The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-15

~ violently attached % you. and Won
not be able 10 rcsipercate nv affections.
~ some n EN- say. but still l might
send You a waluntine sec?"
We'll. what Is il. Billy?'
Its sofiencr, said Billy.
IA soi!cncr" she repeated "Let
me see II"
lie handed her valentine he could
III afford 10 buy.
why, rs pretty letter. with flow
ers and birds omit Oh. you good Billy
~ hope the sentiment. as they call
Il, n AL right he said. II hadn't time
70 read il. I'm OF now ID carry sugar
AMI Hour % Squire Johnson's: mas the
iiourm make heavy bread. and The sugar
sweetcn less than sand. Your grand
father j. double-dyed villain: dii You
know II. Lady ANN
Il Will" said Lady Ann. spell
ing out the words on her valentine.
''lic Il q scouDdrel. Lady Ann"
rs hcy" she said. mildly. IA little
girl told me he would chase me away Il
went 70 bis house; but don't want 10
60 % his house."
He wouldn't"
why not,' she said indiilercntly.
"'Cause he couldn't.r
Cant he rum"
"No.''
HAS he broke his foot?'' Lady AIMS
tone had slight touch Of sympathy.
NO. said Billy as The took up the
rcins. "bllt he is sick. When folks lock
their doors On their own children.
and then swallow the key, II most
generally makes EN- sick.
"Billy.' exclaimed Lady Ann. 'shas
grandpa swallowed key?''
Yes. and Il lies heavy said Billy,
''anS good enough for him. Rich AZ
he i. no one will send him a waluntino
to-day, Lady Ann"
.-Say, Billy"
But The red pung with It's heavy bells
had gone on IT. way.
Left alone Lady Ann gave up the
spelling and kept thinking 70 herself
''Rilly says my grandpa has swallowed
4 key. and no matter II his pocket is
full 81 money nobody viii send him a
waluntinc even II be Is sicktr
Looking through the snow-laden
trees she could see the great house
whore her grandfather lived. she
opened the valentine. smelt at one Of
the painted roses. and kissed the TWO
doves that looked out al her. Simple
little Lady Ann. AT the same moment
there came into her thoughts the few
words her mother had taught her To saw
every night in herprayer for her grand
father. whose hand she had never
touched.
..He shall have a waluntincw she
said. firmly. and the s'ubbv little boots
started 10 the hin as fat a. her fat baby
legs could propcl them.
'Do-t thou suppose. Peeree. that
yondcr horrid boy can call that music?M
said Pcedec. a. the birds ilcw back.
after the red pung was well out Of hear
ing.
..Billy's ears are 50 big" said Pee
rec. that a fine. bird-likc sound might
" lost In travelling through them; but
his heart moves As quickly As birds.
There would have been no valentine for
little Lady Ann to-day il Billy had for
gotten her.
"See,'' said Pccdee. sThe Lady
Ann i trudging fast away. and She has
not thrown Us q crumb.
And hast thou earned thy crumb,
Peedec? Come. let Us i,y fast before
her and tell the house-dog she j. com
ing. that he may have care of her
"Why need we haste. Pecree? Short
legs travel but slowly through deep
snow
Ave; but warm heart brcakcth
path like the sun. Pecdce.
BY the time Lady Ann reached the
great house. her breath came very fast.
and she was Obliged 10 sill down On the
stone steps 10 rest a. slic sat there.
huge dog came and rubbed his cold
nose on her red cheek and waegcd his
tail most politely. When she was rest
"a. she walked AZ and down the wide
piazza and looked ii through the long
windows There. At last. the house
keeper saw her. came out. and told her
gently 20 20 away. ''Aie Won not little
Ann?'' she said. .The Squire i ID
pain to-day. and II he should see you
he would b very angry
1.-The key hurts him very much
thought Lady Ann. but she said; " Here
Is . waIuntinc for him; viii YOU put II
in bis handg"
~ dare not, little Ann. said the
woman.
"Why?" said Lady Ann. in wild a.
Don't YOU dare give him
q waluntine, biz though you arc Then
let me 20 IN.
well. then. come in. said the
housckcepcr. kindly. adding under her
breath .may bc. good will come Of il. I"
With the ho,isc-dog close following at
her heels. and her VALENTINE" 50
tightly clntched that the doves and
flowers within were sadly mixed. little
Lady Ann. for the first time. entered
her grandfathcr's house.
In great chair before the open fire
q his own room SAT the Squire. with his