"I'll get you out safely or,
begad! I'll go down fighting with you."
"I think we are likely to have interesting times, my dear
dictator. Be sure I shall watch your doings with interest so long
as your friends allow me to watch anything in this present
world." The governor turned to his desk and continued the letter
with a firm hand. "I think this should relieve you of
responsibility, colonel."
By this time General Carlo had reentered the room, with a
crestfallen face.
O'Halloran had been thinking rapidly. "Governor, I think the
safest place for you and General Carlo, for a day or two, will be
in the prison. I intend to put my friend O'Connor in charge of
its defense, with a trustworthy command. There is no need of word
reaching the mob as to where you are hidden. I confess the
quarters will be narrows but--"
"No narrower than those we shall occupy very soon if we do not
accept your suggestion," smiled Megales. "Buertos! Anything to
escape the pressing attentions of your friends outside. I ask
only one favor, the loan of a revolver, in order that we may
disappoint the mad dogs if they overpower the guard of Senor
O'Connor.
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