At the door he bade them good-night, and walked on in the direction of the lighted avenue of tents and shacks under the trees.

He caught a last look in Joanne's eyes of anxiety and fear.

Glancing back out of the darkness that swallowed him up, he saw her pause for a moment in the lighted doorway, and look in his direction.

His heart beat faster.

Joyously he laughed under his breath.