The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-09-10


appear before tie Council of the Heart |
his night. so that her evidence may in |
sure your instant death in the Pit of |
Waters. But as IL chances least of any |
thing on the earth do desire that my |
eyes should lose sight of YOU, whom
now as ever | love better than anything
on the earth"
Now the senior grew white with rage,
and he broke in:
You will do well 10 keep such words
to yourself, Tilxal, for of this be sure, II
YOU do not, l will add to my crimes,
and you shall not leave this place alive.
No need to look at your guards. What
do | care for your guards, who have
but one lie to lose? Speak thus again.
and before they reach you you shall be
dead"
Let him go on, husband, said Ma a;
what can few insults more or less
matter to us now? Continue, most no.
BILE Tikal, but, for your own sake, re-
strain yourself and say nothing that
husband should not hear"
at is for this reason" he went on.
taking no notice of the senor's anger,
that l have come here with plan TO
save you all, yes, even this braggart
white man who has robbed me of you.
III Nahua and / are silent. who will
know of your crimes? And IL the evil
dence of them is destroyed before your
eyes, who is there who can prove them?
Now, | will be silent-at price. | will
even bring the true tablet of the proph-
ecy and the roll of Mattai's confession
and destroy them with fire before you. ="
''You will be silent, said Maya, but
what of Nahua? win she be silent also?n
Now Tikal's dark face grew evil with
some purpose of his own, though
whether it were of murder, or of what,
l do not know.
Leave Nahua to me. he said "With-
draw the charge you made against her
of attempting to kill wonder child. and
this night in the sanctuary, and swear
to you that no word of her dreadful
secret shall ever pass her lips. Then
YOU will be tried upon one issue only,
that of having broken your oaths by
| flying the city, crime that is not be-
yond forgiveness"
you spoke of price, Til1al; tell us,
what is that price we must pay?"
The price is yourself Maya. Nay,
hear me out, and you, white man, keep
silent II you will swear upon the
| Heart TO become nv wife within six
months from this day, then ] on my
| part will swear that the white man,
your husband, who is not your husband
for he won the consent of the council
| to his marriage by trick, shall be suf'
| fered TO escape the land unharmed
taking with him his friend and so much
of our treasure and things needful fol
their journey as he may desire.
II will swear, also, and by this YOU
NAV see how deem and honestis nv low,
| for YOU. that your son shall not be dis
possessed of the place and rank which
| he holds in the ewes of the people as 9
| Heaven-sent deliyerer whose coming
was foretold bv prophecv. Nv chilC
| shall Uive nlace to YOURS. Mava
Once before held out the hant
| of neace tn Won Mava. lint Won refused
IT and tricked me. and from that refusa
has sprung the death of your father ant
manv other sorrows
"Ilo not refuse me apain. lest thes,
sorrows should be Increased and multi
nlied nnon Won and upon us all. II i
no strange or unnatural thing ask O
Won that Won should wed the man I,
whom for many wears Won wer
affianced. and take your place as tn
first lady in this city. instead of givin,
Yourself over with your accomplices L
The most Infamous of deaths
| thNnf II iS the most strange and I'M
natural TilsaI that a wife should b
nsl,ad aa.ad" - nart TINS from, her husband
Rnt stay, II is for him To sneak. not me
for he nav he pied 10 i,ry safety a
this cost. ,';rst what do you saw. Ie
nat;o9 Tell M. though | fear your an
swer. for IT is easv to guess. seeing tina
Tilxai offers all that YOU can desire
freedom and treasure. to enable you t
ovoo,,ta ,,o,,r nlaps
at is true ladv.nI replied. THAT II
offers me these things. though whethe
or not he Is able to give them | canno
cav and itfs true. also, that | have N
vito here whom I must leave. and n
nrosnect save that of a traitors deatl
Sin lady. | remember n certain promis
that I made to Won wonder in the wilder
ness when nv vour courage You save
vour husbands life, and / remember
also that IL was through me that h,
NV friend. came to visit this aecurse
civ Therefore | saw let our fate b
one fate
"Those are very noble words. friend
sho said 'sucb as could have come onl
from vour noble heart. Now, husban,
do Won sneak"
II have nothing to saw. Mava." r,
nlicd the senior. with a little laugl
''except that / wonder why You vast
time which we might spend happily I,
gether in listening to this fellows il
Suits. If You bid me 90 to save YOU. pc
hans I might think about it. but ce
tainlv | will not stir one pace from yor
side To save myself from any death"
TT seems that have got my answer
said Tilxal. NAV none of YOU regret
tonight when YOU come to look dow
into the Pit of Waters. Well, tin
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