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Chapter 10

           "I’llseewhatIcando,"saidDick,andadded,"butmoneywillcertainlyhavetochangehands."Lookingatthemasthoughtheyweretheinnocentsthatheknewtheywerenot,heshookhishead:"Ofallthecrazystunts!"

           LadyCarolinesmiledcomplacently.

           "You’reaninsanitydoctor,aren’tyou?YououghttobeabletohelpusandGaussehasGOTto!"

           AtthispointDickwentasidewithGausseandtalkedovertheoldman’sfindings.Theaffairwasmoreseriousthanhadbeenindicatedoneofthegirlswhomtheyhadpickedupwasofarespectablefamily.Thefamilywerefurious,orpretendedtobe;asettlementwouldhavetobemadewiththem.Theotherone,agirloftheport,couldbemoreeasilydealtwith.TherewereFrenchstatutesthatwouldmakeconvictionpunishablebyimprisonmentor,attheveryleast,publicexpulsionfromthecountry.Inadditiontothedifficulties,therewasagrowingdifferenceintolerancebetweensuchtownspeopleasbenefitedbytheforeigncolonyandtheoneswhowereannoyedbytheconsequentriseofprices.Gausse,havingsummarizedthesituation,turneditovertoDick.Dickcalledthechiefofpoliceintoconference.

           "NowyouknowthattheFrenchgovernmentwantstoencourageAmericantouringsomuchsothatinParisthissummerthere’sanorderthatAmericanscan’tbearrestedexceptforthemostseriousoffenses."

           "Thisisseriousenough,myGod."

           "ButlooknowyouhavetheirCartesd’Identité?"

           "Theyhadnone.Theyhadnothingtwohundredfrancsandsomerings.

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