New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12

mark upon us.
So Sabine Law there. She thought many thoughts
but she seemed TO herself 10 be thinking only Of
her father and mother She remembered how her
mother had told her TO be truthful The girl
prayed fervidly that il might he given to her to
speak the truth Unconsciously she used thu old
| phraseology that she had heard in the pulpit at
home that il might be given to her She be-
levcd that the prayer brought her spirit yet nearer
| her mother
1t was very dark But under the door Of the
room leading into Mrs. Darrahs chamber there
was faint bar Of light
| Once the girl heard a swift dash Of rain on the
| little balcony outside of her window. The sound
| made her want TO get up and go ont and stand in
| that balcony that the rain might fall upon her.
| The window was widely Open and il let in the
sweetness Of the Florida night Saomc heard a
| bird nestle among the leaves Of a magnolia that
now and then, in the breeze. touched the sash She
| heard the birds indistnct murmur, if it were
dreaming of its daylight song
Beng young and WELL Salonc after midnight
fell asleep. Bat she slept lightly. and did not.
when she Weakened. think she had slept at all.
The door under which there had been bar of
light now open, and a soft brilliance filled
her room.
Mrs. Darrah was standing in her wrapper
the girls bed
&" could not sleep" she sail gently, land was
sure Won were awake and suffering
| Salomc sat mp quickly. She pushed her hair
| back from her face. She could not help holding
out her hands, which were instantly taken
| You are so kind, murmurrd Salome. She tried
not 10 sob; ard the effort seemed To hurt her
more than the sob itself would have done.
| Looking Mt the figure sitting there in its white
| gown, being aware of the struggle Salomc was
making that she might be- calm. Mrs. Darrah for
the next few moments entire " forgot that she was
| an authorcss with an in"\haustihlc craving for
material" She was only a woman whose kind
| heart was deeply touched Still il codld not be
| expected that she shopI hccom' nncOnsc ous Of
the absorbing curiosity which this girl reused in nrr
| "\On ar" Worrying You are grl"ving. she SAID
| As she spoke she sat down on th" bedside. IF
| intensity Of feeling might com" only upon l'yon'
occasions She spoke as if to herself Saomc
did not attempt a reply. She Nat Their" trembling
| both from chllincSs and from excitement. She
was glad Mrs Dairah had come in The voice
and the touch of IA sympathetic human being were
much TO her just now She wanted TO speak, 10
| she remained silent. IL did not appear TO her
| that she had any right 10 ailiict this woman who
| was kind 10 her
| Finally however SIC asked in whisper:
Mrs Darrah do You think can bear i p
Certainly YOU can. When you ar" older yon
| will he astonisll~ at the number of things you
| have bornc, and that YOU can still bee happy
is thar true pitcousy. :" But YOU know my
| mother viii be- suffering, and not IT, COM
fort her. | can always comfort my mother.
| The last sentences was bro<rr by Il heavy sob
Salomc withdrew her hands and pressed them upon
her OlleSt she used 10 do whel her breath came
painfully from another cause.
| ." And If ! should never -" my father again -
Here the agony in the young face showed so
plainly even in that light. that Mrs Darrah sad
1t is wicked Of You to yield like this You Will
presently be- wrought almost into an irresponsible
| state
Salomc made a grea: effort. She even smiled as
| she said -
| Mother says We arr always responsible and that
| we can bear anything; and that really hnI loves
| u.s. only il doesn't always seem a. il lie did My
| mother is so strong. Mrs Darrah"
Salomc turned toward her pillow and put her
| Il beg your pardon" she went on in moment,
| bu; have been lying awake and got all worked
up as they say at home am going TO bcha'e
That's right. Let me give YOU something to
| quiet you. You can't hear from homo for two
| DAYS az least and You must rest
But Saomc would have no sleeping dranght.
| She had something OF her mothers horror OF OPT
ates She thanked Mrs. Darrah fcryently That
| lady bent down and kissed IN" glrI = cifcK, anu
I then she walked ont OF the room
An hour later, being wakeful and uneasy; sh"
softly stepped back to that bed The snl lying
The ne,t day Portla came for Salome TO 20
driving with her. but Mira Darrah announced that
she intended TO dictate a great deal
| Work is the best thing for Miss Terry now
she said. "
Saiome looked gratefully at her employer; Mis-.
|
hour after hour while Mrs Darrah dictated IN the
most cOpIolIS manner.
The ininucn,iS WAS not in condition TO take
in the meaning of thr words she wrote or she
would have known there was very little meaning
in them. and she would hay" suspected that her
companion only spinning sentences u Keep
| her busy. -,
At last Mrs Darrah looked al her watch She
suddenly remembered that her niece had once told
her that Mr.. Moor" was IN the habit OF Walking
home with Miss terry after her work
the Maria Sanchcz-at this point in her thoughts
Mrs Darrah asked abruptly A
Do YOU expect TO see that young man to-day
You mean Mr. Moore ?"
Certainly. There Is other young man In
the world. is there smiling slightly.
Perhaps he /, waiting fof IN, was thr reply
He doesn't know that my mother has gone
Does not? IN surprise. We'll. go to the post
Office, for me. He is no doubt lurking somewhere
Tell him To call here after this Now 90.
Iuf Moore was not lurking anywhere near.
Salomc walked swiftly 10 the postoilce she
would not acknowledge TO herself how her heart
sank a. she went on. And she would not look
either 10 the right or lett
She was surprised to lind note from Moore tell
ine her that business had calIct him to Palatka
again that he might lie gone few days. Inc
note was rather cold only last sentence CONTAINED
a passionate regret that he must 20 without seeing
her And he knew nothing Of her father illness
SaloInc hurried on 10 the Plaza and sat down
upCn one of the benches holding thu, note III her
ciaspcd hands. Her heart was 50 heavy that she
could hardly think She was DULY thankful That
she was i'll II way, supelicd. She did not want u
think. ~,
! She did not know when she should see Moore
| A few DAYS he might he gone. few days sound
od like - few years And she needed him so
That strong robust chcerfulncss OF his; that pro
tcctiny and sustaining tendernes--and he was to
be zone a few days. Everything might happen
Yes, she was truly grateful that she was partially
dementcd. :. ,. -,
She saw vaguely the people passing IN front oil
her She heard vaguely their voices. -.
| She began 70 make AN accurate calculation oil
| the numier OF hours rnat surely must pass before
| She could receive that telegram from her mothcr
Sill absorbed in this calculation. she walked
back 10 the hotel and 10 her OWN room
| L. seemed to her that she kept up this study
| all the ucxt day when she wiotc almost inc"s
sanity for Mrs. Darrah Gill;, .a. .,,.