Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1885-06-27
imagined that these signs of ill-temper In

! imagined that these signs of ill-temper In
her friend were owing to some fault OF
4 Percy's, and inwardly determined, now that
she knew of the understanding between
Mr.. Moray and Gertie, to abstain even
from any appearance of intimacy with the
! former, lest it should wound her friend
whom she knew was little inclined to be
exacting.
"She needn't be afraid, though" thou9ht
poor Clare to herself " know he is true
If he loved me, l would trust him en-.
cirely."
The party broke up at the top Of King
Street, Florence Wedmore going one way,
and the three other girls holding the oppo-
site course.
"Good by for IN hour and hal" said
Florence. Captain Rashton and Percy.
you are to come back home with me and
give the floors last polish"
If Gertie's face could be said to be dark
at any time, it certainly was as she, with
Clare and May, turned toward that quarter
of st. Helrer's popularity known as 1.-The
! Shingles" .s...
"What a 1irt Florence isi" she re-
marked, with virtuous indignation.
People who live in glass s-houses," an.
swered May. "The idea of you accusing
any one of flirting, Gertie, is rather too
6ne, considering the way you have always
/ treated Percy" ..--.@
Percy and understand one another"
, answered Gertie. curtly. @ 't -~
Meanwhile Glare, in her room, was trying
TO convince herself against her hearts as.
surance that Percy did not love her, and
that if he did illogical but girish sequence),
| It was her duty to Gertie to reject his affec.
| tion, and bid him render it to her to whom
| it was due. ~
She would be loyal to her friend at all
costs to herself
/ A light tap at the door, and Gertie en-.
tered, looking very pretty in q soft white
silk, much smothered with lace.
" How shall I do, Clare ?"
az never saw you look so WE'LL" said
Miss Grattan, and she spoke the truth.
Gertie's eyes were shining like bits Of sun
lit summer sea her cheeks :" as crimson
dyed ingram !" her fair hair was rufiied in
that sweet order Of disorder which best
suits Greuze face and low white brow.
"Will you put in my flowers ?" said
Gertie, holding up the great pink bells Of
the belladonna lily for Glare to fasten in
her hair.
"Thank you, dear" as it was accom-.
plished, and the little lady pirouetted round,
humming q waltz in Q manner which caused
Clare to exclaim
the matter with your"
Nothing" said Gertie, bursting out
singing in her sweet, rather small soprano,
81 n'aves rien me dire,
PourQuoi venir suprss de moif'
oh, Glare, how badly Miss Fox sang
that the other night, like peacock with
she Influenza And she needn't ask the
question, oonsidsFisg how people avoid
karn ..- ..t.
al. the question is rather q pertinsst
he so"eume'," said Clare lightly, YET
vlth ring OF pain In her tone
" YES 81 y ocItie bitterly then with
iiddeu ts,toI.s vi her eolCe. and u burst
tears, "Uh Clare. ! am 30 unhappy I"
Clare put her arms around nei aud let
/ ar sob Tor II few moments III silence, then
lie spoke. t... ........-
81 ain very sorry; but, Gertie. yon
ccdn't be sf,ald; am sure he cares for
ou." Her WORDS were very brave, and her
ps did not remble as she spoke.
do you think so? and Gertie lifted
er head from where it rested on her
breast. " B t why does he flirt
og am proud and don't show it, but it
aims me dteadfuily, Clare. | feel some.
.lnes as if OH, why should he hurt me
when | love hinr?" >t-f@ NA'- ~
Is she trying to ask me not to flirt with
Vlth! UhohSsiI NVI IT = iIleIlu, anu VIC
uoJ glow OF wounded pr.de, far deeper and
stronger than that oi the younger girl,
burned her pale cheek at the dea that she,
Clare Grattan, should De suspected of ilirt-
ing. 1t was some little time before she
slowly answered: ~ ,IIA 1tI.ttt &C.. i
% should trust him and be sure he de-
serve 1t and, Ger ie "--she spoke ner.
vousiy and a. if ( "a ened lest her friend
shoulji be o,,enooi - wouldn't give him
any. cause tor jealousy by being too much
TO night witl -" |
There's " the carriage" said Gertie,
springing up. y am very sorry, dear |
can't take yeur advice, rs it's the exact OPP
posite to what j me an to DO. l shall treat
him jus; as he treats. me-" f...,.
With ', .Iich words Hiss Give ran down
stairs, and Glare had no opportunity for
~. ing more. 81 4t ..s..5.
iercival Moray was lieutenant of Hus-
sars whose father lived in Jersey. The
boy himself, when a.ohild, became favor.
lite with his mothers brother, who pro-
claimed him as his heir, pet,ed him as =
child, sent him to Eton, bought him his
commission, only asking in return that no
should spend half of his holidays and
leaves with him, and who had died twelve.
mouth ago, leaving Percy two thousand q
year, and preJty III house in Kent
So two months before this evening,
Moray sold out and came over to Jersey TO
win the old love; when, to his great die.
gust he d discovered that he no longer cared
for her, nor she for him. still They went
on playing at love TIL Glare G tan cam.
on her VisiG 70 the Gives and Percy fell
hon stly. hearhly III love vita her : 4
Neverl he less he felt heA'was, In ii /
manner bound to marry Gertie if she
wished it and it was hardly likely, ke
thought, that she did not; for the girl
was full of wounded pride and indignation
against the man she loved, and held the
sweet jest up by dancing, talking, ard
flirting with Percy SO desperately that she
deceived both him and Captain Rashton
into the idea that she was in love with the
former.
1t was full half an hour before Percy
was able to gain Clare's side and ask Tor