The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30
A SEASIDE ROMANCE,

"But how can help feeling neglect
ed and miserable, Nedp You scarcely
look at me when Miss Lovel is near,
and she is your preferred partner in all
things now. You walk with her. you
sing with her, you drive with her, you
dance with il,S3aud it makes me very
wretched."
Now, Molle, if you're going to be
jealous!'
"pm not jealous, Ned. If thought
you didn't care most for me; if / fan
cied you cared at all for any one else, l
don't think I'd demonstrate with YOU
at all. l would just take off this, q"
touching the diamond on herhand, land
hand it back to you. Pm not jealous,
but you are not very kind to me-,
Ned
"My little pet, you do not see things
as see them. One owes something to
society, especially when one is at the
seaside. If you would only remember
that love Sau too well 70 find fault
with anything you can do, and, if you
would become a little moro of q society
character yourself, would nc perfect
!y happy. Why, you scarcely take the
1east attention from any one but me,
and so many arc willing to offer atten-
must be off; [ am to drive ON the
beach with Miss Lovel. Not Jealous,
my petP"
mot jealous, Ned, no." and sho
turned from him. but without giving
the kiss he had asked for.
''She IS jealous, thought" the Young
fellow thought, sn ng as he watched
the pretty, straight figure going away
from tho nook in which he had found
her out to the stretch of sand, against
which the waves were rolling, roced-
ing. leaving now a mass of seawccd 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 over the beach,
whistling as he went, and he presently
caught up with his anlanued, Who in
the pretty ,3-rss 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 f1irt at the
beach.
"Where now, Tremaincp" the latter
called out, as, with n nod, he pursued
his way.
"For drive on the beach; will sec
you later" and Ned had gone by, re-
suming his whistle.
MIR. Stone smiled little and spoke a
few words to Mollic. 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
rdAily drive, they received q pleasant
nod from pretty Mollie, who was his
companion, and who looked as though
she was thoroughly enjoying his So
ciety.
''She certainly lost no time in follow
ing my suggestion" Ned told himself,
haf in surprise; land she has evident
AZ found the society of Stone anything
but boring"
"'What a handsome couple they
make" Miss Lovel said, with a certain
CLEAN in her steady gray eyes. Ned
colored suddenly; he didn't quite know
why. ~sA
Perhaps you didn't know that Miss
Annes is my promised wife," he said, a
trihe coldly
"Oh, but 80 many engagements are
brokea In O summer at the seaside, one
never minds that very much" the Ian
guild belle said. indifferently.
That night there was hop at tho ho-
tel. and Ned had made up his mind
while dressing to be little moro at
tentive to Mollie; but, to his surprise.
he didn't find Mollic 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 were about her; be-
sides, Lee Stone was quito pronounced
In his atteAtions to her, and while sho
gave him (Ned) smile from the dig
tance he found it quito difficult to get
ear her; then light tap on his arm
rmed him that Miss Lovel was ask
IN why he was so preoccupied,
nd Mollie and Stone went circling
n ug the walters, ho followed
~ . Mss Lovel.
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-: LHm terrace Watching the
m and strand and
'ng slowly along
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