IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE
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Street. "I called you a while ago asking you to call me immediately if youWhat?" Then I was trying to get to him; but he heard it first. "Steve! They have her! They found her in the street in her blue dress and her light hair! Dot, Steve! Her necklace is gone but there's marks.—Oh, Steve, they're waiting for me to come and identify her."
I took hold of him. "She's dead?"
"They think so; or as good as dead."
I held to him. "You wait for me," I said, "or I'll not let you go. You'll save time in the end. Your word, Jerry."
He looked at me straight. "You'll jump, Steve," was all he said.
