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the husband whom she loved, though | think
may never see. that place again. At the least.
when ! heard him speak thus ! did not doubt his
truth. for something within me confirmed II.
hut hid my fare and grOaned aloud ia the bitter.
Then taking my hand, Zibalhay. the watch.
er, spoke great words to me in II solemn voice
that seemed TO soothe me ms the song NJ u mother
soothes a restless child, for he talkc! with Ger.
those who have gone beyond. telling me that
this parting. was not for long, and that soon |
should find her whom | had lust made glorious
and folded close to the Heart Of Heaven. Then
he laid his hand upon my head and ! slept
n while, TO wake, sad, indeed, but filled with II
Food il ready. my BROTHER said Zibalbay.
Eat and rest here this night; tomorrow you
Now when we had eaten. Iihalbay spoke to
me in the presence Of his daughter, who, though
"A woman, IL also OF The Order, saying:
"'You are OF our Brotherhood. and therefore
the words ! speak will he repeated to none who
are pPt bre.h 1, for sreHk upon the Heart
this maiden, my daughter. and We are not what
the hour to tell, This Is the purpose of our COM
ing. TO find that which is moi one. but divided;
brother. you can point the path to IT, and he
paused aud looked at me with his piercing eyes.
, Now. lord. understand TO what. his words
had reference, for are they not part OF the ritual
of the service Opening of the. Heart Still.
because | desired 10 DE sure. and not to commit
myself. picked up u piece OF burnt wood, and,
as though In idleness, bent down and. by the
light Of the fire, drew the half Of a heart with n
snwllke edge upon the pavement OF the chamber
where we sat: then | hnnded the stick to Iibal-
bay, who took 1t and passed 1t on to his daugh-
~ have no skill at such arts; finish it. Maya
She smiled, and. kneeling down, traced the
half of n face within the outline that | had
DO Is It enough. or do YOU need the writing p
1T Is enough answered. Now, lord, what
~ desire 10 know where that which IL hidden
can be brought to light. and il it dwells in this
land; for ! have iourneyed far to seek T.,
held II, and he guards 1t who II its keeper
Can you lead me to him. brother
mo. for ] have no such commands; but per-
haps | can bring him to you. though | must
journey by sea and land to find him: that is, IL
wills to come. Say. what message shall |
sires TO look upon the holy symbolic II will
scarcely bring him 20 far
" Night" and Day" to be Joined together. that
q new sun may shine In a new sky
seeing e that I'll / ha %sn no oI pr;oo or ~ + he not oetT rather ,sr
think that some cunning stranger and false
Sroa : ,o lsys or a plot not to ,t trap u him i I Gi rr,n me
Will he believe that which you have seen
".hs WIN believe it, for he has trusted me
7 look! said the man, and, opening his
robe at the neck. he kneelcd down in the light
There, lord, upon his breast hungthat which
has been hidden from our sight since the sons of
So'NN Nh' bN' h'b IN INV ihilh Nh' uiN
part Of the severed heart which is upon your
breast. That Is all my story, lord.
Now |, lSnatio. listened amazed, for the thing
was marvellous.
did the man send me no further message ?"
None. He said that II you were n true
keeper OF the mystery, you would come to learn
his mission from himself, or bring him to you.
And did yon tc,l nm anything about me and
Nothing; / had no such command. On the
morrow at dawn l lcft, to bury ny, wife, II she
were dead. or to nurse her IL she still were sick,
that so soon as might be ! would travel
the, Heart and give him this tidincs; and that
within eight weeks or less | trusted to report
how l had Jared. The old man asked me i'll
had money, and without waiting to he answered.
gave me two handfuls OF Jumps OF moulded gold
iomDsd hide hide b. bag; T Ini re h. er Tar lump was
Let me see one Z" | said.
Mas: my loTd lgnntio, ! have none. Not far
his %n 1nS relh .Sjo ,SimPtGr is t&e h nmiS e ntdGst Of Sa S%a
CRUZ, and there, as you may have heard, dwell .
of men under the leadership Of one Don
Pedro Moreno, who are by profession smugglers,
robbers, and murdcrers, though they
to earn a living by the growth of coffee
A it CHANGED. I fell into the hands OF some
Of these men as ! Journeyed hCmeward. They
.earched me; and, iindine the Jumps of gold in
pocket, handed them over 10 Don Pedro
himself. who rode upwhen he saw that they had
he fish In their net. He examined them care
refused 10 answer, wherein he said that |
should be confined In, q dungeon ut the hacienda
kutn time hs 1 tnOst ti SPEAK.
Then. being mad to get back to my village
and learn the fate of my wife, | found my
and spoke the truth. saying that the
gold was given me In exchange for food by an
bid Indian doctor. who dwelt with his daughter
in q ruined temple close by;
Mother Of Heaven" said Don Pedro, have
heard OF this man before, hut now that J. know
he manner of merchandise he trades in, | think
that ! must pay him II visit and learn what mint
Then. having pluckcd me bare as q fowl for
The oven. they let me go without hurt. but often
hAN VI GnEFnNlAH hoo IA = Al NM mn M
and need. | told them whence the gold came,
since fear lest | should thus have let loose
daughter. and in that case they may well be
murdered before ever yon can reach them.
,wersd. Though sS'S You acted iooiishIy. but tell
me, M9les. how did you lind me out and come
here without money Z"
had buried my wife | travelled 10 frOntera on
line coast, where | found q ship bound for Vera
LTuZ. and In her ! sailed, giving my service as
,ailor, which Is u trade that | have followed.
From Vera Cruz ! made my way 10 Mexico AMI
reported myself 10 The head Of the Brotherhood
IN that city, who, AS | expected, was able Ia give
ME tidings Of you.
Then | travelled on to this village, and ar,
Two days on ny journey. And now, lord, IL you
IAN give me IA place to sleep in, since | am
weary, who for three nights have scarcely shut
eyes, tomorrow YOU can let me nov what
1 must bear 10 The old man. I!balbay.'
I, IgnatiO. sat late that night poAdering over
Ihese tidinRs that filled me- with u strange hope.
.'Ould it be that my hour was AT hand after -
many years Of waiting II there were truth Ia
prophecies IL would seem So. AMI yet my faith
This traveller, whom Molas had seen,
might be a mailman. and his symbol might be
| could not tell. but NJ least | would put
he matter 10 the proof, for tu-mOrruw. or % soon
As was possible. | would journey down Ia Chiapas
and seek him out.
Thinking thus, | threw myself upon my he'd
and strUye IT, sleep, hut could not. Thea remcni-
Dering the scroll that my friend had. given me,
rose, purpOsing ia change my Thoughts in
studying IL and 80 win sleep. 1t Was a hard tash.
but az length | mastered It's meaning, aud found
hat Il dealt with a mine near CunaTvO, aud de-
scribed the exact position ~ the tunnel.
Tn mouth, IL would APPEAR, had been closed
up In the reign of t~iuatenluC, and the scroll Wa,
by the cdciquF who had charge uf the
mine in those days, IN order that "a record might
remain that would enable his descendants Ia re-
open IL should "A time como when the SpaniardN
were driven from the land. That the mine WAS
very rich in free gold was shown las the weights
N pure metal stated In this scroll To have been
sent year hy yearto the court at MOnt"ZumH By
his cdcigI', and also BY the fact that IL WAS
thought worth hiding from the Sps Giards.
Early on the morrow | went To the rOOIa ~
the senior Strickland and spoke Ia him With a
heavy heart,
Sehor," said. you will remember that when
entered your serNi lee | told you that | might
have 10 leave il at any moment. Now | have