Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-01

wife"
-Cardig Nail.
ASEA-SIoE ROMANCE.
"But how can help feeling neglect
ed and miserable, Ned? You scarcely
look at me when Miss Lovel is neal, and
she is your preferred partner in all
things now. You walk with her. you sing
with her, you drive with her, and it
makes me very wretched."
"Now, MoIlie, if you're going to be
iealous!"
"I'm not jealous, Ned. II I thought
you didn't care most for me; il fam
cied you cared at oil for anyone else, l
don't think I'd demonstrate with you at
all. l would just take off this, touch
ing the diamond on her hand, "and
hand it back to you. / am not jealous,
but you are not very kind to me, Ned"
"My little pet, you do not see things
as l see them. One owes something to
society, especially when one is at the
seaside. II you would only remember
that love You too we'll to find fault
with anything you can do, and, if you
would become little more of society
character yourself, would be perfect
ly happy. Why, you scarcely take the
least attention from any one but me,
and SO many are willing to offer atten-
tions to you. New, dear, kiss me once;
must be off; am to drive on the
beach with Miss Lovel. Not jealous,
my pet?'
mot jealous, Ned, no." and she
turned from him, but without giving
the kiss he asked for.
"She is jealous, thought" the young
the pretty, straight figure going away
from the nook in which he Ind found
her out to the stretch Of sand, against
which the waves rolling, receding, leav-
ing now a mass of seaweed on it, now
returning and bearing it away--a very
coquette of an ocean, now kind and now
cold, and always fair in the sunlight.
Ned Tremaine hurried away over the
beach, whistling as he went, ind he
presently caught up with his alliance,
who. in the pretty dress of cream and
black, with her wide sun-hat 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 flirt at the
beach.
"Where now, Tremaine?" the latter
called out, as, with nod, he pursues
his way.
"For drive on the beach; will see
you later" and Ned had gone by re-
Stunning his whistle.
Mr.. Stone smiled little and spoke a
few words to Mollie. She colored
slightly, followed the tall form of her
lover moment with her eyes, then
gave gracious answer, and half an
hour later, when Ned and Miss Lovel
met the pretty light carriage on the
beach, in which Lee Stone took his
daily drive, they received pleasant
nod from pretty Mollie, who was his
campanion, and who looked as though
she was thoroughly enjoying his socie-
ty.
"She certainly lost no time in fol-
lowing my suggestion" Ned told him.
self, half in surprise; "and she has evil
IDENTIFY found the society of Stone any
thing but boring"
"What q handsome couple they
make" Miss Lovel said, with certain
gleam in her steady gray eyes. Ned
colored suddenly; he didn't quite
know why.
Perhaps you didn't know that Miss
Annes is my promised wife," he said, .
triHe coldly.
"Oh, but 30 many engagements are
broken in summer at the seaside, one
never minds that very much" the lam
guild belle said, indifferently.
That night there was hop ct the
hotel, and Ned had made up his mind
while dressing to be . little more at
tentive to Mollie: but. to his surprise,
he didn't find Mollie Annes shrink
ing under her mothers wing, as had
been her custom. A number OF her old
friends had arrived while they were at
dinner, and they were about her; be-
sides, Lee Stone was quite pronounced
in his attentions to her. and while she
gave him (Ned) smile from the dis
tance he found it quite difficult to get
near her; then light tap on his arm
informed him that Miss Lovel was ask
ing him why he was SO preoccupied,
and, as Mollie and Stone went circling
by joining the walters, he followed
them with Miss Lovel.
"A rather pronounced Irritation"
Lee laughed later, when he and Mollie
stood on the hotel terrace watching
the moonlight on the sea and strand
and ons solitary couple pacing slowly
along beside the waters. Both know
| who they were, for q few moments be-
| fore they had seen Ned Trcmaine place
/ that pale.nink sOarf al1Out tho sIaon Ia.