Her whole actions show that she is afraid of the police--afraid of being tracked for her crime.

She buys a newspaper every night, locks and bars the door on entering her room, and, with tears streaming from her eyes, reads every word of the criminal news.

One night, when she went out to buy her paper, and what food she needed for the next day, she came unexpectedly upon a policeman at the corner.

The man was not looking at her at all, nor for her, but she fled, running like a deer, doubling and turning through alleys and back streets until by a very roundabout road she reached her own room.

There she locked herself in, and remained without food all next day rather than go out again.