The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-11
sALoME SPEAKS OUT.

The maulwho called himself Wilired
CunlilIe saw salome Birmingham dart
from him and make her way homeward,
and the abrupt and decided way in
which the girl chose to terminate their
interview surprised him SO much that
for few moments he knew not what
course to pursue.
His first impulse had been to spring
after her and, detain her by main force.
But he had restrained himself with a
low, passionate cry Of anger, and stood
still The wounded vanity OF the lover
would not permit him to follow her
when she desired to be quit OF him, and
he echoed the lasse's goodnight, think
ing she would return when he mani
tested nointention OF pursuing her.
He saw her stop short distance
away, and his heart beat with pleas
urable throb. She had found her senses
and was coming back, he thought, and
assured of that he nonchalantly lit a
cigar. When his weed was glowing like
live cual he turned his head again, to
find that Salome was almost out OF
sight, and speeding from him Mt q swift
pace.
A curse, directed at his own stupidity.
rose in his throat, but he checked It..
Then he took step forward, but paused
before another pace was taken. 1t was
useless to follow her. What could he
gain bydoing SO? Her mind was made
up, and she would refuse to listen to
him unless ho made clean breast Of all
things respecting himself-and he was
not prepared for that yet.
For some minutes no fingered there,
smoking flercely, while his mind was
filed with INDIGESTION. lie was very
much in love with salome. He had
never dreamed when he entered into
that romantic Irritation with the pit
brow girl in Gale Wood that his admir-
alton would develop until it became
the absorbing, intoxicating, maddening
passion which nov, filed his soul and
brain.
Simply in jest and merely for the
sport, pleasure and excitement OF tho
thing he had sought out salome Bar
bingham after that pleasant chance en-
counter in the wood. He had made u
note OF the girls address while it was
fresh in his memory, and some evening
later had impelled by curiosity and an
underCurrent OF feeling he never troubled
himselfto analyze, strolled through the
village and along Sponsors Lane.
Fate had been with him that balmy
evenng-or, looking at matters from a
different standpoint, against hin. Any
way, chance again threw the White
Gypsy across his path.
Salome had been TO see some friend OF
hers farm across the fields and coming
homo she ran against the handsome
stranger whom she had laughed, and
chattod, and flirted with on that mover
TO be forgotten morning in the wood.
Salome looked oven moro charming
than before, no thought. She was
dressed in close fitting princess robe
OF blue print; her hair hung in honvy
black waves down hor back, cheap hat
OF untrimmed straw was poised on hor
head, and tho clear creaminoss Of her
complexion stood out In the cleaning
like como strange, white, warm marble.
His greeting had boon warm one,
and hors was only little loss cordial.
i1lltl vi NuuluNt ANAh VApNNuu0h
mont on meeting him again 80 soon, and
there, Of all places in tho world aud he
had honestly admitted that hor charm
ing personality alone was responsible
for his presence In the lano. On tho
mere chance OF seeing her no had como
to tho village after finishing tho bus
mess which had taken him to Earls.
ford.
For littlo while thoy remained to.
gether chatting with the familiarity OF
old friends, and when they parted no
had aitor strenuous pleadlngs, extinct
cd Il half promiso from Saomc to meet
him In tho lane tho next evening.
The appointment thon made was kept
by thon both, and aitor that thoy met
ngain frequently, always outside tho
village, as tho girl had declared, and in
places whore they were not likely to BIO
noticed.
Salomo had loved hor admIror from
the very outset, and tho indlscrootness