Bob Younger's Fate — page 104: what you’re looking at

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BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. 95 order to save my friend’s life I would part with all my money??”’ “That seems to be their idea.”’ ‘A most ingenious plot, truly. How am I to make this over to you?”’ Clell here interposed. ‘Here is the document you are required to sign,” said he, presenting a paper. Howard seized it. and glanced over the contents, which were after this style, with the omission of the date: ‘‘Hor value received, one month after date, I promise to pay Julian Stark, or order, one hundred thousand dollars, without interest.” A blank space was left for the filling in of Theo’s name. ‘‘How are you to get the money, Julian?” “Oh, Pll never get it. You see I’m to fill out an order tp pay the above amount to some one, say Irene Trainer, who will take care that it is collected before we are allowed our liberty. Of course, when — once they get the money tA their hands, they will | have no further use for us.’ “This has been a splendid venture for us all around,’’ said Theo, bitterly. “Yes, and I am afraid it has been all my fault. Of course I have lost everything, but I had no par- ticularly happy future to look forward to like you, and hence may be said to have lost less.’’ ‘“You are aware as to how it happened?’’ “Oh, yes; such villains couldn’t rest without re- hearsing the details of the plot to me.”’ “But what became of Scott?’ “He is likewise detained as a prisoner, for they know they wouldn't be safe a moment were one of (E(@) > “Eeomicbooks