The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-09
THE CHANGED HEART.

L ILL OlAN ObD 1lbA1U L .
''But how can help being negle ected
and miserable, Ned? You scarcely look
at me when Miss LoveI is near, and she
is your preferred partner in all things
now. You walk with her, you sing
with her, you drive with her, you dan ce
with her, and it makes me very
wretchedw ~
"Now, MoIlie, if you're going to be
Jealous!'
I'm not jealous, Ned. If thought
you didn't care most for me; if I fancied
you cared ct all for any one else, l
don't think d demonstrate with you at
all. [ would just take off this" touch
ing the diamond on her hand, "and
hand it Lack to you. I'm not jeal Gus,
but you are not very kind to me, Ned.'
MY little PCT, you do not see things
as see them. One owes something to
society, especially when one is at the
seaside. If you would only remem Der
that l love you too we'll to find fault
with anything you can do, and If you
would become little more of a society
character yourself l should be perfe ct ly
happy Why, you scarcely take the
lea>t attention from any one but me,
and SO many arc willing to offer atten :
tioas to you. Now, dear, kiss me once !;
must be off; am to drive on the
beach with Miss LoveI; not jealous, my
pet2"
''Not jealous, Mel, no." and she
turned from him, but without giving
the kiss he had asked for
"She is jealous, thoughw the young
fellow thought, smiling as he watched
the pretty, straight figure going away
from the nook in which he had found
her, out to the stretch of sand, against
which the waves were rolling, receding,
leaving now mass of scawecd on it,
now returning and bearing it away
a very coquetto of an ocean, now kind
and now cold, and always fair in the
sunlight.
Ned Tremaine hurried over the
beach, whistling as he went, and he
presently caught up with his af1ianced,
who, in her pretty dress of cream and
black, with the wide sun hat u5hed
little back on her blonde head, was
looking very beautiful and animated
and smiling in the face of Lee Stone,
the most incorrigible male flrt at the
beach.
"Where now, Tremaine2" the latter
called out, as with nod he pursue
his way
For drive on the beach; will see
you LATER" and Ned had gone by, re-
suming his whistle.
Mr.. Stone smiled a little and spoke a
few words to MoIlic. She colored
slightly, followed the tall form of her
lover moment with her eyes, then
gave a gracious answer, and half an
hour later, when Nd aud Miss Lovel
met the pretty light carriage on the
beach in which Lee Stone took his
daily drive, they received a pleasant
nod from pretty Mollie, who was his
companion, and who looked as though
she was thoroughly enjoying his society.
"She certainly lost no time in follow
ing my suggestions, Ned told him elf
half in surprise, "And she had evident
ly found the society Of Stone anything
put boring"
What a handsome couple they
make" Miss LoveI sail, with certain
CLEAN ia her steady gray eye Ned
colored suddenly, but didn't quite know
why.
'Perhaps you didn't know that Miss
Annes is my promised wife," he said, Q
tritie coldly.
'Oh, but so many engagements are
broken in a summer at the seaside; one
never minds that very much, " the Ian
guild belle said indifferentjy.
That night there was hop at the ho-
tel, and Ned had made up his mind
while dressing to be little moro at
tentiye to Noliic; but to his surprise he
didn't fnd Moilio Aures shrinking un-
der her mothers wing as had been her
custom. A number Of old friends had
arrived while they were at dinner, and
they were about her, and while she
gave him (Ned) a smilo from the dis
tanco he found it quite difficult to get
near her. Then a sight tap on his arm
informed him that Miss Lovcl was ask
ing him why he was so preoccupied,
and, as Mollie and Stone went circling