Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-27

with her. He saw her in a corner of the rail-
way carriage, with her hands on her lap, look
ing out of the window, not 20 see anything, but
TO hide her wet cheeks from her fellow passen-
gers He caught himself wondering whether
sne had taken sandwiches with her and little
bottle of sherry. When he traveled-and he
was called from home occasionally-therew was
always neat little package in white paper,
and tiny white flask. pressed on him. Had
any Of the servants thought of these things for
Salome? That she had thought Of them for
herself was unlikely. When she reached town
what would she do? Would the porrers be at
tentlye? Would they take her wraps and little
ODDS and ends, and see her into cab? And
would the lyman be civil, or would he seek to
take advantage of a lone lady, especially one
who looked ill and unhappy? Would not such
an one become a prey to his rapacity, and be
subject to rudeness?
What sort of weather would Salome have for
crossing the Channel? She was going by Dover
and Ostend, Brussels and the Grand Luxem-
pourg, to Strasburg; thence by Basle to
Lucerne, and SO on by boat and diligence to
Andermatt
How would she manage about change OF
money? Where effect an exchange? She had
never travelled abroad before how would she
contrive aboutluggage? What sort of French
scholar was she? Who would be her compan-
ions on the long night journey from Brussels to
Strasburg? What if she had to endure associa-
tionwith vulgar, insolent, Objectionable travel
ing comrades
Philip became hot, then cold.
Il beg your pardon, sir" said the clerk, COM
ing to his desk. "Are you aware that you have
subscribed that letter twice over, Yours truly,
T. Pennycomequick? ?'
so have; will write it again."
And, sir-I beg pardon-you have directed
this letter to Messrs. Brook & Co., Cotton
Spinners, Andermatt. Is that rightF'
II have made mistake. will write the ad-
dress again."
At dinner, that evening, Philip was alone.
the parlor maid waited She stood little way
OH behind his chair, while he ate. He was
conscious that she watched him at his soup.
that she was counting how many spoonfuls
went into his mouth, that he was not uDob-
served when he added salt and pepper. She
was down on his plate like vulture on dead
camel, the moment he had taken his last spoon
full. Probably she was finding it as embarrass-
ing standing watching him eat as he found it
eating with her watching.
Mary" said Philip. did Mrs Pennycome-
quick have any refreshments with her when
she left-sandwiches and sherry?"
Il beg your pardon, sir. don't know. 1 will
60 and ask cook"
She did know. Philip was sure she did, but
made this an excuse to get out of the dining
room and its oppressive restraints to the free
air of the kitchen,
Presently she returned. "Well?" asked Philip.
please, sir, no. Cook says she tried to press
them on Missis, but Missis, sir, wouldn't have
'em. She said she'd have no appetite"
What is it?" asked Philip, as a dish was
offered.
EsCurried rabbit sirn
'"Curried rabbit? No. thank you."
Philip looked across the table, to the place
hitherto occupied by his wife. He had not
been gracious, only coldly civil to her of late,
but then-now he would have been glad to
have had someone opposite him to whom he
could have been coldly civil; someone to whom
he might have remarked that the weather
had been bad, that the barometer was rising,
that the political situation was so and so.
Bother that womanl-he meant the parlor
maid. Then aloud What is it? Oh, veal"
He would have some veal. "Stufingr' Oh!
the stufing formed that brown wart at the side,
did it2
He tried to eat his veal, but felt that the eye
of Mary was on the back of his head. that she
was looking at the nape of his neck and the
hair there. and the collar button, and little
dust that lay on the collar OF his coat. Philip
had mole on the nape of his neck, and he was
convinced that this mole formed an object of
the liveliest interest to Mary. She was watch
ing the mole; when he opened his jaw the
mole took header and went under his collar:
when he shut his mouth it rose above the col
lar; while he was chewing, the mole danced on
the horizon of his collar, to Mary'z infinite
amusement