The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-12-09

| NOW, lord, WDen heard tnOSe words
of which you know the meaning l was
so astounded that almost fell back
ward down the ruined stair, but recov-
cring myself tried him with sign, and
10! he answered it. Then tried him
with the second sign, and the third,
and the fourth, and so on up to the
twelfth, and he answered them all,
| though not always as we use them.
Then paused and he said:
lyon have passed the door of the
sanctuary; enter, brother, and draw on
to the altar W
but shook my head, for I could
not. Next he tried me with various
signs and strange words that have to
do with the inmost mysteries but was
not able to answer them, though at
times j saw their drift.
"'You have some knowledge he
said, yet you but stand at the foot of
the pyramid, whereas watch the stars
from its crest, warming my hands ut
the eternal fire.
None of my order have more,
lord / answered, save the very high
est -r- -.
Then there are higher in the landp'
he asked, eagerly, but started sudden
ly, and, looking round, went on without
waiting for an answer: You are in sor-
row, child of the heart, and have come
from one who was sick to the death; to
your business, and perchance we will
speak of these matters afterwards
First, lord, l said, i have brought
an Offering and set down basket at
his feet.
"'Gifts are good between brethren,
he replied moreover, in this barren
place food is welcome. Come hither,
daughter, and take what this stranger
brings
"As he spoke a lady came forward
through the archway, dressed, like her
father, in white robe of fine fabric,
but somewhat worn. l looked at her,
and it is truth. lord, that for the second
time went near to falling, for so great
was the loneliness of this girl that
my heart turned to water within me-
THE lady, whose name was MAYA,
looked at me carelessly, and took the
basket. Following her through the
archway to the terrace beyond, | set out
the matter of my wife's illness to the
doctor-or rather to him who passes as
o doctor, and who is named Zibalbay,
or Watcher-praying that he would
come to the village and minister to
her.
:" 1T would be of little use, brother,
he said, sadly, seeing that your wife is
now dead. l felt her spirit pass us as
we talked together in the gateway
Then taking my hand Zibal bay, the
Watcher, spoke great words to me in a
solemn voice that seemed to soothe me
as the song of n mother soothes rest
less child, for he talked with certainty
as one who has knowledge and vision
of those who have gone beyond
'Listen' he went on. 4 come from
farwith this maiden, my daughter, and
we are not what we seem, but who and
what we are now is not the hour to
tell. This is the purpose of our com
ing-to find that which is not one. but
divided; that which is not lost, but
hidden. Perchance. brother, you can
point the path to it, and he paused
and looked at me with his piercing
eyes.
Now, lord, l understood TO what his
words had reference, for are they not a
part of the ritual of the service, Open
ing Of the Hearth
ut is enough said. Now, lord,
what do you desire?'
81 desire to know where that which
Is hidden can be brought to light, and
II 1t dwells in this land, for l have
journeyed far to seek it.
:" 1T dwells here,' l answered, for
have beheld it with my eyes, and he
guards it who is its keeper
Can you lead me to him, brother?'
No, for l have no such commands:
but perhaps | can bring him to you,
though ! must journey by sea and land
to find him-that is, if he wills to come.
Give me proofs, lord, or do not start
on this Grand
"'Will he believe that which you
have seen with your eyes?'
He viii. believe it, for he has trust
ed me from childhood
"'Then look!' said the man. and
opening his robe at the neck, he lxneeled
down in the light of the fire.
There, lord, upon his breast hung
that which has been hidden from our
sight since the sons of Quetzal, the god.
ruled in the land, the counterpart of
the severed symbol which is upon your
breast. That is all my story, iord.''
Now l, Ignatio, listened amazed, for
the thing was marvellous.
did the man send me no further
message?" 1 asked.
None. He asked me il had money
and without waiting to be answered he
gave me two handouts of humps of
nodded gold from hide bag, whereof
each lump was stamped with the SYM
Dol of the heart"
Let me see one" said.
Alas! my lord Ignatio, have none.
Not far from the ruined temple where
Iloalbay and his daughter soiourned is
the hacienda of Santa Cruz. and there
as you may have heard, dwell a gang
OF men under the leadership of one
Dom Pedro Moreno, who are by profess
sion smugglers, highway robbers and
murderers, though they pretend to
earn living by the cultivation of coffee
and cocoa.
As it CHANGED in journeying home
wards, L fell into the hands of some of
these men. They searched me, and
hnding Jumps of gold in my pocket
handed them over to Don Pedro him.
self, who rode up when he saw that
they had the fish in their net. He ex-
ahmed the gold closely, and asked mo
whence 1t came. At first | refused To
answer. whereupon he said that I
should be confined in dungeon at the
hacienda until such time as l chose to
speak. W
Then, being mad to get back to nv
village and learn the fate of INV wife 7
found my tongue and spoke the truth
SAYING that the gold was given me in
exchange for food by an old Indian
doctor, who dwelt with his. dauyhter
IN ruined temple in the forest.
Mother of Heavenr said Don Pedro
1 have heard Of this man before: but
now kno~ the kind of incrchardisc In
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