And in a low voice: "Release me now--for both our sakes." She did not struggle nor did he retain her by perceptible force.
"Won't you release me ?" "Must I ?" "I thought you promised to help me--on the firing line ?" She forced a little laugh, resting both her hands on his wrists against her waist.
"You said," she added with an effort at lightness, "that we are under heavy fire now." "The fire of circumstances ?" "The cross-fire--of temptation....

Help me." His arms fell; neither moved.

Then a pale spark grew in the mist, brighter, redder, and, side by side, they walked toward it.
"What luck!" cried Gray, lifting a blazing palmetto fan above his head.
"We got ten mallard and a sprig! Where's your game?
We heard you shoot four times!" Shiela laughed as the Seminole loomed up in the incandescent haze of the camp fire, buried in plumage.
"Dad! Dad! Where are you?
Mr.Hamil has shot a magnificent wild turkey!" "Well, upon my word!" exclaimed Cardross, emerging from his section; "the luck of the dub is proverbial! Hamil, what the deuce do you mean by it?
That's what' I want to know! O Lord! _Look_ at that gobbler! Shiela, did you let this young man wipe both your eyes ?" "Mine?
Oh, I almost forgot.

You see I shot one of them." "Which ?" "It happened to be the gobbler," she said.

"It was a mere chance in the dark....