The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-19


Y was asked by Miss Madison to call upon
you with reference to some books-nOvels
she said, / think which you were kind,
enough to promise to let her have"
20, yes. l recoAect now. How stupid of
me to forget the matter. I am honestly
sorry for my negligence, and hope you will
/ convey my regrets TO Miss Madison"
/ "With pleasure, Lady Carsland Miss
Madison was sure that it had escaped your
memory
ut had quite. l will send the books on
I to the vicar1ge at once with a servant. The
/ least 1 can do is to repair my oversight im-
( nediateiy.h She rose to ring the bell, but
/ her visitor arrested her hand by remarking.
III you do not mind, Lady Carlsland,
will take the books"
20, no. cannot permit you to fatigue
yourself 10 that way. / will send the foot
man with them. D. you mind coming TO
my room for a few moments, Miss Barring
/ ham. l am quite alone this afternoon, as
/ Sir Sydney and COrdelIa are out driving,
/ Salome nodded her dark head. and her
ladyship led the girl up the broad imposing
/ staircase and along a corridor to daintily
furnished little sitting room. First pulling
the silKen nell cord. Lady CRrslaud mo-
toned her visitor to low e<sy chair, richly
upholstered in the palest pink satin, and
flung her graceful figure dangerously into
another chair on the other side of the fire
place, wherein bright fire was burning,
filling the room with a comfortable
warmth.
Gather up those volumes Callan," Lady
| CarslRnd said to her maid, indicating as she
spoke with a sweep Of her hand some vol
unles scattered on her dressing table, land
tell James to take them Immediately to Miss
Madison at the vicaragen
The maid gathered the volumes together
with whispered, Eyes, your ladyshiD, "
and when she had gone away Lady Cars
land added:
And now, my dear Miss Birmingham,
will you permit me to offer you a little re-
! freshment. You must be fatigued with
your long walk. Do not refuse l beg. At
least you will join me IN taking a drop Of
wine and biscuit"
Salome was fain to accede to her hostess
pressing offers OF hospitality, and in a short
space they were slipping their wine and nib
bling their biscuits and chatting about the
small matters in which ladies take an inter-
est.
The White Gypsy had no reason to COM
plain in any way of her reception at Lady
Carsland's hands still despite her lady
ships great amiahilitY, she would have pre-
ferred her visit to be short one. But in
the face of her hostess manifest desire to
keep Der there nothing short of rudeness
would have enabled her to escape.
And so Salome aud her ladyship sat
there, passing from one topic to another
with the agility Of swift winged birds Now
and again the girl had felt that she was
being scanned very closely by her hostess,
as IL she we're endeavoTing to read her in-
most soul
Such indeed was the case. Lady Cars.
land was deeply curious regarding her Wis
itor-wss wondering what were her oon-
neotions and nntecedents, and was even
then trying to formulate some scheme which
would discover TO her the girls whole story
SR!ome was seated with her face toward
the window, So the full light fell on her
oomely face, whereas, Lady Carslaud's
countenance was IN the shadow. Suddenly,
and just at the moment when the visitor
was thinking of rising and taking her leave,
her ladyship's attention was rIveted on the
jeweled ornament at Salomes throat. It
was as much as the cold calculating woman
could do to repress the astonishment che
| felt, but she mastered it In q moment, and,
rising, said quite coolly;
what magnificent brooch you have
| got, my dear Miss Barringhau Aud those
| stones are diamonds and rublss Of the first
water. am confident. May l look at it
| dear, tor a moment"
Certainly, with pleasure" was Salomes
| ready reply, and in a moment she had un-
| fastened the brooch and placed it ia the
! other's hand.
Thank you-excuss me a moment" and
| Will bldb S&CuSo ucT AA11 sup W6AkB0 away
! from the girl and stood beside the window
| There she remained for short time exam
! inIng the trinket in the most searching way
! That she saw something about the article Of
| an extraordinary kind seemed evident from
! her drawn lips, ominousiy flashing eyes,
| and dIated nOstris.
But all traces of excitement had fed from
! her face when she walked back to Salome's
| side, saying:
at is very beautiful indeed, and must be
very valuable l daresay it was a gift"
at was"
From Paul Meredith, daresay?"
80, no; not from Paul, but from an old
| and dear friend" was the girls ready and
! unsuspecting answer.
| 81 never saw a design liked more, " Lady
| Carsland vent on, and | must have one
| made Like it, You will not think me pre-
! sumptuous, Miss Birmingham, il | ask you
| to permit me to show this brooch to my
| jeweler so that he may obtain one exactly
| similar for myself {"
II will leave it with pleasure, Lady Cars
| land"
THANK you very much; will let you
! have it back in a few days. And in the
meantime | will lend you one OF my own in
| exchange Exchange is no robbery, you
! know" and her ladyship's face wreathed
itself in smiles as she crossed the room again
and took from her jewel case a brooch even
! OF RTehL6T Vdlue J0au tue one Bl0 mad In her
hands. This she fastened with her own
hands at the girls neck, and shortly after
ward Sslome went away.
When the girl departed, Lady Carsland
went to the window and watched the White
! Gipsy's slender figure pass quickly along the
avenue. Then she dropped again into her
chair with the brooch lying In her open
! palm and strange puzzled look upon her
face. She was sitting there still attempting
/ to grapple the problem which confronted
( her, when her maid re-entered the apart
ment to say that Sir Sydney and Miss Cars
land had returned.
win you tell Sir Sydney that desire to
see him at once Gallant"
Here. your ladyship?n
"Yes, herem she rejoined, quickly, her
voice sounding harsh and strained now.
The servant disappeared, and presently
the baroEet entered the room.
"What is it, Adelaide!"
Come in and shut the door," was her IN
| CerenOniOus command.
He closed tho door and went toward her.
remarking in his former insouciant man
neT;
"Well, now, what is it, my dearm
"Do not dear en- she blazed forth, her
pent-up anger and excitement finding sud-
den vent, as she jumped to a standing po-
sitiOu and faced him.
whats the row now" he cried, taken
| quite abaok by his irate spouss's manner and
words.