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Strange Signs

           Onrejoiningtheircompanions,theyfoundGlenarvanbusilyengagedinconversationwiththeIndian,thoughapparentlyunabletomakehimunderstand.Thalcave’sgazewasfixedintentlyonthehorizon,andhisfaceworeapuzzledexpression.

           ThemomentPaganelcameinsight,Glenarvancalledout:

           "Comealong,friendPaganel.ThalcaveandIcan’tunderstandeachotheratall."

           Afterafewminute’stalkwiththePatagonian,theinterpreterturnedtoGlenarvanandsaid:

           "Thalcaveisquiteastonishedatthefact,andcertainlyitisverystrangethattherearenoIndians,noreventracesofanytobeseenintheseplains,fortheyaregenerallythickwithcompaniesofthem,eitherdrivingalongcattlestolenfromtheESTANCIAS,orgoingtotheAndestoselltheirzorilloclothsandplaitedleatherwhips."

           "AndwhatdoesThalcavethinkisthereason?"

           "Hedoesnotknow;heisamazedandthat’sall."

           "ButwhatdescriptionofIndiansdidhereckononmeetinginthispartofthePampas?"

           "Justtheveryoneswhohadtheforeignprisonersintheirhands,thenativesundertheruleoftheCaciquesCalfoucoura,Catriel,orYanchetruz."

           "WhoaretheseCaciques?"

           "Chiefsthatwereallpowerfulthirtyyearsago,beforetheyweredrivenbeyondthesierras.SincethentheyhavebeenreducedtosubjectionasmuchasIndianscanbe,andtheyscourtheplainsofthePampasandtheprovinceofBuenosAyres.IquiteshareThalcave’ssurpriseatnotdiscoveringanytracesoftheminregionswhichtheyusuallyinfestasSALTEADORES,orbandits.

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