"Good, so doubt is not possible," said the Guaycurus.
"In no respect."
"And towards what part is this caravan going?"
"They do not intend to stop until they come to the Rio San Lourenço."
"Are these men Paulistas?" asked Tarou Niom.
"No," briefly answered the half-caste.
The two chiefs exchanged a look.
"But," resumed Malco Diaz, "although they may not be Paulistas, they are your enemies."
"Perhaps," said the Payagoas.
"Is he a friend who enters into a country to seize upon the riches it contains without the authority of the true masters of that country?"