Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-06-11

Lena and Mamie nodded to them
and passed on. Lena laughed mis-
chievousiy.
"Strike just suca an attitude some
time for his benefit" she said, and
Mamie FLUSHED deep red, but smiled
little also.
The next evening there was to be a
pleasant hop at neighboring hotel,
and Jack had promised to escort Lena
and Mamie.
He was waiting for them as he had
promised, on the terrace, when as his
sister approached him alone.
isn't Mamie ready?" he asked.
Everybody has gone; Miss Glynn
and her mother went half an hour
ago."
"And Mamie has been gone more
+. than half an honr," Lena responded
easily"
with her mother? [ understood
Mrs. May was not going"
''She is in the parlor. Mamie went
with Mr.. Anderson"
Jack started.
''Sbe was to go with u.s."
''I told you so, but [ was mistaken,
you w WILL UC
Jack offered his arm and led his
sister across the terrace and along the
sands, looking trife grave.
Mamie will be the belle tonight,
I'm positive" Lena continued, cheer
fully. "She looked beautiful In a
satin, white dress, with pearls on her
arms. II [ were you, Jack, I'd be a
little bit afraid. You see, Sandy An
derson has admired Mamie for a long
time, and he is SO very agreeable and
so handsome-rather handsomer than
you are, nay dear brother"
"a fop and fooip Jack exclaimed
disgu 5tedly, and Lena only smiled.
They were late, and found the floor
filled with walters.
While they stood watching the cir
cling couplets Mamie foated by, light
as zephyr, fair as a flower, held by
Sandy Anderson, whose head was bent
rather too tenderly, it seemed to
Jack-over the fair one of the girl.
She was smiling shyly, and as her
eyes net those OF her betrothed she
flushed. in what struck him as being
q very guilty manner.
Then the other walters hid them,
and Jack, with a most unaccountable
sense Of injury upon him, stood mood
lily near the doorway, although Miss
Glynn had sent a signal across the
room to him.
AS the hours went Oh he found it
impossible 10 get near enough to Nan
ME to say even a word to her; and
this was SO unusual that he felt con-
fused, injured, indignant and angry
altogether.
Miss May mad certainly been
belle thatnight, and Sandy Anderson
had been her constant attendant.
When Jack walked back to their
hotel with Lena he was perfectly ST.
lent, and his sister asked him at last
how he liked the hop.
ct was a beastly bore" he said,
half savagely.
Didn't Mamie look lovely?" she
pursued.
ask Anderson" was the civil an
swer. He never took his eyes off
her all night"
81 don't think he ever cared for
any body else," Lena said bIushingly.
Il pity the poor fellow"
And Jack tugged very savagely at
his mustache.
The following morning, directly
after breakfast, he was standing on
the terrace, when Mamie and Mr..
Anderson crossed it Oh their way to
the beach.
They did not return until lunch
hour, aad he noticed how bright and
pretty the girl looked IN her white
flannel dress and broad sun hat; and
he had been no more particu-
lar about the preservation of Miss
GlYnn's complexion than seemed
Sandy about his companions.
In the afternoon they-Nannie and
Anderson-went driving on the sands.
In the evening they sang duets ia the
parlor; and when they finished Jack
heard a picnic planned for the follows
ing day, to which Sandy asked Miss
May if he might be her escort, and
she smilingly assented.
Then Jack became blindly, 1nsanely
jealous, and he sent Lena to induce
his betrothed to go for turn on the
terrace.
He followed Lena, and then, when
Jack had drawn her arm through his,
Lena left them and went in, and Jack
commenced uporaiding his pretty love
until he melted her to tears.
Surely Mamie May would never
have become a queen of tragedy, for
she owned to everything then aud
there, dried her tears on Jacks broad
bosom, and she even informed him of
his sisters engagement in her excited
confusion.
LENA thought you neglected me,
and that took it to meekly; so she
arranged and planned 1t ALL" she
sobbed. "She thought you might not
spend so much of your time with
Miss Glynn if you knew how badly
1 felt about your doing so, and she
babe me try to make you jealous. But
you're not angry, Jack? You're not
angry at me9"
His anger didn't seem very terri
i.ble, for he kissed her.
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