The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-02-27
A SEASIDE ROMANCE.

cd and miserable, Ncdp You scarcely
look at me when Miss Lowell is near.
and sho is your preferred partner in all
things now. You walk with her, you
sing with her, you drive with her, you
dance with her, and 1t makes me very
wretched."
Nov. Mollie, if you're going to be
jealous!"
I'm not jealous. Ned. II thought
you didn't care most for me; if | fan
cicd you cared at all for any one else, l
don't think I'd demonstrate with you
at all. l would just take off this"
touching the diamond on herhand, "and
hand it back to you. I'm not jealous,
but you arc not very kind to me,
Ned"
my little pet, you do not see things
as see them. One owes something to
society, especially when one is at the
seaside. If you would only remember
that love you too well to find fault
with anything you can do, and, if You
would become little more Of 4 society
character yourself, would be perfect
ly happy. why, you scarcely take the
least attention from any one but me.
and so many are willing to offer attcn-
tons to you. Now, dear, kiss me once;
must be off; am to drive on the
beach with Miss Lowell. Not jealous,
my petP'
mot jealous, Ned, no. and she
turned from him, but without giving
tho kiss he had asked for.
'She is jealous, thought" the young
fellow thought, smiling as he watched
the pretty, straight figure going away
from tho nook in which he had found
her out to the stretch of sand, against
which tho waves were rolling, reced-
ing, leaving now mass of seawced on
it, now returning and bearing it away
"a very coqucttc of an ocean, now
kind and now cold, and always fair in
the sunlight.
Ned Tremaine hurried over the beach,
whistling as he went, and he presently
caught up with his ailianced, who, in
the pretty dress of cream and black,
with her wide sunhat pushed little
back on her blonde head, was looking
very beautiful and animated-and
smiling in the face of Lee Stone, the
most incorrgiblc male iirt at the
beach.
"Nihorc now, Trcmano?" the latter
called out, a, with nod, he pursued
his way.
I ''For drive on the beach; will see
You later" and Ned had gone by, re-
Stunning his whistle.
Mr.. Stone smiled little aud spokca
few words 10 A!Ollie. Sbo colored
slightly, followed the tall form of her
lover moment with her eyes, then
gave gracious answer, and half an
hour later, when Ned and Miss Lowell
met the pretty light carriage on the
beach. in which Lee Stone took his
daily drive, they rccciy-d a pleasant
nod from pretty Mollic. who was his
companion, and who looked rs though
she was thoroughly enjoying his So
ciety.
"She certainly lost no time in follow
ing my suggestion" Ned told himself,
half in surprise; land she has evident
ly found the society of Stone anything
but boring"
"Wbat handsome couple they
make" Miss Lowell said, with certain
CLEAN in her steady gray eyes. Ned
colored suddenly; he didn't quite know
why.
perhaps you didn't know that Miss
Annes is my promised wife," he said, a
triflc coldly.
ooh, but so many engagements are
broken in summer at the seaside, one
never minds that very much" the Ian
guild belle said, indifferently.
That night there was hop ut the ho-
tel, and Ned had made up his mind
while dressing to be little moro at
tentive to Molle; but, to his surprise,
he didn't find Mollie Aunes shrinking
under her mothers wing, as had been
her custom. A number of her old
friends had arrived while they were at
dinner. and they were about her; be-
sides, Lee Stone was quite pronounced
in his attentions to her, and while she
gave him (Ned) smile from the dis
tance he found it quite difficult to get
near her; then light tap on his arm
informed him that Miss Lowell was ask
ing him why he was so preoccupicd,
ard. as Mollie and Stone went circling
by, joining the walters, he followed
them with Miss Love.
"a rather pronounced Irritation"
Lee laughed, later, when he and Mollic
stood on the hotel terrace watching the
on the sea and strand and
ono solitary couple pacing slowly along
beside the waters. Both knew who
they were, for few moments before
they had seen Ned Trcmaine place that
pale-pink scarf about the shoulders of
Miss Laura Lowell as .he led her across
the terrace, too much engrossed in his
task, it would seem, to notice Mollie or
her companion.
"Oh, everybody ilrts more or less at
u seaside hotel, one has nothing else to
Cto, you know" Molie answered Lee,
with light little ripple of laughter,
and he looked down on, the pretty face
to which the moonlight was SO tender,
his voice sinking to almost whisper as
he spoke to her.
1T is q cowardly pastimc for man."
he said, softly, land for woman il is
q cruel one"
Again size laughed, while arranging
The bracelet on her arm. A touch of
was in the ripping laugh.
"And VOLTS 10 pleasant to know