Evening journal., 1899-10-26
MIR. CHAS. WEBSTER.


Tails-Staten Island for fourl" said
Charlie Webster as he Tipped up a sill
yer quarter.
"Headsl Then Seabright it isl"
There was a jubilant ring in his tone
that told which way his heart was
inclined, and ten chances to one he
would have tried it over If it had come
up tails.
why? Because the bright particular
light of his life was summering at the
above mentioned resort, and the mag
netic current which radiated from the
person of Miss Edith Vandyke was
very strong.
Yes, Charlie was very much in love.
He must have been or he would have
seen that his charmer was bored with
his attentions and would have retired
after her frequent snubs. But love is
prcverbially blind or does not wish to
see, and when it came time for his va
cation the young mans heart yearned
for the society Of Edith.
Unfortunately he was not blessed
with a superabundance of money and
/ life at a fashionable summer resort is
not to be thought OF without it, AS
he packed his trunk visions of dainty
I slippers keeping time with his patent
feathers floated before his minds eye.
Moonlight walks on the beach, loung-
ing on the yellow sand under the shade
OF a large umbrella, always with Edith.
were pictures very alluring.
Meanwhile Miss Vandyke was lam
gushing at the seashOre, working hard
changing her toilet six times a day
"Oh, DEAR" she sighed, life here is
! a burden, / am dressing all day long
: for a lot Of women who look me over
.,rs al 41n ~
be-"
"You should be like me-" gayly re-
piled her younger sister, as she twisted
her dark hair in a becoming coil
d, Don't care how you look, put on a
4 shirtwaist and dark skirt and have a
good time. It's a bother for me to
= change after the bath. and then dress
y in the evening for dinner, and how you
can stand it so many times a day is
7 beyond me-"
When the o'clock train arrived on
:. warm day in July, a very dapper
y young man alighted.
= u why, Mr.. Webster, how delighted ]
am to see youl You are more than well
come, for the genus homo is very
scarce in this vicinity So said Miss
Edith Vandyke. with animated face and
an unmistakable cordial tone.
They walked up to the hotel, chat
q ting gayly and Edith's heart thrilled
u with triumph as she towed her prize
1 into port in the presence Of the galaxy
H. Of beauless girls gathered on the piaz
T. "a. Charlie was really good-loolzinE
and well-dressed AS a summer satel
lite he was all that could be desired
but for the winter-well she woulC
is see; his lack of worldly possession
r. was a drawback, but--she was gettinl
f. older every day.
Is Miss Vandyl1e was always stylish,
d. gowned-indeed, her costumes wer
Of the most tasteful there but Charli
va had never seen her in the full glar
a. OF the MONDAY sun. Unfortunatel.
*. her complexion was of the variety tina
nd freckled when exposed to the sea
m breeze in spite of the buttermilk lotioi
o.. faithfully applied every night The III
Of her nose burned, and stayed a car
nation pink, and notwithstanding tn
use of curling fluid her hair wilted an
became decidedly stringy.
D. There were other girls who had nc
- these misfortunes and consequent
NJ we're fairer in the eyes Of the her
o. of the hour. There was her siste
IS Helen, whose hair was naturally curl,
.e' and she emerged from the surf lookin
)r, time during the day She was burne
ed as brown as a berry, but it accorde
an we'll with her dark hair and brigh
ay eyes. She dashed 6earlessly into tn
water and dived, swan and fioated lik
a sea-nymph. Early in the mornin
she was of on her wheel or playin
10 tennis with all the enthusiasm of yOut
me without so much as a thought of he
10 looks. If Charlie Webster inquire
40 about her sister the reply was almol
~ invariably: She's dressing"
is- Edith took more pains with her toill
"a now. for there was a man to see an
he admire. In proportion as his interei
+er in her waned, hers for him increase
bv He could see her talking to the on
ew other eligible young man there. eve
es see them start for a sail without
pang Of jealousy.
Helen was such a jolly little con
IL. panion that he wac lying at her fe
w. on the sand more often than at hl
ISL sisters. One day they were watchi1
glv the bathers on the beach and saw
~ doleful figure emerge from the water.
ted Look at that grill She's lost M
nc cap and her hair has tumblod down
.en laughed the young man. There 81
or stood. her hair in straight and dEi
ored to confine beneath the recover,
cap. Her bathing suit closely clingr
60 her angular form. and altogether
sorry sight Just then she turned an
TO ran across the sand to the bath-hOus
HE "Why-it's Edith" exclaimed Hele
IL II the young man was not already di
enchanted the sight of her in this pr
INV dicament was sufficient.
on When the two weeks were up N
To Charles Webster received q letter tn
to- made him very jubilant and he stay
vm four, but all the arts and wiles tn
ev- Miss Edith practiced could not W
the him back. One night as he was wi
bo Helen in a remote corner of the pia
"a. which was furnished with rugs al
,to a settee. an ideal spot for lovers. he d
, so clared himself
s0 "Oh, Mr.. Webster. l thought it W
"a Edith that you cared for"
50 mo, Helen, it is your own dear Sc
, 50 and / am happy to say that I have I
, ~ Gently fallen heir to a considerable fC