Little Falls transcript., 1885-01-30
JACKS LESSON.

| 1OYG uIHL 50, ASAh!
Lena Blair touched the light brown
hair of her brothers betrothed very ten
derly; but shade of annoyance cross
ed her fine, naughty face.
"You love him far too we'll, little
one," she said, rapidly. IF you were
not so willing TO accept any sort o1
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 lie was-and he
wasn't very near you often; [ motto
ed that, too-frll of the most
transparent devotion. Why didn't
! you do as he was doing? He was
! deep in a Irritation with Nell Glynn.
Why didn't you try the same anuse-
ment? You might find it as pleasant
as he did, or seemed to; and when Roy
b4exon tried to be civil to you, you act
ua]ly snubhed him! Oh, you little
goose! SO long as you submit to this
sort of thing, so long will you find it
continue. You are too patient, dear !
am sure GU never say word to Jack
; about all his firtations, do you, Nam
nie?"
The pretty gray eyes fell, and dlclz~
ering color, sweet as that Of the wild
primrose, came and went III Mamie
Mays cheek. It was very dainty and
fower-like face that Lena watched SO
closely, yet with u touch of impatience in
her own dark eyes.
II couldn't say anything unpleasant
to him, Lena" she said, softly; "and /
am sure he loves me best always"
"Of course he does; but his conduct
sometimes pains you. know it does.
There was slight contraction Of the
low, white forhcad, and sudden quiv-
or Of the girGsh lips, as they said, sim
ply: ~.
hastily: Il know he doesn't mean to
make me miserable. He dees it all in
tuOuR tleSSlleSS. leL1, NtaI.
'Then it's about time you taught hin.
to consider little. Your patience viii
make q confirmed iirt Of him"
"What can I do? Inever could quar-
rel with Jack. It would Kill me, Lena,
it spoke to him at all on This subject,
l know J woul! crv."
"Anl then he would kiss you, and
call YOU silly and jealous without reas-
on and you would ask his pardon; and
he would firt more than ever"
''Well, what is there for me to do ?"
Make him Jealous"
II never conld; | am no hirt, and I
love Jack too we'll to make him misera-
ble."
"Aud Jack ought to love you too
we'll to want to make you miserable"
"He doesn't Think"
"Then teach him to think" impa-
tiently; Il have plan, Mamie, which
will work splendi,ily, if you will put it
in execution. Sandy Anderson comes
here tomorrow. You know him ?"
Oh, yer? we'll indee>l! He is an old
friend, in fact
well, secret: He Isis my lover.
we are OetrOthed.
LENA dear!" with girlish delight. II
never even suspected! Let me kiss you
Does Jack know
"No, you child! DO You forget the
old feud between them, since one-J
forget whlch---eave the other a good
drubbing at college? And Jack isn't to
know just yet, either. told you Sandy
comes tomorrow. Let me Law my plan
before you, and see if thore isn't more
of the comic than tragic in my plot
They were walking slowly along t]e
beach, within sight Of the hotel at
which both were guests; both were
with their parents at Atlantic City,
spending very delightful summer by
"the sad sea waves"
Jack Blair had joined the sparty two
weeks before, and still had four weeks
left OF the vacation given h1m gener-
ously by his senior partner in their
Baltimore bank.
The two girls talked for some timo,
and when they had finished, both ,vero
laughing heartily. While their faces
We're yet dimpling with mirt}>, they
came suddenly upon a couple sitting
on the sands, in the very agreeahlc--to
them, depths of an animated convcrsa-
taon. They had huge light sunshade
over them; and the young man--ncna
other than Jack Blair himself-~was
quite pronounced in his desire to pro
tect his companions complexion
from the sun; while he was
industriously swaying a great fan
to and fro, quite near, i'll fact al
most tenderly near the pretty: petu]ant,
pink and white face of Nell Glynn, said
to be one Of the most unscrupulons and
Industries Of t4Iirts, and certainly en-
joying her soiohrn beside the ocean
Lena and Marine nodded to them and
passed on. Lena laughed misclieyous-
ly.
"Strike such an attitude soma time
Tor his benefit" she said, and Mamie
blushed deep red, but smiled a Ittl>
als,.
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 his Sis
ter approached him alone.
"1sn't Mamie ready?" he asked.
Everybody has gone; Miss Glynn and
her mother went half all hour ago."
"And Mamie has been gone more
than half an hour" Lena responded
easily.
"With her mother? understood that
Mrs May was not going.", ,~
''She is in the parlor. Mamie went
with Mr.. Anderson"