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184 -- BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. struck me down. I very much fear that they have carried her off.’’ . | Belton’s heart sank within him. If she had once more fallen into their hands her ~ case was well nigh desperate. ‘If your supposition is correct, we must lose no time in giving chase to the villains. Do you feel strong enough to go with us?”’ ‘‘1 believe I have lost some blood, but Ill go to the end of the earth to defeat them in their diabolical purposes !’’ 2 ‘‘Here, then, is a revolver. We three must do the best we can, and where we may not be able to use force we must resort to strategy, a game, unfortu- _ nately for us, at which they are quite adept them- — selves.” | In spite of the words with which Belton now strove to encourage his companions, all three men felt that the immensity and danger of the task were not lessened. | They started bravely on the way, however, and though their progress was necessarily slow, they were sure that steadiness of purpose and movement would finally accomplish their object. Belton detailed the plots of the bandits as they journeyed on, and Theo, despite Myra’s revelations, was shocked beyond measure to find out the extent of Julian Stark’s treachery toward him. “Should this all turn out well,’* he said, ‘‘I shall be most thankful for my experience of the past few weeks; it has certainly called me to my senses, and shown me the utter folly of the course I was pursuing.” ) ‘“Yes,’? remarked Belton, sententiously, “it will at all events show you that a man’s best friend is himself, if self is guided by correct principles. I am not able to see how you can fail of securing a happy and prosperous position in life with such a woman as Miss Ferry for your companion and coun- selor, in addition to your own common sense, She is amost remarkable girl,’’ this last statement being made with the utmost enthusiasm. : cComicbooks (e(@)