San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-04

them to resist, and they are too weak to
accept its customs. When he had fin
ished, behold. Kulcan arose, and raising
his hands cried:
MY brethren and friends, our Duet
zal speaks wise words. fear he will
leave us if we are stubborn and head
strong, and we want him with us. Dove
&c was answered with shouts of
" volume and feeling. Nov that
~Hdli "a l. gone from US there will be no
more trouble, and feel that if QuetZal
were our governor we would be prosper
Gus and content. | desire not the office;
it i'll BELTS me, for am too easily intlu-
enced this way and that. You want a
wise man. great father like orr Onet-
Zal. who knows the men of all the eartn
and their tongues and their willy ways,
that he may protect us from them and
guard us from the enemy who comes i'll
forms we know not. Let us have great
meeting in the estufa tonight and hold
another election. Go now and tell all
the people, and think well upon Iklapels
words and Quetzal's and mine, the least
of you all.
They dispersed, and Eric led Iklapel
into the temple and seated himself be-
side him. Pierce standing outside looking
down with curious eyes upon the city.
Eric opened at once upon the subject
of the treasure, telling him frankly how
il"Cn II was '"iue,' y! 'iio ieoU u wv
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"n'Ii III IL ''ii%'lI saw,
No"' iI'S t"''''i lNi'lcI' y" ~ '''0
ol'eSV mere. lou HAVE S"I' me treasure
Is NINE p"' II - o"IS anu ) U"l pe"ll'
10 loIu Oh J." give away; 1'!I me iio"'
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Gu nave tolu NE Il'AH 'HIHSH' He
DeSah' %" ll1' t l!dI7 NY iI'"I' 9o"l
ana NY ears O"IHA'l'n "oii'IouH '"I'I
u your great people anu 'L'll CLUES
!edIh 70 S'e '.ieiH, IOnS ~ MIl'I'S'
lheSe WonuerS' Out alh oIu' ana gro"
IeeDle' Gut my people are young; Lhe!
are your Dro'ilerS now " ny Sho"iU In'E
not see ana nave 'lese lharNclS: %"
Cell me mat we nave the Weal'h OF many
nations, and that wealth does all things.
Why cannot you BRING these wonders
here: Need you leave us If you can
command these things: Need you 20
away If yon can bring them here to us:
Thus we can at one bound oVeI1eap the
gulf which separates us from the New
World and be equal III wealth and knoWI-
edge and power to any city OF the earth
I'VE are not dull; we learn readily.
and You Will be proud OF your people
before another decade passes Here III
this city You can plan new enterprises,
put in practice your theories Of govern
ment, and make of this ancient Attain,
so full of all the memories of past ages,
new and mighty city-a monument to
your wisdom forever. leave it in your
hands, oh, my Quetzal; It's yours to take
or leave-this treasure. give it to you
as have the power, but ponder we'll my
words, for they are full Of wisdom given
me this day by God himself"
But" answered Eric, lit is no ordi-
nary undertaking that you propose One
man could not hope to rule this people
alone"
You will have all the power of this
wealth behind YOU" interrupted Iklapel.
You can make the law"
But not enforce it, my old friend.
There's the rub. Money may rule where
it is feared or worshiped, but here,
where men do not need much, they do
not fear the power of wealth. The