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They were seated beneath the slowly withering algarroba tree out on the burning shales.

Hymenæa courbaril.—The locust tree of the West Indies; also called algarroba in tropical regions.

From the algarroba bean an intoxicating drink is made, called ang- min, and then yells, hellish sounds and murderous blows inspire terror in the paleface guest.

There, beneath the stunted algarroba tree, sat the child.

Thither Josè bent his steps, and at length came upon the girl sitting in the shade of a stunted algarroba tree some distance from the usual trail.