"Quien habla?"[#] he questioned, still looking about him.
[#] Who speaks?
"Un amigo: un Americano,"[#] answered Dick, and then before the boy had time to make an outcry he spoke again.
[#] A friend, an American.
"Do you want to make plenty of money, muchacho?"[#]
[#] Spanish for boy.
The boy had now located Dick's hiding-place and he approached warily.
"How can I make plenty of money?" he questioned in a dubious tone.
"If you will help me, I will see that you get it, and also I will see that the big man is punished for beating you."
The boy was by this time squatting down on his haunches within a few feet of Dick and even in the dusk, Dick could see the eyes flash with anger at the mention of the past incident.