The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-11-30
LOVES DEADLIEST FOE.

81 cannot understand jealousy. It
seems to me that confidence is the very
foundation of love. Uproot that and
the whole structure falls. TO make a
woman Jealous is TO kill the love which
causes It,
The girl who uttered the above words
was young and very beautiful. She adj
dresses little group of three, but as she
finished speaking, her eyes sought but
one face, and rested there with . glance
which bespoke a!i the love and all the
trust that an instant before had been
her theme.
The face was that of the man to whom
she was betrothed. Her engagement TO
Gerald Hitler had caused little hutter
OF surprise among their dear five hum
drcd friends.
In the first place. he had passed I'M
scratched through SO many seasons, had
eluaed SO MANY traps set for his entrance
into the rank OF Benedicts, had man
aged so adroitly to avoid the land of
compromise, that he had finally been
accepted as welded only to the band OF
bachelors; but just when designing
mammas and willing daughters had
ICCOutilC0 themselves IC TINS -HOuiflllCn
CT affairs, they were startled by the an
nouncement of his bona fide engagement
to q girl possessing no fortune save her
beauty, her wit, and the blue blood in
her veins.
His glances now met hers and answer
ed it. 1t gave his silent approval of her
words. 1t assured her of his sympathy
with her feeling on this as on all other
suhiects-the perfect sympathy IN taste
and interests which made the bond be-
tween them SO strong and lasting.
But there was another listener TO Sybil
Carstone's speech. Olive Ormsby who
was her friend and senior by several
years.
Two summers before our story opens,
she and Gerald had met He had fas-
clnated her as few men had the power
to do, and for few brief weeks wild,
sweet hope had sprung up in her heart
that the friendship between them might
rlpen into a warmer sentiment.
All too soon she learned that this
hope was fruiL!ess. and she had crushed
1t down beneath the bitterest disappoint-
ment OF her life. She had even smiled
and offered him hand grown suddenly
her his first confidant concerning his
happiness.
She had met Sybil Carstone She de-
termined 10 made her her friend. She
knew her to be young and inexperienced,
very child in fact.
W ho knew what opportunities the fu-
ture might hold, where she sat but near
at hand to grasp them? For six months
she had waited and watched, and at last
both waiting and watching had met
with their reward-at last the weapon
which hitherto she had vainly sought
had been furnished her by the enemy
against whom she so mercilessly would
direct its force, The girl thought she
could not be made jealous. Yet. make
her jealous, and her love would die, 1t
would be to her, then. that Gerald would
turn for comfort. Well, his was not
the first heart that had been caught in
the rebound
\ sudden CLEAN of triumph had flash
cd in her gray eyes. but she turned
abruptly away. and walked quickly 10
the otler end OF the long terrace of Som
ming Grange, where the little party were
spending portion of the hot summer
months.
The other member of the group. Ber-
tie Grandson, of the -th HuSsars. slow
~ followed her. Sybil aud Gerald were
alone.
why did she say that, Geraldpn ask
ed Miss Carstone.
For it was q remark of Olives which
had called forth her own.
The man laughed.
Perhaps she had some experience,
my darling" he replied.
But even if you could YOU would
not make me jealous, Gerald?n she per-
sisted
''In four months, Sybil, you are to be
my wife. Do you think your happiness
would be dearer or closer to me then
than now?''
He spoke with tenderness akin to
reverence. A bright flush mantlod the
fair young cheeks. as once more the
blue eyes upraised themselves TO his.
and as he took her hand TO place it with
in his arm. she met its pressure with an
answering warmth.
'Gerald, said Miss Ormsby the fol-
lowing day, ''do you think Sybil would
object If you drove me to Enelemere?
Mamma insists she will trust me with no
one else. as part Of the road lies over
the sands. aud | am most anxious to
make some purchases"
''Sybil objeotm replied the man. ..Of
course she will not. What made you
lMaglne such thing?n
On only that we are such old friends
ana thought possible she might think
was intruding upon a privilege no
longer NINE Do You know. Gerald.
sometimes miss it?'
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