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"She came up to look after those prospects of hers, nurse them along a little, I guess, and to hunt and fish some, I guess, particularly hunt and fish. She says she's going to take a bear-skin or so back with her." "She sure will, if she says so," returned Gallito confidently. "Of course, she got wise to José right away." Flick spoke rather anxiously. "Of course, being Nitschkan."
But this time, not a word. Glum as an oyster. You just bet," Jimmy emphasized the statement with a series of nods, "that somethin's going on. Him and Gallito have had their heads too close. And that old fox is usually up to some mischief." "What kind?" asked Hanson quickly.
"Because I give you shelter?" asked Gallito, lighting another cigarette. "Because the Devil schemes always how he can lure Saint Harry from his ice peak. He has not succeeded with cards, nor with wine, nor even with me, for I have tried to tempt him to plan with me those little robberies which for amusement I dream of, here in these damnable solitudes.
"You needn't hurt a person's feelings by being so harsh." Mrs. Thomas's eyes filled with tears. "Oh, jus' take in Mr. Seagreave," she whispered; "I haven't seen him look at a lady that way yet." "Cert'ny not at you. He ain't seem' no miner's wives," returned Mrs. Nitschkan cruelly. "Father," cried Pearl joyously to Gallito, "I have lost nothing. I am not even tired, nor stiff.
"Does he hope to bluff me into giving myself away?" Finally Gallito spoke, directly and to the point, surprising the other man, in spite of himself, by a most unexpected lack of diplomatic subterfuge and subtlety.
He would give her a few hours to get over her anger, to regret it and to reproach herself for causing him pain, and then he would give her a little more time to long and ache for him to return to her. He would wait until evening, and then he would go boldly to the Gallito house and, no matter what efforts were made to frustrate their meeting, he would see her alone.
"All that was in it was, 'Coming up to see Pearl dance to-night." "What!" she cried, showing her dismay. "What is he doing that for?" "What he says, I suppose," returned Gallito, "to see you dance." She frowned vexedly, but said nothing. Her father spoke again. "How are you going down? You will not walk with Bob and Hugh, Mrs. Nitschkan and Mrs. Thomas?"
His drawling voice was as lazily indifferent as ever, but his glance held an intimation of danger for Gallito which the old man did not fail to understand. "Maybe," Pearl replied in a low voice. "You 'most always come when I need you, Bob." "I guess your interference ain't needed now, Flick," began Gallito. "I can " Hughie ran his hand caressingly down the old Spaniard's sleeve.
"You have eyes but for mines and cards, Gallito. Though the world changes under your nose, you do not see it. The moles of the earth they are funny!" "Bah!" casting at him a scornful glance from under his beetling brows, "your eyes see so far, José, that you see all manner of things which do not exist."
Not at once did he turn his steps in the direction of the Gallito home, but continued to tramp up and down the road, and presently, as the cool, fresh air restored his spirit, he was able to think clearly again. His world was in chaos, but, even so, he still held some winning cards. He had no intention, he gritted his teeth as he made this vow, of dropping out of the game.
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