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198 BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. “this is a critical situation for us to be in. What’s to be done?”’ : “Safest, in my opinion, to separate,’’ said Jesse. “The whole country will be aroused now in’these days of the telegraph, and if we stay together we are more apt to be taken or killed than if each one took his own way, and sought the most out-of-the- way places. By that means we may be finally able to leave the State.” | : “I object to this,’’? put in Coleman Younger. ‘‘Here’s Jim, wounded almost to death, and I pro- ose to stay by him evenif the others leave us. esides, we’d best stay together and terrify any band that dares attack us. We’re as good as twenty men yet.’’ | ‘“That’s my opinion, too,’’ asseverated Bob. ‘‘Let’s try it another day, and if we are pressed too hard it will be time then to separate.”’ i oe , This was agreed to, and the party pushed on. In the meantime the news of the tragedy had spread with wonderful rapidity. There was excitement throughout the State. The Governor at once offered a reward of one thousand dollars for each of the robbers, or six thousand for all of them, and many a band with as- pirations for fame and fortune sought to capture the murderers. | | Besides, there was behind them constantly that terrible avenging party who thought not of reward, the party of Northfield men who had determined that their mission would end only when those ruth- less destroyers should cease to exist except in the annals of history. | Under these circumstances, with a merciless enemy in their rear and unknown dangers on all sides, it was no wonder that they felt their situation to be a most serious one. All thuught of taking Myra Ferry with them to be held for a ransom was rejected; and they pushed on _as fast as their horses could carry them, care- fully avotding all places where they imagined news of their depredations had been received. Day and night they traveled with untiring zeal, Eomichoo <j