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As byup from where I lay, my eyes beheld every face turned outward, every eye fastened upon that distant wall of rock Suddenly a strange cry arose, each throat giving utterance to the sanal, and immediately every Indian lay prostrate, his face in the dust Gazing toward the spot they had watched so intently, I could perceive how the rose tints of the early sun flecked the upper extremity of the precipitous rock with spots of color, checkers of red and gold, while just below its lofty crest, see sky, hardly ray rock, appeared several uish a series of flashes as if they waved blazing torches in welcoht," muttered iven wings whereby they mount the very rock in their devil worship?"

"Hardly that," I returned tersely "There will be a footpath leading to the spot either from above or below"

"True, perchance; yet 'tis not from above Of that I as; you may perceive the deep shadow of it even frouish clearly the peculiarity pointed out, the wo ht of the dawn Scarcely glancing toward either the prostrate tribes priests, she advanced directly tohere we lay helpless in our bonds There was a flush upon her cheeks, a light of ani down upon ht have viewed an insensate stone

"Señor," she said coldly, still speaking the Spanish tongue, "it did please my humor but now to play a s their faith and tribal custo I won, and it is you who benefit You, and these others, are for the present delivered fro of yonder Sun has saved you; 'tis the law of the Natchez Nay, thank ratitude "I told you before it was not from any desire to show mercy, but for a purpose of e whim--and surely I have seldoive heed unto my words I bid you proceed at once to that second hut yonder, nor dare venture forth again until I send The children of the Sun bo to the commands of their ancient faith, yet are of temper hard to control"