A vivid flush had gathered in each of her cheeks and her eyes blazed with a dark fire.

One of her hands caught his arm and her fingers pinched his flesh.

He stared dumbly for a moment at the strange transformation in her.

He almost believed that she wanted to fight--that she was ready to rush out shoulder to shoulder with him against their enemies.

Scarcely had the cry fallen from her lips when she turned and ran swiftly into her room.