Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-11
JACKS LESSON.

HE positively neglects you, Nan
ME; I wonder you do stand it. f"
IT love him so, Lena"
Lena Blair touched the light brown
hair Of her brothers. betrothcd very
tenderly; but a shade Of annoyance
crossed her fine, naughty face.
''YOu love him far too well, little
ore, /" she said, rapidly. IF 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 saw your pretty eyes turning
toward him wherever he was-and he
wasn't very near you often; noticed
that, too-full of the most transpa-
rent devotion. Why didn't you do as
ne was doing? He was deep In a fir
Iation with Nell Glynn. Why didn't
you try the same amusement? You
might find 1t as pleasant as he did, or
seem to; and when Roy Lexon tried
to be civil to you you actually snubb-
ed him! Oh, you little goosei So
long as you submit to this sort of
thing SO long will you find it will
continue. You are too patient, dear.
am sure you never say q word to
Jack about all his flrtations, do you,
Nannie?"
The pretty gray eyes fell, and a
fickering color, sweet as that of the
wild primrose, came and went Ia Nan
ME Mays cheek. It was very dainty
and hOWer-lIke face that Lena watch
ed SO closely, yet with d touch of inn
patience IN her own dark eyes.
4 couldn't say anything unpleasant
to him, Lena" she said softly; ''and
I'm sure he loves me best always"
''Of course he does; but his conduct
sometimes pains you. l know it
does"
There was a slight contraction of
the low, white forehead and a sudden
CULVER of the girIish lips as she said,
simply:
Sometimes" Then she added,
hastily: 81 know he doesn't intend to
make me miserable He does it in
thoughtiessness, Lena, dear"
Then it's about time you taught
him to consider little. Your patiie-
ence will make a confirmed flirt of
him"
"What can [ do? I never could
quarrel with Jack. 1t would kill me.
LeEa, if [ Rspoke to him at all upon
this subject I know I would begin to
cry"
And then he would kiss you, and
call you silly, and jealous without
reason; and you would ask his pardon :;
and-he would fiirt more than ever. d;
''Well, what is theirs for me to do?"
Make him Jealous"
81 never could; but I am no flirt,
and love Jack to well to make him
miserable"
and Jack ought to love you too
well to want to make you miserable, !"
He doesn't think"
Then teach him to thinkl" impati-
emily. Il have a plan, Mamie,
which will work splendidly if you
will put it in execution. Sandy And
erson comes here tomorrow. You
know him?"
'Oh, very we'll indeed He is an old
friend, IN fact"
well. a secret. He Is my lover. We
are betrothed
LENA, dear!" with delight, "Inever
suspected! Let me kiss you! Does
Jack know2"
mo, you child! Do you forget the
old feud between them, since one-I
forget which-gave the other a good
drubbing at college? And Jack isn't
to know just yet, either. l told you
Sandy comes tomorrow. Let me lay
my plan before you and see if there is
not more of the comic than tragic in
nay 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 the summer By 1.-The sad sea
waves"
Jack Blair had joined the party two
weeks before, and still had four weeks
LETT of the vacation given him gener
eusly by his senior partner in tneir
Baltimore bank.
The two girls talked for some time,
and when they had finished, both were
laughing heartily. While ter faces
were yet dimplIng with mirth they
came suddenly upon a couple sitting
on the sands, IN the very agreeable
to them-depths of an animated con
versatioa. They had g huge light
sunshade over them, and the young
man-none other than Jack Blair
himself-Was quite pronounced in his
desire to protect his companions com
plexion from the sun; while he was
industriously swaying . great fan TO
and fro, quite Hear, IN fact, almost
tsnderly near the pretty, petulant,
pink and white face of Nell Glynn,
said to be one of the NOS unscrupulous