Sam came out of the hotel. He was upset. Why had his friends reacted so badly to his announcement that he was having lunch with Ramón at the hacienda? Gus had said he had heard some things about the man that made him distrust him. Even the level-headed Garrett had been reserved in his response to the news.
“Just be careful,” he had said.
Were they jealous? Did they have something against Mexicans? First Wolf and now the men who were supposed to be closest to him warned him against this man. What trouble could Ramón cause him? It was just a simple lunch with a new friend. And, the biggest question of all was why was he so disturbed by their concern?
“Come on, Wolf!” he called. He started down the street toward the livery to get his horse. Before he had gone more than a few yards, Ramón’s
