Buffalo Bill laughed at the fears of the two Mexicans who had come with the wagon, and Texas Jack went on to say:
“And, chief, those two fellows vowed that there was not a man in the valley you could get to come to this hacienda, day or night.”
“All right. We don’t want any to come. But we are men, and here we remain until I accomplish what I came for.”
CHAPTER XXXV.
THE SEARCH OF THE RUIN.
The corridor of the hacienda was first entered through the wing the chief of scouts had selected for occupation, and it was seen that all, save the door through which he had made his entrance and exit, was securely fastened.
Whoever it had been the chief had fired at, could only have entered by that single door, as far as could be seen.
The rear window was opened then, and showed that it had been closed for a long time. So did the wide front doors, which filled almost the other end of the corridor. But the other doors, save that one through which Buffalo Bill had entered, showed plainly that they had not been opened for a long while.
That door the chief himself had opened from within the wing, and yet the lion had been found in the corridor, as also had the white apparition, whatever it was.