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voice Presently he paused and addressed a question to the hooded

figure

"I will," said Cojuelo, and took Myra's listless hand in his own "You

Myra, will also answer 'I will,' when the Padre asks you This ring,

which I took froer of Don Carlos de Ruiz, will serve for the

present"

"Myra, for heaven's sake----" broke in Tony Standish, but Myra paid no

heed to him

"I will," she answered firible question

It struck her suddenly that the priest did not appear to be treating

the cereht flashed into her ands deputed by Don

Carlos to play a part, and the whole proceeding was as much bluff as

had been the preparations to torture Tony Standish

"Is he fooling h the rest of the service, closed his book and raised his right

hand as if bestowing a blessing, whereupon soan to cheer They cheered more lustily still when

their hooded chief put his arm round Myra's shoulders with an air of

possession