The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-07

eThink how brave and earnest that
man must have been, who at the bid
ding of a voice or vision, dared, in
his old age, -unaccompanied save by his
only child, to lay down his state and
travel almost without food through
hundreds of leagues of brush and des-
ert, that none of his race has crossed
for genera lions. Think what it must
have been to him, who for many
years has been treated almost as a god,
to play the part of medicine-man in
the forests of Yucatan, and to suffer
in his own person, and in that of his
daughter, insult and torment at the
hands of low white thieves. Yet all
this and more he has borne without a
murGur because, as he believes, the OBJ
ject of his mission is attained"
But, Ignatio, what is the object of
his mission and what have we to do
with it? To this hour 1 do not quite
understand
1.-THE object of his mission, and in
deed of his life, is to build up the
fallen empire of the City of the Heart.
In short, senior. though 1 do not be-
lieve in his gods, in Zibalbay's vision
1 do believe, seeing that they have led
him to me. whose aim is his aim, and
that neither of US can succeed without
[ the other
"Why not?''
Because I need wealth and he needs
me, and if he will give me the wealth
can give him men in thousands"
/ Il hear" answered the senior. at
sounds simple enough, but perhaps you
will both of you find that there are
difficulties in the way. What 1 do
not understand, however, is what part
Maya and l are to play in this grand
affair." who are not anxious to regenef-
ate race or build up an empire
/ suppose that we are only spectators of
| the game
! How can that be, senior, when she is
Lady of the Heart and heiress to her
father. and when" 1 added. dropping
my voice, you and she have
! grown so dear to one another"
/ II did not know that you had noticed
anything Of that, Ignatio. You never
seemed to. and you hate women SO
much / did not speak Of it," added
James coloring.
I am not altogether blind, senior
Also, is it possible for a man not to
know when a woman comes between
him and the friend he loves? But OF
! that, 1 will say nothing, for it is as
ly understand me if 1 did. NO, no
senior, you cannot be left out of This
game; you are too deep in it already
though what part you will play I can
not tell. 1t depends, perhaps, upor
what the gods reveal to Zibalbay OF
what he guesses they reveal.
Eat present he is well disposed to-
ward you, because I've thinks that the
oracle may declare you 20 be the sor
| of Quetzal through WON his people
shall be redeemed, AMI for this ,ca.
son it is that he has not foroiider
the friendship between you and hi;
daughter, or so he limited to ME. Blu
be warned, senior. for if he comes Il
know that y;,u are not the man Their
he will sv'eep you aside rs IF small &C
count and you may bill farewell 10 tht
LAZY o. the Hear"
II will not do thai while I live ht
answered quietly.
mo. senior, perhaps not while yor
live, but those who stand in the patti
of kings do not live long. Still, though
there is cause to be cautious, there i:
no cause to be downhearted, seeing tina
lif you are not the man, l may be, il
which case L shall be able to help you
las I have sworn to the Lady Maya
that 1 will do or perhaps you will bt
able to help me-"
."At any rate, we will stand together,
said the senor And now, as there i:
no use talking of the future, 1 thinl
THAT we had better go to bed. On ont
thing however you may be certain-un
less she dies or l die, I mean to marry
Maya''