Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-04-16

whispered. Nv here did n come ROM?
II will tell you tomorrow" | an
swered. sleep now. if you can"
CHAPTER XuL
IGNATIo's OATH
At sunrise on the following day III
fire by which to prepare soup for the
senior, who still slept, and as | was en-
gagged thus | saw the lady Maya walk
ing toward me and noticed that her
hands and feet were swollen.
"Senora," said. bowing before her,
81 humbly congratulate you upon your
courage and your escape from great
| dangers. Last night l said words 10
Won In my grief that should not have
been spoken, fer it is my fault that
am apt TO be unjust TO women. Now
| crave your pardon, and will add that
| il in atonement for my past injustice
can serve You in any way now and
! afterward l pra 2 Won to command me.
She listened, and answered:
81 thank YOU for your kind words
Don lgnatio. If you wish to show your,
self my friend it is in your power to dc
so. You have guessed my secret. there.
fore | am not ashamed to repeat that
the senior yonder has becoIhe every.
thing to me, though as vet l may be
little to him. / ask you then to swear
upon the Heart that You will do moth
ing to separate us, that whatever may
be our need you will help us by all
means in your reach"
"You ask me TO swear a large oath,
sonora, and one that deals with the flu.
ture. of which we have no knowledge,
| answered, hesitating.
II do, senior; but remember, were |.
e.. q ~ -
| who sleeps wonder like n child would
| be stiff in death. Remember. also. that
| you have ends to gain in the City OF
to have me as friend should we ever
live to reach it."
There is no need TO threaten me
sonora" answered, Il promise that
will not stand between you and tho
senior. But see, he awakes, and hi,
soup is ready"
She took the pot OF the fire, SKINNED
it, and poured the contentsintoa gourd
Then she walked to the ham Jock and
said: ''Senor, here is your soup."
He was but newly awakened, and
looked at her vacantly.
Tell me, Maya" he said, what hai
Last evening"" she began, ''in pick
ing a flower for me you were bitten by
e snake and very nearly died"
II know" he answered. 60 on"
After the danger of the poison wa:
past you became thirsty. SO thirsty thai
You were dying of it. and there was NJ
water TO give You"
Eyes, yes" he said; lit was agony.
pray that l may never suffer so again
But | drank water and lived. VIII,
brought it to me?"
lit came from the cueva, that place
which we examined before you WERE
| bitten"
"who went Down the cueva to get il.
The place is unclimbable."
II went down"
"YouI" he said, in amazemcnt. You
1t is not possible. Do not Jest. Tel
me the truth. Quick; am tired
II am not testing. Listen, senior
You were dying for want of water.
could not bear IL, and i knew that my
father would not be back in time; SO
took the water skin and some torche:
and went, without saying anything e
| lgnatio. The place was hard to climl
and the adventure strange; but | came
through it safely"
The senior heard, but made no answer
He only stretched out his arms TOWARD
he-, and there in the wilderness die
they plight their troth.
Remember, am but an Indian girl,
she murmured presently, land you arr
one of the white lords OF the earth. |:
il well that you should love mc?"
1T Is well, he answered; for you
are the noblest woman that l havl
known, and you have saved my life"
Zibalbay did not return until pas
midday, when he appeared with the
water.
"Does he still live?- he asked o.
Maya
Eyes, father"
HE must be strong, then" he an
swered. ~ thought that the want o
water would have killed him ere now.
HE has had water, father. l de
scended the cueva and fetched it," sh,
added after n moments pause.
The old man looked at her, amazed.
'How came it that you found cour
age to go down that place, daughter?
he asked at length.
1.-The desire to save friend gave m,
courage" she answered, letting her eye,
fall beneath his gaze. Il knew that yo,
could not be back in time. so went"
Zibalbay rendered awhile, then said
II think that you would have done
better to let him die, daughter, for
believe that this white man will brinl
trouble upon us IL has pleased tn,
gods to preserve You alive. Remembe
that your life belongs to them and tina
you must follow the path that the,
have chosen. Remember, also. that on
waits you in the city yonder who ma,
have word to say as to your friend
ship with this wanderer."
That same evening Maya told M
of her fathers words and said:
81 think that before all Ia done
shall need the help that you hav
sworn to give me, senior, for . can Sc
well that my father will be against IN
unless my wish runs with his purpose.
For two more days we reste-i Their
by the cueva till the senior was fit t
travel, then we started on again. Fo
ten days we iourneyed across tn
wilderness. On the eleventh day w
began to ascend the slope of a loft
range of mountains, and on the twelft
we reached the snow line, where w
were obliged to abandon the thre
mules that remained to us.
: That night we slept with little to ca
in hole dug in the snow, wrapped |
our serapes-
"How far must we travel up thi
snow?" | asked of Zibalbay as W
: stood shivering in the ashy light of tn
dawning.
SLook yonder." he answered, poin
ing "a where the first my of the su
shone upon surface of black rock ia
above us; 'sthere is the highest poin
and We shsuld reach 1t before nigh
fAl1-~
Thus encouraged, we pushed fol
6Word for heir after hour. Fortunatel
- ellubioGwas not difficult. so tbs
Ib1 four n de afternoon we found ou
- bennetA the slsado~ Of the wa