New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27

sitting there 80 oh, iorsly, so horribly, in the
grasp of consumption, held her fast
lie appeared to revive slightly after his !lraught
| OF Whlskcy. $3.50
lie looked uncasily at the clock What a
dreadful thing that he had left his home to come
| down here hoping-hut did he hope? naloine
! shuddcrcd She wished that she had not seen
Among the people coming and going the girl
was now aware Of SOM ono, aware WITHOUT 'he
aid Of sight. But She turned that her eyes might
| assist her.
Miss Nunally had just walked up to the ticket
| Office. She walked erect and with something like
nsolcncc in her gait. But she waited respectfully
| until Mrs. Gerry should step aside
Saomc rose quickly. She approached the ticket
window. She was dominated by "A qnick-coming
desire TO speak 10 that other girl, and by fear
| lest she might lose sight Of her
| She heard her ask for ticket 70 81. Augustine,
and she was conscious Of "A sudden relief in the
Miss Nunally moved away with her eyes fixed
upon her open purse But She had seen Salome
and now glanced IT her. smiling.
Oh I'm 50 glad you're going to Augustine,
Please let Ms hang on to your skirts You see
mother and | never went away from home
about travelling. II | were strong | shouldn't
mind it. Don't tell me | have been too bold
ending her speech with shy wistfuness
! Saomc was thinking that il not in the
| least like her 10 have spoken in that way. She
wondered that she had done 50. She thought il
might have been somebody else. And yet. she
continued 70 look with that dcprecatng pleading
! NJ the girl rear her
She could not understand why Miss Nunally
should have for her both an attractive and
rcpccnt power At this moment it was the
Is for the other, and more sophisticated
girl, she was interested and amused She had
who impressed her AZ being shy to a super
atvc degree. and yet who perfectly seh-
possessed. and who never blushed.
"Pcrhaps | can make her blush" she thought.
and then: with conjunction, "hut she is i'll. and
that would be cruel
But Miss Nunallys computations never lasted
long, If they stood in the way Of any preference.
So far from thinking YOU are too bold.
| am positive you never could he bold at ALL" she
answered. Yes. by all means. hang on 10 my
skirts I've been down here half dozen times.
Miss Nunally SIT down and began to unpn n
little veil that had been fastened across her
forehead Even with cloves uvon her hands she
was successful in the first attempt. She put the
pin between her lips and looked mp at her com
panion. who was STANDING before her.
" | told You, TO -. AuguStin"'
oh. but you don't expect to camp out in the
Plaza there, do you -
Saiomc put her hands together 1t was
gcstur" she would not have allowed herself If she
had not been very tired ard. she would have
said. nervous" She always intended to hold
her corporal self IN quiet
The Plaza ~ she repeated. did read some
thing about that We've got TO manage, YOU
see. on account of being poor. rs a great deal
more hateful 10 manag" when one Is travelling
than when one j. AT home; and II doesn't seem
10 amount ~ much. either. We are going to try
20 hir" n room outside the city. There's some
on" up ~ home who know some one who has a
cousin here, and didn't know but II might
h. cheaper Since we left the North our whole
beings have been absorbed in seeing what waa the
chcaros, way 10 do things. Why with a slight
grimacc ~" hardly had chance to think
whether ms cough j. better
And now she coughcd. and invountarily put
her hard to her chest
Miss Nunally's face changed from it, rather
cool curiosity 10 of soft sympathy.
e. wish | could do something for you.' she
said. but | don't know anybody outside the
city, and only Northern people in it, and I'm
Going 20 the Ponce"
This She said as if going to the Ponce pre-,
cludcd the possibility Of her usefulness toward
persons who were obliged 10 inanac"
Besides she added Unexpectedly. I'm poor
as a mouse myself 80
rlancing at Miss Nunally's gown, and wrap and
hat and gloves. The ghncr even included the
irrcproachable "athcr satchcl she had placed
Yes" said the other girl IN response to that
glance. &" know I'm raced ont very well now
In fact win ,h h3vS o G'cr@t f'f"'' any way
Here Miss Nnnally laughed. And Salome again
felt the discorant not" bnt not 80 ke"nly as sh"
had fclt it the first time.
II couldn't stay at the Ponce without
frocly or two Of course Nv aunt is there: il
is thc who invites me, and What - more to the
whom she wants me 10 meet
SALON, made no reply 10 this remark. Bnt sho
was thinking that TINT tet sentence wns in som"
uucNplainahlc way in unison with Miss Nunailys
lanch She snt down hv the fire in that chair
which had been occupied by th" consnmptiv"
stranger Then. rccolling that fact. she roS"
nucklv and hcoan waking p and down wear
Miss Nunally. Mrs Gerry was looking mp their
trunk filled with the resolution that -h" would
not rclinnuah the Jacr sonvillr check until sh"
should hold in her other hand IN" =. Augustine"
check Shc did not know but that hagcaGr-
mastcrs might haze kind of hecrl"mdin AZ
thcr command by meals Of whic they could
apirit away into non-rXiStcncc any piece of bag
gaze not having attached 10 it bit of numbered
hr1ee 49,, -,
Miss Nunally gave her face little dobs with her
handkerchief As Salomc drew near her again
she snid: .
"I rather like TO talk to YOU IF You want
any advice | con civc il 20 YOU
About what ~ EAGERLY. ~
"Of course about tho only thing IN whlch
Girl ohcnld hc intrrcst"d-a man. In rms cl9'
that beautiful creature who gave You his pro-
in the sleeper | warn You not 70 THINK Of nm.
IL. is tickle II i impossih" for handsome
man not 70 he tirlilr. c
To herself Miss Nunallv was saying Some
time Will ask that girl why she doesn't blush