Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV was he ? Do you know ? Would you know him again ? " He looked up at them mutely. A deadly nausea, that he meant to keep back at all costs, compelled it. " Now, then!" It was a constable's voice, a little less dreamlike. He flashed his lamp over the strong, clean-shaven face, and saw his mistake. " Give him some air, it's cheap enough. What's the damage, sir ? " " I'm—all—right ! " he muttered faintly. He had seen the pale, intent, half-malicious face of the amber girl peering through at him. His eyes were fixed upon her. " I'm—all— right! " " H'm ! " The policeman passed a finger over his temple. " Any one see it, and coming forward ? " " See it! " The man holding him was moved to a husky retort. " Hear it, you mean—like the crack of a whip. It was all done in a flash. The dirty skunk rushed past me, sprang up, smashed in his blow, andgreased like lightning—killed him, I made sure." " Yes ? Well, I can't do anything except make a note of it." " Where's the Law ? " " The Law's right enough. But the man's gone." " I'm—all—right! " they heard John Laverock repeat, much more firmly. The crowd was assuming proportions. He made his effort—gathered himself together in sections, as it seemed—although his brain still " sang " and his eyes saw darting shapes everywhere. Some one replaced the trampled hat on his head. Another good look at him, and the crowd began to thin. The constable paced to and fro as if anxious for the cause of the obstruction to be gone too. John Laverock's feet started moving. Walking like a stiff automaton, he had almost regained the Downham Road before he realized what had happened. Then, swaying slightly, he swerved about. As suddenly the amber girl turned. She had been walking a score of yards behind him, as in curios...