SALOME

BY MRS. EMMA MARSHALL

LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK

THOMAS NELSON AND SONS


CONTENTS

I.[The Home and the Children]9
II.[Sorrow and Sighing]23
III.[Edinburgh Crescent]40
IV.[Looking for Lodgings]51
V.[A Journey]65
VI.[Losses and Gains]77
VII.[Cousins]90
VIII.[Arrivals]106
IX.["Settling Down"]121
X.[A Proposed Flight from the Nest]134
XI.[Ada's Departure]151
XII.[Confidences]165
XIII.[Hard Times]180
XIV.[Daffodils]195
XV.[Lost!]208
XVI.[The Consequence]221
XVII.[A Dream]232
XVIII.[The Last]239

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

["The coachman's wife hid her face in her apron, and cried bitterly"]Frontispiece.
["'Sit down, Salome,' and Dr. Wilton drew her toward him on the bench"]33
["'I say, Salome, have you got any money?'"]80
["'It's a bird, I think.—Puck, put it down!'"]113
["A tall figure advanced towards her"]176
["'Salome, I have lost the necklet set with emeralds'"]208
["'Raymond,' whispered Salome, 'I wanted to tell you how much I love you'"]230