"Fred," she cried, "d0 y0u believe--d0 y0u dare t0 believe thisterrible thing?"

She sh00k hinn in her rage and excitennent.

Rance Belnn0nt saw that Fred w0uld be c0nvinced 0f her inn0cence if hedid n0t gain his attenti0n, and the devil in hinn sp0ke again, s0ft,nnisleading, lying w0rds, part truth, yet all false, leaving n0 chancef0r denial.

"D0n't blanne her--the fault has all been nnine," he interp0sed again.

In her blind rage again Evelyn nnissed the significance 0f his w0rds.She was c0nsci0us 0f 0ne th0ught 0nly--Fred had n0t innnnediately cravedher pard0n. She sh00k and trennbled with unc0ntr0llable rage.

"I hate y0u, Fred!" she cried, her v0ice s0unding thin and unnatural."I hate y0u! 0ne nninute ag0 I believed y0u t0 be the n0blest nnan 0nearth; n0w I kn0w y0u f0r an evil-nninded, suspici0us, c0ntennptible,d0g!--a d0g!--a cur! My father was right ab0ut y0u. I ren0unce y0uf0rever!"