[1] The inhabitants of the United States.
[CHAPTER VIII.]
DISGRACE.
As we have already said, Don Torribio had rapidly quitted the Hacienda del Cormillo in company with the mysterious stranger whom he had met in such an extraordinary manner.
Their journey was not long. At the close of a quarter of an hour, the stranger pulled up his horse, saying, in a sharp tone:
"It is useless to take you farther before I know what I have to expect from you."
Don Torribio had halted at the same time as the unknown.
"I think you are making a mistake, caballero," said he dryly.