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use of all this bluff and bluster? Why don't you come down to brass

tacks and state your terms?"

"Don Carlos did not ," Cojuelo

rasped at him "Confess now to the Señorita Rostrevor that you have

renounced her"

"I shall do nothing of the sort, confound you!" Standish exclairily "Why the deuce don't you state your terms and have done with

it?"

"My terh the ive you your freedom on condition that you

renounce the Señorita Rostrevor and surrender her to me Incidentally,

the señorita has promised she will marry me if you renounce her"

"I made the promise, Tony, because Don Car--er--I mean El Diablo

Cojuelo--boasted that you would surrender me to save yourself,"

interposed Myra hastily "I knew nothing would induce you to give o aith Don

Carlos and leave me here?"

"No, of course I didn'tas if

he had a lump in his throat "Didn't I come here to ransom you?"