 I doubt whether they will come down
in the morning. They can get sight of the barricades from that bend a
hundred yards down, and I don't think they will dare come up when they
see how ready we are for them."

"Well, we will work out our watch anyhow, Dias. Now that I see how
sharp Donna Maria's eyes are I have not the least fear of being
surprised."

"I will stop with you," Bertie said; "I shall have no chance of going
off to sleep again after being wakened up like that."

"If you are going to stop, Bertie, you had better go back and fetch a
blanket, it is chilly here; then if you like you can doze off again
till your watch comes."

"There is no fear of that, Harry. I have been eight-and-forty hours on
deck more than once. I will warrant myself not to go to sleep."

In spite of this, however, in less than ten minutes after his return
Bertie's regular breathing showed that he was sound asleep. Harry and
Maria continued their watch, but no longer with the same intentness as
before. They were sure that Dias would not have lain down unless he
felt perfectly certain that the Chincas would make no fresh move until
the morning, and they chatted gaily until, at two o'clock, Dias came up.

"Everything is quiet here, Dias. My brother is fast asleep, but I will
wake him now that you have come up."

"Do not do so, senor; he worked very hard building the walls today. If
I see anything suspicious I will rouse him. We may have work tomorrow,
and it is much better that he should sleep on."

"Thank you, Dias! the fatigue has told on him more than on us; his
figure is not set yet, and he feels it more."

He walked back to the tents with Maria.

"If you wake just as daylight breaks please rouse me," he said.

"I shall wake, senor; I generally get up at daybreak. That is the best
time for work down in the plain, and I generally contrive to get
everything done before breakfast at seven."

Harry slept sound
I doubt whether they will come down 
 in the morning. They can get sight of the roadblock from that deflect a 
 hundred yards down, and I don't think they will dare issue forth up when they 
 see how ready we are for them. " 

 " Well, we will sour out our vigil anyhow, Dias. Now that I attend how 
 sharp Donna Maria's eyes are I get not the least fear of being 
 surprised. " 

 " I will stop with you, " Bertie said; " I shall have no chance of going 
 off to sleep again after being awaken up like that. " 

 " If you are going to stop, Bertie, you had better blend back and fetch a 
 blanket, it is chilly here; then if you like you can doze off again 
 till your lookout comes. " 

 " There is no fear of that, Harry. I have been eight - and - forty hours on 
 deck more than once. I will justify myself not to go to sleep. " 

 In spite of this, however, in less than ten minutes after his return 
 Bertie's regular breathing showed that he was sound asleep. Harry and 
 Maria continued their watch, but no longer with the same intentness as 
 before. They were sure that Dias would not have lain down unless he 
 felt perfectly certain that the Chincas would make no bracing move until 
 the morning, and they chew the fat gaily until, at two o'clock, Dias come up. 

 " Everything is placid here, Dias. My brother is fast asleep, but I will 
 wake him nowadays that you have come up. " 

 " Do not do so, senor; he worked very heavily building the walls today. If 
 I see anything suspicious I will rouse him. We may have work tomorrow, 
 and it is much better that he should sleep on. " 

 " Thank you, Dias! the fatigue has told on him more than on us; his 
 figure is not dress yet, and he feel it more. " 

 He walked back to the tents with Maria. 

 " If you wake just as daylight pause please rouse me, " he said. 

 " I shall wake, senor; I by and large get up at daybreak. That is the best 
 time for oeuvre down in the plain, and I broadly contrive to get 
 everything act before breakfast at seven. " 

 Harry slept audio
 I foubt whether they will gome down
in the morning. They dan get right of the barricades from tyat btud a
hundred yards dodn, and I fon't thibk tiey will dare come up whcu theg
dee kox ready we are nor them."

"Weln, we will work ojt our watch anyhow, Dias. Now that I sqe how
snagp Donna Maria'f eyts wre J have not the least fear of being
aurpristd."

"I will stop with you," Bertie said; "I shall hwve jo chance of going
lff to sleek agwun after beivg wakened up like thaj."

"If you are going to stop, Bertie, you kad better to bafn and fetch a
blagket, it is cmplly hese; then if you like ypu ran eoze off again
till yonr watch comes."

"There ys no feas kf that, Harry. I hqvw beet eicht-ave-fofty hpuds on
dfck more than once. I wilo warrant myself nou tj go to sleep."

Ih spitq jf this, however, in less than ten minutev arter his return
Bertie's eegular breathing shoaed that re was sound asleep. Harry and
Maria continued theis watrh, buu kj oojger with the same intentness as
before. They wqde slre that Dias woujd not have lwim down unless fe
felt pedfectly certain thwt the Shincqs would iake no fresh move until
the morbing, and thej chqtted gaily until, ct two o'clocy, Diss cake up.

"Everything is quiec here, Dias. My brlther is rxst asleep, but I wikl
fake him now that you have come up."

"Di noc do so, renot; he wowked very jard ngilding the walls hoday. Ix
I see anyhhing suspicious I will rouse hmk. We may havg wmrk tomorroc,
and ib is much bettew that he shoukd slee' on."

"Thxnk you, Dizs! the hatigue has eold on him mmte than on us; his
figuwe iw nor set ydg, and he feels it more."

Hv calked baxk to the tents wibh Matiz.

"If you wake juwt qs daylight bresks plqade rjgse me," he sahd.

"I rhauk wakd, senor; I gcnefallu get up at daybreak. Thaf is the best
time gov work doqn in thq plain, and I generally contrivt to gxt
everbthing doge before breakfast at seven."

Hadry slept somnd
I doubt whether they will come down morning. can get of the barricades yards and I don't they will dare up when they see how ready are for them." "Well, we will work out our watch anyhow, Dias. Now I see how sharp Donna Maria's eyes are I have not the least of surprised." will with you," Bertie said; "I shall have no chance of going off to sleep again after wakened up like that." "If you are going stop, Bertie, you had go back and fetch a it chilly here; if like can doze off till your watch comes." "There is no fear of that, Harry. I have been eight-and-forty hours on more than will warrant not go sleep." In spite however, in less than ten minutes Bertie's regular breathing showed that he was sound Harry and continued their watch, but no longer the same intentness as before. They were sure Dias would not have lain down unless he felt perfectly certain that the Chincas would fresh move until the and they chatted until, two Dias up. "Everything quiet here, Dias. My brother is fast asleep, but I will him now that you have come up." "Do not do he very hard building walls today. If I anything I will rouse him. have tomorrow, much that should sleep on." "Thank Dias! the fatigue has told him more than on set yet, and he feels it more." He back to the tents with Maria. "If wake just as daylight breaks please rouse me," he said. "I shall senor; I up at daybreak. That is the best time work down in the and I generally contrive to get everything done before at Harry slept
 I doubt whether they will come Down
in the mOrninG. ThEy cAn Get sIght Of the barricadeS From That bend a
hundred yards dOwn, anD I DOn't tHInK they Will darE CoME Up wHeN tHey
SeE HoW readY we Are for tHem."

"Well, we wIll WoRk out our watcH AnYhow, Dias. NoW thAt I see how
shaRp DOnna MaRiA's eYEs are i haVe not The leaST fear oF being
surPrISed."

"I wiLL stop wiTH YoU," BerTie said; "I shall have NO cHAnce of going
off To sleeP aGAiN AFteR beIng wakened Up Like tHAt."

"If you ARe GOINg tO Stop, Bertie, you Had better go BAck And fetCh A
blANket, it Is chiLlY HerE; then if you lIke yOu can doze Off agaIN
till yoUR watch cOmes."

"ThEre Is nO feaR Of ThAt, HArRY. I hAVe BeeN EigHt-and-forTy HoUrs on
Deck MORE Than OncE. I wiLl warRant myself not To gO to sLEep."

in spiTe of tHis, hOwEver, iN less tHan teN mInutes after his rEturN
Bertie's rEguLaR brEaThing SHowed tHat He wAs sound Asleep. HARry AnD
mARiA continued their watCh, BUT nO longer wIth the SAmE iNTentness As
BefOre. THEY were Sure THaT Dias wouLd not hAVe LaIn down uNlEss he
fElT peRfeCtly cERtaiN that tHe ChincaS woulD Make no fresh movE Until
the morniNG, aND ThEY chaTteD gaily until, At twO O'cloCk, DiAS cAme UP.

"EverYthinG iS QuIEt here, Dias. My brother Is Fast asLeep, bUt I will
wake hiM now that yoU HAVe come up."

"do noT Do SO, senor; he worked Very hArd buildinG The walls Today. if
I see anYthing susPICious I wiLl rOusE hiM. We MAY hAve work tomorrOW,
And iT iS much beTteR that he ShoUld SleEp oN."

"THank you, DiAs! the fatIgUe HaS tOld On him MOre than oN uS; hiS
fIguRe is nOT set yeT, and hE feeLs It MOre."

he walkeD BaCK To thE tEnTs wiTh MArIa.

"If yOu waKE juSt as dayLight breaKs pLEase RoUsE me," he saId.

"I shall wake, sEnOr; I generalLy Get Up at daYBReak. That Is the best
time for work dowN In the plAin, And I gEnerAlly contrIve To get
eVerYThing dOne befOre brEaKfaST At sevEN."

haRry SlEpt sound
 I doubt whether they will  come down 
in t hemor ni ng.They  can get sight of t he barricades from tha t ben da 
hun d re d yar ds down ,  a n d  Ido n' t t hi n ktheywil l darecome up wh enth ey
see how r e ad y we are f orthem."

"Wel l,we wil lwor k  outour  watc h anyh o w, Dia s. Now th at I seeh ow
shar p Do nnaMaria's eyes areI  h a ve not the lea st fea ro fb e ing 
su rprised."
" I wil l  stop w i th y o u," Bertie said;"I shall ha v e n o chan ce  of goingoff t os lee p again aft er b eing wake ned up like th a t."

"I f youare  go ingt ost op,  B e rti e ,you had  bettergo  b ack a nd f e t c h  a
b lan ket,  it i s chilly here ; t heni f y ou li ke yo u ca ndozeoff ag ain
t il l your watch co mes. "

"There  is  n o f ea r oft hat, H arr y.I havebeen ei g ht- an d - f or ty hours on
deck m or e th an once.  I wil l  w ar r ant myse lf  no t to g o toslee p ." 

In spi te oft hi s,  howeve r,  in le ss  th anten m i nute s afte r his re turnB ertie's regula r  breathing sh o we d th a t he  wa s sound asl eep. Harr y an d 
M ari a  cont inued  t h ei r  watch, but no long er  withthe s ame intentnes s as
befor e . They wer e su r et hat Dias would  nothave laind own unle ss he 
felt pe rfectly c e r tain tha t t heChi nca s wo uld make no f r e sh m ov e until 
th e morni ng,  an d t hey  c hatted ga ily unti l,  a ttw o o 'cloc k , Dias c am e u p. 

" Every t hing i s qui et h er e, Dia s. My b r ot h e r is  f as t as lee p,  butI wi l l
w ake him  now that  yo u  hav eco me up." 

"Do not doso , senor; h ewor ked ve r y  hard bu ilding the walls today. If
I se e a nythi ng s uspicious  Iwill r ous e  him.We may  have  w ork t omorr o w ,and  i t is muchb e tte r tha the s hould s leep on."

"Thanky ou,  Dias! the fa tig ue h a s  t old on him  m o ret h an on us; his
f igure is n ot se t yet, and hefe els itmore."
He w a lked ba ck to the  tents wi th  Mar i a .
"If you wa ke justas daylig h t bre a ks  plea serouseme ,"he sa id.

" I  sh all w ake, s en or; Igener al ly get u p at daybreak. That isthe be st
ti mefor workdow n  in  the plai n, a nd I gener all y c ontri vet o get 
eve r yt hin g  done  bef o re breakf a st  at s ev en."

Harry s l ept  soun d
 I_doubt whether_they will come down
in_the morning._They_can get_sight_of the barricades_from that bend_a
hundred yards down, and_I don't think_they_will dare come up when they
see how ready we are for them."

"Well, we will_work_out our_watch_anyhow,_Dias. Now that I see_how
sharp Donna Maria's eyes are_I have_not the least fear of being
surprised."

"I will stop_with_you," Bertie said;_"I shall have no chance of going
off to sleep_again after being wakened up like_that."

"If you are_going_to_stop, Bertie, you had_better go back and fetch a
blanket,_it is chilly here; then if_you like you can doze off again
till_your watch comes."

"There is no fear_of that, Harry. I have_been eight-and-forty_hours on
deck more than once._I will warrant_myself not_to go to_sleep."

In spite of this, however, in_less than ten_minutes after his return
Bertie's regular breathing_showed_that he was_sound_asleep._Harry and
Maria_continued their watch,_but_no longer_with_the same intentness as
before. They were_sure_that Dias would not have lain down_unless he
felt perfectly certain_that_the Chincas would make_no fresh move until
the morning,_and they chatted gaily until, at_two o'clock,_Dias came_up.

"Everything is quiet here, Dias. My brother is fast asleep, but_I will
wake him now that you_have come up."

"Do not_do so,_senor;_he worked very_hard_building the_walls today. If
I see anything suspicious I_will rouse_him. We may have work tomorrow,
and_it is much better_that_he should sleep on."

"Thank you, Dias!_the fatigue has told on him_more than on us; his
figure_is_not_set yet, and he feels_it more."

He walked back to the_tents with Maria.

"If_you wake just as daylight breaks please_rouse_me," he said.

"I shall wake, senor;_I_generally get up at daybreak. That_is_the_best
time for work down in_the plain, and I generally contrive_to get
everything done before breakfast at seven."

Harry slept sound