The Mission of Poubalov — page 106: what you’re looking at

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102 LITIZKI BREAKS HIS APPOINTMENT. but thought then that he had been frightened away, and ) that there was no danger.”’ | ‘“‘He was frightened away?’’ murtvunel Clara, feeling — her blood run cold; ‘‘he dared not face his man Billings!” ‘‘T supposed, ’’ continued Louise, in agitation, that Pou- balov was with you. I heard no voices, but thought per-— haps that you had gone into the library with him, for a door closed once. ’’ | ‘‘Yes, when Billings came. Oh! if Litizki were only here!’’ ‘‘Why! what could he do?’’ ‘‘T would have him follow Billings. Oh, Icould cry! it is the one opportunity for solving this mystery that we have found, and now we are going to lose it!”’ Louise was greatly distressed. ‘‘Isn’t there some way that you can detain Billings,’’ she - suggested, ‘‘until Litizki arrives?”’ ‘‘No. He’s been trying to get away for several minutes. It is just possible that Litizki may be near. I'll go out with Billings, as if to call at a neighbor’s, and if I see Li- tizki will put him on the track at once.”’ | She went upstairs for her hat, lingering over the prep- aration in order to give Litizki all possible opportunity to keep his appointment, and when she came down again Bil- lings was in the hall. ‘‘T can’t wait no longer,’’ he said gruffly. ‘“Very well,”’ replied Clara; ‘‘I thank you again for call- ing. | am going as far as the next house, and you can og cort me.’ Billings scowled with disagreeable surprise. At the gate he waited to see which way she would turn. ) ‘I’m not going that way, miss,’’ he said, and started off at a rapid pace in the opposite direction. Comicbooks.com