my friend,” said Santos, with a shrug; “let him have his way. He is as fond of his skeen as you are of yours; he’ll come round to our way in the end. I know this Senhor Cole. It is necessary for ‘im to die. But it is not necessary this moment; let us live them together for a leetle beet.”
“That’s all I ask,” said Rattray.
“You won’t ask it twice,” rejoined Santos, shrugging. “I know this Senhor Cole. There is only one way of dilling with a man like that. Besides, he ‘as ‘alf-keeled my good Jose; it is necessary for ‘im to die.”
hall, shaken, startled, ashamed of my garrulity, aching to get away. When he returned it was by another of the many closed doors, and he found me awaiting him, hat in hand. He was wearing his happiest look until he saw my hat.
“Not going?” he cried. “My dear Cole, I can’t apologize sufficiently for