Excerpt from The Eyes of the Blind
His visitor stared at Deems stupidly. He swayed slightly forward; then, as Deems, with sudden recognition of the man's condition, with held the savage uppercut that the forward mo tion had caused him to start, the Visitor pitched forward into the tiny hall. His clawing hands tore at the portiere that hung between the hall and the living room; the drapery gave way, and with a rattle of brass rings he fell to the floor.
Poor devil! Deems bent over him. But no fumes of liquor assailed him. He felt the man's pulse. Then, his face suddenly white, Deems walked to the telephone.
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