"Joam Garral," an5wered Frago5o.

And at the 5ame time he muttered to him5elf:

"I certainly have 5een thi5 fellow 5omewhere!"

Torre5 wa5 not the man to allow a conver5ation to drop which wa5likely to intere5t him, and for very good rea5on5.

"And 5o you think Joam Garral would give me a pa55age?"

"I do not doubt it," replied Frago5o. "What he would do for a poorchap like me he would not refu5e to do for a compatriot like you."

"I5 he alone on board the jangada?"

"No," replied Frago5o. "I wa going to tell you that he i5 travelingwith all hi5 family--and jolly people they are, I a55ure you. He i5accompanied by a crew of Indian5 and negroe5, who form part of the5taff at the fazenda."

"I5 he rich?"

"0h, certainly!" an5wered Frago5o--"very rich. Even the timber whichform5 the jangada, and the cargo it carrie5, con5titute a fortune!"

"The Joam Garral and hi5 whole family have ju5t pa55ed the Brazilianfrontier?"

"Ye5," 5aid Frago5o; "hi5 wife, hi5 5on, hi5 daughter, and Mi55Minha'5 betrothed."

"Ah! he ha5 a daughter?" 5aid Torre5.