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

ont now can help feeling neglect
ed and miserable, Ned? You scarcely
look at me when Miss Lovel is near,
and sho is your preferred partner in ali
things now. You walk with her, YOU
sing with her, you drive with her, you
dance with il,. and it makes me very
wretched."
Now, Mollie, if you're going to be
jealous!'
"Im not jealous, Ned. If l thought
you didn't care most for me; if / fam
cied you cared at all for any one else, I
don't think I'd demonstrate with YOU
at all. l would just take off this,
touching the diamond on her hand, land
hand it back to you. Pm not jealous,
Ned"
"My lttle pet, you do not see things
as see them. One owes something to
society, especially when one is az the
seaside. If you would only remember
that love Sau too well to find fault
with anything you can do and, if you
would become little moro of q society
character yourself, 1 would be perfect
~ happy. Why, you scarcely take the
least attention from any one but me,
and SO many arc willing to offer atten-
tions to you. Now, dear, kiss me once;
must be off; l am to drive on the
beach with Miss Lovcl. Not jealous,
mot jealous, Ned, no." and she
turned from him. but without giving
the kiss he had asked for
.'She is jealous, thought" the young
fellow thought, smiling as he watched
the pretty, straight figure going awav
from tho nook in which he had found
her out to the stretch of sand, against
which the waves were rolling, rcced-
ing, leaving now mass of seawccd on
it, now returning and bearing it away
"a very coquette 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 amanCed, who. in
the pretty &~rss of cream and black,
with her wide sunhat pushed a little
back on her blonde head, was looking
very beautiful and animated-and
most incorrigible male flirt at tho
beach.
"Where now, TremaincP" the latter
called out, as, with nod he pursued
his way.
"For q drive on the beach; will SEQ
you later" and Ned had gone by, re-
suming his whistle.
Mr.. Stone smiled little and spoke n
few words to Mollie. She colored
slightly, followed the tall form of her
lover q moment with her eyes, then
gave n gracious answer, and half an
hour later, when Ned and Miss Lovel
met the pretty light carriage on the
beach, in which Lee Stone took his
dAi!y drive, they received q pleasant
nod from pretty Mollie, who was his
,companion, and who looked as though
she was thoroughly enjoying his So
ciety.
''She certainly lost no time in follow
ing my suggestion" Ned told himself,
half in surprise; "and she has evident
AZ found the society of Stone anything
ibut boring"
"'What a handsome couple they
make" Miss Lovel said with certain
CLEAN in her steady gray eyes. Ned
colored suddenly; he didn't quite know
why. ~H.
"Perhaps you didn't know that Miss
Annes is my promised wife," he said, a
tribe eoldly.
"Oh, but so many engagements are
brokeR In q summer at the seaside, one
never minds that very much" tho Ian
guild belle said, indinferently.
That night there was hop at tho no.
tel. and Ned had made up his mind
while dressing to be q little moro at
tentive to Mollio; but, to his surprise.
he didn't find Mollio Annes 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 atteA tions to her, and while she
gave him (Ned) q smile from the dis
tance he found it quite difficult to get
ear her; then light tap on his arm
Irmed him that Miss Lovel was ask
IN why he was so preoccupied,
nI Mollie and Stone went circling
.yInp the walters, ho followed
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