Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-05-20
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appear before TIE Council of the Heart
tins 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 rs ever love better than anything
on the earth"
Now the senior grew white with rage,
and he broke in:
You will do well TO lScc,, such words
to Yourself, Tilial, for OF this be sure. il
YOU do not, will add to my crimes,
and you shall not leave this place alive
No need to look at your guards. What
do L care for your guards. who have
bat one life to lose? Speak thus again.
ar before they reach you you shall be
Diet L."
Yet him go on, husband, said Maye;
what can Il few insults more or less
matter To us now? Continue. most no
bic Tikal, but, for your own sake. re-
strain yourself and say nothing that n
husband should not hear"
1T is for this reason" he went on.
taking no notice of the senor's anger,
that l have come here with "a plan to
save you all, yes. even this braggart
white man who has robbed me of Won
II Nahua and | are silent. who will
know of your crimes? And if the eri-
dence of them is destroyed before youI.
eyes, who is there who can prove them?
Now, L will be silent-at a price. l 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? VIII she be silent alEo?"
Now TilSals dark face grew evil with
some purpose of his own. though
whether IL were of murder, or Of what.
I do not know
Leave Nahua to me. he said. with
draw the charge you made against her
of attempting to kill yonder child. and
free her thus OF the need of appearinp
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 n price, Tilsal: tell us.
what is that price we must pave"
The price is yourself, MAYA Nay.
hear me out. and you, white man. keep
silent. II YOU will swear upon thu,
Heart to become my wife within six
months from this day, then / on my
part will swear that the white man,
your husband, who is not your husband.
Tor he won the consent of the council
TO his marriage by trick. shall be suf-
fered To escape the land unframed,
taking with him his friend and so much
OF our treasure and things nccdful for
their journey rs he may desire
Il VIII swear, also. and by this Won
may see how deep and honcstis my love
for you. that your son shall not be dis
possessed of the place and rank which
he holds in the eyes of the people as
Ieaven-scnt dcliverer whose coming
was foretold by prophecy. My child
shall give place 10 yorrs, Maya.
Once before / held out the hand
OF peace to Won. Maya. but YOU refused
1T and triclled me, and from that refusal
has sprung the death of your father and
many other sorrows.
DO not refuse me again. lest these
sorrows should be increased and multi
piled upon YOU and upon us all. Ii is
no strange or unnatural thing | ask OF
You that you should wed the man to
whom for many years Won were
aftianccd, and take your place as the
first lady in this city, instead OF giving
yourself over with your acconlpliccs to
the most infamous of deaths"
Yet il is the most strange and I'M
natural. Iilal, that wife should be
asked to part thus from her husband
But stay; il is for hiIl to speak, not me.
for ne may be glad to buy safctr ut
this cost. First, what do you sav. Ig-
natio? Tell me. though fear your an
swcr, for Ii Is easy to guess, seeing that
TilSol offers all that You can desire.
freedom and treasure, TO enable You to
execute your plans"
1T is true. lady" / replied. that he
Offers me these things. though whether
or not he is able to give them cannot
ray, and il i true. also, that | have no
wife here whom | must leave. and no
prospcc: save that of traitors death.
still. LADY. | remember certain promise
that made 10 you yondcr in the wilder
moss when by Your courage You saved
your husbands life, and | remember,
also. that il was through me that he.
my friend. came to visit this accursed
city. Therefore | say let our fate be
one fate"
Those are very noble words. friend"
she said. 'such as could have come only
from your noble heart. Now, husband,
do you speak"
Il have nothing TO say. Maya" re-
piled the senior. with a little laugh.
except that | wonder why Won waste
time which we might spend happily to-
gether in listening to this fellows in
suits. If you bid me go 20 save YOU. per-
haps | might think about il. but GER
tainly will not stir ono pace from Your
side 10 save myself from any death"
1t seems that have got T1y answer"
said TilSnl. May none % YOU rcrrct il
tonight when YOU come to look down
into the Pit OF Waters Wei. time
presses. and ! have much 20 10 before
we meet again" and be turned to
leave us
IL might be thought that after Tilsal
was gone we should have spol,cu To-
gcther OF What had passed. and Of the
dangers that lay tcfore us. Tut this
was not 50: | tEinl, we felt. all II us.
th"t tl'rc was nothing more TO be said.
IL Is useless 20 fight against Fate. and
II IS still more useless To bc afraid Of
him. seeing that whatever. we do or
leave undone, hc has lIi, will 81 MS at
last.
50 wc sat and chattcd Of Indifferent
things. orr life ~ tho mine az Cumarvo.
that night which, sec spent in the
hacienda ~ Santa Cruz. the death OF
our brave companion. NOlas. and
lrDfv not what besides Presently fhc
child nwCka. and its parents occupied
themselves with 10. finding rracm-
dances 60 each other in H., tinv fea-
lures, while / walked MP and down the
hall. counting the lamps. smoltinv and
wondering where ! should be DE- CHS.
time ou the morrow.
AZ length the gate opened for nov.
~ wa. almost the middle Of the uighf.
and There came through them Dimas
and guard Of priests. The old tuau.