The real America in romance, with reading courses : being a complete and authentic history of America from the time of Columbus to the present day . fS^fc mmmm^. Arthur, ordering his men to follow noiselessly inIndian file, took the lead. Vol. 11—23 354 HUMBLED PRIDE. the clearing assumed the appearance of a vastflower garden. The roofs and turrets of a housewere visible near its centre. The house itself, astrange oriental structure, at last appeared halfburied amidst groves of brightest foliage andflowers. Several huge old trees spread theirbranches over the roof, and leaves hung and flut-ter
The real America in romance, with reading courses : being a complete and authentic history of America from the time of Columbus to the present day . fS^fc mmmm^. Arthur, ordering his men to follow noiselessly inIndian file, took the lead. Vol. 11—23 354 HUMBLED PRIDE. the clearing assumed the appearance of a vastflower garden. The roofs and turrets of a housewere visible near its centre. The house itself, astrange oriental structure, at last appeared halfburied amidst groves of brightest foliage andflowers. Several huge old trees spread theirbranches over the roof, and leaves hung and flut-tered about the fantastic turrets. What should have been fields were like a suc-cession of huge flower beds and large shrubs,covered with sheets of pink-white blossoms thatresembled wild roses. This shrubbery was highenough to conceal the approach of Captain Stevensand his party, as they followed the path—appar-ently the only one leading to the house. On nearing this, Arthur halted his men in alittle glade, and taking Mike and Pat with him,proceeded to reconnoitre the strange-looking habi-tation. A wall of ivy, or some perennial vine, lay be-tween him an
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