The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30

| COnQueSCS WIN CTuel pTlu0, ana TO
whom the world gives no higher aim
than to fascinate, and-remain care
less. Am too plainp Forgive me-"
II forgive you freely-as would for
give you all things, Miss Annes; but
neither you nor the world fully under
stand me. may seem trilcr; but.
wore the woman 1 love to love me in
return no smile would be to me so
sweet as hers, no presence half so
| dear"
Mollie had been watching tho couple
on the sands, going slowly back and
forth in the moonlight; now she lifted
her sweet young face and looked at him
with sort of wondering pity.
"Do we all wrong YOU, thenp" she
asked, gently. "Have you failed in
your wooingP Can you not win where
you loveP"
His face flushed little at her words,
and she, watching it, was struck by its
strength and beauty. How did it
| chance that she had never noticed eth
er beforeP
II am not left the chance to WOO or
win her." he said, slowly; "she is an
others promised wife.
"Ah, she said, pityingly; and she
gave him her hand in q sweet, woman
ly sympathy, never for an instant con-
Meeting his words with herself. He
lifted the small hand revcrently to his
lips, and, drawing it through his arm,
| turned toward the beach. AS he did so
he found himself facing Ned Tremaine
and Laura Lovel, who were coming in
from the moonlight, and he noticed
| that the young mans face was quite
white, while there was a half-scornful
smile on the lips of the fair belle of the
seaside. But the two couples passed
each other in silence, the one going
down to the stretch of glittering sand,
the other going in to the dancers.
A week later, and Molle had just
,mc in from IL long hour, peaceful
and calm, spent with Lee in a quiet
nook among TIC rocks that overhung
tho ocean. He had been reading to her
there some of the sweetest poems given
to the world by genius. Her heart had
thrilled as he read, and new, strange
feelings had stirred it. When he clos
ed the book he had looked up and
found her eyes filled with tears. And
now in her own room she was asking
herself how it was that what she had
but commenced for the purpose of an
noying Ned had in one brief week slain
all her old resentment against Miss
LoVel and made her thoughts turn con-
stantly, not to Ned Trcmainc. who was
her ailianccd husband, but to Lee Stone,
who was termed the greatest male ilirt
at the beach. What was changing in
her life? When she now met Ned and
Eaura it did not pain her as it used.
Was it because handsomer face, q
stronger and noblcr face then Ned's
|
her with devotion, ready to light if she
smilcdP
A servant hrnke her pondnrines by
bringing her two messages-one bou-
quct OF white flowers, with n few feath-
cry sprays of fern among their white
ness, and one crimson rose cleaning
red from their center; and in it was q
note from Lee, asking her to 90 for q
drive with him by moonlight; the 9TH
CT was few angry lines from Ned ask
ing If she remembered that she was be-
trothcd to him while she allowed ey-
cry gossip at the hotel to chatter of her
filtration with Lee Stone
II have been patient, waiting an OPP
portunity of speaking to you," he
wrote, "but you will not give me one,
so / write to ask you if you wish our en-
gagement broken; to all it would seem
So"
She trembled little as she read, and
her sweet face changed color; but she
went to her desk, drew from it every
letter he had ever sent her, formed
them and his ring in a package and
wrote him the following note:
''lt was | who was first taught pa
ticnce, while my existence was forgot
ten tor one who was what you bade me
bccome-'a society character Why
should fancy that YOU wished an in
tcryicw with me of late? 1t is not so
long since you could not spare mo-
mont for me from Miss Lovel. Do I
wish our engagement broken? Perhaps
we both wish it, Ned; at least let US
break it, since | so displease you. ]
send you your letters and ring"
Then, although a choking sensation
was in her throat, she pcpned brief
note to Lee:
81 will be pleased to go with you;''
that was all; and in the Starlight-thc
moon rose late-shc went with him Out
over the beach and far along the coun.
try.
Was it strange that he noticed she
no longer wore Ncd's ring? Was it
strange that he told her of his love, and
that she listened silently, believing gly,
with strange flutter at her hearts
Was it strange that when they drove
back, lingering besi,.e the sobbino
ocean, another ring should deck her
finger and another bond shouldlio upon
her lifeP We'll, two others walked up.
on the strand, two whom the gossips
called lovers; aad yet when it was told
that Mollic Anncs was to place her hap.
piness in tho keeping Of "the tlirt OF
the beach," ono man who heard il
turned white as death and shrank from
the sight of the beautiful woman beside
him, although men called her fair, and
many said she had won him from his
faith; yet Mollic was too happy to re.
grct, although she still sometimes re.
members. Philadelphia cal.
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