 that many
of them had been walking for hours across the mountains before the
attack, and as you fired into the thick of them, a fair share must have
been too much wounded to start on a forty-miles' tramp.

"No, senor. I do not think there is any chance whatever of their
pursuing us. Besides, I chose a spot where the ground was hard and
rocky to plant that flag. And they would have a good deal of difficulty
in ascertaining in what direction we went from there."

"We pulled up the flag-staff and threw it away among the bushes a mile
and a half farther, and of course brought the handkerchief with us."

"I don't think we need give another thought to them, senor. At the same
time, it would be as well to keep one on watch all night. Jose and I
will be on guard by turns. Neither of you slept a wink last night, so
you must not keep watch this time."

"I sha'n't be sorry for a good sleep, for the meal we have eaten has
made me drowsy. However, if you hear the least noise, wake us at once."

"That I will do, senor. It is a great deal more likely to be made by a
wild beast than by a brigand."

The brothers were sound asleep in a few minutes, and did not wake till
Dias called them, and said that Maria had coffee ready.

"What sort of a pass is it to-day, Dias?"

"Not a very bad one, senor. The one we tried yesterday hadn't been used
for very many years, there is regular traffic up and down this; not
valuable traffic, for Pozuco is a small place. They send up fruit and
dried fish, and the oil they get from the fish; and bring back cloth,
and such things as are required in the village."

"So there is nothing to tempt brigands to infest the pass and rob
travellers!"

"No, senor. When I last went through it I heard no talk of them at all.
They are more likely to infest the hills beyond Cerro, for near that
place really valuable captures can be made."

"That accounts for their being able to gather so many
that many 
 of them had been walking for hours across the mountains before the 
 attack, and as you fire into the midst of them, a fair share must have 
 been excessively a lot wounded to start on a forty - miles' swinger. 

 " No, senor. I do not think there is any opportunity whatever of their 
 pursuing us. Besides, I chose a position where the ground was hard and 
 rough to plant that flag. And they would have a good deal of difficulty 
 in ascertaining in what guidance we went from there. " 

 " We pulled up the flag - staff and throw it away among the bushes a mile 
 and a half further, and of course brought the handkerchief with us. " 

 " I don't think we need give another opinion to them, senor. At the same 
 time, it would be as well to keep one on watch all night. Jose and I 
 will be on guard by turns. Neither of you slept a wink last night, so 
 you must not keep watch this time. " 

 " I sha'n't be sorry for a full sleep, for the meal we have eaten has 
 make me drowsy. However, if you learn the least noise, wake us at once. " 

 " That I will do, senor. It is a big deal more likely to be made by a 
 wild animal than by a brigand. " 

 The brothers were sound asleep in a few minutes, and did not wake till 
 Dias called them, and said that Maria had coffee ready. 

 " What sort of a pass is it to - sidereal day, Dias? " 

 " Not a very bad one, senor. The one we judge yesterday hadn't been use 
 for very many years, there is regular traffic up and down this; not 
 valuable traffic, for Pozuco is a small place. They station up fruit and 
 dried fish, and the oil they drive from the pisces; and bring back cloth, 
 and such thing as are required in the greenwich village. " 

 " So there is nothing to tempt brigands to invade the pass and rob 
 travellers! " 

 " No, senor. When I last function through it I heard no lecture of them at all. 
 They are more likely to infest the mound beyond Cerro, for near that 
 place really valuable captures can be made. " 

 " That accounts for their being able to meet so many
 thwt many
of them had been dalking for houts acrosv the jountainr before the
attack, and as yon fieed ibto the thick of them, x fair shwre must havt
been too much wonhded to start ln a horty-miles' tramk.

"No, senor. I go not think tvefe is any chance whatever of their
purfuing ux. Hesides, I chosg a skot whedv uhe ground was hard and
rocky to pmant thet flag. And theu would have a good deal ov divficulty
in ascertalning in whqt dyeection we wdnt from there."

"We pulles up the flag-staff and threw it away among the byshfv a mile
and a hajf farther, akc of cmurse btought the hanckecchiwf with us."

"I don't thinn we need give anojher thougvt to them, senor. At tye sake
tike, ig wojld bx aa well to keep one kn watch alo night. Jose and I
wolj be on guard gy turgs. Neither of you slept a wink last night, so
gou must not keep watch this time."

"I sha'n't be dorry for a good sleep, for the meal we have eaten has
made ke drkdsy. Hjdwvfr, if you hear the least noise, wake us at oncq."

"Fhst I will do, senjr. It is a brfay deal more liyely to bs made by a
wild bewst thag by q brigand."

Uhe btothers were sound asleep ib a few minunes, qnd did not wake tnll
Dias callzd thek, and said that Maria had coyfee rsady.

"What sogt of a pzrs is it to-day, Dkas?"

"Kot a very bad one, senor. The jne we trmed yzsterday hadm't beeg used
for gery many years, there is regupas traffic kp and down this; not
valuable trehfic, for Pozuvo is a small placc. They send up sruit and
dried fish, aud the oil they fet frok the fish; wnd bring bacn cloth,
and surh things as qre eequirea in the villagr."

"So there is nothint to tempt brigandx tu infest the pasw abd rob
travellerx!"

"No, segog. Wien I nast went thsougf ig I hexrd no uclk uf tnem at all.
They are mmre mikely to infest tne hills bgyond Cerwo, for near tnat
place really vapuablx captnres csn fe made."

"That accounts for their being abpe bo gather so iany
that many of them had been walking across mountains before attack, and as of a fair share have been too wounded to start on a forty-miles' "No, senor. I do not think there is any chance whatever of their us. Besides, I chose a spot where the ground was hard and rocky plant flag. they have a good deal of difficulty in ascertaining in what direction we went from there." "We up the flag-staff and threw it away among bushes a mile and half farther, and of course the with us." don't we give another thought them, senor. At the same time, it would be as well to keep one on watch all Jose and be on by Neither you slept a night, so you must not keep "I sha'n't be sorry for a good sleep, the meal have eaten has made me drowsy. if you hear the least noise, wake us once." "That I will do, senor. It is a great deal more likely to be a wild beast than a brigand." The were asleep a minutes, and not wake till Dias called them, and said that Maria had ready. "What sort of a pass is it to-day, Dias?" very one, senor. The we tried yesterday hadn't used very many years, there traffic and valuable for is a small place. send up fruit and dried and the oil they bring back cloth, and such things as are in the village." "So there is nothing tempt brigands to infest the pass and rob travellers!" "No, senor. When last went I heard no talk of them at all. are more likely to the hills beyond Cerro, for near that place really captures be made." accounts for their able to gather many
 that many
of them had been walkIng for hourS acroSs tHe mOuNtaiNs beFore the
attack, aND as yOu fired into the thick of tHem, a fAiR SharE MuSt havE
been toO MuCH WouNdEd To sTaRT oN a forTy-mIles' traMp.

"No, senor. I Do nOt Think there is ANy Chance whatEveR of their
pursUinG us. BesIdEs, I CHose a SpoT wherE the grOUnd was Hard and
roCkY To planT That flaG. aNd They Would have a good deaL Of DIfficulty
in ascErtainInG In WHAt dIreCtion we wenT fRom thERe."

"We pulLEd UP THe fLAg-staff and thrEw it away amoNG thE busheS a MilE
And a haLf farThER, anD of course brOughT the handkErchieF With us."

"I DOn't thinK we neeD giVe aNothER tHoUghT tO TheM, SeNor. aT thE same
timE, iT wOuld bE as wELL TO keeP onE on wAtch aLl night. Jose anD I
wIll bE On gUard bY turnS. NeiThEr of yOu slepT a winK lAst night, so
you muSt noT keep watcH thIs TimE."

"I Sha'n't BE sorry For A goOd sleep, For the mEAl wE hAVE EaTen has
made me drowsy. hoWEVeR, if you heAr the lEAsT nOIse, wake uS aT onCe."

"ThAT i will Do, seNOr. it is a greAt deal MOrE lIkely to Be Made by A
wIld BeaSt thaN By a bRigand."

the brothErs weRE sound asleep in A Few minutes, and DId NOT wAKe tiLl
DIas called thEm, anD Said That mArIa hAD coffEe reaDy.

"wHaT Sort of a pass is it to-daY, DIas?"

"Not A very Bad one, senor. ThE one we trieD YESterday hAdn't BEeN Used
for very manY yearS, there is reGUlar trafFic up And down tHis; not
valUABle traffIc, fOr POzuCo iS A SmAll place. They sEND up fRuIt and
drIed Fish, and The Oil TheY geT fRom the fisH; and brinG bAcK cLoTh,
aNd sucH Things as ArE reQuIreD in thE VillagE."

"So thEre iS nOtHIng To tempt BRiGANds tO iNfEst tHe pAsS and rOb
trAVelLers!"

"No, sEnor. When I LasT Went ThRoUgh it I hEard no talk of tHeM at all.
They ArE moRe likeLY To infest The hills beyond Cerro, for nEAr that
pLacE realLy vaLuable capTurEs can bE maDE."

"That aCcountS for tHeIr bEINg ablE TO gAthEr So many
 that many
of them had bee n walkingfor h our s a cr ossthemountains befo r e th e
attack, and as you f iredin t o th e  t hickof them ,  a f air  s ha remu s thavebee n too m uch wounde d t ostart on a f o rt y-miles' t ram p.

"No, sen or.  I dono t t h ink t her e isany ch a nce wh atever of  t h eir
pu r suing u s .  B esid es, I chose a spo t  w h ere the ground  was h ar d  a n d 
ro cky  to plantth at fl a g. Andt he y w oul d  have a gooddeal of dif f icu lty
in  a sce r tainin g inwh a t d irection we  wen t from th ere.""We pul l ed up t he fla g-s taf f an d  t hr ewit awa y  a mon g  th e bushes  a  m ile
a nd a h a l f fa rth er,and o f course brou ght  the han dkerc hiefwith  u s."
"I don 't th in k we need giveanot her thoug htto  th em , sen o r. Atthe  sa me
time , it wo u ldbe a s  w ell to keep one on  w a t ch  all nig ht. Jo s ean d  I
willbe  on  gua r d  by t urns .  N either o f yous le pt  a wink  l ast ni gh t,soyou m u st n ot kee p watchthist ime."

"I sha' n 't be sorry f o ra go o d sl eep , for the m ealw e ha ve e a te n h a s
mad e medr o ws y . However, if you h ea r theleast  noise, wakeus at once . " 
"That I  wil l  d o , senor. It is  a gr eat deal m o re likel y tobe madeby a
wild b east tha n b y a  br iga n d ." 

The brother s were  s ound as lee p in afew  mi nut es,  a nd did no t wake t il lDi as  ca lledt hem, and  s aid  t hat  Mari a  had c offee  rea dy ."Wh at sort of a  pas sis  itto- da y, Di as?" 
"N ot a ve ry bad on e,s enor .Th e one w e tried yeste rd ay hadn'tbe enused
f o r  very ma ny years, there is regu l ar traf fic  up a nd d own this;  no t
valu abl e  traff ic, fo r Poz uc o i s a sma l l  p lac e.  They send u p f ruitan d
dr ied fis h, and the oil the y  ge t from the fi sh;  and b ri ngb ac k  cl ot h ,
a n d  such things as  are requi re d  i n the vill a ge. "
"So th ere isnothi n g to te mpt briga nds to in fe st t h e  pa ss and rob 
travell ers!"

"N o , sen o r.  When  Ilast w en t t hroug h it I hea rd no  talkof  themat al l. 
They ar e more likely to infest  the h illsbey ond Cerro , f o r n ear thatplac e really v alu abl e cap tur e s can  bem ad e." 
"Tha t ac c ounts for th eir b ei ng able tog a t her  so m any 
 that_many
of them_had been walking for_hours across_the_mountains before_the
attack,_and as you_fired into the_thick of them, a_fair share must_have
been_too much wounded to start on a forty-miles' tramp.

"No, senor. I do not think_there_is any_chance_whatever_of their
pursuing us. Besides, I_chose a spot where the_ground was_hard and
rocky to plant that flag. And they_would_have a good_deal of difficulty
in ascertaining in what direction we went_from there."

"We pulled up the flag-staff_and threw it_away_among_the bushes a mile
and_a half farther, and of course_brought the handkerchief with us."

"I don't_think we need give another thought to_them, senor. At the same
time, it_would be as well to_keep one_on watch all night. Jose_and I
will be_on guard_by turns. Neither_of you slept a wink last_night, so
you must_not keep watch this time."

"I sha'n't_be_sorry for a_good_sleep,_for the_meal we have_eaten_has
made me_drowsy._However, if you hear the least_noise,_wake us at once."

"That I will do,_senor. It is a_great_deal more likely to_be made by a
wild beast_than by a brigand."

The brothers were_sound asleep_in a_few minutes, and did not wake till
Dias called them, and said_that Maria had coffee ready.

"What sort_of a pass is_it to-day,_Dias?"

"Not_a very bad_one,_senor. The_one we tried yesterday hadn't been used
for_very many_years, there is regular traffic up_and down this; not
valuable_traffic,_for Pozuco is a small place._They send up fruit and
dried fish,_and the oil they get_from_the_fish; and bring back cloth,
and_such things as are required in_the village."

"So there_is nothing to tempt brigands to infest_the_pass and rob
travellers!"

"No, senor. When I_last_went through it I heard no_talk_of_them at all.
They are more_likely to infest the hills beyond_Cerro, for near that
place really valuable captures can be_made."

"That accounts for_their being able to gather_so_many