license, and marry you."

The girl smiled comfortably. In that mood she was not afraid
of him.

She lifted her face, and stretched out her arms as though she
were drinking in the moonlight.

"It has been such a good day," she said simply, "and I am
really so very happy."

"I shall be equally frank," said Winthrop. "So am I."

For two hours they had been on the road, and were just
entering Fairport. For some long time the voices of the
pursuing grizzlies had been lost in the far distance.

"The road's up," said Miss Forbes.

She pointed ahead to two red lanterns.

"It was all right this morning," exclaimed Winthrop.

The car was pulled down to eight miles an hour, and, trembling
and snorting at the indignity, nosed up to the red lanterns.

They showed in a ruddy glow the legs of two men.

"You gotta stop!" commanded a voice.