New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-03-18

quence only q lesson the child needed
to cure him Of something very like pre-
sumption. It's little Ralph Montacute;
he had the impertinence to tell me that
he loved me. The idea Of child like
that taking advantage Of the encourage
ment one may have given him to mag
me-but it's too ridiculous.
Faith, I don't see the ridiculous
side of it," said Melville, sternly.
sMontacute is young, but is a. manly
fellow, and-pardon me, sovereign Ia
dy of all hearts but you did encourage
him most markedly"
Il never thought of anything seri-
GUS, isped Pauline, with an artlessness
truly angelic. <'It was only the chance
amusement of an hour"
Melville shrugged his shoulders.
"a good deal like the story of the
frogs and the boys he said. s'But to
dismiss all less pleasant subjects, what
do you say to arrow on the sea by star
light?"
81 shall be delighted"
And the merry group vanished into
the enpurpled darkness, their voices
ringing on the air long after their forms
were impreceptible.
Then, and not till then, = tail fig
ure raised itself from the bamboo set
tee or couch just within the wide
open windows, where the cool muslin
curtains waved softly at every breath
of the soft summer breeze, and Major
Harry Livingstone coolly walked out
upon the piazza, lighting his cigar as
he did so.
"The coquette he muttered between
his set teeth; "the heartless firt! Now
I begin better to comprehend poor
Ralph's varying moods of late. She
had broken the boys heart, and cares
no more for it than if she had cracked
one of the china cologne bottles on her
dressing table! Well this is strange
world! If Pauline had taken a hard
kerchief or purse: from Ralph's pocket
the iron hand of the law would be down
upon her immediately; but she steals
his heart right out of his bosom, and
society looks on with smiling face and
folded hand!
"Why is there no law made and en-
acted to punish such heartless crimes
as this? For crimes they are-black,
treacherous crimes, even though per-
petrated so charmingly by beauties
like Pauline Sedley and her sister CO.
quettes! And this, fair, innocent boy,
whom I loved like brother, the cold
est heart might have spared him. By
Cupid and all his attendant deities, ]
will be revenged on Pauline Sedley for
this!"
At almost the same moment Ralph
Montacute came slowly up the piazza
steps. The lightness and elasticity of
his gait were gone; he walked like one
who had received.a mortal wound
"Ralph"
Montacute started lat his consin's
voice.
"You here, Harry"
eyes, all alone. Sit down beside me,
sid fellow; why are you not with the
boating party?"
Il did promise this morning to make
one of them, but-but- somehow I don't
feel like it o-night::"
Livingstone took his cousins hand,
and pressed it with :. q firm, loving
grasp.
II know all aboutdt, Ralph" he said,
mildly. Don't be'cast down-she isn't
worth one pang OF memory. The world
is wide; life is long-you']l outlive this
blow, If you only nhave patience to
wait. +"
Montacute's head dropped on Harry
Livingstone's shoulder.
cob! Harry, 1 did love her-I loved
her dearly!"
lake courage-tlae u.s. not worth it. "
And the stalwart soldier, soothing
away his boy woe, was gentle
as a woman, even while he wondered
to see<that Ralph took it SO keenly and
bitterly to heart.
From that day the gay Little world of
the fashionable Watering place was as
tonashed at the devotion accorded by
Major Livingstone to Miss Sedley.
Pauline herself was more than aston
ishe&, she was elatea and ,overjoyed.
Major Livingstone wag AMMAN who was
sought and courted 81 al the bellies of
society--sa man whose, magnetic eyes,
(as she herself had phrased it, and ten
derby moaulated voice were enough to
set any feminine heart 10 "a blaze. He
walked with her, he rode>with laher, he
read poetry; to her, he sat,with,her dur
ing the lAong golden September
twilights, sssntil Pauline felt that
life beside him was the bright
est boon Providence could .saccord.
She heartily discarded her ,other suit
ors. She cared no longer fer.ballroom
or picnic parties. To her the whole
world held but one man, aad that was
Harry Livingstone!
But still he kept just outside the
Charmed circle anf making; laeelid
not propose. And Pauline, gro wing
almost sick at heart, counted Che days
that still remained of "the season"
'Be will propose to-morrov 1or per.
haps the day after," she whispered ITO
herself. cob, surely it must come
soon:S
1t was evening before the breaking
up OF the gay party that had enliTened
the seaside hotel all summer, and y
brilliant ball had been gotten up to
eelebrate the close of Sthe brief happy
season Pan7inaa &o1lav bod 1rosro1 4