"Get out of the way, and be ready to catch your dog when they come apart!" The man glanced round for an instant, his face white with passion.

"I'll kill the brutes!" he declared.
"Indeed you won't," she returned promptly.

"Stand away now or you will be drenched!" As she spoke she raised her jug above the struggling animals.

Her face also shone white in the wintry dusk, but her actions denoted unwavering resolution.
"Now!" she said; and, since he would not move, she flung the icy water without compunction over the dogs and him also.
"Damnation!" he cried violently.

But she broke in upon him.