The Raymer enterprise., 1913-07-17

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Cannon nurses Dominick back to life.
Two weeks later Bernlce discovers In q
paper where husband Is and writes letter
trying to smooth over difficulties between
them. Dominick at last IL able to Join
fellow snowbound prisoners In hotel par
lor. He loses temper over talk of Buford.
An actor. After three weeks, end Of I'm.
;prisonment 10 seen. kilograms and mall
arrive. Dominick gets letter from wife.
CHAPTER viil.-(continusd.)
He suddenly looked away from her
and. turning to the chimney.piece.
rested one hand upon 1t and gaxed
down at the logs. A charred end
projected and he pushed 1t with his
slippered foot, his down.bent face.
the lips set and brows wrinkled, look.
ing like the face Of a sullen boy who
has been unjustly punished. An icy.
invading chill Of depression made
Roses heart sink down into bottom.
less depths. She talsered In faint
tones:
We'll. you'll be there soon now"
II don't know" he answered with.
out moving. II don't know whether
shall"
you don't know whether you'll be
home soon? The roads are open; the
postman has come In
II 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 homer" 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 80 vio-
lently that II interfered with the ease
Of her speech.
Dominick leaned forward and
dropped the crumpled letter into the
fire.
mo. l don't want to. hate to-"
To this she did not reply at all. and
after moment he continued: my
home Is unbearable to me. It isn't
home. It's place where / eat and
sleep. and I'd prefer doing that any
where else. In any dirty boarding.
house or fourth.rate hotel-ld rath-
err"
He stopped abruptly and pushed the
log farther In. The letter was caught
up the chimney In a swirl Of black.
ened scraps.
But your wife?" said Rose.
This time her voice was hoarse but
she did not know 1t. She had lost the
consciousness Of herself. 1t was .
profound moment, the deepest she had
80 far known. and all the forces Of her
being were concentrated upon It The
young man answered with delibera-
ton. still not moving.
II don't want to see my wife. We
are-we are-uncongenial. There 10
nothing but unhappiness between us."
Don't you love herr" said the girl.
"No. never did," he answered.
For q moment neither dared speak.
They did not look at each other or
stir. They hardly seemed to breathe
A movement, a touch. would have rent
the last thin crust Of reserve that
covered what were no longer unsus-
pected fires. Dominick knew It, but
the girl did not. She was seized BY
what to her was sudden, inexpli.
cable fear, and the increased, suffo-
eating beating Of her heart made her
feel dizzy. She suddenly wished to
hy, to escape from the room. and him,
and herself. She turned to 90 and
was arrested by Cora's voice in the
. hall:
Say, you folks. are you in thersl"
Cora's visage followed her voice.
She thrust It round the door.post.
beamingly smiling under q recently.
applied coat Of powder.
do you want to tackle . game Of
suchrei Mr.. Willoughby and I'll lay
You out cold unless that British mem.
ory Of his has gone back on him and
he's forgot all I taught him last time"
They were too bewildered to make
any response. Rose gathered up her
coat and dropped It again. looking stu.
pidly from II to the intruder. Cora
turned back to the passage. calling:
Here they are. Mr.. willoughby, all
ready and waiting for us. Now wen
show them how to play euchre."
Before Willoughby appeared, re-
sponsive to this cheerful hail. Cora
had pulled the chairs round the table
and brought out the cards. A few mo-
nsnts later. they were seated and the
same had begun. Cora and her part.
nsr were soon jubilant. Not only did
tAsy hold the cards. but their adver.
sarsss played 20 badly that the tale
Of many old scores was wiped OF.
The next day the frst movements
Of departure began. Early In the aft.
sfnoon Buiord and Judge Washburne
stastsd for Rocky Bar in Psrisy's
sisigh. Tue road had been broken BY
the mail.carrier, but was still 20
Aseply drifted that the drive was rsck-