He understood that
it was the natural product of their education and of that of the
others.
"Are we all here?" asked Garcia.
"All here," returned O'Halloran briskly. "Rodrigo will guide the
party. I ride next with Senor Garcia. Perdoza and Senor Valdez
will bring up the rear. Forward, gentlemen, and may the Holy
Virgin bring a happy termination to our adventure." He spoke in
Mexican, as they all did, though for the next two hours
conversation was largely suspended, owing to the difficulty of
the precipitous trail they were following.
Coming to a bit of the road where they were able to ride two
abreast, O'Connor made comment on the smallness of their number.
"O'Halloran must have a good deal of confidence in his men. Forty
to ten is rather heavy odds, is it not, senor?"
"There are six more to join us at the pass. The wagons have gone
round by the road and the drivers will assist in the attack."
"Of course it is all in the surprise. I have seen three men hold
up a train with five hundred people on it. Once I knew a gang to
stick up a treasure train with three heavily armed guards
protecting the gold.
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