The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-25
RELING DAILY INTEILIaENoER SATURDAY. MARCH 26 1898

on the face OF IL, yet he was afraid to
risk all upon Its success or failure. Sa-
lone might not do all he desired her to
do when he had revealed his own rela-
tlonship to her, She might, woman
like, care moro for her own good name
than she cared tor the reputation Of
himself, Lady Carsland and Cordelia.
She might go further oven, and say,
~ have suffered enough Tor your sins
and will suffer no longer. You must
clear my mother and me in the eyes OF
tho world. nm your daughter-my
mother was your wife. You must tell
tho world or l will that the woman
known us Lady Carsiand is not your
wife at all, seeing tina. your first wife
was living when You married her"
The fear that something like the fore
going might happen stayed HIS hand,
and in the meantime he could only
carry out tho suggestion that her lady
ship had made, How il would all end
he could not tel. So he wrote the let
ter to salome and left tho rost for fate
to decide,
On the morning following her visit
to Carsland Hall the White Gypsy re-,
ceived the note Sir Sydney had penRed
on the preyIopR evening.
The missive ran thus;
"CARsLAEp HALL,
any DEAR Miss BARRlNaHAM,- re-
greet very much that | was not at home
when you called this day, Win you
10 III 10 -.
morrow afternoon? | should like to
sec you ON u matter OF great import
ance, II you can possibly manage to
come do not omit to do 80. and Lady
Carsland expect to see you between
three and four o'clock,
"Yours faithfully,
"SInNEY CARsLANp,"
81 wonder what he wishes to sos me
for?' Salome murmured as she permit.
ted the note to fall into her lap and
looked across the breakfast table to
where the vicar and his sister sat par
taking OF the morning meal,
"Who is he, dear" Miss Madison
asked.
"sir Sydney Carslanl, and he says
that he wishes to see me on a matter OF
great importance this afternoon at the
Hail."
Probably he has had letter from
his word, Mr.. Meredith" the vicar in
tCrposed.
II scarcely think 30, Mr.. Madison"
Salome replied, "for ii it were SO, IL is
almost certain | think that Paul would
have written to me as well"
perhaps yoH@re right, but in any
case you had better go. You cannot
afford, you know" Miss Madison add
cd, ITO be on bad terms with your
sweetheart's guardian. 1t is probable
that Sir Sydney desires to see you re-
speeding some arrangement regarding
yourself which Mr.. Meredith made be-
fore he went away.
"Ihat must be the reason he wishes
to SEQ me-" the girl said, in response,
"and, OF course, shall have to 60"
81 am surprised, Salome, to hear you
speak in that strain" Miss Madison re-
marked, severely, "You speak as il it
were no honor. but the contrary, to be
asked to the Hall"
Salome made soma hali.laughing,
hRlf.apologetic rejoinder, and then the
matter was forgotten in other converse
ton.
Between the hours of three and four
o'clock in the afternoon the White
Gypsy presented herself at Carsland
Hall, and the same servant that had ad-
mitted her on tho day before again asked
her to step this way" But the visitor
was not shown into q waiting-room this
time. but was taken instead straight TO
her ladYship's boudoir, whore, the maid
intimated, Lady Carsland was awaiting
her coming.
Remembering the amiability and
warmth OF her ladyship's reception OF
herself the day before, Salome, OIL en-
tering the cosily-garnished chamber,
went forward and held out her hand,
and hersurprise may be imagined when
Lady Caraland pretended not to see it,
and motioned the girl to seat. With
out word, so great was her amazement
Salone dropped into chair and waited
for her ladyship 10 speak.
"You received my husbands letter,
Miss Barringham?" the elder woman
began. very coldly.
II did: that is why l am here, your
ladyship." SNlome answered, recovering
her seltpossossion somewhat, "He
said that he wished to see me on mat
ter OF great importance.
"IIe will BIO here in q few minutes, |
daresay," her ladyship went on. her
manner stiff and her voice icily cold
still. II suppose you would be able to
guess what it was he desired to see you
about"
81 have no idea"
"You remember the brooch you left
with me Yesterday"
"Certainly do"
DWELL, / am sorry to have to inform
you that it is part and parcel Of large
quantity OF precious jewels which were
stolen some years ago."
"Stolen" Salome exclaimed, rising to
her feet and her face suddenly losing
all vestiges OF color.
dyes, stolenp' WAS the ringing, tri.
umphant reply Lady Carsland shot at
the trembling girl, "and the thieves
were never discovered. You must see
that your position is one OF the gravest
kind. The receiver Of stolen goods is
held by the law To be as bad as the
thief"
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