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For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded

Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of

Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too

"I don't knohere she is," she had said, angrily, "and if I did know I

wouldn't tell you If I was her I'd have the law on you Don't you look

at that strap You lay a hand on me and I'll kill you If you think I'hter, and not yet of age," Herman said heavily "You tell

her forher"

"Yah!" Katie jeered "You try it! She's got marks on her that'll jail

you" And on his failure to reply her courage mounted "This ain't

Germany, you know They kno to treat women over here And you ask

me"--her voice rose--"and I'll just say that there's queer cos here with that Rudolph I've heard hiht"

For all his rage, Teutonic caution warned hiainst her aling her heavy suitcase, he took a step or two

toward her, with his fists clenched She stopped, terrified