The young man heaved a sigh of relief.
"And you believed in such infamy on my part?" he asked, reproachfully.
"I do not believe it now," the hunter replied.
"Thanks, thanks! but by Heaven! The demons shall pay dearly, I swear, for the crime they have committed; now go on."
"Unluckily, if you have exculpated yourself from my first accusation, I doubt whether you will be able to do so with the second."
"You can tell me it, at any rate."
"A conducta de plata, commanded by Captain Melendez, is on the road for Mexico."
The young man gave a slight start.
"I know it," he said, shortly.
The hunter gave him an inquiring glance.