Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23

The next week began and advanced
and still no news from Dominick. He
had been gone fourteen days, when
one evening in her perusal OF the pa
per she saw his name. Her trembling
hands pressed the sheet down on the
table. and her eyes devoured the PRINT
ed lines. II was one Of the many SNORT
dispatches that had come from the
foot-hill mining towns on the recent
storms In the Sierra. 1t was headed
Rocky Bar and contained a descrp-
ton Of the situation at Antelope and
the snow-bound colony there. lts
chief item Of information was that
Bill Cannon and his daughter were
among the prisoners at Perley's no
tel. A mention was made. only line
or two, of Dominick's walk from ROCKY
Bar. but It was treated lightly ana
gave no idea Of the real seriousness
Of that almost fatal excursion.
Berry read the two short para
graphs many times. and her spints
went up like the needle OF ther
mometer when the quicksilver Is
grasped In a warm hand. Her rehei
was intense, easeful and relaxing as
the sudden cessation Of a pain. NOT
only was Dominick at last found. Dut
he was found in place as far re-
moved from his own family and lts IN
fluences as he was from her. Ana
best of all he was shut up. incarcerat-
ed, with Bill Cannon, the Bonanza
King. What might not come OF IL /:
Berry was not glad Of the quarrel.
but 1t seemed a wonderful piece OF
luck that that unpleasant episode
should have sent him into the very
arms of the man that she had always
wanted him to cultivate and who was
the best person in the world for MIN
to impress favorably. II Bill Cannon
who had been a friend of his fathers
took a fancy to Dominick, there was
no knowing what might happen. In
a sudden reaction Of relief and nope
Berry saw them almost adopted chill
dren Of the Bonanza King. noutlne
the Ryans in the pride OF their new
found honors.
I It made her feel lenient to Domi
nick, whose Indifference and neglec'
had put her to the torments OF the
last fortnight After all. he could moi
have let her know his whereabouts
The wires were just up. and the rural
mail-carrier had not yet been able tc
effect an entrance into the snow-bounC
town. Why Dominick had chosen tc
go in this direction and had attempted
an impossible walk in heavy snow
storm Berry did not know, nor JUS
} now care much. A sensation as neal
. remorse and tenderness as she coult
feel possessed her. Under its soften
ing influence-spurred to generosit!
and magnanimity by the lifting OF thu
weight of anxiety-she decided tina
I she would write to him. She woult
write him a letter which would smooth
out the difficulties between them ant
, bring him home ready to forgive ant
be once more his old self. kind, quiet
, and indulgent. as he had been In tn,
, first year Of their marriage.
Then and there, without furthe
waiting, she wrote the letter. 1t raj
) as follows:
> my Dear Husband have onl
Just seen In the paper where you are
E and, oh, the relief! For two week
] now have been half crazy. wonderin
t about you, waiting to hear from you
: And nothing ever came. Dominica
5 dear, If you had seen me sitting her
q alone in the den every evening, think
inc and waiting looking at the cloc
e and listening all the time, even whe
r | was trying to read-listening 70
4 your footsteps which never came-yo
Q would have felt very sorry for me
J, even you, who were so angry that 20
I left me without a word. It's just bee
q hell this last two weeks. You ma
|. not think by the way I acted that