Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-06-11
JACKS LESSON.

ne pOatuNbly htBitCtS yOui wan
ME; wonder you do stanR it.
81 love him so, Lena"
Lena BLAIR touched the light brown
hair OF her brother's betrothed very
tenderly; but a shade Of annoyance
crossed her fine, naughty face.
"You love him far too well, little
one" she said, rapidly. IF you were
not so willing to accept any sort of
treatment from him I'm sure he'd not
act as he does. Now, last night at the
hop | saw your pretty eyes turning
toward him wherever he was-and he
wasn't very near you often; noticed
that, too-full of the most transpa
rent devotion. Why didn't you do as
he was doingl He was deep in a fir
tation with Nell Glynn. Why didn't
you try the same amusement You
might find it as pleasant as he did, or
seem to; and when Roy Lexon tried
to be civil to you you actually snubb-
ed him Oh, you little goosel So
long as you submit to this sort of
thing so long will you find it will
continue. You are too patient, dear
| am sure you never say a word to
Jack about all his flrtations, do you,
MANNER
The pretty gray eyes fell and
pickering color, sweet as that Of the
wild primrose, came and went in Nan
ME Mays cheek. 1t was a very dainty
and ilower-like face that Lena watch
ed so closely, yet with a touch of im-
patience in her own dark eyes.
81 couldn't say anything unpleasant
to him, Lena she said softly; land
I'm sure he loves me best always
"Of course he does but his conduct
sometimes pains you. 1 know it
does. "
There was slight contraction of
the low, white forehead and a sudden
culver of the girlish lips as she said,
simply:
"8oametimes." Then she added.
hastily: 81 know he doesn't intend to
make me miserable, He does it in
thoughtiessuess, Lena, dear.
Then it's about time YOU taught
him to consider a little. Your patiie
ence will make a confirmed firt of
him.
What can / do2 l never could
quarrel with Jack. 1t would kill me.
LeEa, if Spoke to him at all upon
this subject l know ] would begin to
cry"
And then he would kiss you, and
call you silly, and jealous without
reason; and you would ask his pardon
and-he would 1irt more than ever.
"Well, what is there for me to doln|
make him jealous"
81 ne.er could but / am no ilirt,
and love Jack TO we'll to make him
miserable
and Jack ought to love you too
well to want to make you miserable. -
HE doesn't think. "
''Then teach him TO think!n impati-
emily. 81 have a plan, Mamie,
which will work splendidly if you
will put it in execution. Sandy And
erson comes here tomorrow. You
know him3'
"Oh, very we'll indeed He is an old
friend, IN fact
We'll, a secret. lie is my lover. We
are betrothed
Lena, dear!' with delight, "Inever
suspected ! Let me kiss YOU Does
Jack 6nOw2'
No, you child DO you forget the
old feud between them, since one-I
forget which-gave the other good
drubbug at college! And Jack isn't
to know just yet, either I told you
Sandy comes tomorrow. Let me Law
my plan before you and see If there is
not more of The comic than tragic in
nay plot
They were walking slowly along
the beach within sight Of the hotel 81
which both were guests, Both were
with their parents at Atlantic City, |
spending the SUMMER By the SAD sea
waves
Jack Blair had joined the party two
weeks before and stll had four weeks
left OF the vacation given him gener
eusly by his senior partner in their
Baltimore bank.
The two girls talked for some time.
and when they had finished, both were
laughing heartily. While ter faces
were yet dlmphng with mirth they
came suddenly upon couple sitting
on the sands, in the very agreeable
TO them-dcpths of an animated con
yersauoR. They had q huge light
sunsnade over them, and the young
man none other than Jack Blair
himself-was quite pronounced in his
desire to prOtecthi companions com
plexion from the sun; while he was
industriously swaying a great fan to
and fro, quite near, in fact, almost
tenderly near the pretty, petulant,
pink and white face of Nell Glynn,
said 70 be one of the mos unscrupulous