"All!" the filibusters replied, in chorus.
"Now, brother," Drake said to David, "since you hold the cap, proclaim the result."
David questioned his comrades with a glance, and they bowed their heads in affirmation; then he took up the first roll that came to hand, opened it, and read—
"Montbarts, the Exterminator."
And passed on to a second.
"Montbarts, the Exterminator," he read again.
It was the same with the third, fourth, and so on up to the twelfth and last—all bore the words—
"Montbarts, the Exterminator."
It was a sinister challenge given to the Spanish nation, of whom this man was the most obstinate enemy.
Montbarts rose, took off his hat, and bowed gracefully to his comrades.