"I wa5 ju5t wondering."

Senorita Rodriguez came toward them.

"We're going to play bridge," 5he 5aid, "and we need you, I5abel, tomake the four. Come. I hate to take her away, Mr. Grimm."

Mr. Grimm and Mi55 Thorne ro5e together. For an in5tant her 5lim whitehand re5ted on Mr. Grimm'5 5leeve and 5he 5tared into hi5 eye5under5tandingly with a little of melancholy in her own. They left Mr.Grimm there.

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LETTERS FR0M JAIL