Bob Younger's Fate — page 202: what you’re looking at

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-s BOB YOUNGER’S FATR. 193 “That’s the programme, anyhow, and if we can keep the citizens from interfering with us, I haven’t. the least doubt that we ’ll carry off the swag,-as we've done many a time before.’ 4 “What fools people are, anyway,’’ said Bob, con- templatively. ‘‘Think of that affair in Kansas City where seven men stole the money box at the State. fair, and carri3d it right off in the presence of hun- dreds of spectators. A few men of the right kind of grit would have ended their career then and there.’’ “True enough; but who’s going to be the first one to court death?’’ asked Charhe. ‘‘I' suspect that if we were not armed, we'd feel like getting out of the way, too.’’ : 3 ‘“Well, boys, [sometimes think the inevitable end cannot be far off. The pitcher that goes so often to the well must be broken at last. We’ve been in many a scrape, but luck or some unseen power has always been on our side.’’ ‘‘Not always, Jesse. Think of the Iron Mountain train tragedy. Youremember how hot the detec- tives were on our track, and how tough a fight we had with them at Osceola before we got away? There poor brother John lost his life, and Jim came near having to pass in his checks, too. We got even with them, however, as more than one of them bit the dust that day.’’ ) “You got off better at Gad’s Hill, though.’’ » Bob smiled. “Oh, yes; we did well enough there.’’ “IT reckon, too, that almost everything has hap- pened to me but death,’’ said Jesse. “‘I’ve been shot at, and hit as well as missed, and more than once have been left for dead, but that good angel of mine has always come tomy rescue. How much longer - will it stay with me?”’ | At that moment a party of five entered the dining- room, and without a glance of recognition at the others, sat down to their meal. | The trio arose and passed out on the porch where, after smoking and standing about for a time, they were joined by the other five. Their horses were now called for, and mounting Gomicbooks (E(0)