Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-03-05
4 SEASIDE RDMANCE.

jealousr'
I'm not jealous, Ned. If | thought
you didn't care most for me; if fan
cied you cared at all for any one else,
don't think I'd demonstrate with YOU
at all. | would just take off this"
touching the diamond on herhand, land
hand it back to you. I'm not Jealous.
but you are not very kind to me,
Ned,
''My little pet, you do not see things
rs | see them. One owes something to
society, especially when one is at the
seaside. If you would only remember
that love you too well TO find fault
with anything you can dc, and, if you
would become u little more Of society
character yourself, / would be perfect
ly happy Why, yon scarcely take the
least attention from any one but me,
and so many are willing to offer atten-
tons to you. Now, dear, kiss me once;
must be Off; am TO drive on the
beach with Miss Lowell Not jealous,
my pctP"
Not. jealous, Ned, no" and she
turned from him, but without giving
the kiss he had asked for. =
''She Is jealous, thought the younr
fellow thought, smiling rs he watched
the pretty straight figure going away
from the nook in which he had found
her out to the stretch of sand, against
which the waves were rolling, reced-
lng, leaving now a mass of seaweed on
II, now returning and bearing it away
IA very cOquctte of an ocean, now
kind and now cold, and always fair in
the sunlight.
Ned Tremaine hurried over the beach.
whistling rs he went, and lie presently
caught up with his aiiianced, who. in
the pretty dress of cream and black,
with her wide sunhat pushed little
back on her blonde head was looking
very beautiful and animated-and
smiling in the face OF Lee Stone, the
most incorrigible male lrt at The
beach.
where now, Trcmancpn TIE latter
called ont, as, with nod, he pIrsued
lis way.
For 4 drive on the beach, will see
you later and Ned had gone by, re-
sumiEg his whistle.
Mr.. ; one smiled a little and spoke a
few words TO Aoile She colored
slightly, followed the TAN form of her
lover a moment with her ewes, then
gave q gracious answer. ana half an
hour later. when Ned and Miss Lowell
met he pretty light carriage on the
beach ia which Lee stone took his
dai y DIVE, they received pleasant
nod trom pretty Al9 i;c VINO was his
companion amt vino looked as though
she was thoroughly enjoying his So
cietv
.'Sho certainly lost no time infollow-
iuE ur ga1t~'i7n SOD tod himself.
Us ~ pl seq; "anG sh. l:.s evident
y found the society Of stone anything
la oaug."
''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
Perhaps you didn't know that Mss
Anncs is my promised wife, = he said, a
trilc coldly.
ooh, but so many engagements are
broken in summer at the seaside, one
never minds that very much, the laa-
guild belle said, inditlerently.
That night there was n hop at the ho-
tel. and Ned HAD made up his mind
while dressing to be u little more at
r tcntive TO Aloilie; bat, TO his surprise,
he didn' find Moihe 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 We're about her; be-
sides, Lee Stone was quite pronounced
in his attentions to Ter. and while she
gave him (Ned) a smile from the dis
tance he found it quite difficult to get
near her; then light tap on his arm
informed him that Miss Lowell was ask
ing him why he was so preoccupied,
and, rs Mollie and Stone went crcling
by Joining the walters, he followed
them with Miss Lowell.
"A rather pronounced Irritation, "
Lee laughed, later, when he and Molie
stood on the hotel terrace watching the
moonlight on the sen and strand aad
one solitary couple pacing slowly along
beside the waters. Both knew who
they were, for few moments before
they had seen Ned Tremaine place that
palc-pink scarf about the shoulders of
Miss Laura Lovel Us he led her across
the terrace, too much engrossed in his
task, 1t would seem, to notice Molle or
her companion.
"Oh, everybody flirts more or less at
seaside hotel, one has nothing else to
do. you know Mollie answered Lee.
with n light little ripple of laughter,
md he looked down on the pretty face
to which the moonlight was so tender,
his voice sinking to almost a whiSperas
he spoke to her
lit is a cowardly pastime for man, y
he said, softly, ''and for woman il is
n cruel one"
Again she laughed. while arranging
the bracelet on her arm A touch of
mockery was in the ripping laugh
"And you--is it pleasant to know
that you are cruel or cowardlyP" she
questioned. Zone Is tempted to be-
come personal when such remarks
come from one who is said TO count his
conquests with cruel pride, and to
whom the world gives no higher aim
than 20 fascinate. and-remain care
less Am too plain? Forgive me- I"
II forgive You freely-as | would for
give you all things, Mis- Annes: but
neither yoa nor The world fully under
stand me. may seem triiler; but,
were the woman | love TO love me in
return no smile would be TO me so
sweet Is hers. no presence half so
dear
Mollic had been watching the couple
on the sands. gong slowly back and
fos,h IN te mooallghl; Row She lifted
her sweet Young face and looked at him
with sort OF wondering pity
do We all wrong YOU, then9" She
asked, gently. 'Harc You failed in
your wooing? Can you NOT win where
You loye9"
His face flushed a little at her words.
and She, watching it. was struck by its
strength and beauty. How did it
chance that she had never noticed eth
er before?
Il am not left the chance to WOO or
win her" he said, slowly; "she is an
Others promised wife,
"Ah, she said pityinyly; and she
gave him her hand IN a sweet, woman
ly sympathy. never for an instant con-
Meeting his words with herself He
lifted the small hand reverently TO his
lips. and, drawing it through his arm.
turned toward the beach. As he did so
he found himself facing Ned Tremaine
and Laura Lowell, who were coming in
from the moonlight, and he noticed
that the young mans face was quite
white, while there vas a half-Scornful
smile on the lips of the fair belle of the
seaside. But the two couples passed