New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01

lie rose and solemnly followed her, keeping one
pace Cehlnf her until she Laused on top of tho
little hill.
enc stood very quietly, looking oil seward.
ihe hog sat down and was ready to walt any
! length Of limo until it should please his COM
panion 10 start.
Al The left, two or three miles away, We're visible
'he church"srsre and the hotel tovels e ST.
Augustine. hrr SalDnIc did not see III ~ She
was gazing VIII r..r, nteD5ucss tu,yard the
, ocean The mist ~ ,cl isd been gatho.., there
was spreading MOI, IA more tlickly iroil the sea
inland
But through H., mist the sa,. stn shone with
subducd and dteamy luminousn,>, T. was so
warn that H. mockcr which ilal one and
pieencd hiins-.i upon stiff s'aik Vi -,lden rod
now stood ,adccnt!y, with III %ln-, lifted. The
frogs, which day and night k,p va heir pipings,
were now voicelc,s that ,,p.t III awhile one
would give shrill wavcrins ii, and that was the
only sound, save the undcrtone of the waves on
the farther side of Anastasia, and the kindred
nrcrrtore of the air the tops of the tall South
crn pines
AZ Sllomc stood there, with the hound sitting
close behind her, little flock Of mourning doves
came runnin, along through the rank. coarse grass
The dog turned his head gravely toward them, and
they and flew away.
'n light, but she did not know that she did So
Ir,ed apparently scrutinizing eyes upon
thing about her. but chiefly she kdyt
her gaze on the ocean. Still she was thinking of
uotl.ns which her eyes saw. She was really
awar' of nothing but penetrating and piercing
, hsppiLess
But ~ at shadow came across her rapt
face. She was wishing that those crows had not
flown over ney. over her and Randolph Moore
Sic made a quick and uncomfortable movement
forward The hound rose and stood ready.
| She glanced down at him.
"Dear old Jack" she said. And Jack licked
the hand which hung by her side. His yellow
brown eyes were upturned III pathetic question and
confidence
| Saome spoke aloud, but what she said had no
reference to her lover.
s. BY the day after tomorrow father will have
the money" And she added below her breath,
" I'm glad aid ii. ! should not have though, OF
| doing it for myself, bat I'm glad l did it for
| father
Joyous voice from the direction of the cabin
called
"Salome, Salome!'
| She turned to see Moore coming with long
strides across the sand. pushing aside the scrub
oal, limbs mpatien,ly, his face showing eager and
| ardent.
Salome was suddenly bcsct by an ineXplicable
instinct, which imperativcly suggested fight.
But she knew could not fly; the sand would
| make ner feet ike lead
She put ont her HANDS with an uncomfortable
gesture of denial The Gesture decided that
Moore paused.
Let me come" he said quickly
mo, no. Go back to Augustine
But when shall / see You? Don't be cruel to
me, Salomc.
She did not answer his last remark.
Il don't know Tomorrow, perhaps. Go,
please want 10 be alonc-with jack glancing
at the dog with slight smile.
do YOU mean it? What hard-hearted girl
YOU are! AMI your mother has been so kind TO
| me-"
| Yes. I mean it. But my mother is always
kind
| Salome moved away from the young man, who
| stood looking at her. lie fingered moment his
| cyes upon her reccdng figure. lie was acutely
disappointed. He thought, with sigh, uhat girls
were scarcely like human beings. How could she
| 90 away from him thus if she loved him? lie
| could hardly give up the JOY oil lew more "ofu7
| with her. OF moment Of silence.
but she was walking rssolutely. Then she
meant what she said Girls often did not mean
| what they said lie supposed he must obey her
II required good deal OF resolution to enable hun
| 70 set his face unAnchingly TO walk back 70
| Auqustire and it would be long before tho
next day
But Inc began his return, and be dill not pause
until he had reached the Plaza. Here he sat down
He was still confused with his happiness. II was
with difficulty that he could return the greetings
Of acquaintance who sometimes sauh'ered
by He was glad there were not many out nov
r. was not two hours after noon. OF the people
how. ot,lfit I'M all
one was visible.
There was a suffocatng odor from the sulphur
wafer that dubbed in the old market from the
artesian pipe There were times when tins odor
overpowered everything else in the vicinity Bn'
then every one said it 10 healthful, anu a
great MANY Northern visitors absorbed linIn-rst
| Quantities Of that water, that certainly smells and
tastes unutteraby nasty. There ought TO be some
compensation for drinking It, Robust hcaltI
would not be too great Il reward for the Vlolatioh
of ones tastes which it is necessary to suffer IN
swallowing this liquid which seems 10 lie under
the whole State of Florida. waiting for the boring
| process to release it,
After Moore had sat awhile, the sight of q
man going into the postofice aroused his business
instincts When he had first come to the town he
had come with the intention Of selling that retail
dealer "a bill of goods lie had not yet sue
decided.
Ue walked quickly out across the street. revolv
ing what he would say. He thrust every othe'
,houelt into the background, and by the time
lie had joined that man. the u'uin'i'er ""' eoi"
. rletey to TIE fore.
PM the Girl out there in the barrcns had ne
ooods n sell. ard nothing with which to occupy
Isr mind save the remembrance of the young maj
,,bo had plcaded with her not to send him away
He had called Ter cruel. She now began 10 feal
that she had been crucl She thought of him ~
suffering and disconscate. She did not think O
him a, selling bill of goods with eaSerncss an1
dos,, nj sbrcwd satisfaction. He made memo