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182 BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. ward cautiously the length of the basement floor until she came to the wall. To her joy Myra here found a door, and on un- | doing the fastenings she found herself in a part of the building which the outlaws were using for a stable. “Could you ride one of these horses?’’ she whis- pered. “Tam afraid not. Besides, we would only be losing time by experimenting. Weare momentarily in dan- ger of discovery.”’ They had just reached the stable door when a shot was fired. “Quick !’’ cried Theo, ‘‘they must have discovered us!’? and they hurried away from the place, going they knew not whither. A few minutes later a succession of shots and the shouts of men were heard, and almost before they were aware of what had taken place a party of horsemen had ridden upon them. The foremost rider, Bill Chadwell, observed them. as they were trying to get out of the way, and with a shout he leaned over and struck the helpless Theo a blow that stretched him on the ground; then leaping from his steed he seized Myra, and threw her across Jesse’s horse in front of that worthy. The double deed had been committed so quickly . that there was scarce a pause in the progress of the party, and ina few seconds the sounds of the re- treating hoofs had ceased. Myra gave vent to a piercing scream at the treat- ~ ment accorded her lover and the recapture of her- self, but a surly threat uttered by Jesse served to quiet her for the time. While all this took place Belton and his men were ransacking the old house from top to bottom, and, of course, not meeting with the success they had an- ticipated. When the search had been completed and nota sign of Theo or Myra was found, Belton returned to Jones with a mystified look on his countenance, much to Irene’s satisfaction. | “This is most mysterious,’ he remarked in low comircbooks.co