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"I have brought you your betrothed, Myra," said Don Carlos, after

quickly closing the door behind hiht Mr Antony Standish here, and I propose to test the

strength of his love for you and your love for hi!" drawled Myra, with forced cale to capture hiht the whole

district by noould be full of police and soldiers hunting for El

Diablo Cojuelo"

"Mr Standish has been conveyed to a cell through the entrance used by

es su that the beautiful Señorita

Rostrevor and Don Carlos de Ruiz have been kidnapped, do not appear to

have been delivered Possibly the servants of Don Carlos, sent to

summon aid, were intercepted by the followers of El Diablo Cojuelo"

"Quite possibly!" agreed Myra, satirically,eyes unflinchingly "But how did you ht of it?"

"A masked and armed emissary of El Diablo Cojuelo by some mysterious

means found his way into El Castillo de Ruiz, surprised Mr Standish in

his own rooe terms

for your ransom Needless to say, I was the masked euaranteed, and it was not