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"I told you not to speak," said La Masque, quietly, "but you ain she threw a portion of the contents of the casket into the

caldron, and "spake aloud the words of power" Another cloud of smoke

arose and filled the room, and when it cleared away, Sir Norht The scene and place he could not

discover, but it see on the ground, and bound fast together, it appeared to him As he

looked, it faded away, and once more his own face seemed to mock hiures!" asked the lady

"I do," said Sir Norht! and one of them was dead"

"Dead!" exclaimed Sir Norman, with a perceptible start "Which one,

madam?"

"If you cannot tell that, neither can I If there is anything further

you wish to see, I aed to you," said Sir Nor back; "but no more at

present, thank you Do you mean to say, madam, that I'm some day to

murder a lady, especially one so beautiful as she I just no?"