from the swinging light to the laden table by the wall, and then jerk back to the light again, and he gave out incessantly his high, horrible call:
“Oh, my Ga-od! Oh, my Ga-od! Oh, Ga-od! Oh, my Ga-od!”
Presently Tom lifted his head with a jerk and, after staring around the garage with glazed eyes, addressed a mumbled incoherent remark to the policeman.
“ M - a - v —” the policeman was saying, “— o —”
“No, r —” corrected the man, “ M - a - v - r - o —”
“Listen to me!” muttered Tom fiercely.
“ r —” said the policeman, “ o —”
“ g —”
“ g —”