He added that he would have to leave her for a few days to find an American, a man from San Francisco, who was still somewhere in Europe.

A few months before he had made his acquaintance in an old historic German town, situated in a mining district.

The American had his womankind with him, but seemed lonely while they were sketching all day long the old doorways and the turreted corners of the mediaeval houses.

Charles Gould had with him the inseparable companionship of the mine.

The other man was interested in mining enterprises, knew something of Costaguana, and was no stranger to the name of Gould.