noon
He dreamed of himself waiting in serene confidence for some unknown thing to pass . He awakened late in the morning and found the house hushed . The day wore on in a repose unstirred by breeze and sound , in accord with the mourning of August Naab . At noon a solemn procession wended its slow course to the shadow of the red cliff , and as solemnly returned . Then a long-drawn piercing Indian whoop broke the midday hush . It heralded the approach of the Navajos . In single-file they rode up the lane , and when the falcon-eyed Eschtah dismounted before his white friend , the line of his warriors still turned the corner of the red wall .