Bob Younger's Fate — page 46: what you’re looking at

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BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. TORO’. Theo colored for a moment at the awkwardness of the meeting, but his manhood at once came to the rescue. ‘‘An unexpected pleasure, Miss ekshon ?’ he said, as coolly as the circumstances would permit. “Oh, it is a pleasure, then, is it?’’ she said, witha dangerous flash of her eye. ‘I am so glad to hear it spoken with such evident feeling; otherwise I should infer that you have tried to avoid me for the past month.’’ ~“T have not tried to avoid you; I have simply been keeping to myself and attending to my affairs which had gotten very much out of order.’’ ‘*You have suddenly gotten above visiting me?” ‘“‘T don’t look at it in that light. Indeed, my doings for the past few months have been such as to lower myself at least inmy own estimation. The fact is, I have been taking an inventory of my finances, and - have come to the conclusion that visiting your es- tablishment, pleasant as it may be, is a Somewhat ex- travagant mode of amusing one’s self. You have al- most bankrupted me. The costly wines you have set forth, and the costlier play that I have allowed myself to indulge in have been my downfall.”’ ‘Is that all?’’ “Tt is certainly enough.”’ The Queen gave a sigh of relief. ‘“T was afraid you had taken a fancy to another face.”’ . ‘“T? Oh, no! my fancy has never wavered in the -i Teast.’ “Can’t I induce you to come back and be friendly as of old?’’ with a pleading look. ‘‘T have. no desire to be at Ory with you, but ibe cannot hereafter visit ycou.’’ (E(@) comicbooks