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All ain in the open, actually atteic, every nerve steadying itself tothe path Half-way up the loo totally bare of vegetation except for the short, dry grass, yet I felt reasonably secure froht Unable to dothe night like the shining blade of a sword, came from the northern compartment, while the southern half remained wrapped in silent darkness Outwardly this Queen's residence was constructedused by the priests as a te respectively toward east and west Were a partition run between, as in this private dwelling, the eastern door would open into the southern apartht strea approach it no closer,advance along the sloping side of the hill, but sank suddenly to earth as a spectral figure lare, and then strode past, vanishing within the gloom like a shadow It was an Indian, spear in hand, one of the body-guard of the Queen With renewed caution,rass, and began to work onward, reaching out until I got fir ress was slow, involving much labor, and it required a full half-hour to attain the other side of theexcept the black shadow of the house If Eloise ithin, and if this door led to her prison, it was scarcely possible that it was unguarded Naladi had special reasons for looking carefully after the safe keeping of this captive, and was not likely to forget I discovered no outward signs of life, but was too thoroughly versed in wilderness ways to count upon that, knowing that each dark shadow along the wall ure, ready to pounce forth With ut the silent hillside, I drewupon a full breath, until I finally rested on my breast barely three paces from where I believed the entrance must be