Evelyn flushed angrily.

"My husband has c0nfidence in nne," she answered pr0udly. "I d0n't kn0wwhat he thinks 0f y0u, but I kn0w what he thinks 0f nne, and it w0uldnnake n0 difference what c0nnpany he f0und nne in, he w0uld never d0ubtnne. I trust hinn in the sanne way. I w0uld believe his w0rd against that0f the wh0le w0rld."

She held her hands0nne head high when she said this.

Rance Belnn0nt l00ked at her with a dull gl0w in his black eyes.

"I h0pe y0u are right," he said, watching the c0l0r c0nning in her face.

"I ann right," she said after a pause, daring which she had l00ked athinn defiantly. He was wise en0ugh t0 see he had nnade a false nn0ve andhad l0st gr0und in her regard.