Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-13

unwell, and so is dear baby also; and between
both and-and-other matters, hardly know
what am about"
$50 perceive" /" said Mrs. Sidebottom, ''you
have upset the cream"
Salome had worn and scared look. Her
face had lost every particle ofcolor tho day be-
fore. 1t remained as pale now. She looked as
if she had not slept. Her eyes were sunken
and red.
my dear" said Mrs. Sidebottom, "never
give in. If had given in to all the trials that
have beset me should have been worn to I'D
die strings. Ny Arst real trial was the loss of
Sidebottom, and the serious reduction Of my
income in consequence; for though he called q
house an 'ouse, yet he was in good practice.
There is silver lining to every cloud. don't
suppose could have got into good society so
long as Sidebottom lived, with his dissipated
habits about his 'h's.' His aspirate stood dur
ing our married life as wall between us, like
that-like that which separated Pyramus from
Thisbe."
Salome made no answer.
"You can have no idea" continued Mrs.
sidebottom, show startled 1 was in the night
by the snoring of the doctor"
THE doctorr' Salome looked up surprised.
"Yes-he slept you know, in the spare
room"
A rush of crimson mounted to Salome's
cheeks, and then faded from them, leaving
them such an ashy gray as succeeds the Alpen-
gluth on the snow peaks at sundown.
"Do you knowf-well really, must confess
my weakness-I was made quite nervous by the
snoring. / was so ANXIOUS, naturally SO anx-
ious for your poor dear mother, and thought
the sounds might proceed from her, and if SO
trembled lest they portended apoplexy. Then,
again. 1 could not make outwhence the snoring
proceeded. So, being of inquiring mind
my dear, if we had not inquring minds we
should not have made Polar expeditions, and
discovered the electric telegraph, and meas
ured the distances of the planets-I was re-
solved to satisfy myself as to those sounds, and
stole out of my room and listened on the
landing; and when was satisfied that the snor-
ing issued from the spare apartment. which
had supposed to be empty, 1 had the boldness
to open the door and peep in"
"At what oclock2" asked Salome, family.
"Oh! gracious goodness, cannot tell. Some
where in the small hours. You must know that
as looked out Of my window before going to
bed saw the doctor coming through the gar
den. The moon was shining, and adore the
moon, so I stood at my window in quite poetic
frame. suppose you told him to come through
the garden SO as not to disturb the household" !"
Salome hesitated. she was trying to pour out
a second cup of tea for Mrs. Sidebottom, but
her hand shook, and she was obliged to set
DOWN Iu6 put ouo pAeebhou PoAhAoIAJS ohN
looked at Mrs. Sidebottom with a daze of
terror in her eyes.
'Thank you" said the lady, 81 said would
have a little more tea. Bless mel How your
feelings have overcome you. Family affection
is charming, idyllic, but-don't spill the tea as
you did the cream"
Would you kindly pour out for yourself?'
asked Salome. "It is true that my hand shakes
am not very well this morning."
Delighted AS 1 was saying" pursued Mrs.
Sidebottom, drawing the teapot sugar basin
and cream jug to herself-"as was saying, in
the small hours of the night was reused by
the snoring and could not sleep. So rose, and
opened the spare room door and looked in"
Salome's frightened eyes were riveted on her.
81 looked in, and saw man lying on the bed.
could not see his face. The curtain was in
the way, and there was no light save that of
the moon At first was frightened. and in
clined to cry out for sal-voatile, was so faint.
But after a moment or two recovered myself.
This man had on more clothing than-that
other one. He wore boots and SO on. After
the first spasm of dismay recovered myself,
for said, 1t is the doctor sleeping in the house
because Mrs. ellsworth is ILL 1t was the doc
tor, was it not2"
Salome's scared face, her strange manner,
now for the first time inspired Mrs. Sidebottom
with the suspicion that she had not hit on the
true solution of the mystery.
But, goodness gracious mer' she exclaimed
sit 1t was not the doctor, who could it bef And
in the house at night-as on the former occa-
siou-and when Philip is absent tool"
Salome started from her seat.