Part 18 (1/2)
Grahame smiled carelessly
”Inquisitiveness becomes a habit with fellows like Gomez, and I dare say it's needful The cafes in these ports are full of political refugees and intriguers”
Seeing Macallister in the hall below, Grahame went down to hiineer, dryly, ”after that present o' _anisado_ to theit would no' be desirable that ye should meet Senor Gomez For a' that, I would not have hie”
”It would be almost as bad if he saw you”
Macallister chuckled
”He'll have hard work to recognize me afterward Co puzzled but suspecting that his co nobody about, Macallister borrowed one or two articles from the rack; but neither he nor Grahas with interest froe
Shortly afterward, Goe and saw only one person there, but this individual's appearance surprised hientleling from his hand He wore a soft hat, pulled down upon his forehead as if to shade his eyes, and a loose dark cloak hung over his shoulder He looked like a Cuban and although Goht be accounted for by his having sothe _diario_?” Gomez said
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Go a conversation with athe paper, he moved away After a few minutes he put it down and strolled out of the rooone, Macallister left by another door, and, replacing the things he had borrowed, rejoined Graha ”If Senor Gomez was on our track, he's weel off it noo But it's fortunate we sail the morn”
”He htfully ”I'll go to his room and warn him”
He found that Sarmiento was out, and none of the hotel servants knehere he had gone Graha he could do
CHAPTER XIII
THE EMERALD RING
Graha anxious Sarmiento had not returned, but he would probably co by Cliffe near the head of the table Blanca sat opposite Walthew, and Grahame found a place next to Evelyn, who had not joined Cliffe because she disliked Go sinister about him, a hint of craft and cruelty, and she did not approve of his association with her father
”Have you entleman yonder?” she asked Grahame
”Senor Gomez? I knoho he is, but have not spoken to hi at you as if he were interested”
This confirmed Grahame's suspicion, and he felt uneasy He did not want Gomez to study him, and he would not have come in to dinner only that he must warn Sarmiento If he and his friends were to succeed in their undertaking, their connection with Don Martin must remain unknown; for it would not be difficult to catch the arms should their object be suspected He wondered where Macallister was, for the engineer could be trusted in an e in There was no vacant place near Grahame, and Macallister sat down some distance off
”You ested ”Soine that Goh I hardly know him,” she answered with a smile ”One is now and then seized by a quick prejudice, and I think the reason I mentioned the man was because I wanted your opinion”
”Did you think it worth having?”
”I can't judge Perhaps I really wanted to be agreed with When you have no good ground for , it's pleasant to find your conclusions confirs Gomez can't be a nice ainst hiether I felt repelled, as one feels repelled by a snake or a toad”