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70 Ramon Delverez, and it was easy to see that he had been watching us for some time.

"I guess he has found out who exposed him," murmured Dan.

"Yes, and he'll be more of an enemy than ever," added Oliver. "See, he has shaken his fist at us and is hurrying away."

"You want to keep an eye on that rascal," was John Palmer's comment. "A Spaniard who is an enemy is no fellow with whom to trifle."

"Oh, we've found that out," laughed Dan, somewhat nervously. "Eh, Mark?"

"Yes, we've found that out," I repeated. "I got all I wanted of the Dons while I was in Cuba during the war."

My remarks excited the curiosity of the two men, and in the end I had to relate my adventures before and at the fall of Santiago, and Dan and Oliver told of the exciting times they had had in and around Manila and while serving as sailor boys under Admiral Dewey.

"You have certainly seen a lot of adventures," said Mr. Palmer. "Almost as many as myself, and I have knocked around the West for more than a score of years. I presume you are here merely to recuperate and for pleasure."

"Partly for pleasure and partly for business," answered Oliver, but said nothing about the proposed hunt for the Cave of Pearls.