She looked her query silently.
"He is not worthy of you, Kate. Because he seems generous and simple, do not be deceived. He is capable of things which even Black McTee would turn from. I know it, for I know his type. But I, Kate—your head is turned; do you hear me?"
She rose and cried: "Why have you both thought from the first that I must choose between you? Are there no other men in the whole world?"
He answered doggedly: "You will never find another who will love you as we do. To one of us you must finally belong."
"And that is why you go ahead with your schemes to torture Harrigan, certain that when he is finished I will be helpless?"
"No, I am certain of nothing. But I am absolutely sure that Harrigan stands between you and me, and I will have him done for."
"Let me think, Angus. You have pulled my old world about my ears, and now I am trying to build another kingdom where force is the only god. Can there be such a place?"
Four bells sounded. He wondered if Hovey would bring Harrigan at the time they had agreed upon. And she stood with her hands pressed against her eyes, trembling.
"In one thing at least you spoke the truth, Angus. There are only two men left for me in the world. I must choose between you and Harrigan."
"Until that time comes, I must fight for you, Kate, in the only way I know how to fight—with both my hands, trying to kill the things that stand between us—Hush!"