14/26 'Come to the Indies and make your fortune!'-- 'Aye, that is my desire!'" I said, "I am looking now at a romantical daredevil whom I have seen before, though I am sure that he never noticed me." "Don Alonso de Ojeda? I had before that heard his name and somewhat of his exploits. In our day, over all Spain, one might find or hear of cavaliers of this brand. War with the Moor had lasted somewhat longer than the old famed war with Troy. It had modeled youth; young men were old soldiers. |