
the Wilderness
al believe he lives " she answered;
81 should know it, were IT otherwise, /
But II cannot nave hlh neither shall
she have told you already that un-
less you swear TO me not to put forth
your power upon me TO dismiss me,
will not lead you 10 the treasure Bnt
that is not enongh;for men deceive, and