The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-14

That his love was returned Sydney
felt certain, and one morning, When
Pedro Yelazo was away IN the adlaining
woods, he took the unresisting damsel
in his arms, poured his tale OF passion
into her ears, and received sweet assur'
hpee Of her own love Tor him,
After going so far he knew that more
would be expected from him " him'
self and his history and connection his
host and sweetheart knew nothing, save
the vague hints and the name II had
pleased him to call himself by.
Sydney loved SRlome sufficiently TO
desire 20 possess her, and that was only
to be accomplished by marriage, And
would the old SpRniart consent 70 his
daughters union with one oil whom he
knew nothlpg2
The outcast resolved TO coneoct some
story that would account for the plight
iniWhichl he was found that morning
now nearly fortnight ago, II he LETT
the cottage where was he to direct his
feet? How was he to liveY de dared
not face his father and brotheF-haa no
desire to leave Salome Vela1o's sldes Y
he meant to redeem himselt-to work
ont his redemption where could he
find q better place than this quiet cor
ner OF Yorkshire in which to commence
the work? He must speak to his host.
That evening Pedro Velazo and sgd
ney found themselves together in the
garden, On q rustic seat beneath q
Great, btanchsd, iilsafy elm they We're
Seated, smoking their pipea and en-
gagged in q conversation which as yet
had turned on casual matters. All
along Sydney had desired to speak on a
subject with which his mind was filed,
and suddenly he led up to 1t by re-
wi lda sFToSsjaay, gvelazo, that you have
often wondered who and what ! am,
and how came to be under the hedge
in the lane there"
The old man nodded in reply,
"Well, / have made up my mind to
tell you. had thought OF going away
and saying nothing more than have
already told you; but that would have
seemed so strange, so unthankiul and
graceless after your great kindness to
me-"
do not speak now, sir" the old man
said, speaking slowly, and with the
manner Of one who had difficulty in
finding his words, unless you wish to
Il do wish to tell you, and l will l
come OF good family, one that ia both
honorable and wealthy. All my life l
have been avid fellow, fond OF knock
ing about and seeming the world, My
parents were very religious, and my
ways did not suit them. They had
pampered me all my life, and let me
have my own way in everything; and
when they wanted me to turn new
leaf over, settle down, and marry an
old woman ] detested, kicked against
it and left home. You understand meT
II understand YOU"
"And swore never to 60 back home
until was sent for. Rather than go
back and marry that hateful woman l
would work my fingers 10 the bone
diein the workhouse. II / could only
yet work OF some kind ! would settle
down heretand attempt to repay you
md yourldaughter for your kindness"
t"What kind OF work2" Velazo asked,
with grim smile on his bearded face.
| Auy -ht A6tAst Ahy aSAh NANN -
respectable man might do"
II heard that his lordship wanted an
underkeeper. Lord Maricombe ! mean.
Would you take that placer
"Gladly" !:
"Then / will speak to Symops, the
head keeper, about Il"
There was silence OF some moments
length, and then Sydney said:
II thought Of speaking to you about
Salome,"
"What Of herr"
"Iiove her-ahe returns my iove-if
I were to settle down ! might repay you
for all you have done for me-" -,
'"You love-would marry salome?"
Pedro Yelazo exclaimed, and his long,
lean, brown fingers tugged nervously at
his beard,
III j had the chauce-if you think
me good enough under present cir
cumstances- for her."
"If saiome wishes II, I haye nothing
to say against It."
"Ther 1t is agreed. I shall do my
best for you and her. Some day, when
II and my family are reconciled, you
will perhaps be proud Of the man
your daughters goodness and beauty
and your own generosity have won"
II am satisfied" was Velazo's sole re-
ioinder
On the following morning the lovers
were seated OH the bench under the
elm, and were whispering soft words to
each other They were engaged now
and the wedding day fixed. After a
little breach in their conversation
Sydney said;
ut appears that such strange thing,
Salome, that you aud your father, who
arc pure spaniards, should be settled
down here Ia quiet humdrum English
country place. Tell me how 1t came
about, dear"
elias father never told you?"
"Not syllable fact | did not care
to ask him and he never ia very talka-
tive, you know" :,
| ut is rather uncommon story"
salome returned as she leant back and
nestled against her lovers shoulder,
land II you wish to hear 1t there Is no
reason why1 should not tell 1t to you.
LFof course, never saw Spain. ! was
born In the cottage there and consider
myself in every way an English
woman"
''Never an English woman possessed
such eyesand hair and cheeks as yours"
he cried with fond careSs. "But so
on"
dWell, to tell the truth, my father
was one OF gypsy band who knocked
about the country between Valladolid
and Madrid. He has told me the story
OF his own life many times, and shall
never forget 1t. In the course OF his
wanderings he met my mother, who