Paul Ralston by Mary Jane Holmes

When Paul parted with Clarice that night he was conscious of a feeling of disquiet unusual to him. He had been angry with Clarice and made her cry. This of itself was enough to disturb him, but added to it was another feeling, novel and bewildering. Clarice was jealous of Elithe, and not altogether without cause, although until she put it into words it had never occurred to him that possibly he was too attentive to her. He had thought of her a great deal and called upon her every day. He could not help his thoughts, but he could keep from calling, and he did for four days, three of which he spent in Boston. At the close of the fourth he could stand it no longer, and on his way to the tennis court stopped at the cottage, finding only Miss Hansford, a little grim and off color as she asked where he had kept himself. He told her, and then inquired for Elithe.

"Gone to the tennis court with Ralph Tracy, the Governor's son," Miss Hansford answered, with a good deal of elation in her voice.