The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-01

CHAPTER XXlL-CoNTINUKD
While the senior and his wife were re-
ceiving gifts and listening to pretty
speeches, number Of attendants had
brought tables laden with every sort of
food from behind the pillars, where
they had been prepared. and at a signal
the feast began. IL was long and joy
Gus, though JOY seemed TO have faded
from the face OF Maya, who sat at the
head of il, neither eating nor drinking,
but from time to time lifting the red
eye from her breast, as though IL
scorched her SKIN.
At length she rose, and, accompanied
by her husband, walked bowling down
the hall TO the courtyard, where bear
.ers waited for them with carrying
chairs. In these they seated them
selves, and a procession having been
formed, very long and splendid, though
i will not stay 10 describe IL, we started
TO march round the great square 10 the
sound of music and singing, our path
being lit by the light of the moon and
hundreds of torches. Here in this
square were gathered all the population
of the City of the Heart, men, women
and children, to greet the bride, each OF
them bearing flowers and flaming
torch, and never have / seen any sight
come. The circuit of the square being
accomplished the procession halted at
the palace gates, and many hands were
stretched out 20 help the bride and
bridegroom from their Filters.
IL was at this moment that /, who
was standing near, felt IA man who was
wrapped in a large feather cloak push
past me, and saw that he held some
thing which CLEANED like knife. BY
instinct, as 1t were. / cried: Beware,
my friendl" in Spanish, and In SO pierre
'ng voice that IL caught the senor's
ear lie swung round, for already he
was standing on his feet, and as he
turned the man in the cloak rushed at
him and stabbed with the knife. But
being warned the senior was too quick
for him. Springing To one side with
the same movement he dealt the would
be murderer great buffet, that caused
him To drop the knife and sent him
staggering into the dense shadow of
the archway. For some seconds no one
scemed TO understand what had hap
pened. and when they did and began 20
search for the man, he was not TO be
found. Who he was or why he had Mt
tempted this cowardly deed, was never
discovered, but for my part have little
doubt but that either Tilxal himself or
some creature of his was wrapped in
the dark feather cloak, and thought
thus TO rid him OF his rival. Indeed,
e time went on. this belief took firm
old of the mind of the people, and
VAS one OF the causes that led to the
apping of TRIALS power and populari-
~ Worry hastily the senior assured the
lords in attendance, who crowded
around him, that he had received no
II.
suQ few brief words of thanks he
withdrew into the palace with his wife
nd | saw him no more that night.
Within few days OF the senor's mar
rage we heard that Natal had been
seized with sickness, a kind of palsy,
together with leprous condition OF the
arms that bafiled all skill. For months
he lay In his house, growing gradually
worse, so said the physicians; but one
night remember IL was three DAYS
previous TO the birth OF Maya's child
he appeared before Maya, the senior
and myself, as we sat together In the
palace looking out upon the moonlit
garden. At first we did not know him,
for never before had seen sight 30
dreadful His body was bloated, one
arm, his left, was swathed In bandages,
his head shook necessarily, and the lep-
rosy nAu otlLcu lis Ao~Nt WH'~' f's-' -.
a livid hue.
"Do not shrink from me-" he began
In low, quivering voice, as he gazcd
upon us with his whitening eye; surely
YOU should not shrink, seeing that all
OF you are partners In the crime that
has made OF me the loathsome thing |
am. Ayel deny IL, IL you will, but
know II. The vengeance OF the god has
fallen upon me. his false servant. and II
las fallen Justly. Moreover. be assured
that on YOU also shall that vengeance
also fall. for the Eye has seen, the
Mouth has told, and the Heart has
thought upon your doom.
Look upon me and learn how rich
are the wages OF HIM who works in
iouity. and by my suffcrings strive "a
count the measure OF your own. Per.
ehance your cup Is not yet full, per-
chance You have still greater sins "a
work. but vengeance shall come. ! tell
YOU that vengeance shall come here and
hereafter
II did this thing for my daughters
sal<e--ves, for love of her, my only
child. She was ambitious md she de-
sircd this man, and thought 20 assure
greatness 70 hcrand 20 her children after
her. But sec her wine has been turned
TO vinegar and her plea SAINT fruits 70
ashes. Her husband hates hcr with on
cver-Qrowing hate. Now they scarcely
sneak. or speak only 20 shower bitter
words upon each others heads.
More. not for long viii he he cacique
NJ the City Of the Heart. for his Jealous
rnrc has Soured all his mind; his deeds
-. a - -. and infukfico.