"Ah; I forgot," said he, "women do not change their names in this country when they marry. Of course, but you recognise that writing?"
"Yes, it is his."
"Then he is all safe, I spoke with him not an hour ago. He went away the last of them all. But it is not his fault that he is safe, if they had been all like him we should not have got in so easily."
"If they were all like him you would not have got in at all," replied Evaña warmly, at which the young officer smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
"Excuse me," continued Evaña, "but that note is to his mother. If you will permit me I will take it to her at once."
A look of disappointment came over Lieutenant Gordon's face, he seemed loth to part with the letter, but after pondering a little he handed it to Evaña, saying:
"Yes, you had better take it, you can go at once, but I may probably be here all day."
Evaña put it carefully into his pocket-book.
"You will not mention his name to anyone," he said, turning to go away.
"No fear," answered Gordon. "No one spoke to him but myself, and as he did not mention his name there will be no need to tell it, but probably no questions will be asked."