The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-10-30

pie do. Cecile will show you all
about it darling, so don't trouble
your pretty little head"
"I thought you liked me just as l
am, Philip. What is wrong in the
city that is not proper and pretty in
the country, will you tell me ?"
Certainly, Mona. Your loose
flowing hair and short dresses, and
your frank familiar ways, all so per-
fectly charming just here, would oc-
casion remarks and unpleasant criti-
cisms in the city. want my little
girl to be as fashionable and as styl-
ish as-as-well, as Jesse Mabin."
"Ahl she is your ideal, is she?"
Much more to the same purpose,
mingled with kisses and compli-
ments, was said, but nothing in it
deceived the wounded woman's
heart. For Mona, though not fash
ionable a woman, was true woman
nevertheless, and understood not
only what had been said, but also
all that had been left to be inferred.
1t was not impossible for him to
leave business entirely, but it had
been arranged that once a month he
was to pay few days visit to the
springs, and in the intervals be re-
freshed and comforted by regular
and plentiful supplies of letters.
The supply was pretty fair the
first week, but fell off gradually af-
terward, until several days passed
without any token of Nona's faith
and memory. Still, he did not feel
much troubled. He thought that
he quite understood Nona's reasons,
and at any rate he relied with i'm
plicit confidence on the effect which
Philip Hays in his own proper per-
son could not fail to make.
This confidence did not agree with
events. He arrived at the springs
and found NINA, out driving with
Jack Christi-a young man whom
he particularly disliked for his pre-
tentious manners. He was on the
piazza when they returned, and he
was certain Noua saw him, though
she kept her eyes on Jacks face and
pretended the greatest interest in his
foolish conversation for of two Ger
tain things Philip was certain-frst
that her interest was pretended" "
and second, that Jacks conversation
was foolish"
Then he unaocountably and, as
he very well knew, unreasonably
chilled by the greeting of the splen-
didly dressed Mona, who calmly and
nonchalantly extended the tips of
her gloved fingers to him, drawling
out the while a pretty little assur-
ance of being 80 glad to see Mr..
Hays" with she information that
Cecil had been expecting him since
the early morning train"
"Cecilw he said reproachfully,
"And you too, Mona ?"
"Oh dear no, Mr.. Hayes. 1t is
quite too much exhaustion to ex-
pect anything. One at a time is
quite sufficient"
Philip was shocked and silenced
the time. For one distressing half.
hour he tried to assume his rights as
her betrothed, but she kept Jack
Christie persistently between them
and so, angry and hurt, he sought
his sister Cecile.
"Cecile," he said, "what II charge
there is in Nonal What is the
cause"
"a wonderful change! l never
saw a girl improve so rapidly.
suppose you are the cause. Do you
know that she is really the belle
Jack Chistie and Edward Forsyth
and half a dozen others are raving
about her. Positively they are,
Phil"
every kind of them, but"
"Well, so it is, you know. Very
first families, and all that kind of
thing, you know. Upon my word,
brother, l believe Mona will make a
sensation next winter. Mamma is
quite satisfied now"
But Philip wasnot. No not at all.
That night at the hop Mona looked
lovely and enough for queen, her
golden hair arranged in some pic
turesque style, which Jack Christie
audibly declared to be ajust the
thing" yards of satin and lace max
ing track of glory behind her, and
gold and jewels flashing from head,
her throat, and her wrists.
All in vain, however, Philip plead
ed for dance, Mona had been en-
gagged for every set since breakfast,
and she reminded him rather malic-
iously of the necessity of conform
ing to the usages of society. So he
had the satisfaction of Watching the