The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-05

paraiyEcd by the prcpoHterous nnpos
sibility of 80 obeying
Am | not bcautlfuif" tie queen
queried after another pause. Are
not your arms as mad To DO about
me as l am mad TO have them about
me, Never have mans ilps
touched my Ups What Is a kiss lik.
---on the lips, I meant Your lips on
my hand were ecstaey. You kinsed
them. not alone my hand. but. my !
soul My heart was there. throbhlng !
against the press OF your lips Did
you not feel itT'
a DIFFICULT TASK
And so" she was saying half an
hour later. az they sat on the couch
hand IN hand. II have told you the
little know OF myself 1 do not
know the past. except what have
been told ~ a. Tho present I see
clearly in the Mirror 90 the World
The future I can likewise see. but
vaguely. nor can l always under
stand what rec. was born here.
so was my mother and her mother.
How Il CHANGED ia that always into
m. lifo OF each queen came lover.
Sometimes. as you. they came
here. My mothers mother. 10 n
was told me. left the valley 10 ind
her lover and'was gone a long time
for years. so did my mother 20
forth The secret way 4. known 70
me. where the long dead conguissa-
dorra guard the Maya mysteries. and
-. Al.
whose helmet this Torres animal had
the impudencc 10 steal and claim for
his own. Had YOU not come. should
have hccn compelled 60 go forth and
find you. for you wer. my appointed
one and had TO be
A woman entered. followed by a
sp~arman. and Francis could scarce
make his way thru the quaint. anti
quat.d spanish 81 the conversation
that ensured In comminKird anger
and joy. the queen .cpitomixed IL 60
him
we arc 70 be depart now 70 the
long house for our wedding. The
Priest % the sun IL stubborn. n
know not why. save tina; h~ hA.
been baked OF the blood of all OF
you on his altar. He IL very blood.
thirsty. lie ls the sun Priest. but he
IL Possessed Of little reason. have
report that h. IL striving 10 turn
the people against our weddinw--tha
dog sh. oiinched her hands. her
face set and her eyes hiaxrd with
royal fury. Tie shall marry us BY
the ancient custom. before the Long
House. at tho Altar OF tho Sum-
ITS not too late. Frnnclz. "a
change your mlndr' Henry urged. 1
besides, II il not fair, The shr,
straw was mine! Am not right. IL.
onica7'
Leonica could not reply. They stood I
In a group. az the forefront Of the .
assembled Lost Souls. before the al. I,
tar. Inside tho Long House the /
Queen and the Gun Priest were clos.
eted.
You wouldn't want 10 see Henry /
marry her. would you. Leonloa ?"
Francis argued
tered. Torres IL the only one I'd
like to have seen marry her. don't
Ike her. would not Ike 10 see any
friend Of mine her husband"
You're almost jealous" comment. Z
Cd Henry. Just the same. Francis /
doesn't seem so very cast down over
his fate"
"Shc's not nj nil bad" Francis !
retorted. And can accept my fate /
with dignity. II not with equanlm.
ity. And I'll tell you something else. Z
Henry now that you are harping on I
this strain: She wouldn't marry you I
II you asked her.
"Oh. I don't known Henry began. !
"Then ask her. was the challenge. (
Here she comes now Look at her I
eyes there's trouble brewing, And
the priests as black as thunder You
Just PROPOSE 20 her and see what
chance you've got while I'm aroundT' I
Henry nodded his head stubbornly. |
II will--but not 90 show you what I
kind Of a woman conqueror I am. but I
for the rake Of fair play. 7 wasn't
playing the game when accepted
our sacrifice OF yourself. but am I
going TO play the game now
Before they could prevent him. he
had thrust his way to the queen,
shouldered In between her and the
priest. and began 10 speak earnestly.
And the queen laughed ~ she lis.
tened. But her laughter was not for
Henry. with shining triumph she
laughed across at Leonicn.
FOUR OFFERS or MARRIAGE
Not many moments were required
to say no 70 Henry's pcrsuasions.
whereupon the queen Joined Leonlca
and Francis. the priest tagging NJ
her heels. and Henry. following more
slowly. trying to conceal the glad
ness that was his at being rejected.
what do you think" the queen