Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-03-05

nook among the rocks that overhuns
the ocean. He had been reading to hei
there some Of the sweatestpoems gives
TO the world bs genius. Her cart hac
/ thrilled as he read, and new, strange
feelings had stirred It. When be clos
cd the book he had looked up aud
found her eyes filed with tears. And
now in her own room she was asking
/ herself how it was that what she had
but commenced for the purpose OF an
I noying Ned had In one brief week slain
all her old resentment against Miss
! Iovel and made her thoughts turn con.
stantly, not to Ned Tremaine. who was
her aflianced husband, but to Lee Stone,
who was termed the greatest male ilirt
at the beach. What was changing in
her life? When she now met Ned and
Laura It did not pain her as it used.
Was it because a handsomer face, a
stronger and nobler face then Ned 5
f WAS constantly near, ready to turn to
hex wish devotion, ready to light ii he
smiieds
A servant broke her ponderings by
bringing her two messages q bou-
! quet OF white flowers, with few feath-
cry sprays o. fern among their white
ness and one crimson rose cleaning
red from their center; and in it was d
note from Lee, asking her to 90 for a
/ drive with him by moonlight: the 9th
er was few angry lines from Ned. ask
ing II she remembered that she was be-
trothed to him while she allowed ey-
cry gossip at the hotel to chatter OF her
Irritation with Lee Stone.
II have been patient, waiting an op-
portunity OF speaking to you,n he
wrote, 'but You win not give me oae,
so write to ask you if you wish our en-
gagement brokeni to all it would seem
She trembled little as she read. and
her sweet face changed color; but she
went to her desk, drew from it every
letter he had ever sent her, formed
them and his ring in a package and
wrote him the following note:
lit was | who was first taught pa
thence, while my existence was forgot
ten for one who was what you babe me
become-'a society character. Why
should fancy that YOU wished an in
teryiew with me of lateP II is not so
long since you could not spare a mo-
m2nt for me from Miss Lowell. Do
wish our enga CEMENT broken? Perhaps
we both wish it, Ned; at least let US
Break it, since | so displease YOU. |
send you your letters and ring"
Then, although choking sensation
was in her throat, she penned a brief
note to Lee:
Il will be pleased to go with you;"
that WAS all; and in the starlight-the
moon rose late-shc went with him out
over the beach and far along the uoun-
try.
Was it strange that he noticed she
no longer wore Ned 5 ring? Was it
strange that he told her OF lis love, aud
that sac listened silently, belieyinglv,
with strange ilutter at her hearth
Was it strange that when they drove
back, lingering best @ the sobbino
ocean, another ring should deck her
ilnger and another bond should lie upon
her life? Well, two Others walked up-
on the strand, two whom the rossips
called lovers; and yet when it was told
That Mollie Annes was to place her hap
plncss in the keeping of 1.-THE tiirt OF
the beach, one man who heard II
Turned white Us death and shrank from
sight of the beautiful woman beside
him, although men called her fair. and
many said she had won him from his
taith; yet Mollie was too happy to re-
grct, although She still sometimes re-
members. !HH0i }DbiR GaY.