“Penny!” he exclaimed. “Look over there!”
Farther down the river in an open space, the forms of two struggling men were silhouetted in the moonlight.
“Oh, Jerry,” Penny cried, “they’re fighting!”
“And to the death,” added Jerry grimly. “Come on, before it’s too late!”
CHAPTER
21
ELLIS SAAL’S CUSTOMER
Penny followed the reporter, quickly overtaking him. Their pounding footsteps were heard by the two men who abruptly ceased their desperate struggles. Observing the pair, they turned and fled, one toward the river, the other toward the road.
“Well, we broke that up in a hurry!” exclaimed Jerry. “Wonder what made them run?”
“They must have been afraid we would recognize them,” answered Penny. “Didn’t you think that one man looked like Peter Fenestra?”
“I never have seen him to my knowledge. He was the fellow who ran along the river?”
“No, the other. Fenestra’s farmhouse is across the fields.” Penny pointed toward a light shining dimly from a window.