The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-09
CHAPTER XIX.

Nelson road is a quiet little street which
runs of one Of the principal thoroughfAres
in the East End of London. The houses in
it are somber-looking 5-story buildings,
whose fronts are stained black with tie
smoke, dust and CRIME OF several genera
tions. Originally they had been dwellings,
with some pretensions TO comfort and gen.
tihty, for these hsd been the hab!tAtions of
city men aud small merchants who we're
"tidily of, " but still not wealthy enough to
rent or build smart villas OF their own in
the more fashionable quarters Of the great
metropolis. Now they had fallen in the
social scale and were tenanted by working
people Of the more respectable kind-the
foremen of small works, mercantile clerks,
whose wages were under the century !"
spinster ladies of small means, aud the
widows and daughters Of bankrupt traders
who had Furnished apartments to let"
In this street, at No. %, the White Gipsy
was staying, she having engaged a room
which CHANGED to be vacant, and had
settled down IN that obscure corner Of Lon
don until such times as a change of quarters
would be necessary
There was something singular about the
circumstances which had caused Salome to
DRIFT TO Nelson road.
DuriCg the latter portion of the long
journey from Lancashire to the metropolis
she girl had for fellow travellers pair of
somewhat hashi!y dressed and exceedingly
spriEhtly young damsels, whose converse
sion 81 ell times was OF music halls, music
halls ''artistes,n and various other matters
pertaining to the profession"
They were evidently ''serio COMICS" and
Salome found herself following their chatter
with considerable interest They had sp-
ar T0YHrV -fr,cy
then 70 different towns, and were compsr-
ing notes in the free aud easy manner OF
their Anticipating Of the towns aud halls
they had worked, the people they knew,
money they earned, and the 'diggings"
they had inhabited during their constant
fitting to and fro about the country.
At & certain station before London was
reached the music hall ertistes had alighted,
had said good-by to each other in the vocif'
erOus fashion Of those who live the life Of
the foCtl!ghts, aud ct length our heroine
was left alone.
She was little sorry that both OF the
ladies Lad departed, aud regretted now that
Ehe had kept herself aloof from them. Now
that she bad cast herself upon the world
had willfully broken away from old friends
and old ways, she had made up her mind to
take a further plunge and venture upon the
"boardsn
Fad she been less retioeut, had she only
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from them she might have easily obtained
much information which would have been
of inestimable value IN the career she had
resolved to adopt
While lolhng in her seat and thinking
with regret OF the opportunity she had per-
united to slip through her fingers, Sslome's
eyes fell upon slip Of white cardboard lyA
ing on the opposite seat. Instantly she
rose, leaned forward, lifted and read it.
Tbs cerd rau thus:
MRS. PEDLEY,
p, Nelson Road East.
Comfortable Apartments
For Professionals.
The girl had placed the slip of pasteboard
In her purse, aud, when the capital was at
length gained, she had obtained q cab and
ordered the driver to take her at once to
lie. % Nelson road.
lIls. Fedlay had been standing ct her
door chatting with neighboT when the We
hlce drew up, and when Selome stepped
forth on tie pavement richly ettired and
handsome us houri, and made inquiries for
herself the old lodging housekeeper was all
smiles, and most eager to do all she could
for her lovely visitor.
SRlome had the hsrdihood to say that a
friend had recommended her 70 take apart
meBts at Mrs Pedley's and the widow had
forthwith concluded that Miss Nellie Barring
such was the name our heroine had as
Bumed-wGs a member OF the profession
which earned a livelihood in the glare OF the
footHghts.
Mrs. Psdley had only one apartment at
liberty, and that vas placed at her visitors
service. Miss Nellie Barring engaged the
Joint bedroom and sitting room without
ever seeing it, at the not over modest rental
Of shillings and pence a week, and i'm
mediately took possession Of the apartment
After enjoying the meal her lsudlady had
hastily prepared for her-for SalOms was
half famlshed, having tasted no food since
leaving ThorCel Moor-the girl had de-
lightfully surprised Mrs. Pedley by insist
], ing upon paying months rent in advance,
eRd had rendered in payment one of the
ndfes Sir Sidney Carsland had sent her
aldpg with his note OF warning.
Nus, Pedley did not appear over pleased
when her lodger rendered q banknote She
had had banknotes given to her before
which had turned out on investigation to be
false ones. Still she took the paper without
q word, aud vent to the public house at the
bottom Of she street TO get it changed. OF
course, the paper was found to be all right,
and after that the la dlady's faith in her
new tenant was unbounded.
A few days slipped away and our heroine
was now wondering how matters were pro-
ceeding at ThoTren Moor. She knew that
her flight would satisfy every one in the
village that she wGs not guiltless in the mat
ter Of the stolen jewels; and when she
thought Of the unpleasant things which
would be IL the mouths of all who had
known her her blood tingled ia her veins
sne bit her lips with vexation, and regretted
that she had sought refuge from her troubles
tD flight.
In the reaction which followed the I'M
reasoning fears which had driven her from
home, 5ulome was forced to admit to her.
self that she had done most foolish thing
in leaving the village at all. Mr.. and Miss
Madison would lie certain Of her guilt, and
her lover also, when be heard Of the Jewels
and her disappearance, would conclude that
she was in some way connected with those
who had possession Of the stolen gems.
But 1t was too late now to think of that.
She had taken the path which seemed best
20 her and could not turn back Here. at
all events, she was safe from the sneers and
undisguised luminosity of Lady Carsland.
and If Paul Meredith really loved her he
would seek her out on his return, and then
ell would be well.
Having made up her mind on these points,
Miss Nellie Barring turned her reflections to
the future. Many months would elapse ere
her sweetheart set foot Ia England, and the
problem which faced her was, how was she
60 maintain herself in the meanUimei
There was no fear Of want In the i'm
mediate future, for she had still In her
keeping over fortY-flve Of the fifty pounds
Sir sydney had Enclosed with his note.
Besides there was the baronet's assurance