Still as death and not a move for a moment, and then as if by magic a man came out from under a wagon and stood up looking all around, for he did not see us.

Then he threw up his arms high over his head and shouted--"The boys have come.

The boys have come!" Then other bare heads appeared, and Mr.Bennett and wife and Mr.Arcane came toward us as fast as ever they could.

The great suspense was over and our hearts were first in our mouths, and then the blood all went away and left us almost fainting as we stood and tried to step.

Some were safe perhaps all of those nearest us, and the dark shadow of death that had hovered over us, and cast what seemed a pall upon every thought and action, was lifted and fell away a heavy oppression gone.