The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-01-25
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9 behind as stood \ waiting lady holding
the sleeping infant in her arms, when
1T was,auuonnce9 to Us that an embas-
~ Of the great lords Of the council 81
sought. speech With her. Presently
they entered, and the spokesman, the
Lord Omas, bowed before her and set
out his mission, saying: 49,,
s.sWe have come to you, Lady of the
Heart, on behalf Of the council and OF
the people, to rejoice with you IN your
great happiness and to lay certain mat
ters Of the state, before you. For some
months the people have grown weary
OF the expressions and cruelties OF
TikaN Who in. defiance Of the laws OF
the land, has put many to death on sus-
8 picion Of their being concerned in plots
against his power. Further, but yes
terday it came to the ears of the conn
ell, threngh the confession of one
whom he had employed to execute his
.wickedness, that 2 plan was. laid to
murder. your husband, your child and
the Lord lgnatio here ~.
: "lndead,'' said Maya, "and why was
my name omitted from this ist?''
IT Lady, we do not know" he an
swered, '*but It seems that the assaa-
sins had orders to take you living and
to hide you away in 2 secret part 81
.Eikals house : :,
Now the senior sprang to his feet and
swore q great oath to. be avenged upon
;: nikal - /.
- q. Nay, lord,r said Dimas, his person
is holy, and must not be touched, nor
need you have any further fear of him.
for those whom he corrupted await,
:. their trial, and he himself is watched
by. day and night. Also not for long
will Tikal remain caciqpe Of the City Of
the Heart, for the council have met in
secret session, to which you We're not
summoned, and have decreed that he
shall be deposed because Of his iniqni-
ties and in accordance with the desire
:, q the people. ,,
Can j 'caeique be deposed?" asked
Maya. ;.' ga. =:
Eyes, lady, if he has broken the law,
for was hot your father to be deposcd
. for this same reason? Also Tikal holds
his place not by right of birth but ny
treaty You are the rightful heir to
.Zibalbay, Lady Of the Heart
:. cit may be so."-she answered colby,
''butsI have renounced nay claim, anu
do not desire to 20 back upon my
Word.'' ....,
IF yQu have renounced it," said Di-
mas, ''yonder is one to whom it passes
and he pointed to the sleeping infant.
~ onder is the child of prophecy, hope
!: Of the people, aud he It is whom we
purpose to GROWN as our ruler, setting
you and your husband up to act for him
till lie reaches his full age"
80 Nay said Maya, s:for thus shall he
become the mark Of Tikal's rage and be
put to death openly, or in secret, as it
may chance" -
'fNot SO, lady, for in that hour when
he is; proclaimed Ti!xal will be taken
2 into safe keeping, where he shall abide
for SO long as his life lasts"
IS s'And when is this to be?' asked the
senor: @...
ts'To-morrow, at noon, upon the pyra-
!. mid, that the child may be solemnly
aneintea three, days.hepce in the sane
tuarF on the night Of the Rising OF
,sft t;' Is. foolish to crown a babe, and
greatness, said Maya. "If Tikal is to
be aeposed because 81 his crimes let one
OF the great lords be set in his place I'M
til the Child is old enough to rule"
although you and yonr h., s $3.50 az
~ n;e eoln esta,,, ~ - rsill then you must
aha,.'s1 I 80, Ior the voice of the council
!, ~ creme, and it carries out the will
OF it's founder and invisible President,
the Heart OF Heaven. The council has
determined that the Heaven-sent child
Of whorn You are the earthly parents
must take his own"
..,s,ys'sAs: yau will said Maya, with .
sigh, and presently they went:
= That evening the senior and attend
ed a; feast at the house Of one Of the
aH IA
late. Having dismissed those who had
escorted us, I 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 did SO, and passing
through the first chamber we came to
the second, beyond which lay his sleep
ing room Here we halted By an open
window and approached lamp, for
Iwiahed to: smoke. and had no light:
AS II. bent over it something caught
my ear and / listened. since it seemed
To- me: that through the massive doors
of the. bedcharnber heard the
sound of g 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: I
did not arrive too soon, for in the bed
cham Der itself 9 strange sight met Fay
eyes. At the foot Of the bed stood Q
cradle ia which lay the child, and near
il tvs women struggled. One OF these.
in whom I knew Nahua, the wife OF
Tikal, held copper knife in her hand,
and the other, Maya, gripped her round
the body and arms from behind, SO 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. 80. :.
Indeed, as reached the room she
.wrenched her right arm loose 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 50 that
she fell heavily on the floor, letting
drop the knife in her effort TO save her
sely. She sprang to her feet and ran
toward. the door, there to be met BY the
senior, who seized her and held her fast:
v CHAPTER XIII :,
s QUA sEIhGHT AID. how IT EKpED
...s4..II Tow came this lady here, Maya, and
what does she seeh?' the senior asked:
& ssffI: do not know how she came,'
Kasped. his wife. Il had begun to pre-
pare nayseH for sleep when. looking
into upzaf3er tIuirrof,1 saw her behind