The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-18

nod or word from the baronet and his
family.
Her ladyship was stately gracious,
Cordela was iclly charming, while Sir
Sydeuy was unwOntedly amiable even
for him, being in the very best OF hum
ors. His worship, and his worship's
intimate friends hadoblained promise
from the baronet that he would accom-,
pany them to their club after the play
and sup with them, aud they were walt.
ing now until Sir sydney took leave OF
his wife and daughter.
Presently Lady Carsland remarked
"iad we not better be going, sydney?
The carriage is waiting"
"Oh, certainly, Adelaide" the baronet
responded, ~ forgot to tell you that
aud Paul have promised 10 take supper
with our worthy friend, the mayor
here, and these gentlemen. You and
Cordelia can take the carriage, and l
and Meredith can engage hanson"
Her ladyship's brows bent themselves
for the smallest fraction oil second, but
cleared again Immediately, and her
ready answer was urbane enough,
"Ihen in that case, she said, ~ shall
ask Mrs. and Miss Farrington-the
mayors wife and daughler-to share
the carriage with me and Cordelia We
can easily put them down at their villa
which ia on our way home, you know.
We shall be company for each other
while our lords and masters are enjoy
ing themselves at the club. What do
you say, Mrs. Farrington2
OF course Mrs. harrington had only
one answer to make to Lady Carsland's
question. She answered very readily
and willingly A hired cab was wait
ing outside somewhere for his Worship
and his worship's good dame and daugh-
ter, but the honor oil being driven home
in the Carsland carriage was too great
to be overlooked.
"What has become OF Paul ?" Sir sgd
ney asked In moment or two as he
prepared to hand the ladies to the still
waiting carriage,
81 daresay no will be with some oil
our young friends upstairs" said his
worship.
"Alr, Meredith went out Of the theatre
short time ago, Sir Sidney" one oil
the young gentlemen standing by re-
marked. ~ fancy he will have gone to
the club, as he and young Scott Bower
we're together"
Eyes; he will have gone there. Now,
ladies', are you quito ready? Will you
permit me, Mrs. Farrington?"
The baronet offered his arm in bis
gallantest manner to the mayoress, and
walked to the carriage-the mayor paid
a like courtesy to Lady Uarsland; the
young ladies were taken in hand by
other cavaliers; and in the course OF a
few moments, they were all four com.
fortably seated in the large roomy
vehicle, and were being driven home
ward, while Sir Sidney and his friends
repaired to the club. i'
II Lady Carsland had not pressed the
worthy mayoress aud latter's daughter
to accept seats in her carriage the Cars
lands mother and child would have
been spared sight which gave them
no small amount OF astonishment and
pain. aa'il.
When the carriage and pair drove up
before the semi-detached villa in which
the Harrington family resided, tho
mayoress was so pressing In her offers
OF hospitality that her ladyship, unwil-
ling to give oGsnse, alighted and went
into the house to crack q biscuit and
sip q glass OF cheap wine with her
kindly-hearted, ii somewhat too obse.
quious and importunate friend.
Almost half an hour was taken up in
that visit, and when the carriage rolled
through the dimly-lit, silent and sleep.
ing village OF Marsh Green the village
tavern had been closed about twenty
minutes
One solitary gas lamp shone in the
centre of the wide space opposite tho
White Grow, and as the carriage rolled
past the lamp Cordelia CarslNnd, who
CHANGED at that moment to be gazing
through the window, gave low cry OF
amazement.
Well might the girl emit an exclama-
ton OF wonder, Tor there under the
lamp she beheld two well-known forms
those OF Paul Meredith and the White
Gipsy.
Lady Carsland heard the note OF as
constituent and in moment she d.
vined the reason therefor. But al
though she saw her husbands ward
and the pit brow girl, she made no
comment upon the surprising fact. 1t
was matter which she could not dis
cu.s with her daughter; and as the car
rage sped onward, and Cordeia re-
manned silent, there was no occasion to
speak. The truth OF the matter was
that neither desired the other to think
that she had seen that strangely mRtch-
ed pair beneath the lamp.
| n,.N -, Ln1 sa1,
her thin lips ominously at the sight,
vowing the while that her lover should
pay dearly for his shameless gallivant.
ing with such low-born thing; and
her mother was considering with bent
brows that the sooner Paul Meredith
and her daughter were openly affianced
to each other the easier she would BIO
in her mind. Sir Sydney's ward must
be brought to his senses at once, or
there was no telling what might hap.
pen-so thought her ladyship.
That meeting between Salomo and
her lover was not in any way due to
her; she had neither sought nor de-
sired to SEQ Paul again after satisfying
herself OF tho objectionable deception
he had pracliced.
Paul had arranged their meeting. The
reader will have gathered that Sir sgd.
ney Carsland's ward was creature Of
impulse. The moment that his eyes
and those OF salome met in the theatre
he cursed himself mentally for the
fraud OF which he had been guilty and
her cold, pitiless face 80 eloquent OF the
scorn in her heart told him that his de-
ception was laid bare unto her.
During the remainder OF the play his
eyes had often wandered to Salome.
Tho position in which he sat enabled
him to gaze upon tho girl without at.