nce and affectation, yet still there was something
underneath which Lopez could not quite comprehend. For the present he
could only conceal his deep disappointment and vexation as best he
might, and arrange his plans for the future.

After retiring for a few minutes, he came back with a woman. This was
one of the women who had been captured, and was now allowed to remain
on condition of service, the particular service required of her being
merely attendance upon Katie.

Lopez here had a fresh disappointment. He had seen Katie's solitary
state, and thought that by bringing her an attendant he would give
her pleasure. But to Katie the presence of any attendant was
exceedingly distasteful. It was like having a spy set over her. It
was bad enough to be taken away from within reach of those secret
passages, but to be afflicted with this attendant and spy was too
much.

Lopez noticed her slight frown and her downcast look. He was
surprised once more, and more disappointed than ever.

"And now, senorita," said Lopez, "if you are quite ready, I will show
you the way to the new room, where you may stay so long as you remain
here."

"Very well, senor captain," said Katie, quietly.

"If you have any luggage, it shall be sent up to-morrow."

"Thanks, senor."

Upon this Captain Lopez went out with the torch, and Katie, with her
attendant, followed. She noticed, as she went, that there were marks
of great confusion in the castle; some men were bound, others lying
wounded, with women weeping over them; others again, in the Spanish
uniform, were lolling about, drinking and carousing.

Katie followed Lopez up-stairs, and here in the upper hall there were
the same signs as below, though the crowd of men was not so great nor
so noisy. Passing through this, they came to a third stairway, which
ran up from one side of this upper hall and led into a passage-way
higher still. Here Lopez opened a door, and, on entering, Katie saw a
room which was smaller than those below. One or two mats were on the
stone floor. There was a couch at one end covered with skins, and at
the other a large chest. The room bore marks of having been recently
occupied, and Katie thought that perhaps the occupant had been "His
Majesty."

The windows here, of which there were several, were narrow slits like
those below; and a hasty glance showed Katie that they looked down
into the court-yard. This, however, gave her no consolation. It was a
matter of indi