The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-08
Sauce for the Goose.
BY KATHERINE FAIRLEE.

T. t-N - BY KATHERINE FAIRLTE. Copyright, 1902. by Daily Story Pub. Co.) Though the gossps of the hotel would have stAked their lives upon it. it was not exactly an engagement. In fact until the first of July, when Jack. Hazard went for his vacation, they had never even heard of each other. Matters progressed % rapidly, however. that now that the month was over. they seemed to have known each other for years.
 Every Saturday afternoon saw Hazard equal regularity Miss Packard would be lqSt coming out of the hotel, quite acci- dentally. of course.
 So this Afternoon Hazard was really troubled when Miss Packard failed tp Ifears at rest. Miss Packard had been to lunch and was quite we'll the clerk told him. On sending boy with ills card he received the information that Miss Packard had gone saiiinr with MT. AinsWOrth. Ainsworth! This was evil dently q new arrival. The idsa was mot ait0g1ther pleasant. Hazard had always taouget himself the least Jealous of nen. He was unde.reoing disillusion. ocean down o.a the piazza facing the ret' rcean 10 smsRe away the time till her
 Anc.xc half past 5, up the walk came
 zMl with man. The girl was clad in . most nautical duck sailor suit and could be. none other than Polly. She swung sunbonnet by its string as she looked up laughing into the face of the man beside her. He, Hazard. observed, was dangerously good looking. and was cnssrgs,, enas,ng most devotedly into Polly's On discovering Jack she greeted him Tn fascinatingly noncommittal manner. m which there was not the slightest shade of compunction. She introduced he Mook hands with him cordially.
 Polly talked impartially to both for awhile and then excused herself to dress nation to continue the conversation, but Jack managed to get away by simi- lar plea.
 At dinner he discovered the stranger at the Packard table and as the two seemed quite self-sufficient afterward, Hazard spent the evening playing bil- liards. He never played So atrociously
 sunday was even worse. Ainsworth seemed cheerfully unaware that he was In the way, and not moment did Haz ard get alone with Pclly until just he. fore supper.
 You've been terribly grumpy today.' she said, but so tightly that Hazard could not fatter himself that it troubled her
 You knew this fellow, Ainsworth, he- fore, didn't you?"
 Poliy's ever ready laugh rang out. She seemed highly amused about something.
 Oh. dear yes. ever since we were chill dreR-Billy's a dear. isn't he?
 Hazard muttered something unintclli- gible,s which was. perhaps, just as well. That evening he saw Polly and Ains- worth go ont together and he wandered uisconsoiately down toward the shore
 He sat down on the rocks and gazed at the moon. smoking furiouslv He heard the murmur of voices below him. At first he scarcely noticed them. then: Its awful to nave you go SO far away Polly was saying in pitiful little voice. without you Riliy." And I Ainsworth's w if voice replied. ''I couldn't stay away from you long. Polly. I'll DC back in a year at the most and then I'm going to carry you back with me By this time Hazard was beyond reach of the voices
 At first he was horribly angry ITo started for the Hotel to pack his suit the mere thought of never seeing Polly again he groaned. for he realized that Polly was the one thing the world held which he really cared about He walked 1orfan hour or two along the shore. try ing, to conceive some plan for bringing Folly back to him. for he had been very sirc that she had cared for him,
 The following Wednesday the bargs p!VusHt put two new arrivals. stout elderly woman. and girl. who was un- deniably a beauty
 Little Polly Packard coming In from golf. was the first 10 admit the fact. in her artless, Did you ever see anything so lovelyY and she drowned when the man said. with unmistakable emphasis,
 es do." for none knew better than Polly her own limitations. and she was also well aware that her winsome small ness would suffer not at all by compar- ison with the others totally differen, charms. Then, Why I know her; it's Barbara Winston" she exclaimed She wa an old girl at Pennington when l first went .herc."
 Btroara was very willing to renew th., slight acquaintance of old and new girl ard before the end of the week they Wore the best of friends.
 Saturday afternoon came. and as it
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