However, _senors_, 'tis no evil that is contemplated, only we prefer guarding the secrets of this valley ourselves.

That is what angers Mendez, the fact that Lacy uses this rendezvous as a prison during our absence.

We found one here when we returned--guarded by an American.

Now you come with another.

_Caramba_! You think we stand this quietly?
How do we know what may result from such acts?
What sheriff's posse may be on your trail?
Bill Lacy! _Dios_! if Bill Lacy would make prisoners, let him keep them somewhere else than here.