Wally wuz holdin’ a knife to the galoot’s throat.“Step away, c***dren,” said Hannah. Florry an’ her wuz both carryin’ shotguns an’ had t...em aimed at the galoot’s head.“What’s goin’ on,” I said.“He tried to grab Molly,” said Charity.“That’s a lie,” cried the galoot.“It’s the truth!”“You ain’t gonna take a little nigger’s word over mine, are ya? They’re the ones that attacked me!” Well, of course I wuz gonna take Charity’s word over the galoot’s but I didn’t say so out loud. I wuz tryin’ to. She said. I did as told andopened my mouth so wide it hurt my jaws.-Good boy, I heard her say and felt something beingfit in my mouth. With routine she filled my mouth with metal pieces that forcedmy mouth wide and stay open. She locked them in place by attaching the leatherharness buckles under my chin, and over and behind my head. I felt veryuncomfortable and moaned loudly.-Keep silent! She scolded and spanked me hard with herridingwhip. Next she walked infrontof me and kneeled so that she. It was warmer that it had been any time up to now this year. I had decided that I would do some sleuthing on Saturday morning, by visiting the Isle of Dogs to speak to a couple of dock workers who I knew kept their ears to the ground. I hoped they would be able to tell me or at least make enquiries how to find out about the activities of Curly Cavenagh. I wondered how it was possible that the petty criminal could have any kind of association with an American film star from Hollywood of the. I’ll catch a flight east as soon as possible. Please keep me informed of any new developments. We need to stay calm and think about what we can do to help Steve and those girls. I’ll be there this evening!’ ‘What’s going on?’ asked Charlotte. ‘Is Steve in trouble of some kind?’ ‘He was chaperoning a bus full of teenage girls on a field trip to Philadelphia. Senator Chatham’s daughter, Vice President Pearson’s granddaughter, and Congressman Daniel’s daughter were among the girls on the bus and.