. Two bird-lovers in Mexico . thebushes. We could look ahead and count fifty or moreof these black saurians at once. Their curiosity heldthem still for a moment, even after we came abreastof them, and I amused myself trying to photographthem with a kodak. I would set the shutter and fixthe focus for about eiglit feet, and then trot paston the opposite side of the trail. Turning suddenly,I would spur the liorse, with one or two great leaps,straight up to the lizard, point the camera at him, and,if I was luckv, take a picture. If I was a fraction ofa second too slow in getting my balance, my fil
. Two bird-lovers in Mexico . thebushes. We could look ahead and count fifty or moreof these black saurians at once. Their curiosity heldthem still for a moment, even after we came abreastof them, and I amused myself trying to photographthem with a kodak. I would set the shutter and fixthe focus for about eiglit feet, and then trot paston the opposite side of the trail. Turning suddenly,I would spur the liorse, with one or two great leaps,straight up to the lizard, point the camera at him, and,if I was luckv, take a picture. If I was a fraction ofa second too slow in getting my balance, my filmwould record only the mane of my horse, a bit ofcloud, or a pile of stones. One soon gets, instinctively,the knack of levelling a camera, just as, after longpractice, a man learns to shoot a revolver accuratelyfrom his hip. Just as the heat began to grow oppressive, wereached Tonila, and engaged a room, intending tofinish our journey next day. But after resting a few «4 ^50 ^ :::::::;:^; THE VOLCANO BY MOONLIGHT jp:::;::::. THE ULI) ^iAMSH HKtHWAV hours we felt so refreshed that Ave decided to go woman had ever covered this trail of sixty miles,from railroad to railroad, from coast-level to table-land, in one day, and Senorlta. with her indomitablespirit, had a keen desire to be the first to accomplishthis feat. It must be remembered that sixty miles inthis country means far more than the same numberover level, even paths. Toward sunset we set out slowly, for by far thehardest part of the trip was before us. The graduallyascending slopes were past, and we plunged down intothe first of the many barrancas. While leading our «4 351 ^ •■ :::r.::::C TWO BIRD-LOVERS IX MEXICO x«::.::- animals down a steep, rock-strewn clitf, a little com-pany of mourners passed us in the twilight. At thehead of the company two men were carrying a tinycoffin, slung between them, on a pole. We stoppedone of the followers and questioned him. He told usthat a little brother and sister were
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