Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-09-24

ene people to rejoice with you in vour
800 800 happiness and to lay certain mat
let's OF the state before YOU For some
Llon.hs the people have grown weary
u u the expressions and cruelties of
!, IkaI, who, in defiance of the laws of
tae land, has put many to death on sus-
Ipleaon or their being concerned in plots
hglnst his power. Further, but yes
feraaT 1t came to the ears of the coun-
eil, through the confession of one
whom he had employed to execute his
Flckeeness, that plan was laid to
murder your husband. your child and
the Loh Ignatio here
s'inded, said Maya, land why was
my name omitted from this 1ist?"
Lady we do not know" he an
swered, but il seems that the assas-
sins had orders to take you living and
to hide rou away in a secret part of
Tikal's hEse."
Now tn senior sprang to his feet and
swore geat oath to be avenged upon
Tikal.
Nay, LODI" said Dimas, Ibis person
Is holy, an, must not be touched. nor
need you hive any further fear of him
for those vhom he corrupted await,
their trial, md he himself is watched
by day andnight. Also not for long
VIII Tllzal rsnain cacique of the City of
the Heart, br the council have met in
4 secret sessin, to which you were not
summoned, md have decreed that he
shall be depoed because of his iniqui-
ties and in accordance with the desire
OF the people.
Can a caciue be deposed?" asked
Maya.
Yes, lady. il he has broken the law.
for was not You father to be depcsed
IiE I, II l.
his place not byright of birth but by
treaty You arr the rightful heir to
Zibalbay, Lady & the Heart
1t may be So, she answered coldly,
but / have renonced my claim. and l
do not desire tt go back upon my
word
IF you have rnounced it, said Di-
mas, ''yondcr is one to whom it passes. -
and he pointed to the sleeping infant
Wonder is the chin OF prophecy, hope
of the people, and he it is whom we
purpose to crown IS our ruler, setting
You and your husband up to act for him
till he reaches his full age"
Nay" said Maya. flor thus shall he
become the mark of Tikal's rage and be
put to death openly, or in secret, as it
may chance"
Not so. lady, for in that hour when
he is proclaimed Tilal will be taken
into safe keeping, where he shall abide
for so long as his life lists
And when is this to be?' asked the
senior.
Tomorrow, at noon, upon the pyra-
mid, that the child may be soleinnly
anointed three days hence In the sane
tCary ON the night of the Rising of
Waters"
1T is foolish to crown a babe, and
Il L.
greatness said Maya. IF Tikal is to
BE- dcposed because of his crimes let one
of the great lords be set in his place I'M
til the child is old enough to rule"
although you and your husband are
to command us in the future" answered
Dimas, stcrnIy, '.till then you must
obey, lady, for the voice of the council
is supreme, and it carries ont the will
of it's founder and invisible President,
the Heart of Heaven. The council has
determined that the Hcaven-sent child
of whom you are the earthly parents
must take his own"
''As you will" said Maya, with
sigh, and presently they went.
That evening the senior and attend
ed Il feast at the house of one of the
mobiles. whence we returned somewhat
late. Having dismissed those who had
escorted us, walked with him as far
as the door of his private chambers,
purposing to leave him there. but he
babe me enter, for he wished to talk
with me about the events of the day
and this forthcoming ceremony of the
amounting of the child.
Accordingly I did so, and passing
through the first chamber we came to
the second, beyond which lay his sleep
ing room. Here we halted by an open
window, and / approached q lamp, for
wished 20 smoke and had no light.
As / bent over it something caught
my ear ard / listened. since it seemed
to me that through the massive doors
of TIE bedchamber / heard the
sound of woman's voice crying for
help. Instantly / flung them open
and rushed thithcr by way of an ante
room, calling to the senior as | went. /
did not arrive too soon, for in the bed
chamber itself a strange sight met my
eyes. At the foot of the bed stood a
cradle in which lay the child, and near
it two women struggled. One of these.
in whom / knew Nahua, the wife of
Tikal, held copper knife in her hand,
and the other, Maya, gripped her round
the body and arms from behind, SO that,
strive as she would, she could not free
herself to use it. Still, of the two
women, Nahua was the heavier and,
though slowly, she dragged the other
closer to the cradle.
Indeed. as / reached the room she
wrcnchcd her right arm loose and
raised il to strike at the infant with the
knife. But there the matter ended,
for at that moment / caught her round
the waist and threw her back so that
she fell heavily on the floor, letting
drop the knife in her effort to save her
sely. She sprang to her feet and ran
toward the door, there to be met by the
senior. who seized her and held her fast.