The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-18

instructed OF the councillors STOOD for-
ward and put TO me the test with many
questions, all of which 1 answered
readily. Then they commanded me 70
stand before the altar. and, as keeper
OF the Heart, TO open the Heart In the
highest degree. This did also, though
afterward they told me that my ritual
differed 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 i was more IN
structed than any one OF them, ana oe-
cause OF this from that day forward l
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 Tor.
He entered with a downcast look, and
while MAYA and watched him 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 TilSal, and there was
ioy In his eve as he spoke. 1T seems
that we need not trouble further with
this impostor. BY daring 10 enter our
city he has earned the penalty OF death,
moreover he has blackened his crime
by claiming TO be one OF our orother-
hood. whereas he scarcely knows the
! simplest password. Is IL your will that
he should be taken To his fate? TX 30.
speak the word of DOOM"
Now MAYA rose affrighted, and mo-
tioninQ TO her to be silent, spoke, say
ing:
CLEAR me before that fatal word Is
spolxen, which cannot be recalledl This
man Is of our brotherhood, though he
has not been admitted TO the inner cir
cles. and has forgotten those OF the
mysteries which were taught TO him at
his initiation. Listen and will tall you
how he came to join the Order on the
Heart" And l told them all that tale
OF my rescue by the senior, and told
them also all the story OF our meeting
with Zibalbay. and of our journey To
the CITY OF the Heart, speaking 10 them
for an hour or more, while they listened
earnestly.
When / had done they debated ms TO
tho fate OF the senior, and, though by
only one vote, decided that II l had
nothing more to urge on his behalf, he
must straightway die.
II have something more TO urge"
said, Though IL has 10 do with the
mysteries of your religion rather than
with those of our order. 1t was the
belief of Zibalbay, who is dead, tina,
when the two halves OF the ancient
talisman, the halves Night and Morn
ing, that together make the perfect
Day, are set in their place in the sym
Dol which once they filed before the
dividing of the people, then II shall b.
made clear what part must be played
by each OF us wanderers in the fate tina
Is 70 be. To this end did Zibalbay un
dertalxe his Journey, and lol here Is tha
. which he went to seek" and drew
the talisman from my breast. Take
Tikal. and lay it with its fellow in tn
place that is prepared for them, SO tina
, we may learn, and all your people ma,
learn. what truth there Is In the vi
sions of Zibalbay."
THAT Is our desire" answered Tilxal
, taking the severed emerald and IL
|. counterpart, which Maya gave TO him
! Lot the white man, Son OF the Sea
be placed without the sanctuary an
J. guarded there awhile, for at least h
will gain time 20 prepare himself 10
= death. Fear not, lady" he added
= noting Mayas anxious face. mo harr
= shall be done To him till this matter O
. the prophecy is made clear"
!. Now for the second time the seno
!. was removed, and when he was gon
Tikal spoke, tracing the history OF tn
= prophecy so far as IL was known, an
= reciting its substance; that when one
!, more the two halves OF the symbol {
y the Heart were laid side by side in thel
place on the altar in the. sanctuary
n then from that hour the people shout
; be great again. az,
: faith; still Zibalbay, who in his wa
was wise, believed in IL, and the stor
having gone abroad, the people clamo
= that IL should be put to the test.
= this your will also?"
II 1T is our WILL" answered the coui
j. cillors
"a Good. Then let II be done, and @
u your heads be IL IL harm should CON
of IL. Natal, the council command
J, you 20 set these fragments In the no
- low OF the symbol" :,
Is "If that be the will OF the council
have no choice but 20 obey" sa
= Natal. "Yct, though none else ha'
- done so, give my voice against IT, Il
80 / hold that this Is childishness, ar
~ never did know any good to sprir
from prophecies" and he paused
III though waiting for an answer. -.
"Obcyl Obeyv' said the counsel, Il
| -
W they craned their neclxs forward to s.
OF what might happen.
y, "obeyl" repeated Tikal. but bewa
how you shake the. symbol, lest !,
should perish in the doom Of waters.
III Then Natal set the two halves
n the talisman In the hollow OF q
he Heart, and as before, In the midst
&c, an utter silence, the heart opened M
3. a flower Leaning forward, saw Z
OF eve within its hollow, but II seemed
'e- me that the fire had faded from I
ur heart OF the jewel, for IL now CLEAN
he coldly, like the eye OF man who
I'M two hours dead. think that Mat
w noted this also. for as the symt
M. opened he started and his hand shoe
20. Now, when they saw the marvel
nd gasp OF wonder rose from the counc
We then Tilxal spoke, saying:
by at seems that there was wisdom
ay Zibnlbay's madness, for the Heart b
10 opened indeed, and within II is sto