Beadle's Dime Novels No. 119: Blackeyes — page 71: what you’re looking at

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THE SON OF MONTEZUMA. , 73. Montezuma, whose time for appearing to. you has not yet come, JI suffered myself to be placed in this dungeon, but’ these walls would not have held me a moment, unless jt had been my wil! to remain.” “ Why had not Padre Abrojo told us of this ?? inquired a principal warrior. “Thad not revealed myself to him, because the time had not come, and because he was not a pure priest,” replied Bent, unable » resist the opportunity of having a fling at the wily padre. “If you follow his counsels, and submit to his Jead- ership, loss and ruin will issue. The hour has not yet arrived when you are to be freed from the yoke of the stranger. Until-that: hour you should wait and watch at sunrise for the coming. of my father, Montezuma. When you are delivered, and are made a great nation, it will be by the help of the Americans, whom you wish to destroy. If you rise against them now, the attempt will fail and many of you ‘will be killed,” . ; “ What shall we do, great prince ?” tneiaioad dap Inditias, “You must do nothing yet, except what I have already told you. You must wait and watch for ep 5, as se are in the habit of doing.” - > atti hess “Shall we not go and am the priests that you. Have ap- pear ed?” “You must tell no one that you have seen me, for the time ied not yet come when I am to show myself to the children of the Sun. To-morrow morning, when you look toward the east for the coming of Montezuma, I will appear inthe yun- rise, and all of you who aye watching shall see me. There is another matter, y my children, arlagnt which I wish to speak to you,” - ) 3 ~ “ Let us hear, inhan master, and we will oboe” : “You have an American maiden here, confined in this building, whom your priests pe opose to offer as. a sacrifice upon the altar of the Sun.” — It is true, great pinta. The son of Montezuma ‘knows all things.” , , ¥ Lead me to her,” — | - * “« Are we not to have the sacrifice a “J will offer her up upon the altar myself. Iwill take her COmmicbooks.coOnn §