Connecticut western news., 1888-06-20
THE CHANGED HEART.

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 "But how can I help being negle ctcd and miserable, Ned2 You scarcely look at mo when Miss Lovel is near, and she is your preferred partner in all things now. You walk with her, you sing with her, you drivo with her, you dan ce with her, and it makes mo very wretchedp'
 ',Now, Mollic, if you're going to be jealous!'
 'Im not jealous, Ned. If thought you didn't caro most for me; if I fancicd you cared at all for any one else, I don't think I d demonstrate with you at alL l would just take off this," touch ing tho diamond on her hand, ''and hand it back to you. I'm not jealous, but you arc not very kiad to me, Ned."
 'My little pet. you do not see things as see them. One owes something to society, especially when one is at tho seaside. fyou would only remem Der that love you too we'll to fad fault with anything you can do, and If you would become little more of society character yourself, should be perfe ly happy. Why, you scarcely take the least attention from any ono but me, and so many arc willing to offer atten- tions to you. Now, dear, kiss me once :; I must be off; I am to drive on the beach with Miss Lovel; not jealous, my pet9"
 ':Not jealous, Ned, no;' and sho turned from him, but without giving the kiss he had asked for.
 ''she is jealous, thoughp 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 wore rolling, receding, leaving now mass of seaweed on it, now returning and bearing it away a very -coquette of an ocean, now kind and now cold, and always fair in tho sunlight.
 Ned Tremaiae 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 ushed little back on her blonde head, was looking very beautiful and animated- and smiling in the face of Lee Stone, the most incorrigible male flirt at the beach.
 "Where low, Tremaine2" the latter called out, as with a nod he pursued his way.
 "For drive on the beach; will see you later," and Ned had gone by re- suming his whistle.
 MT. Stone smiled little and spoke Q few words to AIo!lic. She colored slightly, followed the tall form of her lover moment with her eyes, then gave gracIo.s 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 hi, companion, and who looked as though she was thoroughly enjoying his society. ''She certainly lost no time in follow ing my suggestions, Ned told himself half in surprise, "and she had evident. ly found the society of Stone anything put boring"
 ''What handsome couple they make," Miss Lovel said, with certain gleam 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, a trifls coldly.
 "Oh,. but so many engagements are broken in a summer at tho seaside; one never minds that very much." the lan- guid belle said indifferentiy.
 That night there was hop at the ho- tel, and Ned had made up his mind while dressing to bo little moro at- tentive to Mollie; but to his surprise he didn't find Moilie Annes 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 smile from the dis tance he found it quite difficult to get near her. Then a slight tap on his arm | informed him that Miss Lovel was ask ing him why he was so preoccupied, and, as Mollie and Stone went circling by, joining the waltzers, he followed them | with Miss Lovcl.
 "A rather pronounced filtration" [" Lee laughed, later, when he and Mollie stood on the hotel terrace watching the moonlight on tho sea and strand, and l one solitary couple pacing slowly along l, beside the waters. Both knew who 1, they were, for few minutes before they had sesn Ned Ttemaine place that