"
Alaire's face fell. "I had hoped that you would understand and
help me, but I shall go to Mexico City and demand my rights, if
necessary."
"Wait! I SHALL help." Longorio beamed enthusiastically. "It shall
be the object of my life to serve you, and you and I shall arrange
this matter satisfactorily. I have influence, believe me. A word
from Luis Longorio will go further with my chief than a protest
from your President. General Potosi is a man of the highest honor,
and I am his right hand. Very well, then! Duty calls me to Nuevo
Pueblo, and you shall return with me as the guest of my
government. Dios! It is a miserable train, but you shall occupy
the coach and travel as befits a queen of beauty--like a royal
princess with her guard of honor." He rose to his feet, but his
eagerness soon gave place to disappointment.
"Thank you," said Alaire, "but I must first go to La Feria and get
all the facts."
"Senora! It is a wretched journey. See!" He waved a contemptuous
gesture at the car, crowded to congestion. "There is no food; you
have no one to wait upon you. In my company you will be safe. Upon
my honor you will enjoy the highest courtesy--"
"Of course.
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