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30 : BOB YOUNGER'S FATE. the beauty who threw such a glamour over him and such thrilling glances into his eyes. | How he got home he knew not, but through the whole evening he had the unpleasant conscious- ness of hearing Stark urge him to drink no more, a fact which, as its instigator intended, produced the effect of having him drink still more deeply, until we are obliged to confess he had to be assisted home. “What do you think of him?’ asked Stark, cov- ertly, before leaving. ‘‘Will he make a victim?” ‘It would seem so,’’? remarked the Queen, with an uneasy laugh. ‘‘The only thing that troubles me is, what will be done in case there are two victims?’’ Stark looked at her sharply. “See here, Queenie, this is a business matter. Don’t play the fool and spoil our chances of making a fortune.” ‘““Why should I divide it with you since I can have a chance of winning it all by winning him?’’ ‘All right,’’ carelessly, ‘“‘but don’t forget that lit- tle affair with Windom last year, in which the poor devil lost his life.” (GE a ri ete CHAPTER V. JULIAN STARK’S STORY. “Howard,” said Stark, one evening, as he lounged into Theo’s room, ‘‘do you want to get rich ina -month’s time?’’ ‘“T wouldn’t object,’? answered the other, with a careless laugh, “so the means were legitimate. Legitimate fortunes, however, are seldom made in a month.’’ stark shrugged his shoulders. (E(@) m (E(0) AA G 00 SS