The Mission of Poubalov — page 42: what you’re looking at

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38 CLARA'S SEARCH BEGINS. | his love for Miss Hilman, and that he cho-e elopement with the former as less dishonorable than marriage with the latter.’’ | The writer then proceeded to an elaborate explanation of how Strobel might himself have arranged the wheel of — his coupe so that it would fall off, and how he might | then, by previous understanding with the second cabman, — who was also conveniently missing, have been driven to the Park Square railroad station, where he waited for Miss White. It was entirely possible that they might have taken the one o’clock train for New York, if not the noon train. Clara was very pale when she laid the paper down, but her faith in Ivan was not so much as touched by doubt. ‘*It’s an outrage,’’ she said quietly. ‘‘I knew you wouldn’t believe it!’’ exclaimed Mrs. White. ‘*Believe it! of course it isn’t true! It’s not possible!” There was a ring at the door just then, and Mrs. White excused herself to answer it. | She opened upon Ivan’s mysterious visitor, Alexander Poubalov. Eomichooks.com