The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-06-13


tains and cities full of wealth are fine
things, II Is not 10 these but 70 the men
and women among whom we live that
we must look for happiness"
''Some people might think otherwise,
Maya. They might say that happiness
must be sought for In ourselves. At
least could be happy in such land as
this"
s.You think so now" she answered,
meaningly. "but when you have been
awhile in the city yonderyou will think
otherwise. OH" she went on passion
ately, ''if indeed you care for me we
should never have crossed that noun
tain behind us.
Here / am great lady, and You win
see the people in the streets bow them
selves to the ground before me; and IL /
say that man shall die, You win see
that man killed. Also here / have
wealth more than any white woman.
and you will be fond of me for
that"
"You are very unjust" he broke In,
angrily: ''it is shameful that you should
speak TO me thus for no cause"
Perhaps am unjust" she answered
with sob, "but there are SO many
troubles before us. First there Is
Tikal-"
What does Tilsal want?" asked the
senior.
"He wants 20 marry me, or TO become
cacique of the city in my right, which
is the same thing; at least he will not
give me up without n struggle. Then
there Is my father, who serves two mas
ters only, bis gods and his country, and
who viii use me like n piece in game
IL II suits his purpose; yes, and you, too.
Our good days are done with. the evil
ones have 20 come, and after them-the
night. Henceforward we shall find few
opportunities of speaking even, for /
shall be surrounded by officers and
waiting ladies, who will watch my
every action and hear my every word,
and my father will watch me also"
Now begin TO be sorry that / did
not take your advice and stop on the
further side OF the mountain, answered
the senior do you think we can
escape there?'
mo, IL is too late; they would track
ms down. We must go on now and meet
our fate, whatever IL NAV he. Only
swear 20 me by my gods or your own, or
whatever you hold dear, that you will
cleave TO me till / am dead as / will
cleave TO you" and taking his hand in
hers she looked up appealingly into his
face.
Az this moment Zibalbay, who was
walking in front, lost in his own
thoughts, CHANGED TO turn and see
them.
"Come hither, daughter, and you,
white man, he said in a stern voice.
Listen. both of you. i am old, but my
sight and hearing are still keen, though
yonder in the wilderness i took no heed
OF much that saw and heard. Here in
A Il.
white man, that the Lady of the Heart
Is set far above you. and there / think
she will remain. Do you understand
my meaningP"
"Perfectly," answered the senior,
striving 90 control his anger, but,
chief, 1t Is a pity that you did not see
well 10 tell me this before. Had IL not
been for what we and one dead were
able TO do to save you, to-day your
bones would have been whitening in
the forest. Why did you not tell me
there that / was no fit company for
your daughter?'
Because you were sent by the gods
10 do me service, and because there /
had need OF you, white man." answered
Zibalbay, quietly, 'as maybe i shall
have need of you again. Had IL not
been for that chance we should have
the mountain"
"In truth wish we hadl" exclaimed
the senior.
AS l walked on side by side with III
balbay / spoke to him, saying: you
use sharp words toward him who is my
brother, chief, and therefore toward
me-"
II speals as l must" he answered
coldly MANY troubles await me at
the city. Did you not hear what that
lSnavc said last night, that TilSal, my
nephew, whom / left I'm charge, rules
in my stead? Well. this girl of mine,
who is affianccd To him, and through
whom he hopes To govern in after years,
may be the only bait that win tempt
him from his place for he looks upon
me as one dead, and 10 will not please
him TO lay down the rod OF power. How
should IL please him, then, and those
who follow him, TO see white stranger
holding that daughters hand and whis-
pering in her ear?
made no answer, for at that mo-
ment we turned corner and came face
TO face with the bearers of the litters
whom Zibalbay had summoned to meet
us.
There were forty Of these men or
more; for the most part they were tall
and well shaped, with regular features
and, like Zibalbay and Maya, very fair
for Indians, but the look upon their
faces was different from any that
have seen among my people. IL was
not stupid or brutal, or even empty,
rather did IL suggest great WEAKNESS.
WEAKNESS was the master not of their
bodies, but Of their minds, and looking
at them | could understand what Zibal-
bay meant when he said that his race
was outworq.
Summoning the captain OF the bear
ers Iibalbay talked 20 him while his
companions ate food that they had
brought with them, and / noted that
what he heard seemed togive him little
pleasure. Next he ordered us 10 enter
the filters.
We started forward down the noun
tain, and in an hour we had left the re-
gion of snow behind and entered the
cedar forests.
At length, as tho evening began to
foil vvo entared the vtllaUa of corn