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MAX HAS KEPT OUT OF JAIL
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"By what particular expedient, Max?"

"By saying nothing; as I must continue to do now. It iss enough that one of us runs that chance, and all day I haf felt the jail doors closing about me. Because, my friendt, I haf learned what iss dangerous information. I haf learned much about how the Surakarta wass stolen, which I am afraidt to tell, because it iss a thing which to the bolice would be unpelieveable. There are many men to whom I could tell it, and they would say it iss—gommonplace; because those men haf knowledge that it could be done that way. But the bolice haf not; no—they would lock me up. So I must say nothing until I can show the bolice—not tell it merely; for then they will pelieve. I haf arranchged to go to the Tonty tonight