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"I beg yo' pahdon, caballeros," said The Kid softly, as he came up behind them, "but I wish to talk with yo' in private. Wheah can we go?" There was something in the Texan's voice and bearing that prevented questions just then. The trio faced about in surprise. Plainly, they did not know whether to take Kid Wolf for a friend or for a foe. Like true Westerners, they were not averse to finding out.
I only want to know who she is just out of curiosity." Grenfall's face was a trifle red. "Beg pahdon, suh; but I kind o' thought you was like orh' gent'men when they see a han'some woman. Allus wants to fin' out somethin' 'bout huh, suh, yuh know. 'Scuse me foh misjedgin' yuh, suh. Th' lady in question is a foh'ner she lives across th' ocean, 's fuh as I can fin' out.
He snatched the curtains from the Arizonian and gathered them tightly together. "I'll thank you not to be so familiar," he said shortly from behind the closed curtains. "I beg your pahdon, your royal highness. I should have had myself announced and craved an audience, I reckon," was Bucky's ironic retort; and swiftly on the heels of it he added. "You make me tired, kid."
"'Look heah, he began, 'I owe you an apology, suh; and I want to make it to you befo' you pass my threshol', suh. When you were heah befo' I fear that I allowed my indignation to arise. I am sorry of it, suh, sorry! Give me yo' hand and tell me that you will pahdon me. I can't look you square in the face until you do.
"Are yuh starin' at me?" he rasped. "Walk away, or get in one o' the two. Yuh'll kill my luck." "Pahdon me, sah. I don't think I could kill such luck as yo's." The Kid's voice was full of soothing politeness. The gambler made the mistake of thinking the stranger in awe of him. Many a man before him had taken the Texan's soft, drawling speech the wrong way. "Well, are yuh gettin' in the game?"
"'Why, Colonel, that's all right, said I, 'I didn't want to abuse your confidence, but I fear that I myself was impertinent in trying to show you that I knew more about your business than you did. I want to beg your pardon. "'No pahdon to grant, suh; and I want you to accept my apology.
"'Cause Miss Cahline's tehible heahtfelt 'bout some mattehs. Th' Lansdales sho'ly kin ca'y a grudge powful long. An' so seh Ah ain't neveh tole on yo'." "But she'll find it out." "Yes, seh, an' she maght fuhgit it, but Ah crave yo' pahdon, seh theh's yo' ahm what's gone." "It's too late to help that, Clem."
"I beg yo' pahdon, Mistah Billings," he said politely, "but would yo' do me a favour?" "Certainly, Lemuel," I said; "how much can I lend you?" "'Tain't that, sah," he said. "I wish t' have a word or two in private with yo'. Would yo' mind steppin' back into yo' office until I git these folks out of th' buildin', so's I can speak to yo'?"
Again Cyclona waked him from his day dream with a touch. He ran his fingers through his hair, staring at her. "Is that you, Charlie," he asked her. "Not Charlie," she answered. "Cyclona." "I beg yoah pahdon," he said. "Ve'y often now you seem to me to be Charlie. I don't know why." "Tell me more about the Princess," soothed Cyclona, "is she so beautiful?" "Beautiful," echoed Seth.
Here we were interrupted by the constable whom Holmes had set to guard the front of the castle, who came in and said: "Hi beg pahdon, Mr. 'Olmes, but here is Inspector Bahnabas Letstrayed, just arrived from London, to see that everything is hall right."
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