Little Falls transcript., 1885-01-30
Jack stared.
"She was to go with u.s."

CaCk stared. s..,
"She was to go with u.s." 4.
II told you so, but I was mistaken,
you see. We will be late, Jack!"
Jack offered his arm, and led his sis
ter across the terrace and along the
sands, looking trife grave.
Mamie will be the belle tonight,
I'm positive" Lena continued, cheer
fully. ''She looked beautiful in thin,
white dress, with pearls on her arms.
If I were you, Jack, I'd be a little bit
afraid. You see, Sandy Anderson has
admired Mamie long time, and he is
80 very agreeable and so handsome
rather handsomer than you are, my
dear brother"
"A fop and fool! Jack exclaimed
dlsgustedly, and Lena only smiled.
Ihey were late, and found the floor
filled with waltzers.
While they stood watching the cir
cling coup]ets, Mamie foated by, light
as zephyr, fair as flower held by
Sandy Anderson, whose head was
oent-rather too tenderly, it seemed
to Jack-oyer the fair one of the
girl.
She was smiling shyly, and, as her
eyes met those OF her betrothed. she
flushed. in what struck him as being a
very guilty manner
Then the other walters hid them
and Jack, with a most unaccountable
sense OF injury upon him, stood moodily
near the doorway, although Miss Glynn
had sent signal across the room to
him.
AS the hours went on, he found it i'm
possible to get near enough to Mamie
to say even word to her; and this
WAS SO unusual that he felt confused,
injured, indignant and angry alto
gether
Miss May had certainly been belle
that night, and Sandy Anderson had
been her constant attendant
When Jack walked back to their ho-
tel with Lena he was perfectly silent;
and his sister asked him at last how he
had liked the hop
1T was beastly bore!" he said. half
savagely.
"Didn't Mamie look lovely?" she
pursued.
AAoA hHNElS Sojl, WIS Tue CIVIL an
swer. "He never took his eyes off her
all night"
II ;}on't think he ever cared for any
body else," Lena said, unblushingly.
II pity the poor fellow"
And Jack tngged very savagely at
his mustaclle.
The following morning, directly after
breakfast, ho was standing on the ter
race, when Nanni, and Mr.. Anderson
crossed it, on tueir way to tic beach.
They did not return until lunch hour,
and hc noticed how bright and pretty
the girl looked, in her white flannel
dress and broad sun-hat: and he had
been 10 more particular about the
preservation of Miss Glynn's complex
ION than seemed Sandy about his COM
panlon's.
In the afternoon they-Nannie and
Anderson - went driving ON the sands;
in the evening they sang duets in the
parlor; and when thcv finished, Jack
heard a picnic planned for t;Ie following
day, to which Sandy asked Miss May
if he might be her escort, and SHE
slni'inglv assented.
Then Jack became bliotl!v, insanely
jealous, and he sent Lena to i1Iluce his
betrotheG to go for turn Oh the ter
race.
He followed Lena, and then, when
Jack had drawn her arm through his,
Lena left them aud went in; aud Jack
commenced upbraiding his pretty love,
until he melted her to tears.
Surely Mamie May would never
have barome q queen Of tragedy; for
she owned to everything then ana there,
a:,d dried her tears, on Ja",;'S Lyoad 10 |
SOM; aud she even informed !.nl of his |
sisters engagement, il her excited con- |
fusion.
LENA thought you neglected. z,e, ard {
that l took it too >neekl.:': so she ar
ranged it ALL she sobled. "She
thought you might not spend SO much
of your time with Miss tIlvl!u, if YOU
knew how badly felt about your do
ing SO; and she made me try to make
YOU Jealous. But Won re not angry,
Jack? You're not angry at me-"
His anger did not Seem very terrible,
for he kissed ner.
Lena ought to be ashamed of her
self" he declared; land think III for
give Anderson all old scores. He'll not |
find life full OF flowers If he becomes
my brother in law. But, my pet, you
ought not to think Of being jealous of
Miss Glynn, nor of anybody else.
there IS no girl in the whole world so
sweet n-l lovab]e as yourself; and even
LENA snail not say xneglect vou hero
after"
"Anl .ou're not jealous?"
"Of q follow like Anderson? Non
sense, dear!"
But he had been, very jealous.