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

Eric's wife. as they Supposed-and gave
no thought to the wonder of her appear
ance in that desert realm Besides their
thoughts were on revenue bent; they
lOnged to see the treasures OF Attain ana
divide them They felt as PizarrO's fol-
lowers must have felt as they saw the
Inca's treasures almost in their grasp
millions upon milliOns-fOr in spite of
Pierce's caution some inkling Of Erlcs
message had circulated among the men,
and they dreamed of millions for all
hands. Their impotence was so mani
fest in their looks and remarks that
Pierce, after short talk with Gilbert,
called them together and addressed
them:
Now. boys. our search is ended.
What there is in this place for us no one
knows yet. but it will rest with Mr.. Gill
bert as to what we shall have He has
enough to pay you all well for your
trouble, but there will be no lOOting
this village: what you can obtain by
fair trade is one thing and wholesale
robbery another. If any man is detected
using violence he will forfeit his pay.
These people are nervous and fright
ened; any overt act might precipitate
conflict for which the United States
government will hold us responsible.
Therefore | warn you all to he careful.
Disobedience to orders now means sum-
mary punishment. No man enters the
city unit! permission is given. We will
go into camp here and await further
orders frcn Mr.. Gilbert"
The men withdrew, leaving Pierce,
Whitley and the sheriff with Eric.
Breakfast was prepared for them, and
they were soon discussing the situation
over the table. at the head Of which sat
Leila. KuIcan having departed. in a sud
den accession of courage. to the city to
calm the people there Eric explained
the state of affairs briefly, giving them
an insight into the politics and religion
of the Atzlaus. the recent effort of Chal-
pa to obtain a hold upon the offices, and
an account Of his attempt upon Eric
and of Chalpas death. leading up to the
action of the previous night, when the
firing had attracted the attention Of the
Knowing nothing Of Gale or the sher-
if he refrained from any description Of
the treasure he had found, but he stated
that he had accumulated considerable
gold and silver. which he thought per-
haps had better be equally divided among
the men. This arrangement he felt
would reward them literally, in addi-
=, Cd Il
agreed by Gale and the sheriff that this
would be most satisfactory, and the
matter was then dropped.
Pierce now RECALLED Eric-and Leila as
well-with a resume Of political and
other events which had occurred III the
world from which Gilbert had been shut
out. and the noon hour was upon them
before he had finished. Meanwhile the
other two men had grown tired and
withdrew to the camp. Then it was that
Eric took Pierce more fully into his con-
fdence and made his eyes fairly bulge
with an account of the vast treasure
within the city, but he had scruples
hard to overcome, which made it diff
cult to see his title to the hoard, and
IneS6 were SlldItu DN IlcICe.
After their noon meal they resolved to
20 to the city and confer with Iklapel
both upon this matter and the general
effect of the new arrivals upon the citys
welfare. In passing along to the temple
Gilbert noted carefully the faces of the
people, and was glad to observe a cheer
full temper apparent. While there was
mourning, he knew, in several houses,
he could see no evidence of an i'll feel
ing, and he hoped that the crisis was
over and the deaths of the most violent
and powerful leaders had ended all trou-
BILE.
They found old Iklapel at the temple
and many priests around him. He had
Just finished a wise and fOrcible sermon,
in which he had outlined the many bene-
fits which would accrue to the nation
from following Eric's plans, accusing
Chalpa's memory bitterly and with great
force as the cause of all discOrd He had
deprecated the craving for power and
place which had caused all She trouble,
and had drawn his hearers by his power
full logic and noble oratory to a recog-
milton Of the truth-that civilization
would, if adopted at once without re-
serve, place them upon an equality with
the rest Of the world and prevent the
miserable decadeuce which would surely
ensue if they continued in their Old
customs ana beliefs.
Then, following upon the old priest
words, Eric stood before them and told
them simply and carefully of tbe his