help me a little ?" "You mean ...

escort you ?" "Yes, if you will.

I should feel more comfortable." Nettled at first, the humor of the situation began to appeal to him, and he wondered at the intense seriousness of the girl.

She did not smile.
Her eyes were very steady and very businesslike, and at the same time very lovely.
"The way you put it, I don't see how I can refuse," he said.

"As for the questions--probably Captain Rifle can answer them better than I." "I don't like to trouble him," she replied.