Crossword-Solution: MONTT 5 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 7

During his short sojourn on board the _Covadonga_ Jim had formed a rather intimate acquaintanceship with her first lieutenant, a man named Jorge Montt; and one evening, after he had returned from one of his periodical surveys of the town, Jim entered the tiny mess-room to find Montt discoursing at length to an eager circle of listeners upon the legends and traditions of old Peru.

Every nation has them, in some form or other." "Yes, that is so," agreed Montt; "but I have studied the history of the Inca races very closely, and, so far as my experience goes, there is no nation on earth whose prophecies are so likely to come to pass as are theirs.

However, Montt betrayed not the slightest uneasiness, and assured his friend that the Bolivians always looked askance at strangers in the city, and as they were both dressed in mufti, so that their connection with the Chilians was not apparent, the young Englishman decided not to worry himself about the matter, but to trust entirely to his companion's discretion.

Half-way down this evil-looking, evil-smelling, and squalid alley Montt called a halt and, looking round carefully, remarked: "Now, Senor Douglas, so far as I can remember--for it is a good many years since I was here before--this is the house; but as I see no sign of any light in the place, the old woman may have gone away, or died.

Then Montt remarked: "She must surely have a big dog, or some other pet animal with her, I should think, for I distinctly heard the `pad-pad' of paws when the Mama turned away.