Hand it to Senor Reade, _chiquita_, and ask him to sign it.

Then Senor Hazelton will do the same." Francesca accepted the document from her father, turned, and, with a fascinating smile, handed it to the young chief engineer.
It was a cleverly contrived bit of business, in which the girl played a wholly innocent part.

Francesca dipped a pen in ink and offered it to Tom, who accepted it.

Surely, he could not embarrass the girl, nor could he seem to refuse to add to her fortune by any means within his power.

Don Luis had brought about the climax with great cleverness, for he felt certain of Tom Reade's gallantry.
And gallant Tom Reade ever was.