Vandover was twice knocked down and the Dummy had his lip split.

Ellis struggled to his feet again and, still silent, fought them all alike, a fine line of froth gathering at the corners of his lips.
When they were finally ejected, and pulled themselves together in the street outside, Geary had disappeared.

He had left them during the struggle with Ellis and had gone home.

Ah, you bet he wasn't going to stay any longer with the crowd when they got like that.

If Ellis was fool enough to get as drunk as that it was his own lookout.