Penny Dreadfuls, 1901 · page 107 of 272
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VAN. 97 CHAPTER XIV. A DAUGHTER OF ITAMBEZ, Van Briscoz’s heart beat tumultuously. Following the direction of Martin’s gaze, he saw approaching them from one of the city buildings a tall, well built man, with a heavy flowing beard and hair as dark as Van’s own, neither showing a thread of gray. His own father Van could but indistinctly recall, yet Captain Peterson had more than once spoken of the wonderful resemblance between the twin brothers, James and Richard, in their younger days. So it was that in the features of his uncle he felt that he saw the reflected likeness of the father who had died when he was a mere boy. It was plainly evident that Richard Briscoe, despite his identification with a people among whom strong emotions would seem to be unknown, had not lost the power of being moved. Something very much like moisture was in his dark eyes as he walked directly toward Van, who stepped forward to meet him. He grasped bothof the boy’s hands in his own, while Martin and the negro dropped respectfully to the rear. | “‘ My brother, then, is "here he hesitated, but added *dead” inalower tone. ‘*‘And you, whom [ should Eomicboo (E(o)