New Walks in Old Ways 



And even as I then resigned myself 

 to fate, I heard the voice again, and, 

 suddenly, instead of ravening beasts at 

 my throat, all was again silent as the 

 grave. The pack had vanished! 



A soft rustling as of wings in motion 

 was now in evidence. No other sound 

 was heard, save one of the boys turning 

 drowsily in his morning sleep. I could 

 sense, however, the certain approach 

 of some being from the upper air; and 

 presently in the dim distance I made 

 out the on-coming flight of what 

 looked like the figure of an Indian 

 Princess, and as it drew nearer and 

 nearer I saw that she was clad in 

 shining, fluttering garments of Green 

 and Gold; and even as I marveled at 

 the fascinating apparition it glided 

 gracefully into our very midst! Forth- 

 with the ghostly tribes fell down and 

 worshiped, and, while still prone in 

 her presence, the Princess spoke: 



"Children of the mountain and the 

 plain ! Children of the forests and the 

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