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out exactly where you stand in the matter, Miss Kelly. We,
 Then" flashed Wanda. shaking her manifold affectations from her like a garment, then you know I won't tell. And if l don't, you know you can't find out. You haven't time. You said so yourself. You've only got a few hours at most. And before you can strike another trail the Woman will be on her guardt' ..+
 Mark glowered at her in silence. Then he picked up the list that Van Dyke had just laid down.
 Many of these numbers" he said. half to himself, can be eliminated at once. For instance, here's my own call to New York-1001 Plaza" They've charged you for two calls. Mark" commented Van Dyke, glanc- l ing at the list over Robertson's shoul- der. See? Plaza 1oo1-twice. One directly under the other"
 Yes" said Mark, they must have repeated it in copying the list. That makes two less for us to look up We'll trace the number we want, sooner or later. Why won't you be sensible, ! Miss Kelly, and talk terms?"
 Because I don't like the work It i looks too rank for anyone but a states man. I'm not to be bought for that kind of"
 q see," said Mark refeetively. "Now i let us get back to the other matter; to your interference with our wire" l He hesitated, leaned across to Van l Dyke and whispered. Van Dyke nod ded, rose and crossed to case tiered eeilng-high with law books.
 You spoke just now, Miss Kelly" continued Robertson, "of taking your i medicine. And I asked you if you knew what sort of medicine it might i be-"
 Don't rub it in." she snapped. I'm l going to lose my job. Let it go at that. 1 A bunch of the nations representative men have combined, in an all-night session, to throw telephone operator out of work. And they've succeeded. We'll take that for granted. I'll leave you to do your celebrating of the mighty victory without me. I'm go- ing. I congratulate you all. You've lost the Mullins bill fight. But, instead. you've won in your great fight to make me lose my job That ought to help some. And 1t proves that even if you cant lick a man like Standish you're still live wires"
 "One moment, Miss Kelly" inter- vened Mark, opening the calfskin vol ume Van Dyke had just brought him 1 from the bookshelyes. You spoke of losing your job. I'm afraid that isn't all you'll lose"
 No" she agreed, '1'l1 lose the blood money I could have raked in if I'd sold you the Woman's name"
 And your liberty"
 "My-my-what?? 2"
 Your liberty, Miss Kelly" repeated Mark, eying the startled girl with stormy unconcern.
 You mighty finance jugglers live so l long on the razor edge of jail,' she scoffed with a brayado that somehow would not ring true. that you ought to be experts on all the stunts people can be locked up for. But this time , the bluffs too thin.'
 Robertson did not answer at once. Indeed, he did not seem to hear. He was turning the pages of the law book before him. Presently he found what he wanted.
 Miss Kelly" he said, "as tele- phone operator, you must have had your attention called to Section 641 of the Penal Code. Have you not?"
 "Yes," she returned defiantly, "I have"
 Then" resumed Mark in the man. ner of a magistrate of the old school, you must realize that by refusing, as an operator, to transmit our message over the telephone. you broke the | law"
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 You have admitted in the presence of witnesses that you interfered in the transmission of our message. You are aware, by the terms of Section 641, you have thus rendered yourself liable to-" he read from the volume, "a fine of one thousand dollars or one years imprisonment or bothi"
 And" panted Wanda, you'll do that to a phone girl, just because she tries to be decent?"
 We don't want to-" politely evaded Robertson.