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Half an hour after my arrival in the city, I was seated in the private office of our Chief, with Mrs. Ballou opposite me.
I had telegraphed from a way station, so that no time might be lost. I found the Chief and the lady awaiting me; and, at the first, he had signified his wish that I should listen to her story, and then give him my version of