The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-02-06
JACKS LESSON.

Lena Blair touched the light-brown
hair of her brothers betrothed very ten
derby; hut a shade of annoyance cross
ed her fine, naughty face.
"You love him far too we'll, little
one" she said, rapidly. eff you were
not so willing to accept any sort of
treatment from him, I'm sure he'd not
act as he does. Now, last night at the
hop l saw your pretty eyes turning
toward him wherever he was-and he
wasn't very near you often; I MOTTO
ed that, too-full of the most
transparent devotion. Why didn't
you do as he was doing? He was
deep in a Irritation with Nell Glyun.
Why didn't you try the same amuse-
ment? You might find it as pleasant
as he did, or seemed to; and when Roy
tIexon tried to be civil to you, you act
ually enubbed him! Oh, you little
goose! So long as you submit to this
sort of thing, SO long will you find it
continue. You are too patient, dear. J.
am sur you never say a word to Jack
about all his lirtations, do you, Nam
nie?"
The pretty gray eyes fell, and a flick
ering color, sweet as that of the wild
primrose, came and went in Mamie
Mays cheek. 1t was a very dainty and
fower-like face that Lena watched SO
closely, yet with q touch of impotence in
her w dark eyes.
II couldn't say anything unpleasant
to him, Lena" she said, softly; land I
am sure he loves me best always"
"Of course he does; but his conduct
sometimes pains you. know it does"
There was a slight contraction of the
low, white forhead, and a sudden quiz
er of the girlish lips, as they said, sim
Sometimes" Then they added,
hastily: II know he doesn't mean to
make me miserable. He dees it all in
thoughtlessness, Lena, dear"
"Then it's about time you taught him
to consider a little. Your patience will
make q confirmed firt of him."
"What can 1 do? Inever could quar-
rel with Jack. 1t would kill me, Lena,
if | spoke to him at all on this subject,
l know I would cry"
And then he would kiss you, and
call you silly and jealous without reas-
on; and you would ask his pardon; and
he would firt more than ever"
"Well, what is there for me to do?"
"Make him jealous"
II never could; l am no hirt, and I
love Jack too we'll to make him misera-
ble."
"And Jack ought to love you too
well to want to make you miserable"
HE doesn't think"
"Then teach him to Think" impa-
tiently; IT have a plan. Mamie, which
will work s%plendidly, if you will put it
in execution. Sandy Anderson comes
here tomorrow. You know him?"
Oh, very we'll indeed! He is an old
friend, in fact"
"Well. a secret: He isis my lover.
We are betrothed."
"Lena dear!" with girlish delight. IT
never even suspected! Let me kiss you!
Does Jack know"
mo, you child! Do you forget the
old feud between them, since one-I
forget whlch-gave the other a good
drubbing at college? And Jack isn't to
know just yet, either. 1 told you Sandy
comes tomorrow. Let me lay my plan
before you, and see if there isn't more
of the comic than tragic in my plot"
They were walking slowly along the
beach, within sight of the hotel at
which both were guests; both were
with their parents at Atlantic City,
spending a very delightful summer by
1.-THE sad sea waves"
Jack Blair had joined the party two
weeks before, and still had four weeks
left of the vacation given HIM gener-
onsly by his senior partner in their
Baltimore bank.
The two girls talked for some timc,
and when they had finished, both were
laughing heartily. While their faces
were yet dimpling with mirtb, they
came suddenly upon a couple sitting
on the sands, in the very agreeable-to
them, depths of an animated CONVERSE
ton. They had a huge light sunshade
over them; and the young an-no
other than Jack Blair himself-was
quite pronounced in his desire to pro
tect his companions complexion
from the sun while he was
industriously swaying a great fan
to and fro, quite near, in fact al
most tenderly near the pretty. petulant,
pink and white face of Nell Glynn, said
to be n Of the most INSCRIPTIONS and
industrioss of firts, and certainly en-
joying her s%ojourn beside the ocean.
Lena and Mamie noddedto them and
passed on. Lena laughed miscllievous-
".
Strike such an attitude some time
for his benefit" she said, and Mamie
blushed q deep red, but smiled a little
also.
The next evening there was to be a
pleasant hop at o neighboring hotel,
and Jack had promised to escort LENA
and Mamie.
He was waiting for them, as he had
promised on the terrace, when his sis
ter approached him alone.
"Isn't Mamie ready?" he asked.
Everybody has gone; Miss Glynn and
her mother went half an hour ago."
"And Mamie has been gone more
than half an hour" Lena responded
easily.
with her mother? Understood that
Mrs. May was not going"
"She is in the parlor. Mamie went
with Mr.. Anderson"