“There is a threat to put him to death if such an attempt is made.”
Buffalo Bill did not tell about his rescue of the fair hermit and the officer.
“Do you know his name, señor?”
“It is said to be Del Sol.”
“You know the padre in Silver Lake City.”
“Oh, yes, Padre Juan.”
“Can he do nothing to help you?”
“He is under a ban also—a threat—if he does.”
“And the landlord of the inn? The Señor Riel?”
“Señor Cody, I do not like that man, I do not trust him, though he, too, is under the ban, as his son, an only child, is a prisoner. Still, I have a dread of him.”