While photographing there that afternoon, we suggested that we wanted a group of girls and women in native dress.

"Very well; I will take you to the house, where you can get one." Arrived there, the policeman at once led out five women and four children, whom he placed in line.

After the picture was taken, we expressed our satisfaction and surprise that so good a group had been so readily secured at a single house.

"Oh, sir," he replied, "we struck a lucky time; there is a funeral going on there." [Illustration: IN THE HOT VALLEY; CUICATLAN].