Don Luis has
the government concession to bore into the mound, too, and we are
raising the capital to carry the scheme through to success."
He had come to the end of a sentence. Yet the inflection of his
voice showed plainly that it was not the end of the idea that had
been in his mind.
"If you knew where to dig," suddenly supplied Norton, gazing
keenly into the eyes of the soldier of fortune.
Lockwood did not answer, though it was evident that that had been
the thought unexpressed in his remarks.
The return of the Senorita to the room seemed to break the
tension.
"It was the house telephone," she said, in a quiet voice. "The
hall-boy didn't know whether to admit a visitor who comes with his
sympathy." Then she turned from us to Lockwood. "You must know
him," she said, somewhat embarrassed. "Senor Alfonso de Moche."
Lockwood suppressed a frown, but said nothing, for, a moment
later, a young man came in. Almost in silence he advanced to Inez
and took her hand in a manner that plainly showed his sympathy in
her bereavement.
"I have just heard," he said simply, "and I hastened around to
tell you how much I feel your loss. If there is anything I can do-
-"
He stopped, and did not finish the sentence.
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