"I'll go with them and come back after," whispered Mahooley.
"No you don't," said Bela quickly. "W'en they go I lock the door. Both door."
"Sure! But it could be unlocked for a friend."
"Not for no man!" said Bela. "Not to-night any'ow," she added with a sidelong look.
"You devil!" he growled. "Don't you fool yourself you can play with a man like me. A door has got to be either open or shut."
"Well, it will be shut—to-night," she said, with a smile dangerous and alluring.
When they had gone she sent Musq'oosis also.
"Not want talk?" he asked wistfully.
She laughed painfully and harshly.
"I your good friend," he said.