Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-09-28
THE CHANGED HEART.

lIlG UIlhIIuGU llGHlll.
But how can help being neg
lected and miserable, Ned7 You
scarcely look at me when Miss
Lovel is near, and she is your pre-
ferred partner in all things now
You walk with her, you sing with
her, you drive with her, you dance
with her, and it makes me very
/ wretched!"
"Now, Mollie, if you're going to
be jealous "
"l'm not Jealous, Ned. If l
thought you didn't care most for
me; if l fancied you cared at all
for any one else. don't think I'd
demonstrate with You at all. |
would just take off this,7 touching
the diamond on her hand, "and
hand it back TO you. Pm not jeal-
our, but you are not very kind to
me, Ned
Ny little pet, you do not see
things as l see them. One owes
something to society, especially
when one is at the seaside. If you
would only remember that L love
you too well to find fault with any.
thing you can do, and you would
become a little more of a society
character yourself, [ shOul d be per
fectly happy. Why, you scarcely
take the least attention from any
one but me, and so many are will
ling to offer attention TO you,
Now, dear, kiss me once. | must
be off; I am to drive on the beach
with Miss Loyel; not j ealous, my
pet y
"Not jealous, Ned, no; and she
turned from him, but 'Titho ut Civ
ing the kiss he had asked for.
"She is jealous, though :" the
young fellow thought, smiling as
he watched tile pretty, str, light
figure going away from the moo K in
which he found her, out to the
stretch of sand, against witch the
waves were rolling, receding, le. ~
now a mass Of seaw eed on it, now
ing returning and Oearlng it away
"a very coquettse Of an ocean, DO "
kad and now cold, and always fair
in the sunni ght.
Ned Tire maine hurried over the
beach, " histTing as he went, and
be presently caught mp with his
afhanG ed, who, in her pretty dress
OF CT cam and black, with the wide
sun hat pushed little back on her
bl Onde head, was looking very
beautiful aud animate d-and smil-
ing in the face of Lee Stone, the
most incorrigible male flirt at the
beach.
"Where now, Tren1ainel the
latter called out, as with, a nod he
pursued his way.
"FOr a drive on the beach; will
see you later" and Ned had gone
by resnming his whistl e..
Mr.. Stone smiled a little an(
= poke a few words to sHollie. Sh'
colOred slightly, follow ed the tai
form of her lover a moment will
her eyes, then gave a graciou
!, answer, and half an hour later
when Ned and Miss Lo vel met tn
pretty light carriage on the beacl
in which Lee Stone took his dali
drives, they received q pleasan
nod from pretty Mollie, who wa
his companion ; and who ibOited a
though she was thoroughly enjoy
Ing his society.
"She certainly lost no timu j
following my suggestions Ne
told himself, halt in surprise, ga u
she had evidently found the sOcIet
of Stone anything but boring"
"What a handsome couple the.
make" Miss Lo gel said, with Ger
tain CLEAN in ber steady, gra,
eyes. Ned col'ored suddenly, bu
didn't know why.
"Perhaps yOu didn't know tina
} Miss Ames is my promised wife,
he said, a trli1e eoldly.
"Oh, but 0 many engagement
are broken i'n a sumner at the sei
side one never minds that yer
much," the LaDguid belle said, il
, differently.
That night there vas a hop ;
the hotel, and Ned had made u
his mind while dressing to be
e little more attentive to Mollie bs
to his surprise he didn't find MOll
q Ames shrinking under her mott
: er's wing, as had been lie r custom
: A number of ber old friends ba
arrived while they we're at Dime
and they we're about her, nd whl
she gave him (Ned) a smile fro
the distance, he found 1t quite diff
cult to get near her. Then sligl
tap on bis arm informed him thi
Miss Lovel was asking him why !