Part 5 (2/2)
”Finish the story”
”Well, when I received that letter I immediately hastened to this land of bandits and half-breeds I did not have three thousand dollars, but I hoped that what I had would be enough to soften Pacheco's heart--to save roaned again
”My boy is still in Pacheco's power, and I have not a dollar left in all the world! Failed--miserably failed!”
”Well, what do you hope to do--what are you trying to do?”
”Raise five hundred dollars”
”How?”
”In any way”
”By begging?”
”I do not kno Anyway, anyill do!”
”But you cannot raise it by begging in this land, ars Everybody seems to be poor and wretched”
”But I have found soht have pity on ive you five hundred dollars?”
”Think of my boy--my poor boy! Pacheco has threatened to murder him by inches--to cut hi terrible to conteled the Dutch boy
”But how did you lose your money?”
”I was robbed”
”By whom?”
”Pacheco”
”How did it happen?”
”I fell into his hands”