. The top of the continent; the story of a cheerful journey through our national parks. **Maybe, said Margaret, those painted men whoscared poor Maia and her dolly killed them. Perhaps, said Uncle Tom. It is one of thetheories about their disappearance that they were at-tacked by Indians from the plains and either destroyedor driven away. Oh, I hope, said Margaret, that it wasnt whileMaia was still alive. It is all a great mystery, said Uncle Tom. After exploring Spruce Tree House, Balcony House,and several other ruins, the Jeffersons visited SunTemple, just across a deep canyon from Cliff Pal
. The top of the continent; the story of a cheerful journey through our national parks. **Maybe, said Margaret, those painted men whoscared poor Maia and her dolly killed them. Perhaps, said Uncle Tom. It is one of thetheories about their disappearance that they were at-tacked by Indians from the plains and either destroyedor driven away. Oh, I hope, said Margaret, that it wasnt whileMaia was still alive. It is all a great mystery, said Uncle Tom. After exploring Spruce Tree House, Balcony House,and several other ruins, the Jeffersons visited SunTemple, just across a deep canyon from Cliff great temple was never finished. They all wereespecially interested in a fossil palm-leaf, in a rock em-bedded in the foundations. Many thousands of years ago, said Uncle Tom,all this southwest country was very hot, and largepalms grew in the swamps. How do you know? demanded Tom. Because some of the leaves were pressed in themud. The mud turned into stone, and we find stoneswith the impress of the palm-leaves. That is onethere. Now, the scientific men who study these ruins. 62 THE TOP OF THE CONTINENT suspect that the people who built this temple thoughtthat that fossil palm-leaf was a picture of the sun. Sothey probably worshipped this fossil. Oh, it must be the Holy Picture ! cried Margaret,clapping her hands. Yes, said Uncle Tom, I think it m^ust be theHoly Picture. And right here where we stand must be where theHigh Priest wanted to make Maia lie on her face anhour every day. Probably right here, said Uncle Tom, smiling. Oh! said Margaret. I do wish we could finddolly. • >f
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