"Well, I can't say that I admired his appearance."
"You will have to seek your information elsewhere."
"It wasn't so much that I wanted to find out about Bold Island harbor. I wanted to get him talking. Thought I might be able to trip him up if I got a good chance to ask him questions."
"But he wouldn't talk."
"He seemed suspicious."
They watched the hunchback go into a store. Just before passing through the door, which stood open, he turned his head and looked back.
"Wanted to see if we were following him," smiled Frank.
They walked about the village, finally returning to the hotel. As they approached the hotel Inza and Paula came out and asked to be shown around the village.
For an hour the four strolled about. From the yacht in the harbor Diamond saw them occasionally, and the Virginian's heart was throbbing with anger. He felt that he could kill Bruce Browning without a qualm of conscience.
Finally the party returned to the hotel, but, before leaving the girls, Frank had invited them to be ready for a short cruise on the yacht the following morning, and they had promised to do so.