"Is Burke in the outer office?
Send him in." Adelaide's heart began to beat as Marty, in his working-clothes, entered.

He was more suppressed and more sulky than she had yet seen him.
"I've been trying to see you, Mr.Farron," he began; but Vincent cut in: "One moment, Burke.

I have something to say to you.

That bout you said you had with O'Hallohan--" "Well, what of it ?" answered Marty, suddenly raising his voice.
"He knocked you out." "Who says so ?" roared Burke.
"He knocked you out," repeated Vincent.
"Who says so ?" Burke roared again, and somehow there was less confidence in the same volume of sound.
"Well, not O'Hallohan; He stayed bought.

But I have it straight.