When Teodulfo and Stella returned from Austin, he got them a room at the Hotel St. George on Crockett Street in the downtown area before calling Isidro at the Szechuan Empire Restaurant on Broadway. It was about two hours later when the desk clerk called to tell him that Hercules and Celestino were in the downstairs lobby waiting for him. Stella and Teodulfo came down to meet them, and they could tell that Celestino was not as sincere with his congratulations. They hailed a coach and were soon on their way to La Tuna to meet with her brothers.
“That was a stupid move you made, Filipino. A damned stupid move,” Dave snarled at him as the eight people sat at a table in a far corner of the patio.
“My name"s Teodulfo, in case you forgot.”
“Teodulfo? You told us it was George,” Pete snapped.
