"What! has his handsome face bewitched you?"
"No."
"It would appear so."
"I would save you."
"Save me?"
"Yes."
"By having me captured. No, no, girl, I know how to take care of myself. I've been fighting the police of different countries for too many years to fear an encounter now."
At the hour named our hero was on hand, but during the time he had been waiting he had become conscious that he was under surveillance, and the man who appeared to "dog" him was an Italian. The fellow was very cute in practicing his game of dodge and peep, and our hero was unable to see his face, so he finally determined to make it a counter dodge and peep, but his man dodged out of the way like the man at the window, and Oscar lost sight of him.
As stated, he appeared at the meeting place and the girl was there waiting for him.
"You are on time," he said.