Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-24

after the first rapture Is over, to show Saiome
that have brought her the child"
When the nurse came In Philip ordered her
to sit with the baby in the veranda before the
hotel; the air was fresh, but dry and delicious,
and the child could take no harm. Then he
ordered for himself some claret and iced soda
water.
1t was inconsiderate Of Salome keeping him
waiting. he was anxious to see her, notwith-
standing the provocation given him. why
should she not have been there instead Of going
strolled to the Devils Bridge.
Waiter" called Philip. (which Is the
table at which the ladies sit?"
When told he said: II suppose there are
seven covers?'
Eight, saire; de American Teddy sits dere."
Eight; very well, waiter. 1 sit with them
in future. and the American lady goes to an
other table. DO you understand? There is no
place for her at the table where sit"
Presently Philip heard the clear, pleasant
voices of the girls and the ladies outside. and
their feet on the gravel. He started up and
hastened down the hall; but before he could
reach the door he heard Salome's voice, partly
raised in cry as Of pain, partly In extremity OF
joy.
"It isl 1t isl 1t can be no other! It is my
baby!"
How did she know itf To the male eye there
is scarcely any distinction between babies; as
one lamb is like another lamb, and one butter
cup like another buttercup, so are all babies
alike. Some have dark hair, others are blondes:
but so among lambs. and there are varieties OF
species in buttercups, in the Alpine pastures
some are silver. Unwarned, unprepared,
Salome knew her baby; knew it at once, with a
leap of her heart and a rush of blood that roared
in her ears and for moment dazzled her eyes.
She asked no questions how it came there she
entertained no doubt whether it was her own,
her very own-in moment she had the little
creature in her arms, laughing, crying, cover
ing its face and hands with kisses; and the
child also knew its mother, had no wonder how
she came to be there, no doubt whether it were
really she; it thrust forth its little pats, and
held Salome by the copper-gold hair, and put
its rosy mouth to her cheek.
"Salomer' exclaimed Janet show can you be
so ridiculous? This must be some other child;
who could have brought yours hereP"
Then Philip appeared in the doorway-but
Salome's eyes were blind with tears of JOY, and
she did not see him; she could see nothing but
her child. He spoke-she did not hear hin; she
could hear nothing but the cooling of her babe.
Philip stood beside her and touched her on
the shoulder.
do you not know me?' he asked. "Are you
not glad to see me?"
Salome stood still and released her child. She
was confused; she hardly knew whether she
were awake or in the most beautiful, blissful
of dreams.
"Well-this is hardly the-the-Salome-do
you not know meT'
''Oh, Philipr' she gasped, "is it really you?
And you have brought me my babyi Oh! how
good, how kind" and she fell to kissing and
hugging her baby again.
Then Philip. finding himself put completely
in the background, condemned to subsidiary
part to that played by Philip the Little. was
offended, and said, with slight tone of ascerb.
ity: my dear Salome, be decorous. Give up
Phil now to the nurse, Swiss young person,
and come, take my arm"
'Philip," said Salome, "Oh, Philip, how good!
how very dear of your
He felt her heart beating wildly against his
aIm as she clung to him at his side. Then she
began to sob. 1T is too great happiness. My
darling! My darling pet! and looking so well,
too"
"You mean the baby?"
ayes, of course, Philip"
She put her hand in her pocdet, drew out her
'kerchief and wiped her eyes.
"By the way" said Philip, "how many had I?''
'sHow many what, Philip? Only this one, dar-
ling"
ST mean pocket handkerchief All, all have
disappeared, and have been condemned to
one. l have come here to Andermatt expressly
to know what my stock consisted of. Conceive,
only one pocket handkerchief left"
CHAPTER XLIL-THE GAUNTLET DAN
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Philip had to shake hands with Janet, with