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"I could understand better what you are talking about if I knew just what this difficulty is." "Why, this silly 'engagement' of yours. Don't pretend to be so stupid." "Ramon Alfarez heard that same report, and very courteously invited me to wait a few minutes while he killed me. It's tremendously flattering to be linked up with Miss Garavel, of course, but I haven't asked her to marry me."
Lawton is so careful, so secretive, that he does not wish this matter ever mentioned to him personally, even if you think yourself absolutely alone with him." "Mr. Lawton was a very peculiar man in many ways," Ramon said meditatively. "His methods of conducting his affairs were not always easily understood. The negotiations were then completed shortly thereafter?" "Yes, within a few days.
Four of the Gringos are under her little slipper this year, and she turn over the face and roll in the dirt. But Don Ramon, so handsome, so rich surely she will marry him." Faquita shook her head slowly and wisely. "There come yesterday from the South a young lieutenant of America." She paused a moment, then proceeded leisurely, though less provokingly.
"Y-es," assented Don Ramon doubtfully; "that is of course all right, so far as it goes. But the chances are that Alvaros' next move will be to procure the confiscation of Don Hermoso's property, and secure its possession to himself. Now, just let us consider that point for a moment. Should that happen, what will poor Don Hermoso do?" "I know what I should do in such a case," said Jack.
In the morning Ramon and the arrieros returned with their lading, and by sunset we had everything on board and was ready for a start. The next thing was to settle our course. I wanted to reach a port where I could turn some of my diamonds into cash and take shipping for England, the West Indies, or the United States.
Elaine bowed over her hand. When they were seated she said, shyly: "I understand from Ramon Mr. Hamilton that you were at one time of great service to my father. I trust that you will be able to help me now, for I feel that I am in the meshes of a conspiracy. You know that my father died suddenly, almost a week ago." "Yes, of course. His death was a great loss to the whole country, Miss Lawton."
Nine other pillows, nine other white-robed figures solemnly followed suit. Said Harry Eveleth, "Fellows, I've tried to do my duty and go to sleep, and I can't. We must do something!" A silence, broken by a sigh from Ramon. "Ah! on nights like zis I have gone to ze ze zoogar houses to sleep some time, in Habana!"
"You may say that you feel no love for Mademoiselle Ramon, but mutual esteem is sufficient in marriage; and you must admit that she is deserving of that esteem. As to her father, I can understand that you may have been shocked at what you term his avarice; but this will seem less odious to you when you reflect that you shall one day enjoy the benefits of this economy.
In aristocratic drawing-rooms, there were whispers over the tea-cups; the luck of Ramon Hamilton, the rising young lawyer, whose engagement to Anita Lawton, daughter and sole heiress of the dead financier, had just been announced, was remarked upon with the frankness of envy, left momentarily unguarded by the sudden shock. For three days Pennington Lawton lay in simple, but veritable state.
He had been awed by his uncle's reputation and proud to name him of this family. Now he saw him for what he was. "My Uncle José is a bad man," he said to himself. "The other, the gringo whom men call 'The Killer, he is a hard man, but assuredly he is not bad." When Ramon spoke to his horse his voice trembled. His hand drifted up to the little silver crucifix on his breast.
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