| "She glided and whirled in the moonlight, graceful as a wind-blown rose" | Frontispiece | | FACING
PAGE | | "The picture which she presented was one he carried with him for many a day" | 130 | | "Instinctively he raised the casket with both hands" | 272 | | "'Madre! Madre mia!' she cried and flung herself into Chiquita's arms" | 292 | | "They were startled by a low moan and saw Blanch sink slowly to the bench" | 330 |
There is a tradition extant among the Indians of the Southwest, extending from Arizona to the Isthmus of Panama, to the effect that, Montezuma will one day return on the back of an eagle, wearing a golden crown, and rule the land once more; typifying the return of the Messiah and the rebirth and renewal of the race.
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