Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-06-01
The CHANGED HEART.

ana miserable, Nedt You scarcely
look at me when Miss Lsovel 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 dance with her, and it makes me
very WretchedI''
''Now. Moliie. If you're going to be
tealousl"
''T'm not jealous, Ned. If thought
you didn't care most for me; il fan
cied you cared at ali for any oneelse. 1
don't think I'd demonstrate with you
at all. would lust take OF this"
touching the diamond on her hand.
sand hand it back toyOu. pmnOt jeal-
Gus, but you are not very kind to me,
Ned"
''A1y littlepet, you do not see things
as I see them. One owes something
to society, especially when one is at
the seaside. If you would only re-
member that love you too well to
find fault with anything you do, and
II you would become little more Of a
society character yourself, I should
be perfectly happy. Why, you scarce
" take the least attention from any
one but me, and so many are willing
70 offer attentions to you. Nov, dear,
kiss me once; I must be OF; am to
drive on the beach with Miss Lovel;
not jealous, my lover"
''Not jealous, Ned, nos and she
turned from him, but without giving
! the kiss he had asked for.
''She is jealous, thought 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, turning and bearing it
AWAY very cOquette 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 affianced,
who, in her pretty dress OF cream and
black, with the wide sun hat pushed 8
little back on her blonde head, was
looking very beautiful and animated
and smiling in the face of Lee Stone.
the most incorrigible male firt at the
beach.
Where now. Tremaine?" the latter
called out, as with a nod he pursued
his way.
For a drive on the beach; viii see
| YOU later" and Ned had gone by, re-
Stunning his whistle.
Mr.. Stone smiled a little and spoke
a few words to Mollie. She cOlOred
slightly, followed the tall form Of her
lover Il moment with her eyes, then
gave a gracious answer, and half an
hour later, when Ned and 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 sOci-
ETY..
''She certainly lost no time in fol-
lowing my suggestions, med told him
self, half In surprise, land she had ev-
identity found the society OF Stone
anything but boring"
what q handsome couple they
make" Miss Lovel said, with a certain
CLEAN in her steady, gray eyes. Ned
cOlOred suddenly, but didn't quite
know why.
perhaps you didn't know that
Miss Annes is my promised vile, ne
said a trifie coldly.
"Oh, but so many engagements are
broken In a summer at the seaside
one never minds that very much, u
the languid belle said, indifferently.
That night there was q hop at the
hotel, and Ned had made up his MIND
while dressing to be a little more at
tentive to MOlie; but to his surprise
he didn't find Mollie Aunes shrinking
under her mothers wing, as had beer
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 smile from the
distance, he found it quite difficult tC
get near her. Then a slight tap or
his arm informed him that Miss Love
was asking him why he was so preOC
Cupied, and, as Mollie and Stone went
Circling by, joining the walters, b,
followed them with Miss Lovel.
ga rather pronounced Irritation,
Lee laughed, later, when he and Mol
lie stood on the hotel terrace watch
ing the moonlight on the sea and
strand, and one solitary couple paC
ing slowly along beside the waters
Both knew who they were, for q lev
minutes before they had seen Mex
Tremaine place that pale pink scar
about the shoulders of Miss Laurl
LOVel as he led her across the terrace
r too much engrOssed In his task, i
: would seem, to notice MOllie or be
! companion.
! ''Oh, everybody hirts more or les q
: 3 seaside hotel; one has nothing els
= to do, you know" MOllie answered.
Llse, with q little ripple of laughter
and he looked on the pretty face 3.