The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-30
JACKS LESSON.

JACKS LESSON.
"He positively neglects yeu, Nannie;
wonder you stand it.S
II love him so, Lena!"
Lena Blair touched the lieht.brovn
hair OF her brothers betrothed very ten
dessiy; hut shade Of annoyance GROSS.
ed her fine, naughty face.
"You love him far too we'll, little
one" she said, rapidly. "N yea we're
not % willing 70 accept any sort of
Treatment from him. I'm sure he'd not
act as he does. Now, last night At the
hop I saw your pretty eyes turning
toward him whernv-% ne was-and lie
wasn't Very near you often; I MOTTO
ed that, too-full of the most
transparent devotion. Why didn't
you do as he was aeings He WIS
deep in y aiftataBA with Nell Glyun.
Why didn't you try the same amuse-
ment? You might find it as pleasant
as he did, or seemed to; and when Ray
l4exon tried Ia lie civil 70 You; you act
'uslly eanbbea him! 'oh, you little
goose! So long as you submit to this
sort of thing, so long will you find il
continue. You are too patient, dear.
am sure !, ou never say a word to Jack
about all his firtations, do you, Nan
nie?"
The pretty gray eyes fell, and Tick.
ering color, sweet as that of the wild
primrose, came and went In Mamie
Mays cheek. It WIS very idainty and
Aower-like face that Lena watched 81
closely, yet with touch ii impatience in
her own dark eyes.
II couldn't say anything unpleasan.
to him, Lena" she said, softly; "and
ON sure he loves me best always"
"Of course he does, but his copaual
sometimes palma yobs i know it does.
l., There was slight contraction of the
low, white forhead, and q sudden quiv-
er of the girlish lips, as they said, sim.
ply,
Sometimes" Then they added
hastily: II know he doesn't mean t.
make lie miserable. He dees it all in
thoughtlessness, Lena, dear"
"Then it's about time you taught him
to consider . little. Your patience will
make q confirmed Airt OF him:b
"What, can / do9 tnsvkr could quar-.
fel with Jdtk. tt would kill ME, Lena,
If 1 spoke to him ct all on this subject,
I know 1 would cry"
"An1 then he would kiss you, and
call you silly and jealous WITHOUT reas.
on; and you would qsk his pardon; and
he would Airt more than ever"
wen, what is there for me to do ~
make him jealous
II never could; l ON no firt, and
love Jack too we'll to make him misera.
ble."
"And Jack. ought to love you toe
well to want to make you miserable"
HE doesn't think"
"Then teach him to thfnk!n impa,
tiently; II have plan, Nannie, wheel,
will work splehdilly, ii you viii put il
in execution. Sandy Anderson Gomez
here morrow. You know him?n
friend, in fact"
"wsli, = secret: He is-is my lover
We are betrothed."
"Lena dearw with girlish delight. 81
never even suspected! Let me kiss YOU
Does Jack know?'
"No, you child! Do you forget the
old feud beeween them, since ONE
forget whlch-gave the other a good
drubbing at college? And Jack isn't tc
wjust yet, either. told you Sandy
comes tomorrow. Let mo Law nv plaf
before you, and see II there isn't more
OF the comic than tragic in my plot"
They were walking slowly along the
beach. within sight of the hotel al
which both were guests; both were
with their parents at Atlantic CITY,
spending very delightful summer by
"the sad seq waves"
Jack Blair had joined the party two
weeks before, and still had four weeks
left of the vacation given HIM eener-
ously by his senior partner ia their
Baltimore bank.
The two girls talked for some timc.
and when they had finished, both were
laughing heartily. While their faces
were yet dimpling with mirtb, they
came suddenly upon q couple sitting
on the sands, in the very agreeable-to
them, depths of an animated converse.
ton. They had huge light sunshatle
over them; and the young man-none
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, in fact ai-
most tenderly near the pretty. petulant,
pink and white face of Nell Glynn, said
to he one of the most interruptions and
industricss of flirts, and certainly en-
joying her sojourn beside the ocean.
Lena and Mamie nodded to them and
passed on. Lena laughed mischievous.
ly.
"Strike such an attitude some time
for his benefit" she said, and Mamie
blushed deep red, but smiled littl,
sls,.
The next evening there was to be a
pleasant hop at q neighboring hotel,
and Jack had promised to escort Lena
and Mamie.
He was waiting for them. A he had