were waiting, and now, in the place of
stones, arrows were hailed upon them, till at length, utterly bewildered
and unable to strike a blow in their own defence, they turned to fly
towards the open country. This finished the fight, for now we assailed
their flank, and once more the rocks thundered on them from above, and
the end of it was that those who remained of the Spaniards and their
Indian allies were driven in utter rout back to the plain beyond the
Pass of Pines.

After this battle the Spaniards troubled us no more for many years
except by threats, and my name grew great among the people of the
Otomie.

One Spaniard I rescued from death and afterwards I gave him his liberty.
From him I inquired of the doings of de Garcia or Sarceda, and learned
that he was still in the service of Cortes, but that Marina had been
true to her word, and had brought disgrace upon him because he had
threatened to put Otomie to the torture. Moreover Cortes was angry with
him because of our escape, the burden of which Marina had laid upon his
shoulders, hinting that he had taken a bribe to suffer us to pass the
gate.

Of the fourteen years of my life which followed the defeat of the
Spaniards I can speak briefly, for compared to the time that had gone
before they were years of quiet. In them children were born to me and
Otomie, three sons, and these children were my great joy, for I loved
them dearly and they loved me. Indeed, except for the strain of their
mother's blood, they were English boys and not Indian, for I christened
them all, and taught them our English tongue and faith, and their mien
and eyes were more English than Indian, though their skins were dark.
But I had no luck with these dear children of mine, any more than I have
had with that which Lily bore me. Two of them died--one from a fever
that all my skill would not avail to cure, and another by a fall from a
lofty cedar tree, which he climbed searching for a kite's nest. Thus
of the three of them--since I do not speak now of that infant, my
firstborn, who perished in the siege--there remained to me only the
eldest and best beloved of whom I must tell hereafter.

For the rest, jointly with Otomie I was named cacique of the City
of Pines at a great council that was held after I had destroyed the
Spaniards and their allies, and as such we had wide though not absolute
power. By the exercise of this power, in the end I succeeded in
abolishing the horrible rites of h