等他回到办公室的时候，马龙已经说服自己没有必要焦虑。从目前的情况来看，杰克要摆脱这件事所需要的只是钱，而他有很多钱。他在和莫娜?麦克莱恩那场着名的打赌中赢来的赌场，结果成了芝加哥夜总会中的一座金矿。治安官大概看了一眼海伦的别克敞篷车，就认定这是一个还清监狱抵押贷款的机会。
By the time he reached his office, Malone had convinced himself there was no need for anxiety. From the looks of things, all Jake needed to get out of this was money, and he had plenty of that. The Casino, which he’d won on that famous bet with Mona McClane, had turned out to be a gold mine among Chicago’s night clubs. The sheriff had probably taken a look at Helene’s Buick convertible and decided this was a chance to pay off the mortgage on the jail.
“还有一封给你的电报，马龙先生。” 他走进门的时候女孩宣布道。
“There’s another telegram for you, Mr. Malone,” the girl announced as he walked in the door.
他几乎是从她手里夺过了电报。
He fairly tore it from her hand.
约翰?J?马龙
79 西华盛顿街
芝加哥，伊利诺伊州
杰克因用左勾拳打倒副治安官而入狱，我现在该怎么办？
海伦
JOHN J MALONE
79 WEST WASHINGTON STREET
CHICAGO ILLINOIS
JAKE IN JAIL FOR KNOCKING OUT DEPUTY SHERIFF WITH LEFT JAB WHAT DO I DO NOW
HELENE
“我决定等你先看了这封电报再把它撕了当卷烟纸。” 黑发女孩尖刻地说。
“I decided to wait till you’d read it before tearing it up for cigarette papers,” the black-haired girl said acidly.
马龙似乎没有听到她的话。他慢慢地、极其小心地重新点燃了雪茄，然后站在那里若有所思地看着电报。
Malone didn’t appear to have heard her. He relighted his cigar slowly, and with exquisite care, and stood looking at the telegram thoughtfully.
“你说过，” 女孩提醒他，“你不会再卷入杰克?贾斯特的任何事情中了。你说生命太短暂。你说你绝对不会 ——”
“You said,” the girl reminded him, “you weren’t going to get mixed up in any more of Jake Justus’ affairs. You said life was too short. You said you’d be damned if you’d -”
这个小律师点了点头。“这就证明了。你是聋子。现在做个好女孩，玛吉，打电话到车站问问去威斯康星州杰克逊的下一趟火车什么时候开。”
The little lawyer nodded. “That proves it. You are deaf. Now be a good girl, Maggie, call up the station and find out when’s the next train for Jackson, Wisconsin.”
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