He noticed also how the stars grew dimmer and dimmer, how the shadows commenced to wane.

Finally he fixed his gaze on the east.
Owing to the shrubbery it was not possible to see distinctly, yet anything lying on the ground could be discerned.

From the place where he lay, the Queres Indian looked through a lane bordered on both sides by bushes of cedar and juniper.

At the end of that lane he discovered a dark spot.

That spot disappeared while he was still gazing at it.