Bob Younger's Fate — page 177: what you’re looking at

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168 , BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. “Exactly; though I ought to leave that to you, seeine that my experience with her majesty has been singularly unfortunate.”’ *Singularly lucky, too, considering the serious situations you got yourself out of.”’ ‘*Hist! Do you see that old apple woman??’’ “Yes, and there’s something familiar about her, too.’ es *T don’t doubt it, taking into consideration the fact that she is the very lady we have been discuss- ing.”’ } ‘Is it to be a shadow?”’ | ‘‘Nothing else. It will never do to lose sight of her now.”’ ‘But she’ll get on to us.’’ Ae “We must keep out of her sight, then; here’s a cab; we’ll just hire the driver to follow her ata safe distance, while we can take such observations from the vehicle as may be necessary.”’ The cabman was hailed, and the couple took their seats, after giving the Jehu the requisite direc- tions. The old lady entered a store and the driver pulled up his horses at the opposite curbstone. Leaning down he addressed Belton. ‘‘How far shall I follow the young lady ?”’ “What young lady?’’ asked the detective in sur- rise. : “The young lady I’ve been follerin’ the last half hour. Hain’t I got eyes as well as anybody ?’’ ‘May be you can tell me her name,”’ said Belton, with a mysterious smile. “IT can’t do that, but I know something about her, all the same.”’ | “Tell us.’’ Cabby winked very wisely. “Give me the lay you’re on, stranger, and mebbe — I will.’’ Bats have reason to think that she is of the shady order.”’ | “TI guess you area leetle more than right. The jade 1s one of a party that was the cause of one of my horses dyin’ by fast drivin’, and as fifty dollars