Want to come along ?" "Arrogant one! The senorita did not agree to that ride! The senorita has something better to do than bask in the glory of so gorgeous a senor while he indulges his vanity--and frightens the poor cattle so that, if they yield their hides at killing time, there will be little tallow for the ships to carry away!" The Senorita Teresita would surely never be guilty of a conscious lowering of one eyelid to point her raillery, but the little twist she gave to her lips when she looked at Dade offered a fair substitute; and the flirt of her silken skirts as she turned to run back into the house was sufficient excuse for any imbecility in a man.
Jack looked after her with some chagrin.

"The little minx! A man might as well put up his hands when he hears her coming--huh?
Unless he's absolutely woman-proof, like you.

How do you manage it, anyway ?" "By taking a squint at myself in the looking-glass every morning." Dade's face managed to wrinkle humorously.

"H-m.

You are pretty gorgeous, for a fact.