The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-02

No LOVE or GOLD
You have no, spoken 20 Da
Vaucor' Frances threatened. as he
bowed In vast humility 20 Torres and
Missed at him In English: BE
naughty. be hauKhtyr'
Tn. priest wsverrd for the mo
ment. and then addressed Torres.
II am faithful priest Of the sun.
Not lightly can relinquish my trust.
II you are the divine Ia vasco. then
anwwer me one question"
Torres nodded with magnificent
haughuncwn.
DO you love roid--
Love gold
Love Toldr' Torres jecred, II am
a great captain In the sun. and the
sun il made Of Eold' Cold7 II 10 like
to me this dirt beneath my feet and
the rock OF which your mighty noun.
tains arc oornposedF
Bravo Leonica whispered ap-
prevail.
Then. o divine Da Waco" the
Sun Priest said humbiy. aitho he
could not quite muff'c the ring OF trl-
umph IN his voice. "arc you 1T TO
pass tho ancient and unusual test
When you have drunk tho drink Of
gold. and can stili say that you are
la vasco. then win I. and all OF us,
bow down and worship you. We have
had occasional intruders In this val.
ley Always did they come athirsi
for gold. But when we had satisfied
their thirst. inevitably they thirsted
no more. for they were deadF'
As he spoke. while the Lost Souls
ook e. on eagerly. and while the
three strangers looked on with no
less keenncrs OF apprehension. the
priest thrust his hand INTO the open
mouth Of large leather bag and
began dropping handfuls Of gold mug.
gets into the heated crucibie OF the
tripod. SO near were they, that they
could see the gold melt into fluid
and rise up In the crucible like the
drink n was intended 10 be.
The little maid. daring on her ex.
traordlnary position In the Lost Souls
tribe. came up 20 the Sun Priest and
hpoNf tftbi VII iftbbh b'hts
THAT II Ia Vasco, the Captain Da
vasco. the divine Captain Da vasco.
who led our ancestors here the long.
long time ago"
The priest tried 10 silence her with
a frown. But tho maid repeated her
statement. pointing eloquently from
the bust to Torres and back again:
~ f.ft svtslt. ~ shn
situation slipping. while inwardly he
cursed the sinful love of the mother
of the little girl which had made her
his daughter.
"Hushg' he commanded. stcrnly.
"These are things OF which YOU know
nothing. IL he be the Captain DE
vasco. being divine. he will drink the
gold and be unharmedr'
Into rude pottery pitcher. which
had been heated in the pot OF fire. at
the base OF the altar. he poured the
molten gold. At n signal. several OF
the young men laid aside their spears
and, with the evident intention Of
prying her teeth apart, advanced on
Leonica.
Hold. priest" Francis shouted
stentoriously. she Is not divine as
pa vasco Is divinel Try the golden
drink on Ia Vascov
Whereat Torres bestowed upon
Francis look Of malignant anger.
stand on your naughty prideT'
Francis instructed him. Decline the
drink. Show them the inside OF your
helmet"
II will not drink" Torres cried.
half in panic as the priest turned
to him.
TORRES DECLINES
you shall drinkl II you are pa
Vasco, the divine captain from the
sun. we will then know IL and we
will fall down and worship your
Torres looked appeal at Francis,
which the priests narrow eyes did
not fail TO catch
Looks az tho you'll have TO drink
itP' Francis said dryly. Anyway. do
II for the lady's sake and die like a
herop'
With a sudden violent strain at
the cords that bound him, T orres
jerked one hand free. pulled Off his