Bob Younger's Fate — page 210: what you’re looking at

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BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. — 201 be cowed by a single woman, no matter how much — in earnest she might be. ‘‘Well,’’ said Belton, looking at Jake with a smile of the deepest unconcern, ‘‘your good wife seems to have the drop on us at present, if she doesn’t lose her grip.” | Jake grinned. “You'd better skin out, or she’ll pull the trigger, BUTE ‘She isn’t so cruel as all that?’’ “You don’t know Miranda, I guess.’’ “No, but I hope to make her acquaintance ~ shortly.’’ ‘You will, but it won’t be ina way that you'll - hanker for again.’’ ‘‘Nonsense! She and I will get along famously when we come to know each other better.” ‘‘Now, strangers,’’ cried the sharp-visaged Mi- randa, ‘‘air ye goin’ to stand all day there?”’ ‘“My good female,’’ said Belton, blandly, ‘“‘we are doing exactly what you told us a moment ago.”’ ‘“Now, I tell you to move on.’’ Belton took a step in her direction. “This way, do you mean?”’ “No, clear out of hyer, or Pll shoot!”’ she cried, — fingering her weapon nervously. At this juncture she uttered a shriek of wild ~ alarm, and began struggling violently, for a pair of strong arms had suddenly been thrown about her, and a pair of iron hands grasped hers. The revolver fell to the ground, and was harm- lessly discharged, and before Jake knew what had taken place he was seized and in a trice was laid upon the earth, a pair of handcuffs encircling his | wrists. “Well done, Howard,’’ said Belton. as he now | hastened to Theo’s assistance, for it was indeed ~ Theo, who, by creeping in quietly at the back of the © house while the altercation was going on, had been . able to take Miranda by surprise. ‘““You’ve gotten us out of an awkward not to say dangerous predicament. She might have caused us — a heap of trouble.’’ Comicbooks €o