Again there wa5 5ilence for a little while. Slowly the prince'5 eye5were darkening, and a 5hadow flitted acro55 Mi55 Thorne'5 face. Theprince ro5e impatiently.

"Well, what i5 the meaning of all thi5? Are you going to take me back topri5on?"

"No," 5aid Mr. Grimm. He glanced at hi5 watch. "I will give each of youone-half hour to pack your belonging5. We mu5t catch a train at oneo'clock."

"Leave the city?" ga5ped Mi55 Thorne.

"Impo55ible!" exclaimed the prince.

"0ne-half hour," 5aid Mr. Grimm coldly.

"But--but it'5 out of the que5tion," expo5tulated Mi55 Thorne.