The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-11

''Go ahcad, II you are determined to-"
cried Philip. "Only remember than !
warned you"
She had already begun to ''go ahead"
Just as his last words reached her, being
occupied in scaling the stairs en- route to
the valentines, wrapped up in q dainty
package, as they had come from the
stationcr's, and reposing In her upper
bureau drawer.
Philip rubbed his head, thought bit,
pushed aside his book, scribbled OH some.
thing that looked very much like ten
names on bit Of paper, then, with
smotbered laugh, hurried himself into his
cap and coat, and took himself of to that
region that always cngulfs boy when he
is not to be efound--"outdoors."
Nathalie, although publicly sneering at
Loves devices, had privately lent herself
TO thom, buying largely Of most attractive
Cupids and blnzoned hearts, gilt and lace
bordered flowers, and all the season's be.
witchments that could be put into ten val
entines.
II hope they will like them," she said,
spreading them out daintily over the
bureau top. Though they do look awfully
silly; Still, one must keep in fashion with
tho day, so think they're all right. Now
I'll give the biggest Cupid and those pink
roses to Flo. That Is rather the prettiest,
and want to tell her TINT have noticed
that her fnger.nails aren't so perfectly ex-
quisitely nice as they used to be; and that's
hard thing to say to u girl, especially
when she had manicure set given her
only last Christmas. However, I must do
my duty" Nathalie brought up, with .
sigh.
inc Diggest Cupid" soon smiled down
oenieniy al these words, encirclod In
"neaeh oI wonderfully pink roses
DhAH fLo..I think ought to tell you that
uoa,, =, spos , oI INK on your middle hnger last
o,, sa.,s s'ass anu ony two oays ago
mipht now vo,, have ,ha. n,,,;,m ,t,o 10 SOu
cure set YOUR Aunt Grace gave vo,,.
"This is all written in love by your Valentino
"NATHAL1E CARR"
"That really looks quite kind and NICE"
declared Nathalie, regarding it with salts
faction. "What splendid idea it is to
send the notes on st. Valentines Day! The
girls will be 80 surprised. Now I'll write
Maria Smiths next. She's everlastingly
saying 'nin't and got when she don't need
any thing besides i have.' didn't realize
before how she has annoyed me- It's really
dreadful,u So Mnria,s sweet valentine
read this ,v;se foIJod ;r+o tbo rrotoctino
emhroco ~ = h,,n,h -, ,.,oI.t. ~ a,,.,.,,;a,,
T., tha;. W Duo .,' y. sioio.s" 40 'u'
=" yno. way 90 're roses Were'
r.''.1, ' mans W .oi you tnat 'nihk
- w. n.ouu an 70 oaieiut ~naI "orus we use.
. nv s.y . .or ulen OF ahh ho'' anu
, sor ~ po..e.sy .s u,eauiul W heep say
thin. would So ;n.t -. .a,ns ,ne,, ""'n h"Vo "nS
with the greatest love. vour va,.nt,ro
s.NArHALIE cam"
"It looks a little harder than Flo,s. ~ com.
muned Nathalie with herself. when she had
finished, .'but had to saw it. and I guess
the violets will make up: they're lovely.
Now pll get Trixie's of INV mind--she,s
always snuffing sodisagreeably. Ideclare.
when think of It. wonder I've kent 40
| long from telling her Of it. pll give her
this girl going down to the spring with a
basket of flowers; it's too pretty for any.
| thing. don't know why I should hate TO
tell Trixie she snuffs almost every word
she says: ever 80 many of the girls com
plain Of it.n So Trixieis st. Valentine mes
sage ran this way, written by a pen getting
quite in spirit with the idea Of keeninp a
sharp lookout for the failings of friends:
| "DrAR rR1x1E-I know 7 ought to tell Won
| that YOU arc getting worse than ever nj snuf.
| fng The other day when you tried to tell me
about Flora Briggs new dress, you kept that
disngreeapie habit up every ten words. Here
Na.name, cohsaer,ng % nersei, % not quite truthful,
oua.sou .aa ., .ne ',,,, w.. se y Ama ooh
sna ,,nt,, vou ee, 70 hs ~ ,onn iaa,, and .hn,
would he nerfect,v borrid "AN '-''
uWith the most devoted love. your Valentino
'.NATHAL1n CARR"
| When Nathalie turned her back upon her
ten completed valentino messages of love
| it was to carry an exhausted face and man
ner to tho family supper.table. Philip cast
| q glance of ordinary interest at her as she
| took her place. and, beyond the silent pity
Of father and mother, who thought their gir
studying too hard, the pale cheeks were
unnoticed.
sit is a very hard piece of work to do, y
whispered Nathalie, as she passed Philip
the bread, 'but know they will thank
me. I'm sure l should il were in theil
place."
"Um" said Philip, in his unresponsive
fashion, and then he began to talk about Q
new toboggan slide the boys were making
on Collins Hill, directing his conversation
oil efforts TO his father. so that Nathalie
left out in the cold, fell back to listless
replying that she did not want any thing
to eat, to all her mothers attempts. tha
were now set in motion toward that end.
"You must be sick, daughter" at las
said Mrs. Carr, "and can't think of an,
thing better than for you to get into bed o.
early as possible.n All the plcad,nes tha
Nathalie now began being Of no avail tn,
sturdy writer of the ten st. Valentine epiv
ties was ignominiously set free from the
supper-table. only to be put to bed at seven
O'Clock like a child.
T. was rrohab,v this. however tbat mad.
her arise betimes the next morning. brieh