Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-05-31

something more to fear than IN, v-r-
geRncc Of the et,dS, foi. On ancient ira.
duio- tells us that If the symbol he
stirred from the place where it has lain
for So many years, the flopdgate will
roll back and the waters of the lake
viii pour in upon the city, destroying
IL and its inha hitants."
Yet the floodGate eann6t roll back
when II T. MT Shnt, non can the waters
tl"" II during the dry season when
they are not ON a level with the walls -
answered Maya.
They cannot, lady; md yet other
things may happen. ArA pnw 10. rnr
task, S'-aegcr, give 70 thc tady Nasa
ynur hall df the 'rcjc'il iaiisman, that
she may vt It together with the half
sh" "Gars in the place prepared in the
symbol"
Now, with a sigh ss,iug That 1t was
too late ta i'~W back undid the emcr-
AID 'tulh my neck and gave il to MAYA,
VINO laid il side Ivy Sids with its count
erpart, upon the palm Of her trcm bling
hand, and stepped with II 10 the altar.
Here she stood for n mu,nrnt. then
whispered IN faint ro,c,H
Terror has taken bpid nf NE, lrd |
FEAR 10 10 this thing
'S"i Il must I've done, and not by
me, said Natal, "or we shall have
come on FOOLS errand. aud gn hr,'';
some of MS, to f"'''S death, and he
looked toward me.
9 i VIII not do it." said. answering
his look, mot because fear your gods,
but my own conscience I do fear
"Thcn WILL" said the senior, boldly.
for | fear neither. Give me that
trinkct, Maya"
She rbcycd, and he had 1T tbs two
halves ~ thH tai,-man fall into their
place III The symbol
For some seconds, we stood still
watching the altar WITH Eager eyes.
but the svm''''' lever stirred Then
esi,
1t seems, Natal. that You must
hide your lying writing elsewhere,
since yonder heart will not nrpul or "
II will, We hava bri f,iruj The hcE"
Wait u iitt'e' hrohS in the senior
! 'pNt'Na rS the springs are rustcd." And
ne placed his thumb upon the halves of
the emerald and pressed 50 hard that
the symbol trembled on its marble
bed.
"Reware" cried Natal. and before
The echoes of MS v',icc had died AWAY
Pn NJ Us started in aStonishmcnt. for
10. the heart was opening like flower
Slowly it opened, till the severed
taliSman fell from ii IA 't- two halves
lay hspi, -r The marble of the altar.
'Stealing something hidden in its
center that shone like an ember in the
lamplight.
In the hollow of the heart laid upon
a square plate of gold; which was COW
cred with Writing, glarcd red jewel
shaped Hike human eye that seemeH
10, answer stare with s,at4'l
"it we stand like this we shall grow
frightened" said the senior. roughly,
glancing round him as he spoke, there
is nothing 4" fesr III 4 red stone cut
lilsr ar etS
IF you think so, white man." au-
swered Natal. in a voice that shook n
little, strive as he would ia command
it; lift MP the holy thing and Cite int
the whiting that j. bcneath It. STAY,
first taec this, and set Il in the symbol,
replacing the eye upon it," and he
handed him the forged tablet.
The senior oheyed. nor did anything
happen when he lifted that dreadful
looking jewel and changed the true for
the false,
Read It," said Maya. as the tablet
was passed rs Natal; n.vrI hGve
knowledge of the ancient writings"
Perhaps II were best left unread, ="
he said, doubtfully.
NAY" she answered.; "let ns know
the worst. Read t."
Then he read these strange words in
u slow and solemn voice:
THE eye that has slept and is awak-
eued sees the heart and purpose of the
wicked. say that in the hour Of the
Of my city not all the watefs
Of the Holy Lake shall wash away their
siu.s
Now the faces of us who heard turned
gray In the lamplight, for, though the
gods of this people were false, we felt
that the voice of true prophet spoke
to us from that accusing tablet, and
that we had called down upon our
heads a vengeance which we could not
measure.
ibid not tell yoa that II were wiser
TO leave the writing unread" gasped
Natal, letting the tablet fall from his
hand as though it were snake.
The clatter of it as it struck the mar
bic floor seemed to wake us from our
evil dream, for the senior turned on him
and said, fercelyi
"what does 1t matter what the thing
says, rogue, seeing that you forged ii
as you forged the other"
''Ah! would That l had" answered
MettHil "bnt when doom oyertalSes you
and oil Of us, then shall yon learn
whether or not / forged this writ.
ing" And he lifted 1t from the floor,
and hiding it in the folds of his robe,
added: CLOSE the heart, white man,
and give back the severed Jewel to th6sc
WHO wear IT.
The senot did so, replacing the sillSen
cloth over the symbol so that the altar
seemed to be as it had been.
Now let us be going" said Natal,
land rejoice that if yonder eye has seen
our wickedness, it is hidden from the
sight of men. Doubtless the vengeance
of the gods is sure, but that of men is
swift"
AS he spoke, we turned TO leave. the
sanctuary, and of a sudden Maya
SCREAMED. and would have fallen had
not the senUr caught her. Well might
she scream, for there in the narrow
niche of the door by which he had en-
tered, stood white figure that nj first
l. TOOK 10 DE tnhU OF some dVenPlnS
ghost:
Another instant and ! saw that in.
deed 1t twas n ghost, the ghost of zibal,
bay, or rather his body come back from
the boundaries of death to spy upon
our sacrilege before 1t crossed them
forever.
While he had seemed TO he senselcss
upon the bed in the chamber. his senses
were awake. and oh, what must he have
suffered when he heard us plan our
fraud upon his sanctuary Then when
we had left him his fury and despair
the limbs that had been
houhd sc fast and gave him strength to
iollnw, though they could no. unlocP'
his frozen tor-S
Oh, never shall inrgc' the rage of
his quivering face. OF Inc agony and
horror of his tnrmentea ewes is they
met ours.
He saw orr fear and with last effort
staggered forward toward his daughter,
his clenche6 hands held above his head.
Then foam, mingled with blood, burst
from his lips, and he sank down ut her
feet dead.
Somehow we Gained and silenced
Maya; somehow we escaped from that
hateful sanctuary, and by slow degree;
brought her and the dead body Of her
father up the narrow stairs and pas.
sages to the hall above. where we laid
tho lat ON &c hal Tha,, Mattel 10 -