The whole world hates death. In Madrid, the Spanish capital,
in one of its beautiful parks, stands a statue of its patron
saint, about whose neck hangs a rare and valuable ring set with
pearls and diamonds. It is never stolen, for nobody wants it.
The reason is that a tragic story hangs about it. Every one
who ever wore it died--Mercedes, Queen Christina, Infanta del
Pillar, and others. It is known as “The Ring of Death.” (Text.)
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