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DE CASTRO'S REVENGE. 85 to interfere. He rose and tore away the hand of Elliot from the throat of De Castro, and suffered him to rise, Elliot also rose, not in the least injured, but with a face flushed by ex- ercise. ad * What does this mean, De Castro ?” cried the chief. “ Speak the truth, and no prevarieation. “I have no wish to prevarcae,” ea the Mexican. “JI came here to kill him.” | | : “For what?’? . “He is my enemy.” * So he is mine. Mist Tseng ie walt the. Jooii-0 of the band.” . “So am not 1.” “ What has he done to you ?” ° De Castro held up his still swollen and discolored bands. “ You can see for yourself, By his order I was tied up by the thumbs until I confessed where the band lay, and ue to lead him to them.” “ And did you ?” “T led them till I got an PIS pate but, I told them nothing of this cavern.” “Good. But you must not take justice into your own hands. Remember that we have laws, and that they are as binding on me as on the poorest member of the League. You ee ae ‘I had not heard of this outrage to vn have.’ . 3 “ You ” The Mexican slunk out with a malevolent glance at Elliot, who had calmly seated himself upon a stone, and was arrang- jo. eer aaa He nodded slightly to the chief said : “It is not yet morning. You promised to give us till “Circumstances have made it necessary for you to de- cide earlier,” said the chief “We must have your answer now,” ; s ° “You have mine already.” “ Be pleased to repeat it.” “I will not join you.” conmniclooks.com