Salome

and the little boys were invited to spend the last two days with the De Brettes, who lived near, and it was arranged that they should stay there with Ada; and that Salome, and Stevens,

She did not cry as the fly, laden with boxes, rumbled slowly down the drive. Stevens sobbed aloud, and Raymond and Reginald kept their heads well out of each window; but Salome sat pale and tearless. The coachman's wife at the lodge stood wit

the tickets?"

aymond take them,"

ntrusted to her by her

sibilities," her mother had said sadly; "a

purse and gave R

" he said

h. Four ticket

going to travel third

; we must," said

d laden with small parcels, while poo

ready, and had filled a hamper with the best fr

Mind how the hamper is unpacked. You'll still have some

en happens, the sound of her own voice as she gave utterance to the sad truth was too much for her. She put

had been doing his utmost t

make haste. Here's

you are. How many s

"This way. Stevens is to go there, and yo

a pleasant voice, "w

nd. "My sister-Mr. Henry St. Clair," said Raymond g

sly helped her into the carriage, putting the umbrellas and cloaks up

ore going on?" Raymond said, "Where's Reginald?" and, putting h

tevens, third clas

tered something between his teeth. "

hich the good-bye to Thomas had brought in a shower, said

ons. She could not help, however, hearing some of the conversation, and her surprise was unbounded when she heard Raymond say his return to Eton was uncer

amed to go third class! ashamed to say they were poor! Oh, if only Regi

d Salome were left together. With ready tact he saw that she would prefer silence to conversation, and he only asked her if she would l

the window and said, "I thought I saw you

Where are yo

gins. I say, there's Wilton! As much side o

evident by a sign that remarks

Fairchester, and I heard the other day that the whole family

nry St. Clair. "Have yo

u ask? I say, St.

ow we are off. H

and knocking the ashes fro

t fellow!" St.

n't smoke h

n rules," exclaimed the other boy, as he ran awa

Harrington

he says," St. Clair replied carelessl

ng with, I wonder? How stupid Salome is sitting there like a dummy when she might talk, as she can talk

tation where there was a junction of two miles to Roxburgh. Henry St. Clair was going on to Harsto

an watching the piles of boxes turned out

ood-bye, and she felt his kind attentio

the luggage which was to be carried across to another platform for the Roxburgh train. "A nice little thing! And what a selfish brute Wilton is; such a cad, too, with his

nd her boxes were safely stowed away in the omnibus, and Salome and her brothe

asked the cabman as he pre

use?" said Raymond. "Salom

poor Salome. "How stupid of m

and the name is F

actly the weather to stand here while you put on your considerin

ose to St. Luke's," Salome exclaimed. "But Stev

the cabman, "to guide you? Come n

t was heard fr

Salome, looking out at the cab window, saw Stevens frantical

, Reginald had jumped out and was soon climbing the steps of the omnibus to h

Church-Elm Fields-Elm

by there from Whitelands often enough." Then he climbed to his seat

r hair tight. Look here!" And he gave one of the thick plaits a somewhat rough pull as it lay like a l

ll, I suppose,

very nice and ki

ld Birch always manages to get the right sort of fellows! How could you be such an a

Reginald stoutly. "Mother said second; but there is

a neighbourhood this is! not a good house to be seen,"

out from her

Roxburgh. It cannot be near U

inburgh Crescent and Maniston Square and the Quadr

ad stoppe

opping for?" ex

aid Reginald, "for there is a b

d tapped at the blurred glass, signing to Raymond to

place,-it's impossi

d, and, with a large cotton umbre

orry you have such a day, that I am; it makes everything

dril. Just within the porch stood Mrs. Pryor. Smiles were not in her way at all. She looked as sad and melancholy as

's ridic'lous to thi

hat in no time. There's lots of room,

ll set in the parlour. We thought you would like to

n a hole like this, and that he should go out and look for lodgings the very next day. Whoever took them must be mad, and he should not put up with it. Even Reginald's good temper was tried to the utmos

"I have not slept for thr

the house, with all the highly-polished furniture, which was at once her pride

bed-rooms yet; will you

ing, as she passed R

e shall be very comfortable.-And do come

speck of dust was to be seen; from these upper windows, too, there would be, on clear days, a nice open view; and altogether her

Salome. "It will be all settled before Monda