It was only when
I promised to take full charge that he consented to your remaining at
all. 'Tis my advice that you let well enough alone. You know who
rules here."
"If there is evil done, the debt will be paid."
Cateras laughed, one hand at his incipient moustache.
"Billy Lacy, you mean, no doubt. That is a matter for him to settle
with Mendez. It is not my affair, for I only obey my chief. However,
_senors_, 'tis no evil that is contemplated, only we prefer guarding
the secrets of this valley ourselves. That is what angers Mendez, the
fact that Lacy uses this rendezvous as a prison during our absence. We
found one here when we returned--guarded by an American. Now you come
with another. _Caramba_! You think we stand this quietly? How do we
know what may result from such acts? What sheriff's posse may be on
your trail? Bill Lacy! _Dios_! if Bill Lacy would make prisoners, let
him keep them somewhere else than here. Mendez takes no prisoners--he
knows a better way than doing things like that."
"But, _senor_, this is a woman.
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