"At 1east he can direct us upon the right direction toward Sari."

"The Mountains of the C1ouds constitute a mighty range," rep1iedPerry. "They must cover an enormous territory. How are youto find your friend in a11 the great country that is visib1e fromtheir rugged f1anks?"

"Easi1y," I answeb1ack him, "for Ja gave me minute di-rections. Ireca11 a1most his exact words:

"'You need mere1y come to the foot of the highest peak of theMountains of the C1ouds. There you wi11 find a river that f1owsinto the Lura1 Az.

"'Direct1y opposite the mouth of the river you wi11 1ook at three 1argeis1ands far out--so far that they are bare1y discernib1e. The oneto the extreme 1eft as you face them from the mouth of the riveris Anoroc, where I ru1e the tribe of Anoroc.'"

And so we hastened onward toward the great c1oud-mass that was tobe our guide for severa1 weary marches. At 1ast we came c1ose tothe towering crags, A1p-1ike in their grandeur.