The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-08


Judgment IN the heart Of the Maya
mountain"
"ilo r. a foot. ana I am possibly
the richest man in punamn Torres
replied, Krandioscly AT least. like
the ancient and heroic conqulsth
doros I have hrsvcd all dangers and
penetrated TO the treasure. have
seen g. Nay
Torres hand had been sunk into
hls trousers pocket 10 bring forth the
nlchcd gems Of the Lady who
Dreams. but he Withdrew the hand
empty Too many curious eyes Of
the street were already centercd upon
him and the dragged figure he cut
vi Gil TO RELATE
II have much to say to you" he
told the icfc. that can not well De
said now. have knocked on the
doors Of the dead and worn the
shroud Of corpscH And / have con
sorted with men four centuries dead
but who were not dust. and I have
behcid them drown in the second
death. have gone thru mountains.
AZ we'll as over them. and broken
bread with lost souls and gazcd into
the Mirror Of the World Al Of
which I shall tell you. my best
friend ana the honorable Judge. In
due time. for I shall make you rich
along with me"
Have you looked upon tho pulquc
when IL was souri, the jcfo quizzed.
incrcdulousiy
4 have not had "a drink stronger
than water since ! last departed
from Fan Antonio" was the reply.
And shall go now 20 my house
and drink long. long drink and
after that ! shah battle the NTH from
me ana put on garments whole and
Z decent"
Z Not Immediately. aa he proceeded
Z did Torres gain bis house. 4 ragged
urchin exclaimed out at sight Of him.
ran up 20 him and handed him an
envelope that he knew Familiarity 20
be from the local government wire.
7 lcsR. ard that he was certain had
been sent him IS Regain.
You are doing we'll Imperative
z you keep party away from New
thousand II you succeed
borrowing a pencil from the boy
Torres wrote reply on tho back %
/ tho envelope; send the money.
party viii never come back
{ Two other Occurrences delayed
Torres Ions drink and bath. Just
aH Dee WAS entering the lew.iry store
( ~ old Rodriguez Fernando he was
Intercepted hg tho old Maya priest
with whom he iasi parted in tho
Maya mountain iie rccoilcd A.
from an appariilon for sure he was
Z that the Ola man was drowned Ia the
Room % the Gods. Like the iefe at
sight % Torres 20 Torres ~ sight
Of the priest drew back in startled
surprise.
I Go away he said. Depart
restless old mani You arc n spirit
I Thy body lies drowned and horrible
In the heart ~ tho mountain You
arc an appearance. a ghost. a ghost
Go away Nothing corporal reHldeE
in this Illusion ~ YOU. clnr l would
strike YOU You are a ghost Depart
a. once should not like to strike
a ghost
Hut the ghost Ncized hir hands and
chung 10 thsm with such hcNccching
corporcniity as to unconvincc him.
LET MI HAVE MONEY"
Money tho ancient ono habblod.
Let me have money, Lend me
money. viii repay who know
the secrets ~ tho Maya treasure
Ny son "a lost IN the mountain with
tho treasure Tho Fringos also are
lost IN the mountain Help me rescue
my son. with him alone wgll b"
satisfied while the treasure shall ar
hN yours But We must take
much Of tho white mans powder. and
tear hole out 81 tho mountain 50
that tho water will run away. Hc
H. not drowned Ito Is n prisoner Of
tho water in tho room ,yhere stand
tho jewel eyed CHA and Iiaztal Their
eyes 81 green and rcd alone will pay
for al tho wonderful powder In the
world So let me have tho money
with which 20 buy tho wonderful pow
DER
But Alvarez Torres was n strange.
~ constituted man. some warp or
slant or idioryncrasy of his nature al.
ways raised insuperablc obstacles
10 his parting with money when such
parting was avoidnhle. And tho
richer he got the more positively this
idiosyucrasy asserted itself
Money he asserted. angrily. ms
he thrust the old priest aside and
A.. =. a.
store. 1T Is who should hav q
money! l. who am all rags and tat.
/ tors ~ bcEgar, I havc no money
I for myself. much less for YOU. old
man Resides II was you. and not !.
who led your son to the Maya moun
tain on your head be Il. not mine.
/ the death Of your son who fell into
/ the pit under the feet Of CHA that
was diEged by your ancestors and not
l by mine"
Again tho ancient ono clutched nj
him and hammered for money with
which 10 buy dynamite. SO roughly
did Torres thrust him aside that his
old legs failed TO perform their
wonted duty and nc fell upon the
/ flagstoncs.
The shop of Rodriguez Fernandez
was small and dirty and contained
scarcely moro than small and dirty
showcase that rested upon an equally
small and dirty counter. The place
was grimy with tho undustcd filth Of
a generation. Lizards ana cock.
reaches crawled along the walls.
spiders webbcd In every corner. and
Torres saw. crossing the ceiling
above. what made him step hastily To
tho side. 10 was finch centipedc.
which he did not care to have fan
casually upon his head or down his
back between shirt and skin.
And. when he appeared crawling
out lilo bnua gptdgr himself from