"That's all right, but remember that Nappa Bill is your open enemy."
Jack put his pistol back in his pocket, and with a careless laugh quitted the room.
There were several men standing in his way, but they quickly made space for him.
Nappa Bill did not attempt to injure him further. He contented himself with using some strong adjectives, which would not look well in print.
Harkaway had won the first move in the game.
[CHAPTER III.]
MALTRAVERS'S PLOT.
Early on the following day Maltravers presented himself at Clarence Holt's lodgings, on Mission Street.
He found the husband and wife at breakfast.