The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-08-31

cool salt breeze futtered her veil and
lifted the little fringes of golden hair
from her forehead Marian and Aunt
Pen. in her well-worn black alpaca,
sat beside her and Miss Cynthia Cul-
pepper, who boarded in the same
house, and was a "saleslady" out for
her two weeks vacation, was opposite
IN a dress hat imitation gold bracelets
and pea-green kid gloves.
Presently tall, handsome young
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 | see that
the young lady is an invalid. Would
she not prefer seat on the shady side?
Mike is quite at her disposal. "
g Thank you," said Marian, CRATE
fully. "It 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 staud-still in the depot.
"Oh, no hotel" said frank Nelly.
"We have engaged board at private
house. A boy will meet us. We are
very much obliged for all your kind
ness.
"What a fool you are, Nelly
Green % cried Miss Cynthia Culpepper.
"Dont 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"
"True?" echoed Miss Cynthia
"Tve no patience with you? You'll
never see him again? And him with
diamond studs in his linen and real
Panama hat Who knows Mint 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 again" grumbled
Miss Cynthia. Must you advertise
the fact of your poverty all through
Long Branch? I'd never have come
with you if -
She stopped here, startled by Nelly's
little cry Of pleased surprise. For
there, looking out of the window where
the bathing-suits We're piled up for
hire, was the tall stranger in the dia-
mond studs and the Panama hat
"Oh," cried Nell, instinctively,
how glad l am to see you! But who
would have expected to meet you
here"
Renting out bathing suits at fifty
and twenty-five cents an hour, said
the young man, with mischievous
sparkle in his dark eyes. (Which
shall I have the pleasure OF selecting
for you, ma 'am?" to Miss Cynthia Cul-
pepper
That young lady drew herself up.
"The incest you have, said She
" Marian" she added, afterward,
"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 that
Young man as if he was a gentleman !"
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
care you strong enough to walk up
az 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, sald
Nelly.
But Miss Cynthia could not endure
this.
"Young man." said she, loftlly, -
don't think your employer woulo
like this. s"
i" My employer
"The gentleman that owns the
bathing-suits
'But 1 have nothing to do with the
bathing suits nor their owner ssio