Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-11-27

"They are just tuning up" he said, refer.
ring to the band.
"Yes. l think every one knows who wants
to know" Olive answered. aNot manv peo
pie care to dance in the afternoon, but there
IRE some who have driven a long way, and
will have to leave rather early, and 80 We
always have it for them"
BY this time they had reached the mar.
qree. the white lace curtains of which vert
topped up in festoons to admit of air and
light. Over the boarded floor was spread a
well-g'azsd linen cloth. and already three
couples were slowly spinning round. revel.
ing in the unwonted space and freedom
from jostle and crowd. Hardness put his
arm o Olives waist, and they slipped
off just as Lucy and Miss Baumme came tc
a stand-stiil.
Before that dance had endel an eager
thrill had shot like fire through Luc,'s
hearts thrill which, expressed in words.
would lave told that he felt Ills grand
scheme for the cultivation of Jealousy was
beginning to work. Forthwith be redoubled
his attentions TO Miss Baumme.
"Shall We go and look for an icel' lie sug.
ges ed, as the music ceased.
II think we will" said she. deliberately.
ut works." said Lucy to himself, lit
worksr"
He had caught a half-puzzled expression
upon Olive face as sne and Miss Baumme
left the marquee; whereupon be led her
ava with an air Of devotion which de.
ceived everybody but Evelyn B,umlne her.
self. He found her a seat in a shady and re.
tired arbor, where a trayful Of ices and a
great flagon of champagne cup had becn set
on a little t bic, in readiness !or any thirsty
'rsons who might happen to come that
way. There were two comfortable garden
| chairs also; Miss Baumme took one, Lucy
the other.
"Tni> is a unreasonable way Of entertain.
ment, don't you think?" said Lucy, honling
a glass of Gun across the table.
"None for me, thanks. I shall contine my
attentions to coffee ices and sponge biscuit"
she answered. "You may have all tho cup,
if it won't get into your head"
any head, said Lucy. sis pwroof agaius,
any twrouble of any kind; the fellows say
because it's so empty, nothing will ever stop
in it. not even the effects of bad liquor"
He tested the quality of the cup and then
looked around the arbor.
This is a vewry cczy kind of place, is il
nots" he remarked. "Ihe sort Of oasis in
the desert you don't often meet with ut gar.
den parties"
A@AA0 q SOON AAAdAJ lulLlkS IuC w 6ylduVS
provide" returned Miss Baumme, as she ate
her ice.
After this the little filtration progressed
amazingly. The strains of "Mon Reeve"
stole softly to them on the still summer air:
but neither of them moved, excep. tina, Lucy
filed up his goblet with cup, and Miss
Baumme helped herself to another ice The
music ceased, but the cup and tho ices we're
slowly consumed. After an interval Of O
few minutes the music began again-"Liebt
und Verloren" this time-but they sal still,
this pair, who were both of them plnyi ing at
love making. But presen;l,, when the
slow. swinging, dreamy, seductive straina
of WaldteufeTs "Manola" reached their re.
treat, Lucy looked i"quirinsly at bis COM
panlon, and She rose, saying she thought it
was time they went back io-the world!
"Outo OF paradise" ended Lucy, not minded
to be outdons in %insinuating pretty things
However. though they went back to the
world, they went back to that part Of it
where they could still be together-tha, Is to
say, to the marquee. There they tol,.! ;l.tes
happy couples swinging slowly along in what
might be termed ballroom bliss, having a
drst rate floor. perfect music, plenty of
room. and abundance Of cir.
"Lovely!" said Lucy.
be had not asked her to dance. but some
how his arm slipped round her waist as if by
instinct. and they made the trio Of couples
into a quartet; not, however, before Lacy
had had time to notice the astonishment on
Olive Weylandis face, and hal seen her turn
to Hardness with what he felt sure must be
q forced laugh.
ut works!" he said once more to his own
soul In triumph.
He was quite right-it did work, but not
at all in the way he imagined. So far from
olives laugh being forced, it was in truth o
very real one; so far from her being hurt,
jealous, annoyed in any way at his ma. ked
attentions to Miss Baum lie. she was on y a
little surprised and very mucn amused; in
fact, she was quite willing that be should
dance III the afternoon and all tho evening
with Evelyn Baumme. provided that he did
not raise anv onjec ion to her doing tho
same with Capt. Hardness. if she so chose.
Yet. though Harkness-who knew what
was h In n woman as well as most men
would willingly AVE claiInei Miss Wcyland
as his only partner tina: day, they did not
dane very much together after I'll. There
are certain well defined limits to inclination,
which go by the names of cnnveniionality
and etiquette; those same limits stepped in
upon 'nac OCCASION as theT 90 on many an
utner, ana were, moreover aided by Tue TACT
tua' o'.Ve was at nome, anu mere, re cou
9ot go III 'or ENJOYMENT as She might nave
uone haa she not been cbilgt-' 10 LOOK
alseF un'or'uhate people VINO qua not know
any one ana sun more unfortunate people
who did know others of their Kind. tut were
troubled by shyness and such like r"com-
Portable traits of character.
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