New-York tribune., 1892-12-18
THE TWO SALOMES.
VIII.
MATERIAL"

ehout such an important SUBJECT as my earning
money But what can you want of an amanu-
ensis '' -,
II didn't say wanted one / said came for
.re. and have. I'm going to dismount' Owe
mo your hand There. Oh, how DO you i've
here? l have no vocation for roughing l" i
~. made 70 be rich But am poor It's horrible
% miss ones destiny. and to be conscious OF IT.
Miss Nunally had stepped within the cabin and
os looking about her. But there was no IN
,olencc in her manner now, and Mrs. Gerry, VINO
sod becn sure she should heartily dislike this girl
- u,hom her daughter had spoken, was surprised
,ho, .be should be drawn toward her in some way
7, was true however that when Miss NunalIy
ho.a there was a certain delicate. almost admlrng
doference in her manner which few reslsted-uhtii
they came TO think the matter over ana 70 oeclae
that they ought to resist.
Now when Mrs Gerry looked at the elegant
6gure sitting upon one Of the stralght "ooueh
.bsirs she told herself that this was not at all the
u;nd OF girl OF whom she approved; why. theh'
Ala sbc like her? For Mrs. Gerry was quite
,ao,dnd IN bor own mind that she should never be
srawn 70 ANYTHING of which she did not approve
S.,ome stood in the doorway, her eyes fixed
on her guest,
But we cannot mis-, our destiny she SAID
sOur destiny will come to US
"You think so, do you? Then II am destined
70 marry rich man, Aunt Florence need not nave
been TO the trouble of having me down here
And Miss Nunaly gave that short, character
,.v.aling laugh from which Salome involuntarily
.hronk But now the tone and the laugh seemed
TO contain bitter selfmockery
.yon said YOU wanted TO earn money, she went
;mmediatelv. Come and write for Mrs.
Darrah."
Salome could hardly believe what she heard.
Then her face fell.
"Rut nm not a typewriter or a stenosrapher
nh il is TOO bad But will learn; yes l will
learn directly"
She turned with a fiery impulsiveness toward
her mother
There was a sharp envy in Miss Nunally's heart
nc she looked at her. She rose quickly. Had
sbe ever been as young, as unsulled as this girl?
II can't wait" she said 81 must go back i'm
mediately. Come this afternoon. before my aunt
changes her mind She writes books. and my
advice TO YOU is, don't rely upon people who write
books"
y But will 90 now" Salome stepped forward
There was touching enthusiasm and hope In her
,lirhtcst movement She was thinking of her
father and that now she could, perhaps, be help
IF there i. any danger that she will change her
mind, do let me 90 now.
VERY well But you will walk and ] shall
ride. and thus you will make me feel mean all the
way. And don enjoy feeling mean. But Will
sacrifice myself
The two girls started back. Mrs Gerry warned
ber daughter not 10 expect anything. II was
wiscst never to expect anything in this world.
When at last they came TO Marine street on theii
return Miss Nunally. who had been unusually
silent suddenly stopped her horse, which had
walked all the way while Salome had plodded on
behind hardly conscious OF the deep sand or OF
ANYTHING save the deliciousness of the air and a
general and wonderful sense of well-being and
elation.
When Miss Nunally spoke TO her she was
composing the letter TO her father which should
accompany the first money she would send HIM.
She could see the look in her fathers eyes when
he read what she would write. She was not going
to be a useless creature any more.
She came up beside Miss Nunally and looked
inquiringly at her
As for Miss Nunally, she gazed so steadily at hel
companion for moment that Saomes eyes fell
and she unconscously moved a step away She
wished to put up her hands before her face. but
She restrained herself from doing that
Come; come here. closer" at last said Miss
Nunaly.
Salome's first impulse was 10 say " "No-no-l
will not But instead of yielding TO that impulse
she slowly obeycd and came close to Portla, who
leaned forward and put her hand on Salonlcs
shoulder pressing somewhat heavily upon II.
What is t?' asked Miss Nunally in an ABSORBED
manner.
Il don't understand you." was the reply giver
in a somewhat cold voice
What has happened 10 you?"
ITO me? Nothing Only Fin getting WELL
You are really getting well p
Yes. certainly. Can you not see it p
Then il must be the rcasscrton of the body
and its predictions. And the effect Of climate
don't think people half understand the effect o
climate on the moral creature that = supposed tc
bc in each one of us. OF course don't mind such
things. They don't have any effect on me-ln
not good anyway But you, Miss Gerry, do you
mind my telling you that when saw YOU on the
train a few weeks ago you looked like-now yor
can't possibly guess what you looked like. car
you?'
No"
"Of course not The idea positively haunted
me afterward You were precisely a visible
England conscience. II Just as If
had met a conscience. YOU know-a stringent
rigid conscience that brought its owner up IL
the shortest kind of way, and tormcntcd no end
Now, wasn't that odd , For me; Portia Nunally
10 meet naked conscience, if you will allow
me the term. Wasn't it odd ?"
Very" still more coldly from Salome.
you need not be offended. ! have something
more Just as strange to tell you. 1t is NOR,
than a week since | saw you: and when ! die
meet you last fancied yOu were changed. Now
I'm sure Of it, You don't look that way any
more. Do forgive for being personal
What way ?" asked Salome, ignoring the las
remark. but looking very much as if she woulc
not forgive.
why, like a conscience, YOU know. Posi-
lively, ! would not think now that YOU haC
any more Of il than I have. And those wh'
know me best SAY haven't any-that is, not ANY
that stops me from doing anything ] want Il
do Are you offended Miss Gerry?'' with son