The Yale expositor., 1913-03-27

trying to smooth over difficulties between
them, Dominick al last IS dbie 70 lnif
fellow snowbound prisoners IN hotel par
Tor. He loses temper over talk of Buiord
an actor. After three weeks. end or I'M
prisonment is seen. Tclegrams and mai
arrive. Dominick gets letter from wife
CHAPTER VIII.--(Continued.)
He suddenly looked away from hel
and, turning to the chimney-picce
rested one hand upon it and gazed
down at the logs. A ch2rrcd END
projected and he pushed it with his
slippered foot, his down-bent face
the lips set and brows wrinkled look
ing like the face of sullen boy who
has been unjustly punished An icy
invading chill of depression made
Roses heart sink down into bottom
less depths. She faltered in faint
tones:
well, you'll be there soon now"
81 don't know" he answered with.
out moving. Il don't know whether
shall"
You don't know whether you'll be
home soon? The roads are open; the
postman has come in"
Il don't know whether I'll go home
he repeated.
The swapping of the fire sounded
loud upon the silence that followed
The thrill Of strong emotions rising
toward expression held them in a
breathless, immovable quietude
Don't you want to go home?" said
the young girl. Her voice was low
and she cleared her throat. In this
Interchange of commonplace sentences
her heart had begun to beat so VIC
iently that 1t interfered with the ease
of her speech.
Dominick leaned forward and
dropped the crumpled letter into the
fire.
No, don't want to. hate to-"
To this she did not reply at all, and
after a moment he continued: my
home Is unbearable to me. 1t isn't
home. It's q place where I eat and
sleep. and I'd prefer doing that any.
where else, In any dirty boarding
house or fourth-rate hotel-Pd rath-
err"
lie stopped abruptly and pushed the
Jog farther In. The letter was caught
up the chimney in q swirl OF black
eDed scraps.
But your wife?" said Rose
This time her voice was hoarse but
she did not know It. She had lost the
consciousness Of herself. 1t was a
rr-.oand moment, the deepest she had
50 far known, and ali the forces Of her
beins were concentrated upon 1t. The
TcDng man answered with delibera.
iou It'll not moving
don't want to see my wife. We
.re- 8 are-uncongenial. There is
c,, but unhappiness between u.s."
Ng you love herr" said the girl
80 never did," he answered
moment neither dared speak
ID not look at each other or
hey hardly seemed to breathe,
ment, touch, would have rent
&c.,. thin crust OF reserve that
what were no longer unsus-
- fires. Dominick knew it, but
,s -.rl did not She was seized by
, 10 her was a sudden, inexpli.
ear, and tho increased, suffo-
a2 beating OF her heart made her
81 Gizzy. She suddenly wished to
ITO escape from the room, and him,
snl Acrself. She turned to go and
Va rested by Coras voice In the
~!
you folks, are you in there ?"
Ccrg's vlsage followed her voice.
.5h, Trust II round the door-post,
at&'ni ely smiling under a recently
- coat Of powder.
you. want to. tackle q game Of
.sus, e' Mr.. Wllloughby and I'll lay
"a cold unless that British men,
~ ~ his has gone back on him and
fs's : got all ! taught him last time"
Tt, we're too bewildered to make
luy r. ponse. Rose gathered up her
,oa; a"d dropped It again, looking stu
g.diy ION It to the intruder. Cora
,yrcd back 10 the passage, calling:
80 they are. Mr.. Willoughby, all
ecs' nd waiting for us. Now we'll
80 EN- how to play euchre."
Wllioughby appeared, re-
nm to this cheerful hail, Cora
80 led the chairs round the table
ight out the cards. A few mo-
tier. they were seated and the
-au d begun. Cora and her part
a soon jubilant. Not only did
80, d the cards, but their adver-
layed 80 badly that the tale
old scores was wiped Off
ext day the first movements
ure began. Early in the aft
uford and Judge Washburne
or Rocky Bar In Perley's
he road had been broken by
carrier, but WIS so
'ftcd that ~ 1' reCk