Bob Younger's Fate — page 28: what you’re looking at

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s BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. 19 ton, hurriedly. ‘“‘It would never do to raise hope in her breast again without we are absolutely certain that she was correct in her surmise.’’ “Well, didn’t she say the initials were tattooed?” ““Yes.”’ ‘‘And these: ain’t.”’ ‘Tt looks so, but we must make certain. Have you any turpentine about you?”’ ‘“My luck exactly. Just one chance in a million, but I got that chance, and the turpentine, too. Bought it this afternoon for croup in the family, and, like the luny I am, left it in my pocket. Here it. 1s.”’ Belton, with more trepidation than he would have been willing to confess, applied afew drops of the liquid to the supposed tattooing, and, as he ex- pected, a little rubbing dissolved the letters, leaving the clean flesh underneath. “By George!’’ cried Bill, with enthusiasm, ‘“‘that girl is a brick, and no mistake. Wouldn’t make a bad stagger at the detective business herself, would she?” } ‘We must think of something else now. Every moment spent here increases our chances of detec- tion: Let us get through with this business and de- part.” Myra by this time gave signs of returning con- sciousness, and was shortly able to stand on her feet, ‘Oh, what shall I do?’’ she moaned, in grief. ‘Now that I know he is dead, how shall I pass the remainder of my life? I had so built upon his being alive that I know this terrible blow will kill me.”’ ‘Don’t be despondent, Miss Ferry. Things may turn out better than you imagine.”’ » comicbooks: co 1