Bob Younger's Fate — page 79: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

70 . BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. part init. Then he took his stand in front of her, so that he could easily see any one approach the door from the outside. | ‘‘Now proceed with your answer.’ “Bob Younger is a member of the gang that robbed the Fidelity Bank.’’ ‘“He wishes to blow on his pals?’’ “Yes; he claims that they had a dispute about the division of the money, and that a dreadful quarrel followed, in which the rest combined against him. Naturally he seeks revenge, provided he will be freed from any participation in the matter.”’ ‘“Does he mean to turn State’s evidence?”’ “No. He wouldn’t live two days if he should do that. His idea is to give information concerning the plans and whereabouts of the gang, and there- upon leave the country before any arrests are made.”’ “How many were there in the party?” ‘‘T am allowed to tell you no more.”’ ‘“You seem greatly interested in this man.”’ The girl blushed. ‘““‘T hardly see how that need concern you,”’ vane said, with some spirit. “But it does. I dislike to see any pretty young girl like you deliberately throw herself away on a scoundrel and canis hi such as this fellow ap- pears to be.’’ “Oh, but you don’t know Bob,” she cried, enthusi- astically; “‘he’s not so bad as you imagine, and then,’’ she added, softly, ‘‘he loves me.” “Deluded woman! how long will such affection @ last??? ‘Always! Ah, SIr, will you not agree to meet him?’ | m Eomicboo SCO