CHAPTER 10
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MCPHERSON AND FRANCISCO heard the formidable bellow, conveyed to them by the interconnected system of valleys and canyons of the mountain formations that were in the surroundings; a few seconds later the ground trembled slightly under their feet.
“This is the announcement of a seismic movement” said Francisco, who, being a native of a geologically unstable area had long experience with such matters.“The noise seems to come precisely from the area where Ferrand and Huacman are.”
The military caravan had arrested its march by the hilly roads bordered by vegetation. Mayor Gutierrez, in charge of the detachment of sixty men of a special unit, had given order to stop vehicles in anticipation of an imminent earthquake. All faces denoted a certain fear and expect
