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He responded with a few staccato notes , and the scene ended by their rushing into each other 's arms and waltzing down the stage with abandon . The Indians sat motionless on their horses , not even exchanging comments among themselves . They were evidently too utterly astonished by the goings on before them to have any other sentiment as yet beyond pure amazement . Here were two richly-dressed pale-faces , such as only lived in cities , out in the middle of an uninhabitable desert , in the freezing midnight , having a variety and minstrel show all to themselves , and , to make the exhibition the more unaccountable , without apparently seeing their auditors at all . Had they started up the show after being captured , Indian cunning would have recognized in it a device to save their lives , but the two had been at it before the party rode up , -- had , in fact , first attracted attention by their gyrations , which were visible for miles out on the moony plain . Lombard , without ever letting his eyes rest a moment on the Indians so as to indicate that he saw them , had still managed by looks askance and sweeping glances to keep close watch upon their demeanor , and noted with prodigious relief that his wild scheme was succeeding better than he had dared to hope . Without any break in the entertainment he communicated his reassurance to Miss Dwyer by singing , to the tune of `` My Country , 't is of Thee , '' the following original hymn : -- `` We 're doing admir ` blee -- They 're heap much tickledee : Only keep on . ''