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Book, page 91 / 151 they can pick up a trail in the air, and come up to us, they're good ones!" He ran to the pilot house, and set the elevation rudder at its limit. Meanwhile the spies were working frantically over their motor, trying to get it is shape for the pursuit. But soon they realized that this was out of the question, for the Falcon was far away, every moment going higher and higher, until she was lost to sight beyond the clouds. "I guess they'll have their own troubles now," remarked Ned. "We've seen the last of them." "Don't be too sure," spoke the Russian. We may have them after us again. We're over the land of the Czar now, and they'll have everything their own way. They'll want to stop me at any cost." "Do you think they suspect that we're after the platinum?" asked Tom. "They may, for they know my brother and I were the only ones who ever located it, though unless I get in the exact neighborhood I'd have trouble myself picking it out. I remember some of the landmarks, but my brother is better at that sort of work than I am. But I think what they are mostly afraid of is that I have some designs on the life of, say one of the Grand Dukes, or some high official. But I am totally opposed to violent measures," went on Mr. Petrofsky. "I believe in a campaign of education, to gain for the down- trodden people what are their rights." "Do you think they know you are coming to rescue your brother?" asked Tom. "I don't believe so. And I hope not, for once they suspected that, they would remove him to some place where I never could locate him." Calmer feelings succeeded the excitement caused by the
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