Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

hack into the widest parts of the
Sierra Madre. Here for years they
existed but to get revenge. They got
revenge by raiding every pack tram
that passed across the mountains. IN
those days. you know, the Spania'os
had wonderful mines at Iayopa.
Gloria Pan and other places in the
Sierra Madre and brought gold and
silver out on pack mules.
The Indians killed the GUARDS Of
the trains and sometimes the carga-
dores themselves. They captured
pullion CT silver and bars of gold.
They captured jewels meant Cor
catheCirals and for daughters OF the
rich hidalgos. They captured guns
and ammunition and saddles plated
with silver. They captured also
great bronze image OF a man. All this
they put in cave.
This cave, so the old Indian sad,
was q room 20 feet wide and 80 feet
long. Il opened int a great cavern.
The savage Indians had no desire sor
wealth. AL they desired was their
old freedom and revenge. They did
not want the Spaniards ever to re
cover the riches. In time the pack
trains ceased to rass through uie
region 80 trc1,i2.d. The rich min
were clc5-I.
Then The Indians sealed UP the
passage between the big cavern and
the rom fun of riches. At one place,
though, they left the wall very thin.
In front OF this false wall they SCI
Ind nf r. nn;niP1d n fin ~ rio -nr
the image OF the bronze man and in
his hand they fixed a sharp, st.oig
dagger. ci,ould any one step on the
trap the bronze man would lug.
through the false wall and tilt for
ward so rs - stab the intrudtr to
the hcalt.
"Now the entrance to the bsg
cavern vas we'll hidden by some
powders. The Irdians h'd 1t even
better. They had an understanding
that the loot should never be taken
from the cave excerpt IN the presence
Of all members OF the tribe.
"'And now the old Indian said
as he finished telling US all this, I
ara the last Of the tribe. The others
are all dead; NEST OF them were
killed. I can unlock the door, dis
pose Of the wealth. You have been
generous to me. but it is plain that
you live very hard. Why?'
'Then my husband, Ignacio, an
swered, Because God wills It.
mo replied the Indian, God no
longer wills thus. Come with me and
I will give you and your wife enough
so that you will live in plenty all the
rest Of your life
The next morning, very early, nay
husband, Ignacio, left. The Indian
waited here near the jacal all day.
Ignacio did not return until long
after dark The Indian had left while
the sun was setting. He was gone
one year exactly He came again en-
Christmas day. Again we gave him
warmth and such food as We had.
grateful. Again he asked why we {
to live SO hard, and once more 1gnaci
that it was the will of God.
THE Indian then repeated his who
I know it was true, for he told II
as he told it the first time. Coz
me In the morning. he said to Ignaci
win take you to where there Is q grea
~Early next morning, before daylI
naciO went away. I gave the Tndi
breakfast He asked me where by
had gone. I did not know. He q
when he should return. I did not H
waited many hours, waited for Ignac
turn SO that he might lead him to
Of riches. He said it was not more tn
on foot mas adentro ION into the mo
In the afternoon, when he saw that
would not return 80 long rs he rema
Indian went away. He mas never st
"No, 1t is not the viii Of God that
thus on parched corn. 1t is the
Ignacio.'
After Tomas heard this account.
and then rode on. When he got bar
village, he told his employer, Don
ViIlareal, what he had heard.
Don joaquin, who had recovered
illness, at once determined to search
cave. He went to Mexico City and
a permit to inspect for mines in tn
Madre. He took Tomas with him
extra mule with provisions. They
Ignacic's jacal, and then they trave
deeper into the mountains. After I
been looking o long, long time, they
hole in the top Of a mountain. tn