Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-29

case, the name had developed a certain
train of "reminiscences in the mind Of the
judge.
He had spoken tonight to his wife OF
the time when he had come, a poor boy,
from the country. Had the name so
often heard in court for a week past, so
often written in the papers under his
hand. called forth that allusiOn to his
boyhood? Which Of us can tell what 1t
il that leads u minds back to long un-
remembered days, TO incidents for years
RELOCATED TO oblivion? Is it that strain
of a tune from the strident hand organ
on the pavement, the dip of a birds
wing in the spring blue, the caught up
word from a passer by-what is it?
When he was a boy in the country,
orphaned, neglected, there was a little
girl he had played with-Salome. When
he was 16, with a thought of the city,
and looked down at his gnarled hands,
that little girl had encouraged him.
When he said he must leave old associ-
atoms and go out into the battle of striv-
ing millions, that little girl had a smile
ON her lips, but a tear in her eye-for
she had been his companion so long, he
had governed her thoughts so long, that
she could not realize life without him.
But he kissed her, and went to town to
feel himself a tossed about atom no n
noticed, and dreamed Of her and missed
her, and wished for her companionship.
When he found employment and had a
miserable room for a home. he n day
went to that home, and there was Sa-
lone. After all, he was not so glad to
see her.
s'Grandmother's dead" she said, in a
sort of triumph. and there's nobody to
keep me away. I've come 10 stay"
But this could not be, and 50 he told
her. and she hung her head.
The woman Of the house was APP
pealed 70, and Salome went out 10 serv-
ice, her half days Of weekly outing al
WAYS taking her where she could see her
sole friend. When he was IS he was
pounding parchment in an attorneys
Office.
'Be a lawyer" she said, and be
hlushed with vanity.
maybe You'll be a judge" she said
dilating, and he laughed at her.
The president" cried she in glee.
But he did read Lax, and began 70
find that Salome was beneath him. She
may have understood, for she left the
kitchen for the factory, and took to read
ing inhammatory literature. Yet her as
~sociatiOns were not A. his-how could
they be? She knew Haunting girls, her
every day co-workers; he saw well
dressed serious men every day Of his
life. She knew few rules Of syntax,
while he was daily Studying the fanltE
Of his tongue. He felt his superiority,
but argued that it would be cruel tc
show her that he did.
BE tried not to see 50 much of her, and
it puzzled him that this irritated him,
the more so that she made no effort u
see him.
One day he met her when he had no,
seen her for weeks. and was resolving z
look her up. There was a young, hOid
" dressed man with her.
She was cool and quiet, and how pref
ty she looked to the eyes that had misseC
her these weeks The lawyers clerl
knew that he had made her realize theii
relative positions. She introduced th'
stranger, calling him with an accent
Mister Dunlap" He who wa TO be
judge experienced another pang and con
siderable contempt for Mr.. Dunlap. HI
was angry with her too, and after a few
words left the couple, conscious that th'
gaudily attired fellow laughed at thu
shabby professional struggler. After
few days Of vague restlessness he told
himself in a ft Of inspiration that it wa
his duty 70 20 10 Salome and expostu
late with her for assOciating with peopll
who were not good enough for her.
"You mean Dunlap" she said quietly
why amt be good enough for me-
"He Is vulgar, loud in dress" an
swered the poor lawyers, clerk, in
mean coat and leaky boots, @and he ha
no education"
Neither have l." she retorted. 80
that don't make any ~infenOnty."
II believe you'll marry him, he burs
, out.
"He has asked me TO" said she.
"And you will marry hint
"Do you want TO marry me-
They looked into each Other seyes an
he, whipping himself into a tfnry the
TO make himself believe that she hai
treated him badly, while his conscienc
told him that the bad treatment had al
been on his side, and that his neglec
and i'll usage had driven her TO asser
herself in the only way she knew Of.
Marry him for all 1 care" he shout
t ed and left her.
He had never seen her from that da
TO this. He did not know if she ha
married; he only knew that he neve
came across her.
At first this silence irritated him, bu
he was not the one TO give in. Let he
: come to him, but he would not go {
, her 10 see blame in her eyes, and b
seeking her make that blame righteoui
Then he went deeper into his work
grew cumulative Of the men around hin
He refused to think of Salome, an
dreamed of her at night.
When he wa thirty and over, with
small clientele, he met the lady he ma
ned two years later. Her social pOsitio