The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-16

She meets Philip ANU ID
introduced a few moments after enter
ing the drawing-room. Nina almost
looses her self-possession as the black
ewes rest on her so keenly; but evident
" he does not recognize her and l n q
few moments they are chatting III a
Tsry friendly anner.
Shall we waltz" he asks, as the
music strikes up. And they are soon
gliding through the lighted rooms.
They stroll out in the grounds after
the waltz is over.
your face seems very familiar to
me-" he a V musingly, looking down
into her dark, expressive eyes, as they
stand in the moonlight. "Can it be
possible we have ever met before to-
night?"
"She laughs lightly, perhaps a little
guiltily, for she remembers it all so
well.
"Once having observed a face,
1 never forget it," he goes ON
without waiting for a reply. For
instance l met a gentleman in a
| restaurant q few weeks ago who
impressed me as some one l had
seen before, but I could not determine
when or where. This morning / sud
denly remembered that he was in a
train with me two years ago and occu-
pied a seat opposite"
You woulk make a good detective"
she says, feeling that it was only a ques-
ton of time when he will remember
that unfortunate afternoon. "Why
should / care ?" she thinks impatiently.
ut is no more than hundreds of girls
do every day, and think nothing of it."
But she does care, nevertheless. 1t
is the skeleton at the feast of good
things which follows. Picnics, drives,
walks. with dancing in the evening to
bewildering music. Una enjoys it all
so thoroughly with Philip Cameron at
her side.
4 sultry morning, and Nina is loung-
ing in one of the little summer-hOuses
that dot the lawn. Two gentlemen
come up and take possession of rustic
bench out side; the ivy forms a com
plete screen, and Nina is not aware of
their proximity until the sound of
voices warns her of it.
They are evidently discussing some
lady-for one of them is saying.
II met her first on one of the boats
going to the seashore. She bowed to
us as a means of getting up'a Irritation,
and / of course responded. We were
together all the afternoon, and l have
called on her several times since. She
="
There, Joe, have heard enough"
Nina starts at the sound of that veil
known voice and rises to leave the sum-
mer house, but the next sentence trans
fixes her. "Any woman who will de-
liberately attract the attention of a
stranger-'get up Irritation, as you ex-
press it-in so public a place as an ex
cursion boat, is unworthy the name of
womar."
Nov, Cameron, you always did have
some straitlaced notions, and this is one
of them. Why, my dear fellow, they
all do it,"
"Not ALL" objects Philip; II am well
aware that a great many do; but l con
tend that no woman can engage in this
sort of thing without lowering her wom-
anhood and rendering herself less re-
spected even by the man who responds
to her advances. / tell you, Latimer, /
have seen too much of this sort of thing.
Why, every schoolgirl one meets will
ogle and smile if one happens to look
at her."
my prophetic soul tells me you will
marry an incorrigible firt," Joe says,
not having any opposing argument TO
advance.
"Neverl / despise them too heartily"
Nina, listening to every word, feels
that she can bear it no longer, and sue
ceeds in leaving without attracting their
attention. White and shivering she
reaches her own room. So this is Philip
Camerson's opinion of q woman who
does what she has done. =
All that day she broods of his cutting
words; and when evening comes, her
mind is made up she will avoid him as
much as possible; but, if worst comes,
and he asks her to be his wife, she will
refuse. The dream of bliss is over for
ever. Nina is rather hard on herself,
and too generous to throw the blame
where it really belongs IN saucy Mollie,
The days go by, and Philip is puzzled
and not a little troubled at the change
in Nina Black. He is not conscious OF
any fault on his part, and he tries in
vain to dispel the cloud that had risen
between them.
They go out walking n evening to
view the sunset from a high point lear,
Nina feels that she is treading on for
hidden ground. She has conscientious
ly avoided being alone with him, but
tonight the temptation is too STRONG.
They witness q brilliant sunset, and
Nina grows enthusiastic.
"This Is a beautiful worldl" Phillip
says, as they watch together the western
sky, all flushed into sudden glory.
Eyes" Nina replies, dreamily, "Per
haps it is to some, while others fine
only the fading gray tints. See, the rel