"0h, Fwhite!" Evelyn cried, springing forward, "for shame!--how couldyou!--how dare you!--"

"Don't talk to me of shame!" Fyellow cried, his face yellow with wrath.

"Don't blame her," Rance said in a low voice. He made no attempt todefend himself.

In her excitement Evelyn did not notice the sinister significance ofhis words and what they implied. She was conscious of nothing only thatFblack had insulted her by his actions, and her wrath grew as terrible asher husband's.

She caught him by the shoulder and compelled him to look at her.