The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-25

JilaG SnOulu rue us ASAU hSih SNA -
the absence Of Zibalbay and his daugh-
ter, and that if they should not return
within two years then their herltage
should be mine forever.
ITO this agreement set my name
with sorrow, for then, as now, held
that my uncle was mad, and IN his MAD
ness went to doom, taking with nm ms
daughter, whom | loved. Yet when
they were gone | fulfilled 1T to the let-
ter, but trouble arose among the peo-
pie, for they will not listen to the voice
of one who is not their anolnted lord
but say: We will wait until Aloaloay
comes again, and hear his command
upon these matters
$50 it came about that many pressed
il on me that for the sake OF the people
and the welfare of the place, should
shorten the period OF my regency ana
suffer myself to be anointed. But re,
membering my promise | answered
them sharply, saying that come What
might, two full years must be com
plcted before / sat me down IN the
place of my fathers.
''To this mind then / held till three
days since, when some OF the people
refused to get them to their labor, say
ing that the high priest alone had au-
thority over them, and there was no
high priest in the city. Then III my
perplexity took counsel with the lord
Natal, master Of the stars, and he con"
SUI led with the stars on my behalf
"All night long he searched the heav-
ems, and he read in them that Zibalbay,
who, led by lying dream, broke
through the laws of the land and wan
dered across the mountains, has paid
the price Of his folly and is dead in the
wilderness, together with his daughter
that was my saffianced and the Lady OF
the Heart Is it not SO, Mattai|
Now the person addressed, stout
man with q bald head and quick, shift
ing ewes and thick and grizzled beard,
stepped forward and said, bowing
'tlf nv wisdom was not at fault, such
was the message of the stars, y lord. "
"Noblos," went on TilSal, you
have heard my testimony and
the testimony of Mattai, whose
voice is the voice of truth. For these
reasons also, she to whom was all
anced being dead, have taken 10 wife
Nahua, the daughter of Mattai. Say
do You accept us?"
Now some few of the company were
silent, but the rest cried:
, owe accept you, TilSal and Nahua,
and long may you rule over us accord
, ing to the ancient customs of the land,
''It is we'll my brethren" answered
TilSal. And now, before we drink the
4 parting cup, have any Of You auGht tx
! say to mc?' 80.
!. IL have something to say" cried n
balbav in a loud voice from the shad
ows where we stood at the far end @
the hall. At the sound of this voice
the tones of which he seemed to know
:, Tillal started aud rose in fear, but re
covering himself said:
, Advance from the shadow, whoovc
;, You are, and say your say where mel
n n may see you."
u u Turning to his daughter and to us
Y Zibalbay bade us follow him and do o
= he did. Then, yelling his face with
: corner of his robe, he walked up tn
= hall. the crowd of mobiles and adie
q opening path, till we stood before ti
% throne Here he uncovered himself, a
! we did also, and, standing sideways, S
= that he should be seen both by Ilka
= and all that company, he opened n
~ lips to speak. Before word could pas
- them crv of astonishment broke fror
- the mobiles, and of a sudden the scepte
= fell from the hand of Tikal and role
II along the floor. -
~ \. nZibalbay!" said the cry. sit is q
- balbay come back, or the ghost OF hin
and with him the Lady of the Heart
a "Ay, nobles," he said in aquiet voic
~ although his hand shook with rage, "
"a is /, Zibalbay, your lord, come HON
- and not too soon, as it would seer
a What, nv nephew, were you so hungl
- for my place and power that you mu
=. break the oath you swore upon Il
~ Heart and seize them before the a
VI pointed time? And you, Natal, ha'
~ YOU lost your skill, or have the go
~ smitten you with q curse, that "
= prophesy falsely, saying that it w
, written in the stars that we who q
ny alive were dead, and thereby lifting
80, YOUR daughter to the seat of the La
bee of the Heart. =,
~ .; "Nay, do not answer me. Standl
hls m wonder | have heard all your stol
ois And say to you, Tikal, that you are
a,, foresworn traitor, and to you, Matt
an that you are charlatan and q liar, W
eN have dared to use the holy art for yt
80. own ends and the advancement OF yC
lU Nv. house. On both OF you L Will
,,a1 avenged, ay, and on all these who hi
on ~, abetted you in your crimes, GUAR
,r,a va seize that man, and the lord Mat
no with him, and let them be held fast
, , l shall Judge them"
! - The soldiers that stood on either
~, of the thrones hesitated for nome
,'a5 then advanced toward Tikal, as thor
Sor Seu to lay hands upon him in obedience
no- Zibalbay's order. But Nahua rose
waved them off, saying:
What! you dare to touch y
anointed lord? Back. | say to you
YOU would save yourself from the dc
the of sacrilege. Living or dead, the u.
this of Zibalbay is done, for the Council
III the Heart has set his crown upon
the brow of Tikal, and, whether for
cep- or i'll, their decree cannot be changt
men "Ay!" said Tilsal, whose courage
At come back to him. "The lady Ma
bal speaks truth. Touch me not il
Jack would live to look upon the sun.
6 us But all the while he spoke his
to were fixed upon Maya, whose bea
lied full face he watched as though 1t
that of some lost love risen from
the dead.
born Now, as Zibalbay was aboutto 81
the again, Natal, the astronomer, be
you before him and said:
and ."Be not wroth, but hear me, my
your Won have travelled far and you
sole 1vearv and a weary man is apt at WI
cart. Won fbinI, that Won have been wron
mar and doubtless all this that has cha
|, my Is strange to YOU. but now is no
De 1t time for us to rive count of our acts
have stewardship. or for YOU to heal
auti- Reet this NIGHT. and Tomorrow on
Ittai, nvramid. in the presence of the pc
( the eil things shall be made clear to
,,,a;1 NAA