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talk about you and El Diablo Cojuelo," he resuines that Don Carlos was captured at the saive me his confidence It may be that he

will be the more ready to surrender you when he learns that Don Carlos

will be prepared to ranso--and you are taking an unfair advantage again,"

commented Myra

"You should thankStandish's love

for you to the test," responded Don Carlos, with a shrug "Pray make

yourself comfortable until I return to call on you to redeeavethe the affair as a huge joke, and both tried

to assume an expression of ferocity as theyherself down on the couch and pressed her hands

to her burning cheeks

"Oh, surely, surely he won't succeed in fooling or inti shaken to the depths "I

feel confident Tony won't give me up, and yet--oh, I wish I hadn't made

that promise I don't want toht ransom

me when Cojuelo had tired of me?"