New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05

to live with her all the tme'
cV she Walked on finding delightful had sS Known
ton ,,'V ,n shn mere movement she na' she had
that she could be very happy, rg at once 80
not. after ALL imagined any
Rando ana so had gone to NewYork put Surrnd
would be back before dinner. station in time
she could reach the Albany
She went On still faster. The train was 1er
coming in. She stood at the eniaa thst began
she could see the stream oi c,rs She waited
30 90 puur aohs anding perfectly STILL her iurs
held closely about her agai,ls. ~" she did not
that rushed through the p'a ave her a glance
Of interestLa kind OF light glance as Oh peas
ure in the sight OF her ,o stem forward
There he was. She MADE a. go, s,.p r,os NOT
then restrained herself, for MooIe "a or, Nv" W
oIono go with n serious incisiVe sort OF
a face was beside him, and taking WIN a. mn L.,
SALINE knew Immediately that IL was ~. otm
nings. the surgeon whonl ,me t,od hean injured
She had not seen him since that uihe' aiu no ia,
time now seemed years ago 10 nei, Into The
been so much happiness cro"'e" ''
months since - h;, yiro ~
Moore was not expecting to see ms wiie a.
the station. and now. as she lookec asai' c at
the surgeon she shrank from meeting nm. nne
had been conscious OF s, uessn'' She had not
liked tho way his eyes had proped her, as IL
the glance had been one OF MS heeness w.,
ments Now she was aware OF e'Se,n ,,t, us
tr,st and Of n distinct wish mat itahuoiph
should not know that man. But at the Same
time she knew that these ieeInss VIZ St H,
and she made an effort TO sure mem. one
could rot quite resolve to turn away ana not
meet her husband. since he was not alone.
While she was trying to resolve 10 90 so moore
saw her his face grew radiant anu ne hlteu
his hat. -, ,,., .
his companion Come. let me present you
Where" asked DR.. Jennings. do you mean
that lady who Is smiling at YOU!
Yes; of course. Come"
but did you marry herr" inquired the sur
geon in a surprise he did not try To conceal ana
with stress on the final pronoun 49,
Moore turned toward him. There was lit
tie haughtiness in his manner as he said:
Certainly; | married Miss Gerry.
"Do pardon me-" the other reJoined hastily
But | lost all track OF YOU though you were
such an interesting case. You see went abroad
very soon. and have only returned week ago
1t will give me a great deal of pleasure to be
presented to Mrs. Moore
The two men approached Salome, VINO had
remained standing In the same place
She was slightly more pale than usual when
DR.. Jennings made his bow to her. and there
was something like resentment in her heart
when she met his gaze which was cOdy
questioning.
But his manner was suave enough as he
stood a few moments talking commonplaces
Wher he had left them neither Salome nor
Moore spoke directly. They walked out into
the street in the direction of their hotel. The
gladness in the womans heart was chilled, and
she was trying to recover the warmth and JOY
with which she had started out.
AS for Moore. he looked down inquirngy an
the face near him. He was CROPPING arter
some solution of this sudden discomfort. He
was conscious also Of a suspicion OF Impotence
He was so happy to be back again that he
could not bear TO come into any cloud.
1t was he who spoke first .,,
"Odd, wasn't it," he said, that l should
happen to run upon that fellow
Yes" was the reply, but don't Know no"
you could know him..
should I? 1t was at Springfield that he came
into my car. He had chair just across tne
aisle from me. didn't notice nun at n ,r,st I.
thought he was reading and was reading
too. All at once became conscious that some
body was staring at me. had a sort % III,
is fXedly gazing at one why, Saio'lie' an
paining you In any way! .
mo, no; go on. But Dr. Jennings doesn't
strike me as a man with a human heart; ne
Is Just piece Of mechanism with the uherrlhs
skill of mechanism, / suppose.
well. I don't know about his heart: he has
mind enough, any way. His mind is as sharp
found me so interesting. 1 tried to keep on
reading but couldn't do 1t. still Ola manage
to continue to appear to keep on. Alter Few
moments heard him say. l beg your paruum.
Rut were you injured on the head some months
arc in the country? At that was Interested
enough you may believe. Salome ,Lsudaeniy
stopping in his narrative and looking down
tenderly at the woman on his ar,n-"you mus.
not have any more feeling as regards tnat
time Really forbid it; won't stand IT, YOU
are my wife now. Won't that content you.
II ought Let the past get Itself buried any
way II can You are mine now. IL you were
not. I should be tine most miserable creature in
the world" 80 ., 4,
you really think so! win d soiie"""'
tremulous smile.
II know it. And what is more you cant help
knowing that ! know it. Don't you MINK you
yves: I'm sure OF it. And I'm not going to
keep this up. But, Randolph. do want to pc
n blessing to you-you just Thought was
blessing to you. didn't you?" looking up at
him.
II think intimated as much"
Very we'll Now go on with your little story.
What did that horrible doctor say to YOU
"Perhaps he Is horrible: I'll own that there
seems something a trife uncanny about him. |
acknowledged to him that | did get nara
blow Yes. he said. he knew me directly and
he was interested to ask how came OUT, ana
all that | told him | came out all right; ana
would ne kindly tell me who he was? He said
his name was Jennings. Then l knew tnat n.
must be tho man who dealt with my skull tnat
time I tried to express my gratitude to him,
but he said there was no OCCASION that IT was
all in the way of business: and he had been
greatly interested in my case. He called 1t a
very striking instance of-well I'll think OF the
word in a minute It's word I never heard
before and wouldn't care to remember 1t only
it applied to my own skull. you see, so that
Moore laughed in such a happy and infec-
tious way that Salome joined him. His healthy,
wholesome nature. his warmth of temperament,
his love for her seemed now to Salonle more
dear than ever. She could hear him relate the
remainder of his interview with that surgeon
without any Of that uncomfortable emotion
which she had Just experienced Besides, per-
haps 1t was best for her to be able to hear that
time mentioned and to speak of it..
What else did he say" she asked.
Not much lie asked me if I was married"
tfaI Nft-cN Mi
nally." said Saome.
What makes you think that?" inquired
Moore quickly.
II don't know. exactly. Only he was greatly
surprised when he me. He had expected to
see some one else"
"Oh, how sharp women arer' exclaimed
Moore
(To be continued)
FAUNA THREATENED WITH EYTINCTIJy