The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-19
CHAPTER XIV.
THE JEWELED BROOCH.

ana the ~ DiE9 OlDgY was residing WIN tue
Rev. Matthew Madison and his sister at the
vicarsee Paal Meredith had gone away
over q week ago Sir Sydney aud Lady
Carsland had urged him % stay 90 the hail
until the Christmas and New Years festiv-
tiles were over, but the young man had in
sisted upon leaving at the time indicated g,
saying, in excuse Of his departure, that his
friends would be put TO great Inconvenience
il he were not to Join them as be had prom
ised
So the lovers said good-by to each other
with dim eyes, trembling hands, aud fast
throbbing hearts; and be turned his back
upon Thorrel Moor, while Salome res
olutely set her mind upon the work before
her.
The girls new home and surroundings
were all that she could desire. She was
well housed and anonymously fed, had as
great a command Of fine garments as il she
had beea horn in the purple instead Of hav-
ing had to work SO lately on the pit-top for
her bread; and there was no reasonable
craving Salome could not have gratiaed,
for before going away Paul had placed in the
wears hands large sum Of money for his
sweetheart's sole and absolute use.
Mr.. Mallison's spinster sister was tall,
angular, sweet-faced aud kindly -soulei
woman of IS. who took great fancy to
Salome from the moment they first met;
and Margaret Malisln's kiss and warm
words of " elcome put the girl aJ her ease
the moment she entered her new home.
Miss Madison was 10 every wav qualified
for the task OF improving Salome's educa-
tion. She was lady Of sound learning and
tod /, ,ta. hi,
and kindly natured was just the sort OF
teacher the young girl required.
Salome was very eager to begin the work
of self-improvement, but Miss Madison in
sisted that no work should be undertaken
until they had passed week together I'M
der the same roof. Her brother had SUD-
ported he in that resolution, and so Salome
settled down il their new quarters feeling
that fate had been very kind indeed TO her
In placing her among such frieuds
That first week at the vicarage was q
really happy one for the White Gypsy
Day after day she and Miss Nallison made
visits 10 Earlstord for the purpose Of
purchasing the thousand and Que things
SalOme was supposed e. need in her altered
station of life. She smiingly protected
that she did not require the heaps of costly
garments and articles Of personal adorn-
ment which her companion ordered SO
lavishly and regardless OF expense, but Miss
Madison answered that it was Paul Mere
dith's desire and 80 SalOue resigned herself
TO the inevitable outpOuri, & of good things
Ere her lover had been absent a fort
night, SalOme had accustomed herself to
her new surroundings, and was sedulously
devoting a portion OF each day 70 the les
sons and studies Miss Madison set Lefore
her She was the most eager Of pupils and
her quick intelligence enabled her to grasp
readily and with ease the various tasks she
vas called upon Co master. So rapidly ia
deed did she assimulate knowledge of all
kinds, that her informal governess predicted
that in year or SO, II she pursued her
studies with Ike avidity, she would boz
some highly accomplished-even "a brill
Iant woman.
SO things stood when one morning shortly
before Christmas Salome received a sur
prise IN the shape Of a small parcel. The
girl was hard at work in & small pretty fur
nished and bright looking room set apart
for her tutor and was struggling with the
intricacles Of somebody's grammar when
the servant tapped at the door aud entered
the moment Rtterward. bearing in her
hands the small parcel already mentioned.
1T is for Miss Birmingham said the
maid, as she placed the square parcel upon
the table. and went away
- present, lsuppose, Salome,n Miss Nal
lison remarked We'll, while you are
opening it / will Just run away, as want
With that she glided away, and Salome
turned TO the parcel She lifted it first Of
all, and thoIght that it was rather heavy.
What did II contalus Some fresh evidence
she felt sure, Of Paurs strong affection.
Then she glanced at the address, and saw
her own maine written in thics, large,
sprawling hand, totally unlike the neat
writing Of her lover. She next glanced at
the postmark, and saw that it vas South
Rmpton, the port from which her sweet
heart and bis comrades were 10 set out on
their voyage Of adventure
With Pauls name on her lips she cut the
parcel open, and after removing the outer
covering-a box Of strong cardboard-she
came upon pretty casket of rose wool with
brass mountings The caske5 was locked,
but the key was attached thereto by mesns
OF cord, and, cutting the string, she fitted
the key, turned the lock aud lifted the lid
A sheet OF paper first met her eager gaze
aud on lifting it cry OF nstonishment LETT
her lips. There before her lay gllttering
heap OF jewelry-rinEs bracelets, brooches,
and necklaces Of rare stones set in solid gold
and worthy, the amazed lass thought, Of
DECKING the person of an empress.
she htted the sparkling gems with one
hand, while she grasped the sheet OF note
paper with the other. and ner heart went
QUE to the lover who had left her to cross
the sea. For moment or two she forgot
the note In her hand in her contemplation
: OF the precious gifts. but suddenly remem-
boring it she spread out the sheet and
mastered its contents. This is what she
read:
DEAR SALOHE-W Wien you read this /
shall be crossing the sss. ] send you these
Jewels as u slight token of the love / have
Tor you. When you wear them you will
sometimes think of one who would have laid
down bis life for your safe. Do no, i'm
plore you, say who gave them to you. Good
by, dear Salome, forever. Yours faith
fully, HUGH EAsTwogp.p
She gave little gasp aad the note fiut-
tered from her GuEers All along she had
ie!t absolutely certain that che present was
gift from her absent lover, aud now IL
turned out that the donor was In reality
none other than the man whose overtures OF
affection she had refused TO accept.
toor Hugh" She murmured sympathet-
tcally, ana her eyes wandered from the
flashing stones 10 the gemmed ring the
young pitman had placed upon her finger
on the occasion of their last meeting oppo.
site the White Crow.
How had Hugh come into possession OF
such expensive articles Of jewelry she asked
herself. Surely be could not have purchased
thep. She glanced atresh at the leweled
trinkets and then examined them again one
after the other.
They were not new, although in no sense
the worse for wear she could see. Then. in
sudden flash Of recollection she recalled TO
mind what Eastwood had said about some