I don't think I ever really have loved a man, Gary." Warden laughed.

He knew she had told him the truth--he could see truth in her eyes.
"He killed Link and Givens," said Warden.

"Did you see it ?" At her nod he went on: "Just how did it happen ?" She told him, and he evinced disappointment.

Then, during a silence, he watched her keenly, a gleam of craft in his eyes.
"How much do you hate him, Della ?" Her eyes narrowed and she regarded him steadily, noting the subtle glow in his eyes.

She smiled, with sinister understanding.
"You want me to swear that he killed those two men wantonly, Gary--is that it ?" She laughed mirthlessly; "I would do it if--if I didn't have to risk my precious reputation." "You won't risk your reputation," exulted Warden.