“Don’t misunderstand me,” he hastened to say. “You cannot treat John Swiftwing as you might an ordinary savage. He has been educated in the East, and he is accustomed to Eastern ways. Already I am sure he admires you greatly, and——”
“And you don’t like it!”
“It is not that, Inza, but——”
“It is that!” she flung back, in her impulsive manner. “I am astonished at you, Mr. Merriwell!”
“Inza, listen——”
“I don’t care to listen, sir!”
“You must listen!”
“Must! You cannot force me to listen!”
“No, I will not try; but you must listen for your own sake. I am saying this for your good.”
“Oh, thank you!”