Bob Younger's Fate — page 182: what you’re looking at

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; BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. | 173 “You haven’t any idea how near right you are,”’ thought the detective, with a grim smile. “It will just about take an army to wipe us out,’ said he who bore the appellation of Cole. ‘So,’ thought Belton, ‘‘the two brothers haven’t returned, but are moinentarily expected. One satis- _ factory piece of information, at all events.”’ “What shall be done with the prisoners?’’ some one inquired. ‘Shoot ’em!’’ said another, savagely. — ‘“Hold on, Jesse. _ If you’re going to do any shoot- ing, just leave the young lady to me, for I can use — pe to better advantage than to make a target out of er.’’ | | ‘*How is that,” Jesse asked, with a careless laugh. | ‘‘Hold her for a heavy ransom... [’ll wager the old gentleman would come down handsomely with the boodle.’”’ | “That might do, provided we can take her along easily enough, but we are not to be burdened with any extra men, let me tell you.’’ | One of the men who had been stationed outside as guard now came in with the statement that two men were approaching, presumably Bob and Jim. The party looked to their arms to be ready for any possible emergency, but as thev all supposed, the in- truders turned out to be the persons mentioned, and were received with shouts of welcome. : “We got there!’”’ cried Bob, dropping into a chair, “but it was a tough job all the way through.”’ ‘Ts this the swag?’’ asked Jesse, tapping the tin box with his revolver. ag “You bet! and lots of it, too. Think of twelve thousand apiece, and the fun it will bring. Doesn't a it make your mouth water?’ Papen ‘“‘Tiet’s see the color of it; let’s divide it,’’ sug- gested Jesse. “It’s a long time since I’ve seen so much boodle.”’ ‘Give us our supper first,’’ exclaimed Bob. “By the way,’’ he added, with a grin intended for the delectation of Irene, who formed one of the party, ‘T thought you had disposed of Belton.”’ ‘So I did,” | GOMmMIG ,00 (S.CcO