New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12
rHE. TWO SALOMES.
XVI.
QUESTIONING.
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had
Randolph Moore, / should take great pre-
mari lost he should know of it.
tau'io' could not imagine why these words
SaV Ls her Immediately think more seriously
snou'" ".sr that she would tell Moore.
than aronnad the shells and the pebbles she had
s@ a,hsrinc She thought that Miss Nunally
nen uaver before said anything which really re-
oeled her q, d,,,, ~ ,h,t r;ooo
,L'a,yood.- she proposed after an interval of
',.nce Il am tired
" tho two walked slowly through the heavy
~ Saome asked when was the very earliest
s%' hsr mother could reach home.
"~ '..r little calculation Portia replied. She
@. somewhat coldly. She had a suspicion that
.omnanon was trying to play upon her cred
uit A.. =, .;u,o,
II.oa,lv did do it, said Salome after another
-. She was sure that Miss Nunallv had not
Asd ber and she was now fully resolved TO
~. affect of a confession on this girl who, Sa-
w h,,.ved was going TO do far worse thing
h.r she had done.
IT,. hind Of sin to which we have no inchna-
ub;ch docs not hold for us the least tempta-
Wv, !. tho kind of sin which shocks us greatly.
&C.. Nunally was leaning forward on one elbow,
=. t.oe turned so that she might gaze fully at the
~, hs.de her At last she laughed ami said
"" don. believe it," Then she laughed again
continued. When you 60 back TO the hotel
,'.I,r mirror and tell me if you believe it your
self
s.lome. but il is true
aGood heavens cried Portia She lifted her
hs,d and looked about her. She turned to Saiome
and said kindly
arm afraid you are worrying too much about
your fathers illness
And so am not quite right in my mind? Is
that what you mean
AYES
aTben YOU are entirely mistaken" with great
Mcni,v. I'm perfectly right in my mind. And
have forged"
Miss Nunally's ort to be calm and judicial was
evident
"Perhaps" she said. If you give me particu-
lars I shall he able to understand. Particulars
are sometimes very convincing. when broad,
general statement has no effect
0 ayes PROMPTLY answered Saome II see that
:. Was Mrs. Darrah's name put on a check for my
father. lie needed money Immediately. 1t was
for $500 I'm going TO pay it back
Portia was still trying to be calm and not "let
her feelings run away with her.
Now do you believe me-" asked Salome
YES believe you. WISH you Hduu 'oi" "iO'
'Why do you wish that? p
~bcause don't like to be so confused as /
I'M now
me TO he forger?'
@No didn't Really. Miss Gerry, you make
nv head 90 round so that can't think
81 will not speak for few minutes. then your
head NAV stop going round" was the reply.
In the silence that followed the two figures sat
almost mo.ionless, with faces turned toward the
ocean.
II was Salome who spoke first
at was for father she said. "But 1 don't
hesn that for an excuse. I'm not excusing myself
Does my aunt kpow?'
"Yes"
slow did she discover II ?'
"Why," in surprise, 81 told her"
Porta leaned her head her hand again.
aYour characte is Just as pulling az your face
she sad II suppose after YOU had done this
thing what you call your conscience stepped In
and made you confess it,
81 don't know" said Salome.
aDo YOU know why you tell me?" was the next
inquiry
Saloma hesitated.
IT wanted to know how it would strike you.
che at lastsanswered.
well how does it strike me?'
"Oh. you are greatly shocked and repealed
Salome gave this reply in tones so sorrowful that
Miss Nunaly's face softened perceptibly. But she
did not give way to this feeling in words.
MAY | ask why you ola not request Aunt Flor
snce TO lend you the money!"
at was so sudden you know. And had heard
you say she thought good deal Of her money.
And father must have it directly. And there was
her check book, and l could initiate her hand
And really, il did not seem so dreadful
There was nothing in you that held you back
NO: there didn't seem TO be. Something spran.
right up me that said, DO it, just as if it had
been waiting, you Sec to spring up when the right
time came. suppose ought to have shrunk, but
didn't
BIT where was your conscience?
"Oh, don't know" with some WEAKNESS.
Portia was looking with the keeDest interest at
her companion.
Then it wasn't what as children We would
have called real. truly conscience. after ALL that
you used to have?' she inquired.
Il don't know Salome said again L sup
pose it was only my bringing up; and bringing up
sometimes drops away from one. Mine has,
think
And it is now that you are the real Salome
Geny?'
Il believe so: I'm almost sure of it.
Doht tell MI. Mooie, Ioi" 0"''' '""'P''
Don't try any of these effects on him.
Salome said nothing. When they were IN the
boat and Portia was rowing steadily back Saome
asked the question which had been in her MIND
all the time
Miss Nunally, could you have done it''
"No'
Salome shrank little 1t was some moments
before she said
And yet"
And yet Portia took up the words. - am
going to marry Major Root. II seems to me
wong myself most OF all But you, when you
iurd---.
Malone interrupted in her turn:
sWho. ,,,o -. I. - oI,rovs oursolvas wrong