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In Search of Water

           Thethreetravelersthenjumpedintotheirsaddles,andsetoff,shouting"Aurevoir!"totheircompanions.

           "Don’tcomebackwhateveryoudo,"calledPaganelafterthem.

           TheDesertiodelasSalinas,whichtheyhadtotraverse,isadryplain,coveredwithstuntedtreesnotabovetenfeethigh,andsmallmimosas,whichtheIndianscallcurra-mammel;andJUMES,abushyshrub,richinsoda.Hereandtherelargespaceswerecoveredwithsalt,whichsparkledinthesunlightwithastonishingbrilliancy.Thesemighteasilyhavebeentakenforsheetsofice,hadnottheintenseheatforbiddentheillusion;andthecontrastthesedazzlingwhitesheetspresentedtothedry,burned-upgroundgavethedesertamostpeculiarcharacter.Eightymilessouth,onthecontrary,theSierraVentana,towardwhichthetravelersmightpossiblyhavetobetakethemselvesshouldtheGuaminidisappointtheirhopes,thelandscapewastotallydifferent.Therethefertilityissplendid;thepasturageisincomparable.Unfortunately,toreachthemwouldnecessitateamarchofonehundredandthirtymilessouth;andthiswaswhyThalcavethoughtitbesttogofirsttoGuamini,asitwasnotonlymuchnearer,butalsoonthedirectlineofroute.

           Thethreehorseswentforwardmightandmain,asifinstinctivelyknowingwhithertheywerebound.Thaoukaespeciallydisplayedacouragethatneitherfatiguenorhungercoulddamp.Heboundedlikeabirdoverthedried-upCANADASandthebushesofCURRA-MAMMEL,hisloud,joyousneighingseemingtobodesuccesstothesearch.

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