"I do not wish you to expose your life to satisfy a whim."
"Oh, señorita!" he said reproachfully.
"No; I have a way to procure them more easily."
"Ah! Very good. Let us see."
"A renowned Tigrero arrived at Guaymas a few days back."
"Don Martial Asuzena?" he quickly interrupted her.
"Do you know him?"
"Who does not know the Tigrero?"
"Well, I heard that he has brought from his last hunt on the western prairies some magnificent jaguar skins, which, I have no doubt, he would be willing to sell at a fair price."
"I am certain of it."