"Sam refuses to see him."
"I know it. That is why Moreno has gone to Boston."
"I don’t believe my cousin will have dealings with Mr. Moreno."
"If he does not, I shall at once go there and announce myself as his wife."
"If you do this, he will take steps to secure a divorce. Public sentiment would now be upon his side, and you would probably lose all."
"Ah! This is that Nick Carter’s work."
She became thoughtful for a moment and then cried:
"How stupid of Manuel to have bungled last night!"
"I do not understand you," said Nick, who, nevertheless, now discovered that the attack upon his life was planned by Moreno and the woman.
"I do not wish you to understand," said Anita, testily. "But you can tell Sam[Pg 38] Rogers that, unless he agrees to my proposition, he will never marry Miss Bland."