The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-04-02

filled with walters.
While they stood watching the circling
couples, Mamie fioated by, light % .
zephyr, fair as q flower-held BY Sandy
Anderson, whose head was bent-rAther
too tenderly, it seemed to Jack-oyer the
fair one of the girl.
She was smiling shyly, and, as herleyes
met those of her betrothed, she flushed in
what struck him as being . very guilty
manner
Then the other walters hid them, and
Jack, with most unaccountable sense of
injury upon him, stood moodily near the
doorway, although Miss Glenn had sent
a 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, in
dignant and angry altogether.
Miss May had certainly been Il belle
that night.
And Sandy Anderson had been her
constant attendant.
When Jack walked back to their hotel
with Lena, he was perfectly silent, aud
his sister asked him at last how he liked
the hop.
1t was beastly bore !" he said, half
savagely.
Didn't Mamie look lovely ?" she pur-
sued
Ask Anderson" was the civil answer
He never took his eyes off her all
night
81 don't think he ever cared for any
body else" Lena said, unblushingly. 81
pity the poor fellow"
And Jack tugged very savagely at his
moustache.
The following morning, directly after
breakfast, he was standing on the terrace,
when Mamie and Mr.. Anderson crossed
1t on their way to the beach.
They did not return until lunch hour,
and he noticed how bright and pretty the
girl looked in her white flannel dreas and
broad sun hat; and he had been no more
particular about the preservation Of Miss
Glynn's complexion than seemed sandy
about his companions.
In the afternoon, they-Nannie and
Anderson-went driving on the sands
and, when they finished, Jack heard
picnic planned for the following day, 10
which Sandy asked Miss May if he might
be her escort, and she smilingly assented.
Then Jack became blindly, insanely
jealous, and he sent Lena to induce his
betrothed to 60 for a turn on the terrace
lie followed Lena, and then, When Jack
had drawn her arm through his, Lena LETT
them and went in and Jack commenced
npbraiding his pretty love until be melt
ed her to tears.
Surely Mamie May would never have
become queen of tragedy, for she owned
to everything then and there, and dried
her tears on jacks broad bosom, and she
even informed him Of his sisters engage
ment in her excited confusion.
Lena thought you neglected me-, and
that took it too meekly ; SO she arranged
and planned it all,' she sobbed. She
though: ycu might not spend mweh OF
your time with Miss Glynn, if yol knew
how badly felt about your doing SO,
and she bade me try to make you jeal-
ous But you're not angry, Jack? You're
not angry at me?'
His anger didn't seem very terrible,
for he kissed her.
Lena ought to be ashamed of herself"
he declared "and think Pll forgive
Anderson all old scores. He'll not lind
life full of flowers if he becomes my bro
ther-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 world so sweet and loveable as your,
self, and even Lena shall not say neglect
you hereafter"
land your not jealous"
"Of fellow like Anderson Non
sense, dear!"
But he had been very jealous.