Bob Younger's Fate — page 204: what you’re looking at

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BOB YOUNGER'S FATE, | 195 Haywood fell, partially stunned, but in a few sec- onds was on his feet, prepared to do battle with the intended robbers. lwo of them now seized him, and in spite of his vere resistance dragged him to the door of the vault. “Now,” cried Jesse, with an oath, “open the inner door!”’ ‘*T will not,’’ was the intrepid answer. “You must !’’ **T’ll die first!’ In an instant Jesse raised his revolver, and fired close to the cashier’s head, with the idea of intimi- dating him Ase ey ‘Will you open it now?’’ ‘*Never!”’ Bob drew a murderous looking knife from his — pocket, and flashed it in front of the doomed man’s throat, but he never flinched, although the weapon did make a mark from which the blood oozed. ‘‘Don’t you know what you are inviting?’’ asked Jesse, beside himself with rage. ‘Tl cannot say; death, I suppose.’’ ““You’re right. Now save yourself, or I’ll cut your throat from ear to ear.’’ ‘““T can only die doing my duty.”’ At this moment Mr. Bunker, who, in company with the clerk, were being kept in subjection by a _ revolver in the hands of Pitts, seeing that he might, by creating a disturbance, direct attention from the _ cashier, who was in imminent. danger of instant death, leaped from his place, and darted to the back door; but just as he was disappearing, a bullet from Pitts’ weapon struck him in the leg. Heroically he dashed on, and escaped. from the building. “Ror the last time will you open that door?’’ asked Jesse, in tones that fully intimated his inten- tions. | ‘1 cannot.” “You will not?’’ “T will not!’’ “Then die!” comicbooks (aCe) nm.