Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 235
gravity of the situationand Juans sternly whispered command to be quiet.Juan, as he peeped between the bushes, was a livingincarnation of two senses, sight and hearing. Theyhad been so hard pressed that they had sheltered themselves behind the first clump of bushes theycould find; but Juan knew… … KNEW THEY WERE ONLY PARTLY HIDDEN, AND ONLY SAFE UNTIL THE INDIANSTURNED THE BEND OF THE CREEK. that intervened. Desperate maladies require des-perate treatment. Juan gave a swift glance toright and left, saw that the curve of the bend wasa long one, told by the sound that the Indianswere walking…
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