San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-26

NOW the old Indian, Zibalbay, who
es crouched upon the ground beside
spoke Tor the first time, saying:
Friends, why do you not fy2 Doubt
you can find q path down the
ener SIDE OF the pyramid, and In the
~ ~ you may hide from these men,"
- TOO late to talk of fight. "said
olas, "for look; they are coming up
xno stair, the eight of them, with Don
Feoro and the Americana at their head"
4 looked; It was true. Already they
eaa climbed half the steps Of the first
oh, for some riAesl" groaned the
Il Is useless to cry for what we have
9od can help usif He wishes, and il
qoee not we must bow to His will"
nen there was a silence, broken
~ py the voice of Zibalbay, who,
4no1ug behind us, lifted his hands to
sen and prayed aloud to his gods to
s. vengeance upon our foes.
opd bushes that the men were begin.
1nE to climb the second fight.
0ome, let rs do something, "said the
oenox, and, running to the pile ofstones
u1on we had prepared, he called to us
s e Toll the heaviest upon the enemy.
bis Ne did, bat without effect, Tor the
\ ~ trunks turned the stones; more
over, those against whom they were di.
ofeds taking cover at the sides Of the
1!rWay, opened so sharp fire on US
With their rifles that In few minutes
~ were driven from the piles of stones
md 1J<eed TO retreat behind the shelter
Of the arch.
Now they came on again, till present
"a un<<r ~ l. - I'd
41Hht and paused to take breath. Then
h VAS that Molas, Selling one of the
Indian blowpipes, ran out onto the ter
X1ce followed by the senor-though
by the senior went do not know, for
( ~ could not use the weapon. Before
Me men below were aware OF their
presence Mo1as had set the blowpipe to
H lips and discharged the poisoned
1nxt among them. It struck Don Smith,
~ American, full In the throat. Watch
~ around the corner of the arch saw
HIN lift his hand to pull 1t out, then Of
sudden be fell to the ground, and at
hat instant q storm of bullets swept
uough the archway aimed at Molas
+. md the senior as they fed back to
6he1ter. ! saw Molns fail and the senior
{ Nd "a the very act q patch OF red APP
kov were back under cover.
Ara You hurt2" asked the senior.
"lFo, no, be answered, my face was
Hx1nd By bullet, that was all. Look
= 4olaej ~ a shot in the side"
k,sav2 me-. st:i Molas, at Is moth
YoaSrns.F. Kilent, only Msys
jorey, Mayer Half, SolomoH u.
A. q. Schryver, j. H. McLeary,
J. Wash and Miss M. A. Lamb
Mr.. C. II. Mueller is havin
handsome pavilion erected, IA. als
third floor, which woqbf poison.
to any fair. chance to
Mr.. Charlessnow ourselves upon
his dailvrresently he was dead,
ovb;.ag rs aloud his companions
Seenced to mount the third fight
9TH great caution, Tor they feared a
hare.
Esis there nothing to be done to save
1ives2" asked the senior In heavy
IRE was no answer, but of sud-
oAas, who was standing with one
dressed upon the wound in his
IA the other before his eyes,
- all And ran swiftly into the cham
Der behfb I'D us, whence he appeared car
ryfng thu copper axe.
Then, without speaking, he elm. bed
the masonry of the archway with great
ewifnesA till he stood with his feet in
fhc cracA beneath the crown of the
arch, which you will remember was
bald In d lace only by the tough tree
roots that,grew from it into the stone
work Of tle buttress.
Supporting himself by 2 sreeper with
blow aftertb1ow at the biggest of these
roots, severing them one BY one. Now
ue saw his purpose--to send two hun.
bred tons of stonework laundering
down the stairway upon the heads o.
the murderers.
s.Bv heavensl That Is an answer K
nv question:" said the senior; then ht
paused and addedi "Come down. Molas
b the arch falls you win fall with 1t and
be crushed"
1T matters little, /" he answered, 'thi
Is my doom day: That bullet has Gu
ne inside, and bleed to death, and OF
tied that 1 should die. Pray for my
~ and farewell"
Athree Of the roots were severed
thereIUth and largest, which wa!
S. Of the German az, remained, ant
ue odctSciiOoo ME-
stone in the 'aapi,,-
musical talent gasped. -
outside talent he corner Of tn
except in the tme fifty feet beloy
twenty piecalted on the slipper.
10 angaredd, fearing they kne1
- " saa 10y heard the dull SCUM
Seetnovenks, but could not CUES
ira, will led.
sicians II number was talking
state. apparently urging some
San him to which he did nc
bv Gin this way they wasted tw
~ ~ before the order was finall
tmerush up the remaining ster
Cpe the temple by storm,
ofminutes, II was but short tim
n meant much, for now only
a "a .he root remained upsevere'
the bark cracking and peelin
Showed how great was the strai
upon It. 49,,
Quick whispered the senior, ''the