front-page headlines in the French press. We are naturally sore that we were arrested this way when we had done nothing at all wrong but as soon as we are out again and continue on our tour everything will be all right. The Mediterranean is beautiful from a small fishing boat; we had a swell trip until we were stopped.

I am signing off now; it’s almost 5 P.M. when we must return to our cells until 7 A.M. There's nothing to worry about only it’s rotten being cooped up here when it’s so nice outside. We only get two half-hour periods each day to exercise in the prison yard.

We saw beautiful snow—capped mountains and lovely flowering fruit trees in the valleys below during our tour of Southern France. We went for hours in an auto in and out the valleys. Some day you and I must travel this land together and hire us a small sailing boat and sail along the coast. Much love. J01;

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Perpignan ]az'l, April 2 Dearest, , -

There is quite a bit of news which I will try to tell you in an orderly manner: (1) The American Vice-consul was here to quiz us and tell us that he had instructions from Washington to lift our passports until after our trial. (2) We have had preliminary hearings. Mine was yesterday, and after sticking to my fishy-sounding “tourist” story for over an hour and being threatened with six months extra for “mocking French justice,” I finally, under lawyer’s in; structions, admitted we were going to Spain to work. Our lawyer, who is an S.P., seems convinced that we will get out immediately after our trial, which is set for April 15;

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