Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-11
JACK LEyERINCTOyS CHOICE.


singing beach at Name hester.by the Sea.
The tide was high and "A glorious surf
was rolling in over the musical sands.
The rocks at the eastern end Of the
beach were still dark with shad ows. but
at the western end they werebri ght with
the colors Of morning.
AS the sun came above the distant
sOmbre waves, young girl, wearing n
white serge gown, and with white
sailor hat on her blonde head came
cim bing briskly down the rocks TO the
sandy bank above the row OF bath
houses.
She brushed past the last cunp of
stnnted oaks, and hesitated for "a mo-
ment above the bank of VIII ite sand. She
looked at the incline before her, thenup
and down the beach. No one was in
sight at this sunrise hour.
She hesitated for moment only,
then, gathering her skirts about her.
tossed her hat TO the beach bclOw
dropped to the ground androlled over
and over Ikea child down the sandy
bank. 1t was u short, abrupt descent,
but she managed 1t as well as q child
might have done, springing to her feet
as she reached tn hard beach.
Good for you, Katharine!' cried IA
mia n = voice.
Maude Gessley looked about her in
her surprise and saw u tall. dark Young
man moving toward her from oneof the
most distant bath houses. His sun
burned arms waved applause as he
rushed forward In "a moment. he had
come near enough to discover that this
startled blushing girl was nOonehe had
seen. and he stopped, calling out
II beg your pardon! thought it was
MISS Du1nareSquc.
Then he turned, ran down the shore
and plunged into the surf.
NJ aud had often seen Katharine Do
maresque on the stage and had heard
that she was staying for the summer at
Manchester Thiswas probably one of
her fellow ac tors.
He must be very strong, she thou ght;
he was swimming so far to sea. She
wal lied up to Danas beach, enjoying thes
sunrise as well as ~ girl might who
could not forget IL ridiculous descent Of "a
@ndbank before an ungueSsed specta-
tor.
Jack Leverington came out of the
water while Miss Gessley was still far
distant on hebeach. When no diap-
peared into his bath house he walked
westward again, close by the waters
edge.
She meant TO wait until she had seen
the stranger 60 up to the hotel, then She
would oquiotly home to breakfast at
"The Ledge, land say nothing aboutthe
rencontre to her friends, the Earles,
whose guest she bad been since the day
before.
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day break, moved by the wish to see the
famous singing bcach"for the first time
at sunrise. The charm that she had
hoped to find now suddenly took possess
sion of her and she walked along the
shore
She quite forgot the man IN tho bath
house as she look I'D out upon theseaand
listened to the singing of the waves as
they broke upon the sands at her feet.
Tne widening sweetness of the early
day gave her exquisite delight She
stood still, presently, and looked for a
long time at the surf and at the istant
sails glowing with light
Her pure young face reflected the
light that was on sea and land
II beg your pardon, saida voice, and
she turned with the sympathy of her
communion with the morning still shin
ing in her eyes.
Il beg yourpardon, said Jack Lever
ington, his hat in his hand his face
Frightening with lively Admiral ton. II
couldn help coming down to you to
know if | am eN Ncused for calling out to
you."
Certainly said Maude, with dignity,
but bluShing as she met his gaze
''You lovely grill" cried Jack Lever
ington, as if he could not help it,
Maudes lashes fell.
IL supposed you had gone up to the
hotel" she faltered.
''ldon't lives at the hotel Myname is
Leverington. Wehave the Is land View
cottage He kept on looking at her,
and his fervent gaze drew her glance up
again to meet his.
''Inever in all my life sawanyone like
you" he exclaimed.
THANK you" said Maude, dimplin q
and demure. You have theart of frank
ness "a an unusual degree. -"
~ don't know what you mean by that, -
~Said Leveringt gton, "butif you think Pm
only cOmpli menting you, why m not
mean IL. Why shouldn't IY'
You are very kind, said Maude
''Do l look like Miss sDumaresQueW
mot particle. But she's al ways say
ing that she will! come down to the beac b
some sunrise and nobody else is ever
HttNc iiOllOil DSlnN
SELF
RE had been umbling In his poke I
and now brought out a etter-h cad.
''Inever have a card, butwill you take
this for an inWoductiOnp'
Maude took it and read the name of
one of the great western railroads, and
below it office of John LIE verington, SUI
perintendent,"
why, | thought, OF course, you we're
an-actorY'
because | know Miss DumaresQue?
No, I'm not She's avery nice, clever
woman. My mother and sister like her
| very muck. | wish you'd tell me your
name.
doesn't the beach sing we'll this
momingy' eyaded Maude.
"A fine crunch. Most beaches don
Its like music,n said Maudc, walk
ing along. ITS like great organ"
lis ity Does it strike You that way?''
said Jack, coming beside her. Now to
meit sounds about like the sort of music
used to make with comb and piece
OF paper when / was Il boy
fused to think when was II little
girl thata singing beach meanta beech
.-,the tree, YOU know, and there was a