CHAPTER 4THE NEXT EVENING, on a sudden impulse he could not explain, Ramsey took Sara Colvin to the Gulf Hotel for dinner with Pete and Nevil Simpson. Being previously warned by Ramsey, neither man made any mention of the planned expedition into Mexico. They both were very polite to Sara, and Ramsey saw that her quiet friendly manner pleased them. He had an odd new feeling of pride in her.
Afterward, at the rear entrance to the Jungle Tavern, she said, “I enjoyed meeting your friends, Rack.”
“I could see they liked you.”
“I am glad,” she said soberly. “I want your friends to like me.”
“What about me?”
“I want you to like me, too.” She lowered her gaze. “But I know you do—otherwise you would not have wanted me to dine with your friends.”
“I’ll wait for you tonight,” he said.
“It will
