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still moist. I have spoken with many Indians since, but none ever seemed to know the meaning of the sign.

    “‘The flashes kept on. One of my legs had been badly broken some years before, and it still gave me much trouble. I got the idea that since we were able to see through the fish in the pool we might be able to see through our bodies. Stripping off my clothing, I pointed out the weak spot and asked Cousin Jack to watch it during a flash.

    "’”Jimmie, old son," he exclaimed, "at that point your bone looks as if it's hanging together by a cobweb."

    “‘Cousin Jack now wanted me to look for a bullet in his body that had never been found by the doctors. He said he sometimes got a pain in his shoulder, and he suspected the bullet was there, though it had entered his body near his heart.

    “‘Sure enough! When he had pulled off his clothing the flash showed the flattened lead against his shoulder bone as plainly as if it lay in my hand. I marked the spot with an indelible pencil he dug out of his pocket, and later on the bullet was cut out by an army surgeon.

    “‘Our bodies seemed to be affected by the light. "Old Sons" said Cousin Jack, "I feel as if I could run like a deer." But before long we were both in a big sweat. The Cornishman being a great smoker, his body gave off the smell of tobacco.

    “‘Fagged out with excitement, we dressed and headed for the opening of the cave. How fresh was the early morning air! Yet we nearly fainted from the change when we first left the cave. Tired as we were, we built a fire and boiled some coffee.

    “‘After we had a bite to eat, I said to Cousin Jack, "You turn in now, and I'll keep an eye on the camp. I'll cook a mess of beans, so we can have a good feed before striking out for your battlefield."