Again he was received, and in the garden, as before, while the señorita said:

“You have come sooner than I expected, señor; but it is well, as the cowboy king is not here.”

“Why do you fear that man?”

“Ah! I cannot tell.”

“What is he to you?”

“Do not ask me.”

“Do you love him?”

“No!”

“I am glad, for I can tell you that you need no longer fear him.”

“What do you mean?” she gasped.