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A Ward of the Golden Gate

CHAPTER VI
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Relieve your feelings as much as you like here; in fact, if you would speak a little louder you would oblige me.

The guests are beginning to be awake," continued Paul, with a wicked smile, indicating the noise of an opening door and footsteps in the passage, "and are now able to locate without difficulty the scene of the disturbance." Briones apparently understood his meaning and the success of his stratagem.

"You think you have saved HER from disgrace," he said, with a livid smile, in a lower tone and a desperate attempt to imitate Paul's coolness.

"For the present--ah--yees! perhaps in this hotel and this evening.

But you have not stop my mouth for--a--to-morrow--and the whole world, Mr.Hathaway." "Well," said Paul, looking at him critically, "I don't know about that.
Of course, there's the equal chance that you may kill me--but that's a question for to-morrow, too." The Mexican cast a quick glance at the door and window.


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