Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1885-06-27
THE WEDM0RES' HOP"
A JERSEY STORY.


"My dear. they are as good as engaged !
they always were together even before
Gertie was in her teens and two years
ago, when she was sixteen, there was .
tremendous row. Miss Fox, in her usual
amiable way, congratulated both Colone.
Moray and Mrs. Give on the engagement.
Of course the result was astonishment, in.
dignation. Percy and Gertie called up to
Judgment, vows Of eternal constancy, Gertis
sent to school for six months /; and ever
since then, whenever Percy has been over
here, six rounds together at every hop,
and all the squares sat out in the garden,
whether Mira. Give liked it or not. / sup.
pose now Percy has this money left him, u
will be all right"
So spoke Miss May Faulkner, Jersey
b. belle, aged twenty, to her companion, Clare
Grattan, girl two years her senior, who
nad come from England on visit to the
lives above mentioned.
The girls were strolling slowly along the
st. Helier's broad white sands; they were
l..ging rather behind the rest Of their
.rarty, which had split itself up into two
otAer couples.
Clare Grattan's heart was heavy with .
dull oppression of pain, the result OF feaI
become reality, as she answered:
Then you think Mr.. Moray "there wal
Il nomentary pause before she spoke this
nu,ae) land GeItie care for one another "
Think sol Look there
As Nav -p'he she pointed TO the fguret
OF n yti,nt giri and man who were stand
ihg 1',.-L ~ the waters edge, heir out
lines s1ar .ll defined against tbs sunset
glow. 1u,.r aces were turned toward the
sea, awy lrom Clare but she, looking at
the yuugg mans bent head, the girls up
turned one. could fancy only too well the
look of Percival Morays brown eyes, Had
she not known it to her own cost
She had been fool, she thought, and
only that afternoon had been happy in her
foly Clare Grattan had only been six
weeks at Jersey but that time had been
fuller and more intense 10 her than all the
years Of her yet e,ii Won lutlood !; she bad
learned her own heart at length had
grown into love.
For the last month she had found herself,
whenever she was at a dssnce, waiting with
q feverish impatience for the advent of q
tall, slight figure, with a bright, honest
face, the charm OF whivh il was difficult TO
analyze, but impossible not TO ieel. She
had listened every morning, as she sat in
the breakfast room with Gor..e, for u cheer
fui voice calling them from the gar'.en be-
low, and begging tieu to come out for
practice at iawn-teli.is an she had felt .
new intense pleasure III the rare talks in
which Perciva seeaied to show her glimpses
OF that other soul side which a mar
keeps to show n woman when he loves
her" He sui ed her as no one else hao
ever done, and she had fame ed that he
wished to let her know that he loved her.
And yet she had feared sometimes and.
rs it had proved, had had rea ols for her
fears that Ger.ie ana Perciv.l had loved
one another and how, thought Clare now,
sould any girl who had once cared for
psrcival Moray become Indifferent To him
Glare still was rendering when Gertie
Tsurned her stops toward Eer iriends.
Do you know ihat it is near seven
sssiock, Clare We shall nave nice scold-
NJ from mamma if we are Iste foi dinner,
sui we promised to be at tae WedInores'
~ . quarter to nine" ..s rst- -
Clare smiled family. -,
How horribly tagged you do look
Not at all like dancing. These last thI co
nights have been too much for you.n e' a
. Are yon tired 2" asked Percy OF Miss
Grattan. benaipg toward her.
4. II be had oniy known the sharp thrill Of
pain the tone OF his voice caused her She
was glad to hear her own sound uncon.
strained as che answered:
:" Not at ALL thank you."
I'VE nave como TOO tar along the ands
] ought t. have remembered. Won't you
take my arm 7"
"On, 10 an al right"
He saiu na p.oIe, ont, turning again to
Gert,e, coll out 10 two ouner inGivid lals
who had apparently forgotten everything
else in The contemplation of dead stan hsh
'At all g, ents they bad beeu gazing at it foi
ful Aye .n.uuGes wAen Percy voice reached
sl1iu
"4.a.loo Fashion come on it's getting
late" ei
Thu addressed, the two defaulters moved
s!oa Orard the rect of the little group
The Ii, ersarion as taey stroiled along,
was alter this wise:
BE brick. Miss Wedmore, and try to
give u miseri bile ieJch chance"
How can II can't make Gertie like
you"
keep that fellow Moray out OF the way,
% that may try my luoX at least"
"You're doing your. very best to ruin it
by seeming to iirt with me Gertie is
awfnlly jealous, mind" '
Hang itlHI beg your pardon, mean
You needn't, I don't mind it."
think have most reason for Jealousy.
Why, l know that she and Moray were
epoons once. even If they are not now"
dYes, but Gertis can't know that an
only playing confidante."
"Never you mind only help me, ano
vou shall see what the bridesmaids' lockets
will be like"
$. For shame, Captain Rashton! bribery
and corruption By the way have
Weakness for opals" r,r,.
- I'll make note o. hat" answered
Captain Rashton, taking out his pocket
loOk for the purpose. ehut rtfu..f,..f II
Certain'y. to an initiated eye, the TIVE
sad decidodly a. much the appearances OF
Ef'rtinr as Perciyal and Gertie had. and
cen observer ninht have connected that
ct with the wiotnsui flash of Miss Chve's
a.ue eyes, and her sharp, petulant answer
whom addressed. Glare did not do 20, but