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She turned back to him I saw the look of surprise and confusion on his face, but I didn't understand why I didn't knohere I was and I had forgotten how I had gotten there All I kneas I was very cold and no one see much attention to that

"You never found her, Karl," she told him "I need your word on that"

"Pardon, Mrs Logan?"

"You never found her," she said firmly "Leave it all to me now,"

"But Mrs Logan--"

"You will be handsomely rewarded for your loyalty toa hard ti ends meet You won't have to worry at all about her doctor bills any as I can rely on your word," she added

He gazed at an

"Well I suppose there's nothing more to do about this, really You'll see to her and whoever else was out there Well, God rest his poor soul," Karl Hansen said "I' we could do anyway except locate the body and there's no rush to do that"

"Exactly Now remember, Karl, you never found her You just ot washed up here It was hard enough for you"

"Yes, it was,about that"

"Precisely," she said "Ray for you in thecare she requires"

"Well, thank you, Mrs Logan That's very kind"

"As long as we understand each other, Karl," she added, her s He nodded quickly

"Oh, absolutely, Mrs Logan Absolutely"

"Good," she said and turned back to me "Good"