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86 ‘THE CRESTED SERPENT. pe, . remain where it is; besides, many more men must be within © easy march of the cave when the final blow is to be struck,” “Marta, you can depend upon my co-operation, as the dead bodies of my comrades, that are before this hour under ground, — ery aloud for vengeance on their destroyers. Besides, I will — dispatch a courier, to-morrow, to Colonel Gonzales.” “ When Senor Vidal and feanittedo return, I will give you © timely warning,” said Marta. 3 He arose, and. bowing low, left the hacienda, mounted his — horse, and returned to his camp at Vega motte. “ Alcatar,” he said, as he threw his lariat to a youthful Mexican, “ has the burial party returned ?” “They have, Senor Tristan. All are buried dean in the ground—all save Senor Steager, and he could not be found.” _ “ fe is a prisoner,” ejaculated Tristan, to himself. “ We will rescue him. Steager is too brave, too gallant to be left in the bands of such a bloodthirsty villain as the White Tiger of the Tropies ;” saying which he sauntered to his own fire, and not many minutes elapsed before all were wrapped in their blunkets and courting refreshing sleep. CHAPTER VY. TRAILED TO THE: MOUNTAIN CAVERN. Four days from the events of the previous chapter, Her- | nando Vidal and Humfredo, during the early hours of the — night, rode to the hacienda Santa Luzia, “ Marta, tomorrow Humfredo and myself will be in the stronghold of the Tigers, and nightly will communicate with you in the Aztec cave,” said Vidal, as he sat in converse with — Marta, the high priestess. | “]T will be there,” she said, in measured tones; “and when I gain sufficient knowledge of the lives and schemes of these human fiends, I will enter their camp in the character of a sorceress, and before the winds of winter yellow the foliage on the trees, they will be with Marta in the Aztec cave, and a comichbookszcom\)