CHAPTER V

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CHAPTER V A NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGA few days after this Mme. Storey came in fresh and beaming from her morning's walk down to the office. There was a particular shine of amusement in her eye, "Bella, have you read the papers?" she asked. "I only skimmed over the headlines," I said. "This isn't front page stuff," she said, "but it has a special interest for us." She laid a paper on my desk, folded in such a manner that my eyes immediately fell on the head: EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE FROM WOBURN! GIRL MAKES GETAWAY FOR THE SECOND TIME! IS STILL AT LARGE! "So you were right," I said solemnly. "You are always right." With a laugh, she went into her room, leaving me to read the story. I kept the clipping, and I will reproduce it here; omitting only the part dealing with the girl's history, which

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