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Updated: June 23, 2025
I hope you will cross that bay first at night, for there is no more romantic hour in which to enter San Francisco; the bay spreading out back of you a-plash with all kinds of illuminated water craft and the city lifting up before you ablaze with thousands of pin point lights; for San Francisco's site is a hilly one and the city lies like a jewelled mantle thrown carelessly over many peaks.
As you must know, or will know when you come to your right mind, I would gladly have taken Francisco's place. But it was impossible, for had I attempted to dress myself up in the robe of Aca, I should instantly have been discovered, and you would have paid the price of my folly. We all knew this, and after we had consulted, things were arranged as I have told you.
Still it was observed that latterly they had frequently been heard in altercation, and that the captain was very suspicious of Francisco's movements. 'I beg I may not interrupt your conversation, said Cain, on entering the cabin; 'the information you may obtain from a Krouman must be very important. Francisco made no reply, but appeared to be reading his book.
Not Francisco's father, for he was well satisfied his son never neglected his business; and as to the hours spent in Naples, he had so much confidence in Francisco that he felt no apprehensions of his getting into bad company.
"I make but a few shillings a day, and this is but slow work," said he to himself. "What signifies my good character, if I make so little by it?" Light gains, and frequent, make a heavy purse, * was one of Francisco's proverbs. But Piedro was in too great haste to get rich to take time into his account.
Many of these eight years of what then was exile, while he, at first as a major of foot, was campaigning in regions long since reclaimed from savagery, and rusticating at frontier forts long since forgotten, Lilian and her mother had dwelt in lodgings at "The Bay" that the child might have the advantage of San Francisco's schools.
I've a lot of clients waiting." "For God's sake, Uncle Ben," the younger man said desperately, "send them off." Benito gazed at him, astonished. Then convinced by something in Francisco's eyes, he nodded to the secretary who departed. "It's Ralston ... word has reached the newspapers ... his bank has failed." Benito sprang to his feet. "You're crazy! It's impossible!"
It might have proved a beacon-light to steer him back to repentance and to good works. But there were other feelings which also crowded upon the mind of the pirate captain. He knew Francisco's firmness and decision. By some inscrutable means, which Cain considered as supernatural, Francisco had obtained the knowledge, and had accused him, of his mother's death.
It was too late! they had rounded her to another, and another wave hurled her towards the sand. She struck! her only remaining mast fell over the side, and the roaring waves hastened to complete their work of destruction and of death! Francisco's eyes were fixed upon the vessel, over which the sea now broke with terrific violence.
"He wanted no killing before we reached the cannibal country," McKay went on, "because then it would all be blamed on the savages and he could show clean hands. Francisco's vengefulness tipped over his cart." "Still, he might have known we'd stop here for a call on the coronel, and that there was a big chance for us to be warned here about the feud between Mayorunas and Peruvians."
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