Bob Younger's Fate — page 166: what you’re looking at

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BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. 157 made, she attempted to explore the new chamber, but the hght was so dim that she could define noth- ing. : It was unoccupied. 3 Breathing her thanks to Heaven for what she be- lieved was a means of escape, she quickly restored that corner of her room to something like its origi- nal appearance, and then awaited the coming of night, when she proposed to put her plan into execu-. tion. | She knew that there would be little chance for her to leave the building unperceived while the day lasted, but was almost confident that she could find her way out, and reach a place of safety under the friendly cover of night. All day long she paced the floor in restlessness, her cheeks flushed with excitement and the hope of escape, yet dreading every moment that some fatal interruption would come. | At dusk Irene came in with the scanty supper, but stayed only a few minutes. . In an hour complete darkness had fallen over the place, and Myra, through the narrow window, could see one bright star that seemed to beckon her to lib- Clb yi st | Waiting no longer, she thrust the rubbish aside, uttered a fervent prayer for help, and gathering her dress closely about her form, slipped through the opening, at the same time holding on with both hands. | For a moment or two she dangled wildly in the air, and then let go her hold. She dropped on the fioor a little shaken, but unin- jured, and then began to examine the apartment, which she found to be a basement room, and much more miserable than the one she had just left. __ The door was open, and she passed out into what appeared to be a hall, at one end of which was a _. flizht of stairs. By feeling her way cautiously, she succeeded in reaching the» floor above, and found herself in another hall, where there was a dim light. To her horror she discovered a group of men comicbooks