The man had a dogged look and manner. He appeared as though he meant not to obey the bidding; but there was that in the look of the scout which commanded obedience.
And so he moved on once more.
CHAPTER XLIII.
THE FAIR HERMIT.
“Visitors are not allowed here, and, were the cowboy king at home, he would not have admitted you,” said the man to Cody, as though determined to make another effort to talk.
“My visit is to the Señorita Suelo, not to her servant, the cowboy chief,” was the stern reply.
The gateman winced, for the cowboy king evidently was all powerful in that hacienda.
The gateman did not lead the visitor into the hacienda, but, halting at the flower-garden gate, said:
“The señor will find the señorita in yonder arbor.”