midnight
I will take charge of that young lady , if you please ! '' Looking over his shoulder , Frank saw the dark , excited face of a youth of twenty or twenty-one . That face was almost wickedly handsome , although there was something decidedly repellent about it . The eyes were black as midnight , while the lips were full and red . With a twisting snap Frank freed his wrist . `` You ? '' he said , calmly -- `` who are you ? ''