"I have," the lady replied. "He had Monsieur Loustalot in charge, and
related to us the details of the adventure up to the moment you and Mr.
Farrel left him with the prisoner while you two continued on to El
Toro. What happened in El Toro?"

"Don Mike succeeded in attaching Loustalot's bank-account," Kay
informed the company. "The loot will probably amount to something over
fifty thousand dollars."

"I should say that isn't a half-bad stipend to draw for your first
half-day pursuit of the nimble cart-wheel of commerce," Parker
suggested.

Mrs. Parker pursed her lips comically.

"The boy is clever, John. I knew it the moment I met him this morning.
Felicitations, Don Miguel. John intends to strip you down to your
birthday suit--fairly, of course--so keep up the good work, and
everything may still turn out right for you. I'll cheer for you, at
any rate."

"Thank you, dear Mrs. Parker." Don Miguel slipped into his seat at the
head of the table. "I have also attached Loustalot's new automobile,"

"You Shylock! What else?" Mrs. Parker demanded eagerly.

"About ten thousand sheep, more or less. I attached these on
suspicion, although the burden of proving that Loustalot owns them will
be upon me. However," he concluded, with a bright glance at Parker, "I