The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-07

S S.jSs rO9k ~ sooye u.s., there IL the hghes
after hour z6sbsy marching Shssd IN Is sis nou
blindness and was seized with a AZ OF moyn
tain sickness. Fortunately the climbing wa
found ourselves beneath the shadow 81 1Se rS
NO" answered Zi6albsy. ut would se No.. h
possible without wings There Is a way tbrous
searching for tho Golden City 70 SsoS e cn mei
Sli they went home again, though their hand
Poes the wall q rock sncIrole all the vale,
OtS No city White r. a nsI, The !, .n sssor
round It must wade through n great swami
journeyns for DAYS through SHOWS owe
down precpces, but 80 far "a I have Learned
Indian. who found his way 10 the banks Of Nv
lioly Waters In the days Of my grandfather
Are you glad TO see the gateway OF your
home, Maya asked the selOr. go
here IL the sh SSasTs.s almost eFcsl
there sorrow awaits me and you. OH ifindeed
,d am dear to you, let us turn even now and fiy
live" and she clasped his hand and looked esr
nesst,y int into @ his hs eyes; ..,,,.,
and Ignatio to finish the journey by them,
You are more TO me than my father, James. IS
~, But; Maya wa. having come SO far wish to see
'"e "a s you vii VII T" an. .s;d dronn,n. -. ~,
See, my father has found the place and calls
u.s." o'''''
We walked on for about . hundred PAGES.
that lay at the foot Of the precfpcc It'll we came
to where Zibalbsy stood leaning against the
| wall OF rock In which we could see no break or
.."Ait6ough trust you. and, as 1 believe,
poses" said the old man, 8yet must follow the
ancient custom and obey the oath, TO suffer no
gate co%s hither daughter and and B BiindfSa
about the Seniors face heard S her Whisper
lear not, will be your eyes"
way and that till we we're confused After sV ws
had walked some PAGES we were halted and left
while, as we Judged from the sounds, our guides
50 narrow and low that our shoulder sSSSsd
bend our heads. AT length. after taking many
sharp turns, the passage grew wider and the
| Loose the bandages." said Zibalbay.
Maya did So and when our eyes were eccus-
TO find that we stood ut the bottom OF a deep
CLEFT or Volcanic rift IN the rock made not by the
with her tools OF fTe and water. ' This E ciefts
along which ran 2 road 90 solidly built and
dr1 that a. save here and there where snow
centuries of disuse, did not measure more than
forty PAGES from wall TO wall. On either side q
We 9Ssss asked rs @, ziS SRsts
NO" 6e answered, dwelling houses. They
were there. so say the records. before our fore
them dweis csve%sn, SarSatisns, who sed f ON IN
little and did not feel the cold. II was by fol-
sage Which we have passed, that the founder i Of
the ancient city disooyered this cleft and the
where the rock dwsiiers, whom our re forefStSers
killed out used to live In the winter seuson
Once. when was young, with some companions
ladders, and found many strange things there,
such as stone axes and rude ornaments of gold,
night will i evestas. s IN the vs. press on or
By degrees the great cleft that hath had widened as
peared to end in second wall Of rock. Passing
round a boulder that lay at the foot Of this wall
"Do not fear the darkness" he said; @the
passage Is short and there are no pitfalls"
through the gloom Til presently spot Of light
appeared before MS. and IN another minute we
though we could see nothing OF the place. be-
cause OF the falling shadows.
an9 tr DaS"y s on the
before the door ss Of hous S built Of hewn stone
try q sss People OF the assas 10 the ooun-
Ho rs within l. str re- through T. and mans
Without answering Zlbaibay walked into the
room 1t was low N yaui Ted apartmsnt, and At
burned upon the hearth sat a man and woman
eating is :, thi. the way that you watch for
starved with cold and hunger"
The man. who had risen. stood hesitating.
but the woman. whose position enabled her
to see the face OF the speaker caught him by the
Down % your knees. husband. 1t is tho
but to be frank lord. Il has BEEN 80 n ahmed nd
into my ears down In the city yonder. that nell
Yes, and so they will think in the city. where
have heard that Ti n;s. rules in your place"
out in the sleeping chambe and with them
make food ready"
The man bowed with outstretched arms till
table he lit Il and vanished behind curtain. an
had rapidly cleared the table Of the dishes that
stood upon II and thrown some billets OF wood |
When they were gone we gathered round the |
hearth TO bask In the luxury Of its wsrmth.
zibaibsy. wrapped sS ped in his own thoughts. did
not seem TO hear him, and Maya answered.:
peSps
RessT 9nd watch fo
dSss saS By shs
standing before him, staring at him in amaze
ment, not unmixed with awe.
What Is the matter, and what does the man
want, lgnatio 2" he asked In spanish.
-" He wonders at your white skin and fair
hair, senior, and says that he does not dare 70
speak TO you, because you must be one OF the
heaven-b born OF whom their legends tell, where
fore he asks me to say that water 10 wash In and
raiment TO put on have been made ready for US
IL we will come with him."
Accordingly we followed the Indian. who led
US into a passage at the back OF the sitting
chamber, and thence 10 "a small sleeping room,
one OF several, 10 which the passage gave ac-
CESS. In this room, which was lit by an oil
lamp. were two bedsteads covered with blankets
of deer skin and cotton sheets: and laid upon
them were fine linen robes and serapes made In
alternate bands Of gray and black feathers
worked on TO a foundation OF stout linen
upon wooden stools In a corner Of the
room, half filled with steaming water. were two
basins. which the senior noticed with astonish-
ment were made OF hammered silver. These
people must be rich" he said to me 50 soon as
the keeper OF the place was gone. If they fash
ion the utensils OF their rest houses OF silver.
TIL now this story OF the sacred city, Of which
was cAciQue and Maya heiress appar-
ent, has always sounded like fairy tale to me,
but IL seems that IL Is true, after all for the
mani manner shows that ZiOllbAY Is q i'm |