"Who gave you this information?"
The bandit smiled craftily.
"What use my telling you, Captain," he answered, "if the information is correct?"
"Do you know the men who have entered into negotiations with the enemy?"
"I do."
"In that case tell me their names."
"It would be imprudent, Captain."
"Why so?"
"Judge for yourself. Suppose I were to tell you their names, what would happen?"
"¡Viva Dios!" the Captain sharply interrupted him. "I should shoot them like the miserable dogs they are, and to serve as a warning to others."