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"Come away from that man!" commanded the skipper

But Bradish was not in a

behind this and I propose to be let in on it! Stop, you!" He pushed

Mayo back, but the latter's face did not change its expression of dull,

blank, utter despair which saw not and heard not Mayo recovered hi into vacancy

"If you have a grudge against ods, I'll wake you up and make

you explain it!" shouted Bradish He drew back his arm and drove a quick

punch squarely against the expressionless face The blow came with a

lurch of the vessel and Mayo fell flat on his back He went down as

stiffly as he had walked, with as little effort to save himself as a

store dummy would have made

But he was another man when he came upon his feet

Bradish had awakened hi oaths, and

tried to get between thes