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smiling assurance. He patted her
lightly on the shoulder by way Of
greeting and said:
"How are you! All rightr
"Oh, I'm all right" she answered
with brisk, determined sprightliness.
You're the one to ask about. You
walk stifi. still. How are your feet?"
She was glad to turn her eyes away
from his face. II looked very tired,
and the slight smile with which he
had greeted her stayed only on his
lips. did not extend to his fatigued
eyes. He was evidently angry still,
angry and unforgiving. and that he
should be so. when she was 80 anxious
to forget the ugly episode Of the
quarrel and be gay and friendly again.
dashed her spirits and made her feel
insure Of herself and upset. She was
determined. however. to show him
that she had forgotten all about 1t,
and as he turned the angle Of the
stairway she thrust her hand inside
his arm and walked up beside him.
They might have been p happy mar
ried couple. reunited Ater an alb.
sence, slowly coming up the stairs
together arm in arm.
A few minutes later they were
seated opposite each other at dinner.
The little table glowed and cleaned.
all Berny's bravery Of silver and glass
mustered for it, adornment. The
choice and delicate dinner began with
soup that Dominick especially liked,
a fact which Berry hoped he would
notice and mention. She was one Of
those women who have an unfailing
memory for what people like to eat:
a single expression Of preference
would remain in her mind for years
pominick and she had not lived to-
gether for q month before she knew
everything in the way Of food he liked
or disliked. When she was annoyed
with him, or especially bitter against
his mother, she would order nothing
but dishes that he did not care for
and when she was In more friendly
mood, as tonight, she would take
pains and time to arrange menu
composed Of those he preferred. He
usually did not notice these rewards
and punishments. but Berry always
thought he did and was too stub
born" as she expressed It to herself
to show that he was affected by them
She observed tonight that he mel
ther remarked. nor seemed to relist
his food, but she made no comment
talking on in breathless, lively way
asking questions Of his trip. his acci
dent. and the condition Of his feet
as though there were no mortifyinf
recollections connected with the cause
Of his sudden departure. Her only
indication Of embarrassment was 6
tendency to avoid anything like mo
ment Of silence and to fly from one
subject to another. Dominick an
swered her questions and told hel
Of his wanderings with a slow. care
full exactness. Save In the freezing
Of his feet. which matter he treated
more lightly than 1t deserved, he wal
open with her In recounting the small
happenings Of what he called "hl.
holiday" from the time of his wall
from Rocky Bar to the day OF hi.
departure from Antelope.
They had progressed through the
fish to the entree when her question.
passed from his personal wandering,
and adventures to his associates. She
had been very anxious to get to thil
point, as she wanted to know wha,
degree Of intimacy he had reached
with the Bonanza King. Severa
times already she had tried to diver
the conversation toward that subject
but It had been DETECTED by the young
man. who seemed to find less per
sonal topics more to his taste. Nov
she was advancing openly upon 1t
inquiring about the snow.bound grouI
at Perley's. and awarding to any bu,
the august name for which her earl
were pricked perfunctory attention
1t was part Of the natural perversity
Of man that Dominick should shy
from 1t and expend valuable time OF
descriptions Of the other prisoners
There was an actor THERE" h<
said. showed In on his way to Sac
ramento. q queerlooking chap. but no,
bad"
"Ap actor7" said Berry. trying Il
look interested. What did he acti"
"Melodrams, I think. He told me
he played all through the northwes,
and east as far - Denver. The boo,
chap was caught up there and was
afraid he was going to lose sacra
mento engagement that guess mean,
a good deal to him. He was quite
interesting. been In the Klondike In
the first rush and had some queer sto
ries about the early days up there y
Berny's Indifferent glance became
bright and fixed under the steadyine
effect Of sudden interest
Been In the Klondike!" she re
peated. What was his namef"
"Buford. James Delay Buford. He'd
been an actor at the opera house 4,
Dawson"