The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-06

marked, ~ for one am perfectly salts
fed that the mystery which enyelosed
the jewels is at last cleared up, and es-
peciRlly at its turn out that no one
mol even you-waa seriously to blanc.
l am sure that Sir Sydney and her lady
ship are quite content with the explains
tons OF yourself and your friend
81 am quiet satisfied" the baron re-
piled with some earnestness, "ald lsup-
pose Lady Carsland is satisfied also"
81 suppose | must be satisfied her
ladyship said a triie ~sullenly. "But 1t
appears to me that Miss Birmingham is
not quite 80 blameleas az you all desire
to make her out to be-"
"How ?" Meredith demanded. II do
not follow your meaning"
81 mean that Miss Birmingham might
have spared us all this trouble and an
n0yance had she taken the propercouTse
at the outset. Ii sne mad but given us
tho name OF the person from whom she
received the jewels, all this turmoil
and i'll teeiipgwout have been avoided"
"But Miss Birmingham considered
herself under an obligation to keep my
name secret, and, as you all know,
rather than make known the name, she
permitted herself TO be driven away
IRON q comfortable home and all her
friends. think it is very much to her
credit" Hugh cried, stontly,
"And so do l." Paul exclaimed, "But
1t is all at an end, happily, and we will
not make any more bother about it,
There is only one thing now, Hugh
Eastwood, for us to do"
"What ia that, Mr., Meredith"
40 find Salome."
"That will be easy-if you really wish
to discover her, sir"
swish to find her!" Paul said, warm
ly, "There is nothing l desire under
Heaven so much. But / am surf now
that VIC shall have little difficulty in
finding ont where she is hiding herself.
l have mad q private detective engaged
for some time trying TO trace her, but
he seems to be Of nc use. I'll bother
with the fellow no longer now You
and | will see what we can do"
II can take you straight to her. Mr..
Meredith, in a few hours" the miner
said with n smile.
you know where she is them"
IL have her address in my pocket
was speaking to her only lasL night"
"Then for Gods sake tell me-" Paul
returned his agitation maniiesting his
amazement and delight. GLOW did
you find her2 Where is she2 How is
sheT"
"She is in London, and never up.
peared to be better than when | drop
ped across her 30 strangely last night.
1t happened this way" Hugh went on.
AFTER landing at Southampton | made
my way to London, and, as l had never
been in the capital before / made up
my mind to spend a day or so there.
Last night chance led me to Babylonian
music hall, and while there ! got n OF
the biggest surprises l ever received in
my life, When about one hall OF the
entertainment vas over, who should
walk on the stage but"
mot Salome, surely, EustwoodH"
Paul broke in, hastily, unable to no.
strain himself.
ut was nobody else, sir" Hugh re-
Joined. "At first | could not believe
my own eyes. l thought it must be
some woman who resembled her. But
when | heard her voice | knew it was
the White Gypsy herself. and nobody
else. You should hear her sing now"
the pitman cried, admiringiy. when
she had done singing tho people made
the great building ring with their clap
ping and shouts"
But afterwards, afterwards" Paul
said, impatiently.
"Well, l had come ell the way from
Australia to help her, and there, us il
through the working OF some miracle,
she was. went out, after getting to
know that Miss Barringham's stage
name was Miss Nellie Barring, resolved
to get to speak to her. 1 believed that
she had recognized me, for when her
eyes wandered my way she had given a
start OF surprise. So l went out soon
after she left tho stage and met her at
the entrance to the gallery"
"And hen?"Sir Sydney asked, break
ing silence for the first time.
"Then she took me homo with her
and told mo cverything-how she had
left the vicarage in fear, and also how
you, Sir sydney, had warned her and
sent her fifty pounds. She thinks that
you, Mr.. Meredith, are abroad still, and
/ came here to make matters right with
Sir Sydney and her ladyship, but never
thought OF meeting you until / heard in
the village that you were here"
II shall never be able to repay you,
Eastwood, for all you have dono for me
and Salomel" Paul cried, warmly.
Now give me the address, that | may
not lose another moment"
Here it u.s." said Hugh, as he handed
q slip OF paper to Meredith, who, af;er
glancing at it for n moment, slipped it
into his pocket saying
"You will excuse mo, Sir Sydney, and
you also, lady Carslnnd, for leaving
you SO abruptly. When | have found
salonie and told her all l will sec you
again"
Are you going TO London at once? p
the baronet asked.
Immediately. Good afternoon. Come
along, Eastwood, and bring your friend."
CHAPTER XVII.
IN STAGE BoX.
1t was evening, and tho BabYlonian