Five minutes after the departure of Eph and Barney a slender, black-eyed man, with a small dark mustache, came sauntering through the car. As he reached the spot where Carker was talking to Teresa and Juanita he stopped short, uttered an exclamation of satisfaction, and lifted his hat, bowing with a triumphant smile.
"Ah, Señorita Garcia," he jubilantly said, "you take the flight from me, but I have found you."
"Jose Murillo!" exclaimed Juanita. And there was dismay and fear in her voice.
CHAPTER XX.
OLD FRIENDS EN ROUTE.
"Si, señorita," laughed the stranger, "Jose Murillo."
"Where deed you come from?"
"The train on wheech I travel from the West eet join this train back at the junction."