The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-08-09

man, who sat on the other side OF the
boat, rose and approached the party.
81 beg your PARDON" said he cour-
teously, to Marian, ''but I see that
the young lady is an invalid. Would
she not prefer seat on the shady side9
Mine is quite at her disposal"
"Thank you," said Marian, CRATE
fully. at would be pleasanter
And then began pleasant little
travelling acquaintance, which was
further cemented by the handsome
stranger carrying their bags to the
train for them.
Which hotel are you for?" he
asked, when at length the train came
to Il stnud-still in the depot
"Oh. no hotel" said frank Nelly.
"We have engaged board at IA private
house. A boy will meet us We are
very much obliged for all your kind
ness.
What Il fool you are, Nelly
Green cried Miss Cynthia Culpepper.
Don't you see he's bound for the
West End? You could easily have
pretended you were going to one of
the hotels too"
" But it wouldn't have been true"
"rrue?" echoed Miss Cynthia
"Ive no patience with you? You'll
never see him again? And him with
diamond studs in his linen and real
Panama hat Who knows what would
have come of it?"
Please to give me the cheapest
bathing-suit You have said Nelly,
the next morning, when the three girls
went down to take their sea-baths
There you are againl" grumbled
Miss Cynthia. Must you advertise
the fnct of your poverty all through
Long Branch? I'd never have come
with you if 80"
She stopped here, startled by Nelly's
little cry of pleased surprise. For
there, looking ont of the window where
the bathing-suits were piled up for
hire, was the tall stranger in the din
monl studs and the Panama hat.
"Oh," cried Nell, instinctively,
" how glad | am to see you! But who
would have expected to meet you
here !"
Renting ont bathing-suits at fifty
and twenty-five cents an hour" said
the young man, with II mischievoug
sparkle in his dirk eyes. (Which
shall have the pleasure of selecting
for you, maam?" to Miss Cynthia Cul-
pepper
That young lady drew herself up.
"The incest you have" said she.
Marinn," she added, aftcrward,
"those diamonds are California and
nothing else. And the hat is most
likely borrowed. And you really
ought to teach that silly little sister Of
yours some of the ways of the
world? She's making as much of TINT
young man as if he was II gentleman T.
And Miss Culpepper gave the dark
eyed offender the cut direct, when she
met him strolling on the beach, when
bath hours were over, and the sunset
breeze came freshest.
"Are you strong enough to walk up
as far as yonder stranded sloop?" said
he to Nell. 81 think you would enjoy
the sight. And with my arm -"
81 should like it so much" said
Nelly.
But Miss Cynthia could not endure
this.
"Young man" said she, loftily, 81
don't think your employer would
like this"
/" My employer!"
"The gentleman that owns the
bathing-suits
p" But have nothing to do with the
bathing-suits nor their owner" said
the stranger with an amused look.
"Indeed!" said Miss Culpepper,
with scorn. Then may / ask what
You were doing there this morning?"
"Oh, certainly" answered the
stranger. 81 found, when 1 got down
to the bathing grounds, that L had left
the key of my room in the door; SO
just stepped in for moment while the
man ran up to the hotel to get it for
me"
Miss Cynthia Culpepper opened her
Ia,