New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-03-18

Ihatlt was who followed her.
MlRTATIONS.
"Only 8o'clock! How slowly the time
passes" and Pauline Sedley yawned
as she looked out upon the purple tints
gsof the'twilight sea, where now and then
the bright reflection Of la star seemed to
plash into the waves.
|3a Rae a golden August evening, moon
II ut radiant with the balmy air full
ssS1 fance of new mown hay, min
s not unpleasantly with the salt
breAth of the sea, sand the sky all
glorious with the dolphin ike-hues of
The dying day, and Miss Sedley, sitting
On the balcony in her floating robes Of
half India muslin, girded with scarlet,
and scarlet .verbenas in her hair, made
an exceedingly pretty adjunct to the
q scene. sShe was brunette, with "a
brilliant complexion, all cream and
crimson, jet black hair, straight and
glossy as,ansI Indians, and eyes whose
melting brilhance was like the dusky
glow of !trordc stars.
No wonder that little Ralph Monta-
cute, the.enthusiastic boy. of eighteen,
was naadly In, love with her; no Won
der that che hung on slher slightest
word as an Eastern devotee hangs ON
the priest'saoracula lar utterances.
Slowly, Pauline, when. I am at your
side. " he>said little reproachfuIly.
Pauline laughed, and turned the diar
mond andsopal rings carelessIy round
d on her fingers.
"You are, on1yaao child, Ralph!" she
said, a little disdainfully.
IL anna year older than you, Pau
] line!"
Panqine< Sedley reached 'aup to tap
his flushed beardless cheek with her
fan.
"A girl ofsseventeen is. equal to a
man ofbwenty-aeven, any time, Ralph !
You're % nicellittle cavalier, and you
dance Che: polka delightfully."-, but you
see you;are notsfairly out of the top and
ball phaae,yet! Now, there's Gustavus
Melville, 1hA's .sasanan, and yonr cousin,
Harry Livingstone. cavalier sans peur,
sasaa neproeher Major Livingstone's
1 gssI yes ,aTee enough to set any
81 ( s lheart in blaze"
She spoke abstractedly, looking out
toward thesea ;alld apparently uncon-
scious that<she had any auditor but the
far-of waves and, she mantling twilight.
Pauline!" eejaexslated the boy, pas
sionately, "lsrlays be young in years, but
you have taught slAy heart premature
development. Y0x have no right to
speak to me- .ahus: aater playing with my
affections all the ,sHmmer!"
Pauline glancedgHp in astonishment.
Finished coqueftetthat she was, she had
hardly expected this, out burst from the
most insignificant Of all her victims.
She had encouraged RALPH Montaeute's
too visible infatuati@n simply because
it amused her to make. a captive, of the
pretty hoy, and nDwshe was . as much
taken by surprise as would be the fish
erman If a writhing ;tnnut should suba-
denly find voice to nexnonstrate when
the hook was being twisted ont of his
quiyering jaws.
My dear Ralph, you ;.aye talking
nOnsnnssn ~ sha said f1Oht1v
Nonsense! Is it nonsense; to tell you
that I loEe you-that my heart has.
passed irreyo cably into your keeping i
that Life will be a, desert without you ?"
Yes very absurd nensense! Go
aback to school. Ralph, or college; for
dear child, II should assoons think Of
marrying little Tony Warwick, who had
just got out of aaerino froelss~
Ralph Montacute was silent. Pau
lines lightly spoken words of tridicule
cut him to the heart.
line, he said, almost <sternly,
A Wink Eou have treated me hen
Ill., % yawnea.
6fably! What big wordffs
theS occasion! One must amxse ,ones
self alta place like this, and you certain
" ought to understand the difference
between a mere harmless Irritation and
real sober earnest Now, Ralph, do be;
sensihle and leave 06ff,teasing me, that's
agood hoy"
Ralph tturned away. s il
81 see Mr.: Melville coming this wsy.
You will excuse me, RanHne?"
sob! certainly n -4s
Pauline drew a sigh Of relief as her
youthful swain walked away toward the
star-lighted beach.
Who would imagine that the little
fellow would have laid il aoseriously to
hearth" she laaurmured softly, as she
extended Ely white hand toward Mr..
Melville, who, with half q dozan others,
had saunteredNp the piazza steps.
You are locking grave, fair tragic |