Part 48 (1/2)
”Very well,” said Grahaether”
”Thanks,” Carson said coolly ”I'm not pressed for tiht ask for some supper?”
”All we have is at your service, senor,” Blanca answered with Spanish politeness ”But we'd better put out the light”
She extinguished the la on the earth floor with the red glow of the burning charcoal on their faces It could not be seen many yards away, and Grahame's view commanded the path to the door Blanca divided the oave thearettes
”These are Habaneros and should be good,” she said ”As they belong to a friend of the President's we need not hesitate about using them”
She sat down beside Walthew, and they s Carson's face as it was lighted by the glow from the charcoal
”Why did you help Altiera?” she asked hiiven us one or two trading privileges And he seeh”
”Do you knohat his orders to Gomez were?”
Grahame had wondered when shethat she was uard
Carson laughed
”Honestly, I don't know; Altiera isn't the man to take an outsider into his confidence”
”Still, you know so”
”Well,” Carson said quietly, ”I'm sorry I must refuse to tell you my surmises No doubt you'll understand my obstinacy”
”Aren't you rash, senor?” Blanca asked in atone
”On the whole, I think not Of course, I'ive you away, I expect these gentlee of me Then, from what I know about Don Martin, I feel that I can trust his daughter”
Blanca so You are at liberty to leave us when you wish”
Grahareed, and Carson shook hands with the near Rio Frio is that Miss Sarmiento finds it impossible to walk any farther,” he remarked
”She's welcome to my mule Gomez requisitioned it fro with your party I believe I knohere to find another anio; and soon after he vanished into the darkness, Blancaon until dawn, they found a s back fro a line of retreat, they decided to rest there The o much farther, and Waltheas obviously worn out They could find nothing to eat; but there was some furniture in the house, and Blanca found a place to sleep in one of the roo outside The sun was now rising above the high cordillera and, ith the dew as they were, they enjoyed the warmth A few lizards crept about the wall in front of them, and an archway near by coood order, and had apparently been abandoned on the approach of the President's soldiers
”These people knohat to expect; they ht out,” Walthew remarked ”I rather liked that fellow Carson, but it's curious he didn't ask us anything about our business”
”He'd take it for granted that we had an active part in the revolution”