Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-07-27
THE CHANGED HEART.
BY j. w. NJ.


by j. w. NJ.
oBut how can I help being neglected
.Dl miserable, Ned? You scarcely look
et me when Miss Lowell 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 wretched!"
Now, Mollie, if you're going to be
jealous!"
Tin not jealous, Ned. If I thought
YOU didn't care most for me; if I fancied
YOU cared at all for any one else, I don't
think I'd demonstrate with you at all.
would just take off this" touching the
diamond on her hand, "and hand it
back to you. I'm not jealous, but you
ore not very kind to me, Ned"
Ny little pet, you do not see things
as see them. One owes something to
society, especially when one is at the
seaside. If you would only remember
that 1 love you too we'll to find fault
with anything you can do, and you
would become q little more of society
character yourself, should be perfectly
happy Why, you scarcely take the
least attention from any one but me,
and so many are willing to offer atten-
ton to you. Now, dear, kiss me once;
must be off; am to drive on the
beach with Miss Lovel; not jealous, my
pt?"
Not jealous, Ned, no. 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 found her,
out to the stretch ofsand, against which
the waves were rolling, receding, leav-
ing 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 the sunlight.
Ned Tremaine hurried over the beach,
Shistling 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 a little back on
her blonde head, was looking very beau
tiful and animated-and smiling in the
pf %1,o 1,1
male f1irt at the beach.
Where now, Tremaine?" the latter
called out, as with nod he pursued
his way.
For drive on the beach; will see
you LATER" and Ned had gone by, re-
suming his whistle.
Mr.. Stone smiled little and spoke a
few words to Mollie. She colored
slightly, followed the tall form Of her
lover a 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
drives, they received pleasant nod
from pretty Mollie, who was his COM
panion; 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 evidently
found the society Of Stone anything but
boring"
What a handsome couple they
make" Miss Lovel said, with a certain
CLEAN in her steady, gray eyes. Ned
colored suddenly, but didn't know why.
Perhaps you didn't know that Miss
Ames is my promised wife" he said, a
trihe coldly.
oh, but SO many engagements are
broken in summer at the seaside; one
never minds that very much, the Ian
gnid belle said, indiferently.
That night there was hop at the
hotel, and Ned had made up his mind
While dressing to be a little more at
tentive to Mollie; but to his surprise he
didn't find Mollie Ames shrinking
Under her mothers wing, as had been
her custom. A number of her 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
TO get near her. Then a slight tap on
Ills arm informed him that Miss Lovel
was asking him why he was so preoccu-
ped, and, as Mollie and Stone went
clrcling by, joining the walters, he fol-
lowed them with Miss Lowell.
"A rather pronounced Irritation" Lee