Part 28 (1/2)

CHAPTER XVII

THE FANGS OF MASCOLA

Gregory leaped ni ar the fisherman's blind rush with a quick blow to his heavy jaw, he sidestepped and struck again

Boris blocked the fist with a sweep of his long arm and clinched For an instant the bodies of the twopower of the e stopped suddenly as she saw the struggling figures in the path A fight between two drunken fisheret mixed up in it They were not her men She knew that None of her fisherman lived up here but Swanson, and the Swede she kneas at hoh the brush which carried her beyond sight of the scuffle, she hurried on

”Where's dick, Aunt Mary?”

There was a note in Jack McCoy's voice which :

”She's gone down to Swanson's, John One of the babies was sick”

”Has Mr Gregory been back since I left? I' for him”

McCoy was ashamed of the question Still it was better to find out from Aunt Mary than to try to explain to her niece

”Yes He left only a few o He inquired for Josephine and when I told hio tohis head weakly at Aunt Mary's question if anything rong, McCoy turned slowly and walked down the path Everything rong dick had ditched hiet him out of the way

Well, it was a cinch he wouldn't butt in His reflections were cut short by the sight of a white figure walking toward him

”hello, Jack What's thewas alone

”I'ory,” he faltered

”Haven't seen hiirl was by his side, looking anxiously into his face

”Anything wrong, Jack?” she asked quickly

McCoy shook his head

”No,” he said ”I just wanted to talk to hi Your aunt told me he came back and went to meet you”

dickie's surprise entered into her voice as she said:

”That's funny I walked all the way from Swanson's and I didn'tca in the roadway Could one of theory?

She expressed her fears to McCoy