The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-02-26
4 SEASIDE NCE,

but how can | help feeling neglect
ed and miserable, Ned? 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 her, and it makes me very
wretched."
Now, Mollie, if you're going to be
jealousn'
Il m not Jealous, Ned. If thought
YOU didn't care most for me; if | fam
cied you cared at all for any one else, |
don't think I'd demonstrate with you
at all. | would just take off this, :"
touching the diamond on her hand, land
| hand it back to you. I'm 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 you too well to find fault
with anything you can do, and, if you
| would become little more of society
character yourself, | would be perfect
| " happy. Why, you scarcely take the
| IttSt iIOill oIIC Duu lHc,
and so many are willing to offer atten-
tions to YOU. Now, dear, kiss me once;
| must be off; am to drive on the
beach " ith Miss Lovel. Not jealous,
my pet?'
| turned from him, hut without giving
the kiss he had asked for.
'.She is Jealous, thought" the young
| fellow thought, smiling as he watched
| the pretty, straight figure going away
from the nook in which he had found
| her out to the stretch of sand, against
which the waves were rolling, reced-
! ing, leaving now mass of seaweed 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 lie presently
| caught up with his affanced, who. in
| the pretty dress 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 incOrri9ible male fiirt at the
beach
Where now. Tremaine?' tae latter
called out, as, with nod, he pursued
| his way.
For drive on the beach: will see
you later and Ned had gone by, re-
| suming his whistle.
Mr.. Stone smiled little and spoke a
! few words to N!ollic. She colored
| slightly, followed the tall form of her
| l.,-,,.
! 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
dai drive. they received a pleasant
nod from pretty Aiollje. who was his
companion. and who looked as though
she was thoroughly enjoying his So
| cietV.
She certainly lost no time in follow
ing my suggestion" Ned told himself,
half in surprises land she has evident
ly found the society Of Stone anything
but boring"
"What a handsome couple they
make, Miss Lovel said with certain
! gleam in her steady gray eyes. Ned
colored suddenly; he didn't quite know
| why.
Perhaps you didn't know that Miss
Annes is my promised wife, he said, a
tritle cOldly.
''On, but so many engagements are
broken in a summer at the seaside, one
never minds that very much" the Ian
| guild belle said. inditferently.
That night there was hop at the ho-
tel, and Ned had made up his mind
while dressing to be little more at
tentive TO Aollie but, to his surprise,
he didn't find Molhe Aunes 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 We're about her; be-
sides, Lee Stone was quite pronounced
in his attentions to her, and while she
gave him (Ned) smile from the dis
tance he found it quite difficult to get
near her; then a light tap on his arm
| informed him that Miss Lovel was ask
| ing him why he was so preoccupied,
! and. as Mollie and Stone went circling
| by, joining the walters, he followed
them with Miss Lovel.
"a rather pronounced filtration, y
Lee laughed, later, when he and Mollie
| stood on the hotel terrace watching the
moonlight on the sea and strand and
one solitary couple pacing slowly along
beside the waters. Both knew who
they were, for few moments before
they had seen Ned Tremaine place that
| pale-pink scarf about the shoulders of
| Miss Laura Lovel as he led her across
the terrace, too much engroSSed in his
| task. it would seem, to notice Mollie or
| her cOmpaniOu.
"Oh, everybody tiirts more or less at
a seaside hotel, one has nothing else to
do. YOU know Mollie answered Lee,
with light little ripple of laughter,
and he looked down on the pretty face
TO which the moonlight was so tender,
his voice sinking to almost whisper as
he spoke to her.
1T is cowardly pastime for a man, "
he said, softly, land for woman it is
| a cruel one"
Again she laughed, while arranging
the bracelet on her arm. A touch OF
mockery was in the ripping laugh
And you-is 1t pleasant to know
that you are cruel or cowardly?" she
questioned. lone is tempted to be.
come personal when such remarks
come from one who is said to count hi:
conquests with a cruel pride, and to
whom the world gives no higher ain
than to fascinate, and-remain care
less. Am l too plain9 Forgive me. ,
Il forgive you freely-as would for
Give lou all things, Miss Annes; but
, neither YOU uor the world fully under
stand me. ImsY seem a tritier; but