A Dangerous Flirtation

d make them, stood with arms twined about one anoth

in white, and looked as delightfully cool, sweet and airy, with their float

at glorious scene," cried Lily Ryder, her bl

had stopped short in his stroll along the sands with his friend, to admire the three lovely young girl

o his companion. "You know everyone at[6] Newport worth

the right is Lily Ryder, an ex-governor's daughter. The bewitching girl in the center of the group is Miss Hildegarde Cramer, a banker's daughter; a

mpanion, impatiently. "According to my ideas of femin

re and now. Remember, that trio contains the peerless Hilde

inion," smiled Ainsley; "but really, Phi

of those few idly spoken words, Phi

ston, I understand. I do not know the Mays personally, but know them w

to the Three Graces," said

ed, and looked a tr

ent's pause. "Let the girls enjoy their rhapsodies over the sunset in peace this time.

a gay, off-hand, rollicking, fun-loving fashion, his

n of the pretty maidens, and there was no time like the present to meet them. In this surmise, he

in a flutter of delighted surpris

handsome young gentleman in the white linen suit, sta

certainly in for it, and there was no help for it but to bring his companio

lustering hair, and Philip Ravenswood could see, with consternation, the apparent admiration for his frien

illiant, so witty, so clever, he fairly astonished his friend, used as he was

ugh, until Hildegarde exc

back to the hotel, girls, or we will never be dressed for dinner. Won't you stroll ba

for his friend. "We have an engagement, and have barely time to save our

th soon again," said L

rl with the velvet pansy eyes made no audible remark,

girls retraced their steps slowly hotelward along the beach. Th

comer handsome?

not quite as

both aske

say yo

rose and velvety pansy eyes blush

er seen any one so handsome before-so fair,

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mockingly. "I knew when she declared that, come what would, she would not fall in love with