Bob Younger's Fate — page 190: what you’re looking at

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BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. 181 “Yes, my poor boy,’’ as her hands caressed his face, “it is strange, but you shall hear of stranger things than that. Who has been your best friend, Theo?”’ . | “You, of course.”’ The soft hands gently chided him. “And so you put mein the list of your friends only??? ‘If my arms were but free I’d show you,” with a happy, oh, so happy, laugh. | “Well, guess again.’’ ‘‘T should say Julian Stark.’’ “Of course you would; but what would you think were I to tell you that he has been your worst enemy ?”’ ) | poe | Theo was surprised beyond measure. “Of course I would believe you.”’ ‘Believe me, then, Theo. Julian Stark, which is only a name adopted for the occasion, has been the cause of all this trouble and misery to which we have both been subjected.” Theo was silent. : “This is an awful blow,” he murmured after a lht- tle. “‘It.is almost enough to shake my faith in hu- manity.’’. | Myra crept closer to him. “Let me save you from such a condition as that. There are many true people, in spite of Julan Stark.” ‘‘And you are one of them!”’ He did not realize how true those words were then, but he discovered it all in good time. ‘““Now tell me,’’ he said, “‘how it is I find you here? Have you been a prisoner, too?’’ ‘“Alas, yes! But, Theo, I have just escaped, and Iam mortally afraid of falling into their clutches — again. Let us get away from this dreadful place while we can.’’ : ‘“T agree with you; but we shall have difficulty, for there are no less than seven or eight men about the building.’’ Taking Theo’s arm in hers, Myra felt her way along until she came to the door. She then went for- EComicbooks.co m