Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
HEART Of THE WORLD.
by II. RIDER HACGARD.
Strange Story Taken From Manuscript Bequeathed BY Old
Mexican Indian to Ills Friend and comade, an
EnsIlshman Named JONES'
Copyrighted. ispl, BY h. Rider Hassard


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sour heads DC IL II marin shouid come
Oh u. Mattal' tne couhcii commands
you % set tnese fragments IN the mol
low OF .he SYMBOL ~ -,
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4u. . a! o. .1ine ie' us Ru' YOU y .ne
'cs.' ~. nls. ieV Vne Mnile 'Ian pe r.
lnoveu iroii .lie sanc.uary, ior IN YIN /;
'na''ci eacn nu ~ answer ior Himself.
Ac 10 .ile sen1r was leu away,
anu .ae uoors having oeel ciosea aug
.lie lanps slaueu' .ne Wuesl Mnu mos1
ins.ruc.ea VI .he councillors s.ooo lot
waru anu pu, 70 me lne iesi WIN many
questions, all ~ when l answered
reaoiiy' lnen .hey commanded me 70
STAND oeiore the altar, ana, as Keeper
OF the Heart 70 open the heart IN the
mighest degree ms ana Also though
aiterward they tod me That my ritual
dinered in some particulars from their
own.
AFTER that TOOK up my parable and
questioned them till at length none
could answer me, no, not even
the high priest or Natal and they con-
fessed humbly that was more in
structed than any one OF them, and be-
cause OF this from that day forward /!
was held In veneration IN the City OF
the Heart.
Now was given seat among the
brethren, the highest, indeed, after
those OF the high priest and the great
officers, and the senior was sent for ,
ne entered with adowncast look and
while Maya and watched INN sadly his
examination began, IL was not long.
AT the second question he became
confused, used angry language in
Spanish and English. and broke down.
"Brethren, said Iikal' and there was
Joy IN MS eye as ne spoke 1T seems
that we need not trouble further with
this lmpostor. by daring to enter our
city ne has earned the penalty OF death,
moreover he has blackened his crime
by claiming to be one OF our brother
hood, whereas ne scarcely knows the
simplest password. Is it your that
he should be taken to his fate? II SO,
speak the word OF DOOM
Now Maya rose affrighted, and mo-
tlonlng to her to be silent, spoke, say
ing:
Hear me before that fatal word is
spoken, which cannot be recalled This
man is OF our brotherhood, though he
has not been admitted to the inner cir
Giles, and has forgotten those Of the
mysteries which were taught to him at
his initiation. listen and | will tell you
how he came to join the Order Of the
Heart" And told them all that tale
OF my rescue by the senior, and told
them also all the story Of our meeting
with Mbalbay, and OF our journey to
the City OF the Heart, speaking to them
for an hour or more, while they listened
earnestly.
When had done they debated as to
the fate OF the senior and, though by
only one vote, decided that If | had
nothing more to urge on his behalf, he
must straightway die.