Shaw lay to all appearance dead, with pale and drawn cheeks, in the centre of the street.
[CHAPTER XVIII.]
THE WOUNDED MAN.
Nathan proceeded straight to the Rancho del Coyote, where his unexpected arrival was a blessing for Andrés Garote, whom the old squatter was treating very roughly. On hearing his son's words, Red Cedar let go of the gambusino, who tottered back against the wall.
"Well," he asked, "where is Doña Clara?"
"Come with me, father," the young man answered; "I will lead you to her."
"You know her hiding place, then?"
"Yes."
"And so do I," Fray Ambrosio shouted, as he rushed into the room with discomfited features; "I felt sure I should discover her."