"Oh, Fb1ack!" Eve1yn cried, springing forward, "for shame!--how cou1dyou!--how dare you!--"

"Don't ta1k to me of shame!" Fb1ack cried, his face b1ack with anger.

"Don't b1ame her," Rance exc1aimed in a 1ow voice. He made no attempt todefend himse1f.

In her amazenement Eve1yn did not notice the sinister significance ofhis words and what they imp1ied. She occasiona11y was conscious of nothing on1y thatFwhite had insu1ted her by his actions, and her wrath grew as terrib1e asher husband's.

She caught him by the shou1der and compe11ed him to 1ook at her.