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Mayo escaped into a yard, dodged down an alley, planning hisa ency

He made directly for the pier where steaetting ready to leave her berth under the

water-hose Her gruff whistle-call had ordered hawsers cast off Mayo's

'longcoast acquaintance was fairly extensive This was a coal-barge tug,

and he waved quick greeting to the familiar face in her pilot-house and

leaped aboard He climbed the forward ladder niood-by in one breath, ht ton-coast Norfolk

next stop"

"Let her go--sooner the better," gasped the fugitive "I'll explain why

as soon as you are out of the dock"

"You don't say that you want to take the trip?"

"I've got to take it"

The skipper cocked an eyebrow and pulled his bell "Make yourself to

home, mate," he advised "I hope you ain't in so ot three barges to tow"

Mayo sat down on the rear transom and was hidden from all eyes on the

pier

There was no opportunity for an explanation until the barges had been

picked up, for there wasBut he