The Mission of Poubalov — page 203: what you’re looking at

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A STUBBORN ANTAGONIST. 199 CHAPTER XXYV. A STUBBORN ANTAGONIST. ‘*Stay just where you are, Michael,’’ exclaimed Clara, ‘tand don’t let that man see your face.’’ Mike did as directed, pushing his head and shoulders far into the coupé and whispering: ‘Tt isn’t him, is it, miss, who’s got anything to do with the case?’’ ‘*Yes,’’ she replied in a low tone, while she and Paul kept as far back in the gloom of the carriage as they could; ‘‘have you ever seen him before?’’ ‘‘Yes’m, he was down to the stables the day this gentle- man called, askin’ would 1 know the man who did the trick to me wheel.’’ ‘‘It was a ruse,’’ muttered Paul; ‘‘he pretended to in- vestigate in the same spirit that I did soas to throw sus- picion from himself. If he has anything like the percep- tions that we think he has, he will recognize this rig. Isn’t it the same, Mike, with which you started to take Mr. Strobel to his wedding?”’ ‘‘Tdentical, sir, horse an’ all.’’ Poubalov had passed them during this brief conversa- tion, and as none of them had ventured to look at him, they could not tell whether or not he recognized the turnout. | They could hear his rapid steps as he strode along, and there was certainly no pause to indicate that he had seen anything that surprised or interested him. ‘‘T must know where he goes,’’ said Clara. ‘‘Get on the box, Michael, and drive after him without letting him see, if you can helpit, that you are following him. Let us know if he enters any house, but do not stop in front of (C@) im >) it.”” . Conniclooolks