Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-06-11

fer you"
Aud. her passion pest, she fung her.
self into his arms and again began tp
weep.
In due course the child was born, q
beautiful boy, almost white In color,
with his mothers stsrlike eyes, and on
that same night we learned that Natal
had died In much torment and thai
Nahua was delivered Of sun,
Fourteen days went by, and Maya,
now risen from her bed, was seated
with her husband and myself, while
behind us stood waiting lady holding
the sleeping infant in her arms. when
II was announced to us that an emhaa.
sy of the great lords of the council
sought speech with her. Presently
they entered, and the spokesman, the
Lord Dimas, bowed before her and set
out his mission, Syingt
We have come to YOU, Lady ~ the
Heart, on behalf Of tho council and of
the people, TO rejoice with you In your
great happiness and 10 Law certain mat.
ters of the state before you. For some
months the people have ttown Weary
of the oppresstuns and cruelties OF
Tikal, who IN defiance Of the laws of
the land. has put many 10 death on sus-
picion Of their being concerned in plots
against his power. Further, but YES
terday IL came to tho ears Of the coun-
ell, through the confession Of one
whom he had employed 10 execute his
wickedness, that a plan was laid to
murder your husband. your child aud
the Lord lgnatio here"
Indeed, said Maya, "and why was
my name omitted from this liste"
Lady, we do no, know" he an.
swered, hut II serms that the Nssas.
sins had orders to take YOU living and
20 hide You away In = secret part of
TRIALS house"
Now the senior spranR to his feet and
swore great oath to be avenged upon
Tikal
Nay, lord" said Dimas, his person
is holy, and must not no touched, nor
need you have any further fear Of him.
for thoss whom he corrupted await,
their trial, and he himself is watched
by day and night. Also not for long
will Tikal remain cacique of the City OF
the Heart, for the conncil have met In
a secret session, TO which you were not
summoned, and have decrced that he
shall be deposed because Of his iuiqui.
ties and In accordance with the desire
of the people"
Can n caciquc he deposcd?" asked
MAYA.
YES. lady, IL he has broken the law,
for was not Your father TO be deposcd
for this same reason? Also Tilthl holds
his place not by right of birth but by
treaty. You are the rirh,ful heir To
Zihaihay, Lady Of the Heart"
1t may be So" she answered coldly,
but have renowned nv clnim. and
do not desire to 20 back rpon my
word"
IF you have renowned II, said III.
mas, ''yonder Is one To whom 10 pa sses,"
and he pointed to the sleeping infant.
Wonder is the child ~ prophecy. hope
of the people, and he Il is whom we
purpose to crown as our ruler. setting
You and your husband up to act for him
till he reaches his full age"
Nay" said Maya, ''for thus shall he
become the mark Of TRIALS rage and he
put to death openly. or In secret, as II
may chance"
Not so, lady, for in that hour when
he is proclaimed Tikal will be taken
into safe keeping, where he shall abide
for so long as his life lasts"
And when Is this to be9" asked the
senior.
Tomorrow, at noon, upon the pyrp-
mid, that the child may be solemniy
anointed three DAYS hence in the sane
tuary on the night of the Rising Of
Waters"
1T IS foolish to crown a babe, and
neither / nor my husband seek this
greatness, said MAYA. IF Tikal Ii 10
be dcposed because OF his crimes let one
of the great lords be set In his place NM
til thc child is old enough to rule.a
Although you and your husband are
TO command us In the future, answered
Dimas, sternly, It'll then you must
obey, lady, for the voice of the council
is supreme, and 1t carries out the will
OF its founder and invisible President,
the Heart of Heaven. The council has
determined that the Heaven-scnt child
of whom You are the earthly parents
must take his own"
AS you wil," said Maya, with q
sigh, and presently they went.
That evening the senior and | attend.
ed a feast at the house of one of the
mobiles, whence I'VE returned somewhat
late. Having dismissed those who had
escorted us, / walked with him as far
as the door OF his private chambers,
purposing to leave him there. but he
babe me enter, for he wished to talk
with me about the events Of the day
and this forthcoming ceremony Of the
amounting Of the child.
Accordingly 1 did SO, and passing
through the first chamber we came to
the second, beyond which Law his sleep
ing room. Here we halted by an open
window, and l approached a lamp. for
] wished to smoke and had no light.
As i bent over it something caught
my ear and listened. since Il seemed
to me that through the massive doors
OF the bedchamber | heard the
sound of a woman's voice crying for
help. Instantly flung them open
and rushed thither By way of an ante.
room, calling TO the senior as I went.
did not arrive too soon. for in the bed.
chamber itself a strange sight met my
eyes. At the foot of the bed stood 4
cradle in which lay the child, and near
II two women struggled, One Of these,
In whom knew Nahua. the wife OF
Tiknl. held a copper knife in her hand,
and the other, Maya, gripped her round
the body and arms from behind, Sc that,
strive as she would, she could not free
herself to use It. Still, OF the two
women, Nahua was the heavier and.
though slowly, she dragged the other
closer to the cradle.
Indeed, as I reached the room she
wrenched her right arm looee and
raised II TO strike at the infant with the
knife. But there the matter ended,
for at that moment caught her round
the waist and threw her back SO that
She fell heavily on the floor, letting
drop the knife in her effort to save her.
scly. She sprang to her feet and ran
toward the door, there to be met by tie
senior, who seized her and held her fast.
CHAPTER XIII
our FLIGHT AHD now IT ENDRp
How came this lady here, Maya. and
what does she seek?" the senior asked.