The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-06-23

and birds Of day sought Il ben
percEses in the pines. or tfeir
eouches amid the grass. Anutlals
that prowl by night left II heir
caves and dens. and these hat
feed by day. went back TO theif
eouches At the appearance 0f
this phenomenon. the hand of
Doglotha. who had been w4rn-
ed of ITS expected occureneel of
IFS prediction even by the wiz
zard. were fliledwifh JOY. while
the followers of MOntezuma Mere
terrified and dismaved But Itri-
bly, terrified AMI dismaved Were
they when they beheld the Fiz-
card sitting on hte edge of the
rock walled precipice with khis
huge legs hanging down by its
side and his feet resting on the
plain below DoglVhr had GIN
ed the plain by the hidden ec-
ret path. before referred TO. and
now. encouraged by the SUMS e
clipse and the wizards presence
WAS darting his legions upon She
trembling forces of Monteznma.
like so many red thunder bt2ts.
from blackened sky.
Panic stricken. confused wit h
hewildering terror. the Mont ezn-
ma forces. fleeing TO the EsSuf
ia. crowded and crouched before
its doors. And now the fierce
Doglotha would have gluhted his
revenge with slaughter. had moi
an ppalling spectacle. visible M
the eclipse growing darkness
burst upon his vision and arrest
| ed his murderouS career. Near
the spot where the wizard sat
on the dizziest height of the
peak that over topped if, Iutha
the captive maniac, appeared IN
| her wild dance. with her raw
en- hair floating in the dun air
She seemed winged spirit on
the pointed apex of that tower
ing peak. tossing her body IL
and fro. and balancing herseli
on narrowest pinnacle, where
the slightest misstep would have
flung her from its giddy ilsighl
into a fathomless abyss ABpall-
ed and conscience smitten. the
savage soul of the reveneeful
DoglOtha quailed at the sight
HIS chin fell on his breastn yntl
his glazed eyes gEared In a 5ze
| fnent on the wreck he had hde
| Thus arrested. he and his hand
stood motionless parzI 80 9th
N reach of what see7 2 Sse
certain victory.
Before DogIotha and his IRE
es could recover from their u
letting shock, Montezuma. rs ns-
ed from his weary and imms. n
ing perpleSity. by the cries of
| terror. which assaulted his ear
from his people. rushed ont of
Estuffa. holding aloft the magic
| wand in his hand. A moment 5
glance discovered to him I'm the
| dim twilight. the perils that en-
vlroDed him and his followers.
Swifter than the wind. he sped
IN the direction of the precipice
| on which the wizard sat. way
ing the rod over his head as he
flew. Both armies. overwhelmed
with establishment. forgot, for
the time, every other feeling IN
TN admiration of the individual
valor of the great and renowned
Montezuma. The wizard, sub
timely self possessed and self
sufficient. beheld him coming
md with mocking derivision, be
gan to laugh at his rash presum-
ption. Yet, onward rushed the
fearless MOntezGma. till reach
ing the foot of the precipice.' he
aimed terrible blow at / the
neither limbs of the monster. mhs
foreseeing the intended stroke
drew them half way up its sum
init, when the rcd smote the j.
IDENTICAL rock against which Dla-
tina had leaned his head. When
the mountain opened and enelos-
ed him in the Cave of the Three
Mirrors. On receiving the How,
the solid morntain wide opin
gaped, and from the rent soli-
rary flash of lightning emel(ged
which flickered a moment ii the
dun expanse and then disap] lear
ed With> the mighty effort oni
ez,tma expended all his stree 18th
and the rod flew out ofI his
hand All of sudden he was
surprised to find Olatha 81 Ind
ing hy his side. the rod til med
INTO serpent, ard the wiz bird,