Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-08-08
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moment later the moving eyes lighted
indifferently. bruskly. as though
checked by the imperative stoppage OF
regulating machinery.
Only person watching closely
would have noticed 1t. but Berny was
watching with the most vigilant close
ness. She saw the infusion of new
and keener interest transform the
glance, concentrate its lazy. difused
attention into something that had the
sharpness and suddenness of leap,
ing flame. The next moment flood
of color rose clearly pink over the
face. and then. most surprising of all.
the lady bent her head in grave, de-
liberate bow.
Berry turned, startled-and in a
vague. underlined way. disturbed. too
to see who had been the object of this
salutation. To her astonishment II
was Dominick. As she looked at him.
he replaced his hat and she sawLto
the augmentation of that vague sense
of disturbance-thath ho was as pale as
the bowling woman was pink.
l. "Dominick." she exclaimed. who's
that?"
Miss Cannon" he said in low
tone.
Rose Cannon" hissed Hazel on the
other side OF him. her face thrust for
ward. and tense in the interest of the
moment, "Bill Cannon's daughter?"
"Yes. l met her at Antelope"
"Berny. did you see her dress?" Ha-
eel hung over her brother-in-law in her
excitement. That's straight from
Paris, I'll bet you dollar"
Yes, saw it," said Berry In a
voice that did not sound particularly
exhilarated: maybe 1t Is"
She looked back at Miss Cannon
who had turned away and was NOV
ing of through the crowd with her es-
cort. Then she leaned toward Domi-
nick. His voice had not sounded nat
ural: as she placed her arm against
his she could feel that he trembled.
She said nothing but settled back
In her chair, dryly swallowing. In
those few past moments her whole
world had undergone a revolution that
left her feeling dazed nnd little sick.
II was as II the, earth had suddenly
whirled around and she had come up
painting and clutching among familiar
things reversed and upset. In an in
stantaneous flash OF illumination she
saw ever -hing-the look in the wom-
ans eyes, her rush of color. Dominick's
voice, his expression, the trembling
Of his arm-It was all perfectly plain.
This was the girl he had been shut in
Antelope with for three weeks. Now
she knew what the change was. the in
explicable, mysterious change that
had SO puzzled her.
She felt bewildered. and under her
bewilderment a pain, a fierce, unfa-
miliar pain. gripped her She did
not for the moment say anything or
want to speak. and she felt as a child
does who is dazed and stupefied by an
unexpected assault of i'll treatment.
The slight sensation Of inward sink
ing, that made her feel little sick.
continued and she sat in a chilled and
dropping silence. all her bridling con-
ceit in herself and her fine clothes
stricken suddenly out of her.
She heard Hazel asking Dominick
questions about Miss Cannon, and she
heard Dominick's answers. brief and
given with a reticent doggedness.
Then Hazel asked him for the time
and she was conscious Of his elbow
pressing against her arm as he felt
for his watch. AS he drew 1t out and
held it toward the questioner, Berny
suddenly leaned forward. and. catch
Ing his hand with the watch in II.
turned its face toward her. The hand
beneath hers was cold. and shook. She
let it go and again sank back In her
chair The feeling Of atckneas praw
stronger and was augmented by a
sense OF physical feebleness. of being