The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-21
wHGHIINa DAILY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SATURDAY. q 1898

was about to open the door he sped on,
ward into the shelterlng darkness,
And as his form plunged into the
gloom Of the night his mind took the
plunge which led him asttay from the
path Of honesty and right Immediate
ly he began to form excuses for DESERT
ing Salone, & a
Why need he tell her al al n Wasit
really necessary to do so-iust yeti II
he were to introduce Salome TO the
world rs Lady Sydney Carsland, what
would the world say Of him and OF her
when It was discovered that she was the
daughter Of u common gamekseper-the
child oil q whilom wandering Spanish
glpsy2
He would be the talk and the laugh'
ing stock Of his neighborsi and how
Adelaide Woodcoek would curl her
proud lip and open her cold, scorn!ll
eyes when she learned to what depth
he had descended,
That chance thollght oil his old flame
quickened his feet and drove him more
rapidly along Ia the setnl-daFknes4 oil
the lane. His mind was made up now,
Adelaide was free, Would the naughty
lady who had played with his heartand
declined hia hand when he was the
prodigal, poor and disreputable younger
son, refuse to wed Sir sydney Cars andi
surprising he gave her thSehalbe?
lie laughed a hard, low, bitter laugh
and swung onward, his Imagination rum
ming riot once moro and Salomethe glp-
sy almost forgotten already, Once only
he came to standstill and glanced
backward, He could discern the cottage
with its lighted window, and the sight
stirred his heart JUST little, for he
knew that the woman he was so cruelty
deserving loved him with all the strength
OF her warm nature and passionate soul
Behind that light, which shone
through the intervening blackpess like
q star, sat Salome waiting patiently for
his homo coming, He felt sorry for
her, but fate had sepped in and they
might mover meet again.
When Sydney struck the next village,
some three or four miles away, he
walked into 1he hotel beside the small
railway station; and when he ordered
glass OF beer he asked the maid to oblige
him with writing materials. She sup
piled him with rusty pen, n penny
bottle Of thin ink, some tiimsy note
paper and a miserable envelope. With
these he contrived somehow to produce
the following note:
EARSALoME:-G Circumstances which
I could neither foSesee nor control have
rendered it absolutely necessary that |
should 90 suddenly cannot tell
at present how long | may be away, nor
can / tell Won whore am going. But
you know, dear, that only the most i'm
perative necessity could take me from
you. Perhaps alter all l may not be
away very long. Iregret that | cannot
take you into my confidence yet. But
you will, know love mo, and believe
in me, andwait patiently tor my return.
/ thought better to send you word
ar two In order to allay any uneasiness
respecting my absence. You need give
yourself no alarm. Nomatter how long
am away you may rest assured that |
atn vol and safe. Before many days l
shall write again. Till then, goodbye,
dear Salome.
SYDNEY BARRtwauAM."
He posted the letter at once, and then
made Inquiries as to the next train that
was bound Liverpool way. An hour
afterwards he was being borne toward
Thorrell Moor