In the Hands of the Cave-Dwellers

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Henty George Alfred. In the Hands of the Cave-Dwellers

CHAPTER I. A MIDNIGHT ATTACK

CHAPTER II. A HEARTY WELCOME

CHAPTER III. AN AMBUSH

CHAPTER IV. A GREAT RANCH

CHAPTER V. AN INDIAN RAID

CHAPTER VI. HOPEFUL NEWS

CHAPTER VII. THE PURSUIT

CHAPTER VIII. THE CAVE-DWELLERS

CHAPTER IX. RESCUED

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Early as Mexican households are awake, in order to enjoy the comparatively cool hours of the morning, William Harland was the first up, and, dressing hastily, he started out to fetch his kit-bag. At the bottom of this he had stowed away, before he went on board, the clothes that he had worn when he left home, and also the contents of a small trunk that he had taken with him, buying an outfit for use on board from a slop-shop. He was back in an hour, for he had hidden the bag in a clump of bushes but two miles from the town. The servants were moving about, but, with the exception of Juan, none of the others were yet down. The latter met him as he entered.

"I have been to your room, and when I found it empty, guessed the errand on which you were away. Why did you not tell me last night? You could have had a negro slave to go with you and carry that sack of yours back."

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"Well, you will not embark on any such wild-goose chase for some time, for I intend to take you off with me to my father's hacienda for a long visit. You will receive the heartiest of welcomes when I tell them what you have done for me. I can promise you, I think, a pleasant time there, and you will see what will be quite a new side of life to you, and learn something of the ranching business, which, let me tell you, is as good as another, though I admit that a considerable amount of capital is required for making a fair start."

"I should like it extremely," Harland said, "but – "

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