“Do you deny it?” he thundered.
“Yes, I deny it. Why?”
“Did you see de Spain at Calabasas this afternoon?”
“No.”
“See him anywhere else?”
“No, I did not. What do you mean? What,” demanded his niece with spirit, “do you want to know? What are you trying to find out?”
Duke turned in his rage on Gale. “There! You hear that––what have you got to say now?” he demanded with an abusive oath.
Gale, who had been hardly able to refrain from breaking in, answered fast. “What have I got to say?” he roared. “I say I know what I’m talking about. I say she’s lying, Duke.”
Nan’s face turned white with anger. Before she could speak her uncle took up the words. “Hold on,” he shouted. “Don’t tell me she lies.” He launched another hot expletive. “I know she doesn’t lie!”