"For you, Kate?"
Then she understood her power fully for the first time, and found the thing which she must do.
"For me. I—I—"
She let her head droop, and then glanced up as if beseeching him to ask no questions.
"Look me square in the eye—so!"
He caught her beneath the chin with a grip that threatened a bruise, and his eyes burned down upon her.
"Are ye playin' with me, Kate? Are ye tryin' to torment me, or do ye really care for McTee?"
She tried with all her might, but could not answer. The rumble and ring of his voice brought her heart to her throat.
"You're tremblin'," said Harrigan, and he released her. "So it's all true. McTee!"
He turned on his heel like a soldier, lest she should mark the change of his expression; but she must have noticed something, for she called: "Harrigan—Dan!"