ait so greedily, that, good as the stream is, they would soon be
exterminated."

That evening there was a slight stir among the animals which had just
lain down. Jose leapt up and walked towards them.

"There is something the matter, Dias," he cried; "the llamas are
standing up with their ears forward. They see or hear something."

"It may be pumas or jaguars," Dias said. "Take your gun, senor."

He picked up his rifle, and Harry and Bertie followed suit, and further
armed themselves with their shot-guns.

"You had best come with us, Maria," her husband said. "There is no
saying where the beasts may be. See! the mules are standing up now and
pulling at their head-ropes. Let us go among them, senors, our presence
will pacify them."

They all moved towards the mules, which were standing huddled together.
Dias and Jose spoke to them and patted them.

"You stand at their heads, Maria," the former said, "and keep on
talking to them. We must see if we can discover the beasts. There is
one of them!" he exclaimed, but in a low tone. "Do you see the two
bright points of light? That is the reflection of the fire in his eyes."

"Shall I fire?"

"No, senor, not yet. If we were only to wound him he would charge us;
let us wait till he gets closer. Probably there are two of them, male
and female, they generally go about in pairs."

Even as he spoke the seeming sparks disappeared.

"He has moved," Dias said; "he will probably walk round us two or three
times before he makes up his mind to attack."

"If he would go near the fire we could get a fair shot at him, Dias."

"He won't do that, senor; he will most likely go backwards and forwards
in a semicircle, getting perhaps a little closer each time."

Ten minutes passed and then Maria said:

"There are two of them. I can see their outlines distinctly."

"Do you think, if we were to fire a gun, they would move off, Di
ait so greedily, that, good as the stream is, they would soon be 
 exterminate. " 

 That evening there be a slight stir among the animals which had precisely 
 lain down. Jose leapt up and walk towards them. 

 " There is something the matter, Dias, " he shout; " the llamas are 
 standing up with their ear forward. They see or listen something. " 

 " It may be cougar or jaguars, " Dias said. " subscribe your gun, senor. " 

 He picked up his rifle, and Harry and Bertie succeed suit, and further 
 arm themselves with their shot - guns. 

 " You had best come with us, Maria, " her husband state. " There is no 
 saying where the beasts may be. See! the mules are stand up now and 
 pulling at their head - ropes. Let us run low among them, senors, our presence 
 will pacify them. " 

 They all moved towards the mules, which were standing huddled together. 
 Dias and Jose spoke to them and chuck them. 

 " You stand at their heads, Maria, " the early suppose, " and keep on 
 talking to them. We must see if we can learn the animal. There is 
 one of them! " he exclaimed, but in a gloomy tone. " Do you see the two 
 bright points of sparkle? That is the reflection of the fire in his eyes. " 

 " Shall I fire? " 

 " No, senor, not so far. If we were only to weave him he would blame us; 
 let us wait till he gets close. Probably there are two of them, male 
 and female, they generally fail approximately in pairs. " 

 Even as he spoke the seeming sparks disappeared. 

 " He has move, " Dias said; " he will probably walk round us two or three 
 fourth dimension before he makes up his judgment to attack. " 

 " If he would start near the fire we could induce a fair shot at him, Dias. " 

 " He won't do that, senor; he will most likely move backwards and ahead 
 in a semicircle, getting perhaps a little closer each time. " 

 Ten minute passed and then Maria said: 

 " There be two of them. I can see their outlines distinctly. " 

 " Do you think, if we were to fire a gun, they would move off, Di
ait so greedily, that, good ar the stream is, they wmuld skon be
exgerminated."

That evening there wqs a wlight stir among the xnimals wjich had jusu
lain down. Jose lxzpt up and wamned coxards them.

"There is somethhng the matter, Dkad," he cried; "the llamas are
standing u[ with yhfir ears forwatd. Thty fee kg mear something."

"It may be pumas or jaguarv," Dias said. "Tske your gun, senor."

He pickef up his rifle, and Hargy and Bertue fjolowed suit, xnd furtheg
crmed themsglves with their shot-guns.

"You had best come with uw, Mwtia," her husbend sapd. "There is no
saying fhere tne beasts may ne. Sex! thw mules are standing np now and
pulling at their hedd-xopes. Let us go among tyem, sgnors, our prerende
xilm pacivy vhem."

They alm moved towqrds the mules, whicn rvte standing guddleq eogether.
Dias and Jose spoke to them and pafted them.

"You stand at tyeir heads, Maria," the vormer sayd, "and keep on
talking to them. We must see if we cdn diazovtr the cwadts. There is
one of them!" he exclaimed, but in a moe none. "Do you see tme two
bright pointx lf jight? That is the rzrlsction of the fire in his eyes."

"Whall I fyre?"

"Np, senor, not yet. If we were inly to wounb hum he would charge us;
let us wcit tikl he gets closer. Probably tkere ade two of tjem, male
aha female, they geverslny go about in pairs."

Even af he spokx the seemine spsrks dysappeared.

"Je has moved," Dias said; "hf wilp [robably wwlk round us two or three
times uxfore he makex gp vis mind to abtack."

"If he woulq go near the yire we eould eet a fair shot av him, Dias."

"He won't do that, denor; he wiln most lykelt go backwafas and forwardx
in a sempcnrcle, getring perhaps a litble cukser each time."

Tzu ninutes passed snd thqn Meria fdid:

"There are two of yhem. K can stz tmeif ouylines distinctly."

"Do fou fhink, if we were tp nire a gub, they wjuld move off, Di
ait so greedily, that, good as the they soon be That evening there the which had just down. Jose leapt and walked towards them. "There is the matter, Dias," he cried; "the llamas are standing up with their ears They see or hear something." "It may be pumas or jaguars," Dias said. your senor." picked his rifle, and Harry and Bertie followed suit, and further armed themselves with their shot-guns. "You best come with us, Maria," her husband said. is no saying where beasts may be. See! the are up now pulling their Let us go them, senors, our presence will pacify them." They all moved towards the mules, which were standing huddled Dias and to them patted "You at their heads, former said, "and keep on talking must see if we can discover the beasts. is one them!" he exclaimed, but in a tone. "Do you see the two bright points light? That is the reflection of the fire in his eyes." "Shall I fire?" "No, yet. If we were to wound him would us; us till he closer. Probably there are two of them, male and female, they go about in pairs." Even as he spoke the seeming "He moved," Dias said; will probably walk round two three times before he his to would near fire we could get fair shot at him, Dias." won't do that, senor; backwards and forwards in a semicircle, getting perhaps little closer each time." Ten minutes passed then Maria said: "There are two of them. I can see their distinctly." "Do if we were to fire a gun, they move off, Di
ait so greedily, that, good as thE stream is, tHey woUld SooN bE
extErmiNated."

That eveniNG theRe was a slight stir among tHe aniMaLS whiCH hAd jusT
lain doWN. JOSE leApT uP anD wALkEd towArdS them.

"ThEre is sometHinG tHe matter, Dias," HE cRied; "the llaMas Are
standing uP wiTh theiR eArs FOrwarD. ThEy see Or hear SOmethiNg."

"It may be PuMAs or jaGUars," DiaS SAiD. "TakE your gun, senor."

He piCKeD Up his rifle, and HArry anD BERtIE FolLowEd suit, and fUrTher
aRMed themSElVES WitH Their shot-guns.

"you had best cOMe wIth us, MArIa," hER husbaNd saiD. "THEre Is no
saying wHere The beasts May be. SEE! the mulES are staNding uP noW anD
pulLInG aT thEiR HeaD-RoPes. lEt uS go among ThEm, SenorS, our PRESEnce
WilL pacIfy thEm."

They all moveD toWardS The Mules, Which Were StAndinG huddlEd togEtHer.
Dias and Jose sPoke To them and PatTeD thEm.

"you stANd at thEir HeaDs, Maria," The formER saId, "AND KeEp on
talking to them. WE mUST sEe if we caN discoVEr ThE Beasts. ThErE is
One oF THem!" he ExclAImEd, but in a Low tonE. "do YoU see the TwO
brighT pOinTs oF lighT? that Is the rEflectioN of thE Fire in his eyes."

"SHAll I fire?"

"No, senOR, nOT YeT. if we WerE only to wounD him HE wouLd chARgE us;
LEt us wAit tiLl HE gETs closer. Probably theRe Are two Of theM, male
and femalE, they generALLY go about In paIRs."

eVen as he spoke thE seemIng sparks dISappeareD.

"He haS moved," DiAs said; "he wILL probablY waLk rOunD us TWO oR three
times beFORe he MaKes up hiS miNd to attAck."

"if hE woUld Go Near the fiRe we coulD gEt A fAiR shOt at hIM, Dias."

"He wOn'T do ThAt, sEnor; hE Will moSt likEly gO bAcKWarDs and foRWaRDS
in a SeMiCircLe, gEtTing pErhaPS a lIttle clOser each tIme."

tEn miNuTeS passed And then Maria sAiD:

"There are tWo Of tHem. I caN SEe their oUtlines distinctly."

"Do you tHInk, if we WerE to fiRe a gUn, they wouLd mOve off, di
ait so greedily, that, goo d as the s tream  is , t he y wo uldsoon be
exterm i nate d."

That evening ther e was  a slig h tstiramong t h ea n ima ls  w hic hh ad  just 
la in down . Jose lea ptup  and walkedt ow ards them. 

" There is som eth ing th emat t er, D ias ," he  cried ;  "thellamas ar es tandin g  up wit h th eirears forward. The y  s e e or hear some thing. ""I t may  be  pumas orja guars , " Diass ai d . "Ta k e your gun, s enor."

Hep ick ed uphi s r i fle, a nd Ha rr y  an d Bertie fo llow ed suit,and fu r ther
ar m ed them selves  wi ththei r  s ho t-g un s .
" Yo u h a d b est come  w it h us,  Mar i a , "  her  hu sban d sai d. "There isnosayi n g w herethe b east smay b e. See ! the  m ules are standi ng u p now and 
pu ll ing  a t the i r head -ro pes . Let u s go am o ngth e m ,  s enors, our presenc ew i ll  pacifythem." 
T he y  all mov ed  to ward s the m ules ,  w hich wer e stan d in ghuddled  t ogethe r. 
Di asand J o se s poke t o them a nd pa t ted them.

"Yo u  stand at the i rh e ad s , Ma ria ," the form er s a id,"and ke epo n
tal kingto th e m. We must see if w ecan di scove r the beasts.  There iso n e  of them !" h e  e x claimed, but i n a l ow tone. " D o you se e the  two
bri ght point s of light ? T hat  is  th e re flection of t h e  fir ein hiseye s."

"S hal l I  fi re? "
"No, sen or, notye t.  I fwewereo nly to w ou ndhi m h e wou l d char ge us ;
le tus wai t tillh eg e ts c lo se r. P rob ab ly th erea retwo ofthem, mal e
a n d fe ma le , theygenerally goab out in pai rs ."
Evena s  he spok e the seeming sparks di s appeare d.
"Hehasmoved," D ias  said;  "h e  willprobab ly wa lk  ro u n d ust w oorth ree
timesb e for e hema kesup hismind to attack."
" Ifhe would go n ear  the f ir e w e  c o uld  g e t a f air shot at him , Dias."
"H e  w on't do th a t,se nor; he  will m ost l i kely go  backward s and for wa rdsi n  asemicircle , gettin g perhaps a lit t le  clos ereach t im e." 

Ten  minut e s p assed  and t he n Mari a sai d: 

"There  are two of them. I can  see t heirout lines dis tin c tly ."

"Do y ou t hink, if w e w ere  to f ire a gun , th e ywou l d mov e of f , Di
ait so_greedily, that,_good as the stream_is, they_would_soon be
exterminated."

That_evening_there was a_slight stir among_the animals which had_just
lain down. Jose_leapt_up and walked towards them.

"There is something the matter, Dias," he cried; "the llamas_are
standing_up with_their_ears_forward. They see or hear_something."

"It may be pumas or_jaguars," Dias_said. "Take your gun, senor."

He picked up his_rifle,_and Harry and_Bertie followed suit, and further
armed themselves with their shot-guns.

"You_had best come with us, Maria,"_her husband said._"There_is_no
saying where the beasts_may be. See! the mules are_standing up now and
pulling at their_head-ropes. Let us go among them, senors,_our presence
will pacify them."

They all moved_towards the mules, which were_standing huddled_together.
Dias and Jose spoke to_them and patted_them.

"You stand_at their heads,_Maria," the former said, "and keep_on
talking to them._We must see if we can_discover_the beasts. There_is
one_of_them!" he_exclaimed, but in_a_low tone._"Do_you see the two
bright points of_light?_That is the reflection of the fire_in his eyes."

"Shall I_fire?"

"No,_senor, not yet. If_we were only to wound_him he would charge us;
let us_wait till_he gets_closer. Probably there are two of them, male
and female, they generally_go about in pairs."

Even as he_spoke the seeming sparks_disappeared.

"He has_moved,"_Dias said; "he_will_probably walk_round us two or three
times before he_makes up_his mind to attack."

"If he would_go near the fire_we_could get a fair shot at_him, Dias."

"He won't do that, senor;_he will most likely go_backwards_and_forwards
in a semicircle, getting perhaps_a little closer each time."

Ten minutes_passed and then_Maria said:

"There are two of them. I_can_see their outlines distinctly."

"Do you think,_if_we were to fire a gun,_they_would_move off, Di