Certainly no remembrance of my dream influenced me in any way, and in the wild whirl of excitement I had not given a second thought to Charley Simmonds' exclamation.

As we rode up to the ruins only a hundred yards ahead of us, May said: "'Blow out my brains, Edward; don't let me fall alive into their hands.' "A shock of remembrance shot across me.

The chase, her pale face, the words, the temple--all my dream rushed into my mind.
"'We are saved,' I cried, to her amazement, as we rode into the courtyard, in whose center a great figure was sitting.
"I leapt from the horse, snatched the mussuk of water from the saddle, and then hurried May round the idol, between which and the rock behind there was but just room to get along.
"Not a doubt entered my mind but that I should find the spring as I had dreamed.

Sure enough there was the carving, fresh upon my memory as if I had seen it but the day before.

I placed my hand on the leaflet without hesitation, a solid stone moved back, I hurried my amazed companion in, and shut to the stone.