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"With respect, and expressing a willingness to help you all I may, Señor Andrew Bird, believe me to be most sincerely yours, "José Costilena Almirez." Frank read this amazing communication, and then turned to stare at his cousin. "No, don't stop yet!" exclaimed the trembling Andy.
You know I've just devoured the map of that region for months, and every name is familiar to me." "Besides this queer communication, which you say is from your father," Frank went on, "there seems to be another letter?" "That is from Señor José Almirez. Read it, Frank, and you will begin to understand."
Perhaps the former English wandering owner had been here before, and some of them even recognized the vessel. Scowls greeted her passengers when it was discovered that they were not English but Americans. Frank and Andy paid little heed to these frowns. They did not mean to leave the boat, if so be it were possible to have Señor Almirez come aboard.
And instead of a silver cup, the prize this time will be " "My father's life!" murmured Andy, tears in his eyes, as he again squeezed that faithful hand which held his so firmly. "That's right," Frank continued. "We can go straight to this fine Spanish gentleman, Señor Almirez, and get all the points he knows.
Of course it was hot, for the season of the year made that a foregone conclusion; but both boys were dressed in suitable attire, and also wore pith helmets calculated to allow a current of air fan the head. Andy was shivering in a mixture between hope and fear. In this city they would meet the writer of that pleasant letter, Señor José Almirez.
Señor Carlos looked surprised at seeing the caravan bringing up before his door, but that was as nothing in comparison with his amazement upon learning how one of the two young Americanos was the same Andrew Bird to whom he had desired his friend, Señor Almirez, to forward the strange message picked up in his cocoa grove one day several months back.
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