Sighing heavily, he brushed the tears from his eyes, and strode off to the council house.
Chapter Ten.
An Appointment Kept by Deputy.
Let us follow the steps of Sansuta.
Once out of sight, and conscious that she had eluded her father’s observation, she quickened her steps, not in the direction of the spring, but towards a thick clump of live oaks which grew at the foot of the hill.
As she approached the spot, her pace gradually became slower, until she at length came to a stop.
As she paused, a shiver ran through her frame.
She was evidently in doubt as to the propriety of what she was doing.