conviction that she will meet Captain Dynamite on the march before
midday to-morrow. And gee, what a meeting that will be--I should like to
be there and see the expression on big O'Connor's face when he sees
her."

"Then your plan did not have anything to do with our release from this
place?"

"Nope--only Miss Juanita's. She was in danger; we are not."

"We may be after this."

"Yes, but I think we can depend upon O'Connor. Mason and Washington
should have reached him by this time."

"What can he do to help us?"

"I don't know, Bert, but I think he is the sort of man who will find
something to do."

"What are you going to do for clothes?"

"That's another problem that will have to work itself out. Meanwhile I
shall have to stick to Miss Juanita's dress. Didn't you think it fitted
well? I shall have to have it let out around the waist a little, I
think. I guess they don't serve any supper in this hotel, and as I got
very little sleep last night, I think I will take a snooze while we wait
for something to happen."

Harry was soon fast asleep, but Bert, though also very tired, was more
anxious as to the outcome of their affairs and sat for a long time on
the edge of his bed, thinking. The moon rose in a clear sky and cast two
bright beams through the barred windows and across the prison floor.
Bert's revery was disturbed by the sound of hurrying feet in the
corridor and the clamor of loud voices approaching their cell.

"I guess something's going to happen," said Bert, nervously to himself.
"Perhaps I better be asleep, too." He rolled over onto the bed and
appeared to be deep in slumber when the door was thrown open roughly and
three men entered the room. They were General Serano, who was scowling
darkly; Consul Wyman and the ever-smiling interpreter.

"I wonder why he always mixes up in everything," thought Bert as he
peeked at their visitors out of the corner of his eye.

Serano stopped just beyond the threshold and in surprise pointed to the
two occupied beds. Then he said something in Spanish to Mr. Wyman, who
replied calmly:

"I told you that neither of them had been at my house. You see for
yourself that they are both here. There must be some mistake."

"But there can be no mistake about one of them having left this place
within two hours," said the interpreter. "The jailer let him out."

"Then he must have let him in again, for there they both are soundly
sleeping."

"But the jailor says that