The Penn's Grove record., 1885-04-11

clamation of pleasure.
81 call that the weddlng-b0wer; 1t Is
dressed IN white, " said little sunshine.
Jack looked down at her little figure,
and felt a sudden queer sensation. lie
entered the arbOr and sat down, ana
little Sunshine seated herself at his side.
"How do you like my gardenr" she
said.
sit is the most beautiful | have ever
seen, VIII you give me that Dudf" he
said, pointing TO a white rose that grew
close to her hand.
She plucked it and gave It to him,
and, as he fastened it in his button-hole,
he felt a renewal of the odd sensation
that he had before experienced.
"I'm falling in love just like a land
lubberli' he said to himself; and little
Sunshine blushed crimson as she met
his glance of open admiration.
He began TO talk to her of a sailors
life, of the delights of speeding over
the blue waters, and of the sterner pleas
ure of battling with the elements, wheh
the winds are blowing great guns and
the waves are rolling mountains hlgh.
Zone puts out all ones energies, and
feels oneself a mar then, Miss Mayne,' ~
he concluded.
Neither of them. had noticed the
deepening of the twilight and the light
ing up of the evening stars, but pres
emily Sunshine started up, SAYING
"Oh. Mr.. Carew, it's getting, duskl
We must 90 in"
So they walked back, both feeling a
new indeinable happiness, OF which
they were hardly conscious, so ethereal
was it. They found Harry and Nora
in the drawing-room, engaged in earn
est conversation; Mr.. Mayne had been
| called away by the steward, and appar-
emily they had not been missed. The
room was brilliantly lighted. A tiny
harp stood III one corner, and Jacks
eyes fell upon it.
Miss Sunshine, that instrument
could belong to nobody but you. VIII
you sing, pleaseTn
Sunshine instantly rose and placed
herself at the little harp. After a short
prelude. she sang a sweet little love
| song. Poor Jack stood by her side the
whole time, and took every word OF the
song to himself.
"Now, Miss Delyille," said Harry as
Sunshine ended, and poor Jack stood
speeches., staring at her.
Nora seated herself at the piano and
sang 1.-THE Clang of the Wooden Shoon''
in a rich pure contralto.
sit Is so sad" SAID little Sunshine.
think of the broken-hearted girl and
her drowned loverl l could not sing
that song while my brother is a sailor. y
"Could you if You had a sailor lover
like the girl in the SOng?'' asked honest
Jack.
NO" she said softly; and the an
| swer made Jack wondrously happy.
When he went to his room that night
he found a tiny folded paper on the
dressing table. He unfolded it curiously
and started at the familiar characters
on the paper; he read the following
words
do not betray me, l entreat you
He is dead"
A frown gathered on his brow; the
gladness at his heart was gone, ard in
its place were anger and sadness.
swell, young people, how are you go
| ing to amuse yourselves to- dayP" asked
Mr. Mayle at the breakfast-table, a
week after Jack and Harry had come to
| Mayne. al have to ride to Culver this
morning."
The ''young people" waited for Sun
shine to answer; and she replied
"We will go for a row this morning.
and you can bring Sir We're back to din.
ner, and we will playtennis in the after
noon."
sob, he will be only too glad to
comel'' said Mr.. Mayne, with a sly
glance at Nora, which brought a bright
blush to the girls cheeks and called al
angry glitter into Harry's eyes. "HIs
| sister is home from school now, so she
will come too"
The past week had been a very event
full one, changing the current Of four
lives. Jack and Sunshine were wonder
fully happy. He was perfectly devoted
to her, aud she had yielded up the treas
ure of her sweet heart to him.. Harry
was Jealous and restless, and Nora was
evidently very uncomfortable. She GER
tainly avoided him; but he noticed that,
if he came npon her suddenly in the
garden or entered a room where she was
Sitting alone, her fine eyes would light
up with pleasure.
The mornings arrangement was Car
| ried out. They had a charming row;
and the afternoon brought dinner, Sir
We're We're and his sister, and tennis.
"We are SIX" said little Sunshine, in
=, ,D,ayIa1 fnna % fbav Gtrof1a1 tn flo
tennis lawn.
"Oh, Miss Sunshine, l want to see
the statue walki You promised to show
it to me; | have not seen it yet" said
Jack.
Sunshine looked at her friends; but
they promised to excuse her, and not to
think her rude; so she walked away
with Jack, and left Harry and Sir We're
glaring jealously at each other, and
schoolgirl Nell the only really happy one
of the party.
The entrance to the statue walk lay
between two gigantic old cedars, be-
meath one of which stood a graceful
Apollo. Under the other Jack stopped
to admire a Venus standing close to a
large stone basin filled with clear water,
round the margin of which grew luxu-
rant ferns.
''This is Aphrodite, said Sunshine;
$50 | provided her with a bath"
The path of the statue walk was
| winding, and bounded on either side by
a Wild ivy hedge. In each recess formed
by the curving of the path stood a
graceful stene figure. Jack halted be-
fore a beautiful Cupid round whose
pedestal twined a climbing rose.
Celestial rosy red, loves proper
hue he quoted. ''Miss Mayne, Will
you give me One?"
Little Sunshine gathered a bud and
gave it TO him.
docs it share the nature of its pre-
siding geniusp" he asked softly.
Tie girl made no audible reply; but
Jack was satisfied with the answer he
read in her face. More than two hours
passed before they reiOined the tennis
party, whom they found In a very tired
condition.
1t was Thursday morning. On Fri
day Jack and Harry were to leave
Mayne to rejoin their ship. The past
week had been a wretched one for