Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-02-05


tres?"
sfYes, to every one; music halls, too
Saw everything there was to be seen.
suppose I did enjoy myself, but I
have forgotten it."
The Girl looked at the Man steadily
for moment, but he walked moodily
on, unconscious of her gaze.
"Were there uny nice people stay
ing at the same place?" she asked un-
concernedly, but still watching him.
moo; at least, l hardly spoke to
any of them.
"Who wei, g those people you wrote
about-those people you were with SO
much?"
sob, they were Irish"
Dead silence. The Man aud the
Girl sauntered along the beach, each
intent on his or her own thoughts.
"What charming people the Irish
are. as rule, the Girl said at length.
"Yes, awfully Jolly" enthusiast
caily.
"Were these?"
"0h, yes, they weren't bad"
GLOW many were there, and of what
sort and condition? Do rouse your
self little and try to be trife more
entertaining"
The Man pulled himself together and
made IN effort. "What shall 1 tell
you2 About the Irish people I met? 4?
Well, there was father, also o mother
-.awfully fine old lady she was-and
a daughter"
WAS the daughter pretty? Irish
girls are lovely as rule, 1 think.
Their eyes are SO beautiful. Had this
girl beautiful eyes?"
'FYe-es, suppose so."
"Was she nice girl, clever and SO
on? Tell me all about her."
ooh, there is nothing to tell" The
Man grew restiye under the question
ing then he tried to turn the CONVEX
sstion. The Girl sauntered on more
slowly. She was little paler than she
had been, but slightly mocking smile
played around the corners of her
mouth.
Glow pretty those brown sails look
ont there" she said presently, point
irag to little feet of fshing-boats far
ont on the glittering sea. "Mark, I
should like to go out sailing"
"Would you?" he rejoined, indiff-
erently.
eyes; let us go and have nice long
day. will get some provisions while
you get the boat. Shall we go?"
'I should like it if you would. "
With little more alacrity he moved
off, while the Girl wended her way up
the cliff path to the house perched on
the top.
"Poor boyl" she said softly. ''To
be slangy, ne is hard hit, or thinks he
is, which amounts to the same. am
afraid he is very impressionsble."
Out at sea there was soft breeze
blowing, little breeze that made the
hot sun bearable and put new life and
spirits into the two i'll the boat; there
was something SO exhilarating, SO free,
SO invigorating, in the very feeling of
flying along over the smooth, spark
ling waters. Care seemed to be left
behind, where it would not overteke
them; anger, jealousy, modification,
seemed all too petty and mean TO live
in this great open stretch Of sea and
sky.
tsShall we have lunch now9" The
Girl ives leaning back in perfect nest
OF cushions, looking unspeaFably COM
Portable and very pretty.
"You look so comfo1 table it is a
pity you should move," the Man said.
"I will unpack tho things and hand
you all you want"
"My dear boy, could not possibly
eat in this position, and loath as am
to disturb myself, my spirit longeth
for susteaance. I am going to sit in
the bottom of the boa5," she said,
"will you arrange some cushions at
my back for me?"
Easily and deftly. and with an air in
which the proprietor and protector
were curiously mixed, he arranged
her nest.
''rhis is awfully fine, said the Man,
leaning back, with his hands clasped
behind his head, and looking first at
the Girl, then at the sky, and then
back again at the Girl. "This is
splendid. I could go OH sailing away
forever. One seems to leave all wor-
ries behind and forget all disagreea.
bles."
The Girl did not speak for a mo-
ment. She was looking at the brown
sails of the boats they were passing,
"I do not know that I should care
for it the rest of my existence" she
said at length. "You are very agree
able companion, Mark; at least, you
can be, /" with a little rising of her
eyebrows; 'but / think it would be
very stupid to pass ones whole life
with one friend"
"With one what?"
'sF,iend," answered the Girl, calmly
unfurling her sunshade and settling
more comfortably into her cushions.
The Man stared at her for a few
seconds. Then he followed her gaze
at the brown sails, and for moment
they appeared to find something Of
surprising interest in them.
''[ think it would be very jolly to
bring out Nina Armstrong one day,
ard her brother. don't you?" asked
the Girl.
'Ye-es, perhaps they would like it. .
indifferently.
''Oh, Jack Armstrong told me yes
terday that he is devoted to sailing.
He wanted me to go with him-them
to-day, but I said you were coming,
and you would think it odd if you
found no one at home"
"You were very kind" he answered
little sulkily. 81 am sorry to have
to,1t ~ou Of homo -