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Updated: June 2, 2025
As it is, still in doubt, half under the belief that he may be retreating from an imaginary danger running away from friends instead of foes as soon as well within the thicket, Halberger reins up again, at a point where he commands a view of the ford as it enters on the opposite side of the stream.
For he had not been long in the Tovas town without making himself acquainted with the character of the new cacique, as also his inclinings especially those relating to Francesca Halberger. And that some private understanding has been established between him and the young Tovas chief is evident from the conversation they are now carrying on.
I here introduce it, with some incidents of his life, as affecting the first character who figures in this my tale. But for Aime Bonpland, Ludwig Halberger might never have sought a South American home.
This gives the key to Aguara's doubts and fears on returning to the Sacred Town with Francesca Halberger as his captive. Nor are the latter yet allayed, despite three days having elapsed since his return.
Heading his horse for the sumac thicket he is soon at its edge, there seeing what rejoices him the tracks of both horse and pony passing into it. He has reached the spot where Halberger turned in along the tapir path. Parting the leaves with a long spear for he is so armed he rides in also, the two Indians after.
For before parting with him, Rufino Valdez had said what amounted to so much; and possibly by this time the Senora Halberger, with what remained of her family, would be on the way back to Paraguay; not returning voluntarily, but taken back by the vaqueano.
Besides, there is the broad belt of trodden grass where the pack animals toiled more slowly along; and upon this bits of broken utensils, with other useless articles, have been dropped and abandoned, plainly proclaiming the character of the cavalcade. Here Halberger would halt, and turn back, but for a remembrance coming into his mind which hinders, at the same time urging him to continue on.
The sun has gone down over the Gran Chaco, and its vast grassy plains and green palm-groves are again under the purple of twilight. The scene we are about to depict is upon the Pilcomayo's bank, some twenty miles above the old tomeria of the Tovas Indians, and therefore thirty from the house of Ludwig Halberger now his no more, but a house of mourning.
Such a collection could only belong to a naturalist, and that naturalist could be no other than a white man. He was; his name Ludwig Halberger. The name plainly speaks his nationality a German. And such was he; a native of the then kingdom of Prussia, born in the city of Berlin.
For a business he had; this of somewhat unusual character. It consisted chiefly in the produce of his gun and insect-net. Many a rare specimen of bird and quadruped, butterfly and beetle, captured and preserved by Ludwig Halberger, at this day adorns the public museums of Prussia and other European countries.
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