. Redskin and cow-boy; a tale of the western plains. es. Rosita, tellJuan to go down to Chaquitas cottage and beg the youngladies to return, as I want them. In ten minutes the servant came back. They are not there, senor; they left there just as it wasgetting dark. Surely there is nothing to be uneasy about, Ramon! hiswife said. The girls are often out as late as this on a moon-light evening. They are sure to be about the garden, some-where. But Carlos has been round, Don Ramon said. Well, wewill go and have another look for them. Followed by the twoyoung men he stepped out on to the verandah.
. Redskin and cow-boy; a tale of the western plains. es. Rosita, tellJuan to go down to Chaquitas cottage and beg the youngladies to return, as I want them. In ten minutes the servant came back. They are not there, senor; they left there just as it wasgetting dark. Surely there is nothing to be uneasy about, Ramon! hiswife said. The girls are often out as late as this on a moon-light evening. They are sure to be about the garden, some-where. But Carlos has been round, Don Ramon said. Well, wewill go and have another look for them. Followed by the twoyoung men he stepped out on to the verandah. Carlos, hesaid, go round to the mens quarters and tell them your sistersare missing, and that they are all to turn out and dont like this, he said to Hugh, after his son had left. I should have thought nothing of it at any other time, butafter what you have just been telling me, I feel , let us go round the garden. They traversed all the walks, Don Ramon repeatedly callingthe girls names. They were joined in their search by Don. DISCOVERING THE BODY OF THE BLOODHOUND. BLOOD ON THE PATH. 313 Carlos and a number of the men. They are certainly not inthe garden, Don Ramon said at last. Now, let us go downtowards Chaquitas cottage; they may either have followed theroad on their way back, or have come along a by-path to thegarden. We will go by the path, and return the otherway. The path lay through a shrubbery. Just as they entered it,a man met them running. Well, what is it, Juan? Don Ramon asked as he came upand he could see his face by the light of the torches some ofthe men were carrying. I dont know, serior, but we have just come upon somefresh blood on the path. With a cry of alarm Don Ramon ran forward with his sonand Hugh. Fifty yards farther they saw two of the menstanding with torches in the middle of the path. Here is blood, seilor, one of them said. We passed itwithout noticing it on our way to the cottage; we were notexamining the ground; but on our
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