The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-02-12

ed Nelly. Il want to write valentine;
/ couldn't put in either"
ITO Laura Lamb: bet cent said
the exasperating Samuel.
"Now. Sam. if you tell. I'll'-
1000! What?" asked Sam, affecting
terror.
Il don't know yet; but something
really dreadful"
Then Nelly, rejecting she had be-
trayed herself unconsciously-for Sam
was behind the window-curtain when
she first spoke, SO she did not see him
thought it was sthe part Of wisdom to
take that bad boy into her confidence,
and put him ION honor Besides, Sam
wrote beautiful, copper-plate, ''busi-
ness hand;" such as plenty OF other peo-
pie write, quite uncharacteristic, legi-
BILE, and calculated to defy any detec-
ton. simply because it was like so
many other peoples.
"Now, Sam" she went on. 81 should
like to have you help me. and I'm sure
you won't betray secret: so I'll tell
you. l do want to write a valentine to
Laura, and particularly don't want her
to know where it comes from. She
hoaxed me awfully two years ago, and
want to pay her off"
Just like a girl, exactly! But what
did you want to wait two years for?'
Nelly has got a little Yorkshire
blood in her veins, suppose" said Mrs.
Damon, dryly.
What's that, mammal"
keep stun in tina peck six year,
sturnin' ont; then heave it at UNI"
Sam roared.
Now you've got it, Nell. Mother.
you're awful sharp when you set out to
be-"
1T isn't that at ALL said aggrieved
Nelly. Its because l hadn't a good
chance: and, besides. if I'd done it the
next year she would have guessed right
away"
well, surprising that's all square,
why upon earth do you want to write it
now. just at New Years, when you can't
send it for six weeks?"
why. you see I'm going to send it to
Jenny Dauvray-she's gone to Italy for
the winter-and have her post it there.
for then Laura will never guess it came
from me; and want to have you copy
it, Sam. I've got some foreign post
paper and envelopes, and you write such
q lovely hand
Sam was battered: consented to copy
the missive, and promised TO keep the
secret
But Nelly had not told him or her
mother every thing. She had been
Laura Lambs intimate friend in their
-school-days. and though they had not
seen SO much of each other since Mr..
Damon died and his family went back to
Traverse to the old Damon homestead,
vet there was still an intimacy, an eX-
change of visits and etterS. and. of
course. much mutual confidence. Now.
Nelly knew very we'll that Laura had
taken great deal of interest during the
last year in certain youth who had
= come to Swanfeld to study law in Judge
Lambs Office.
Jack Davenport was manly, hand
!, some fellow, with great dislike to his
intended profession, and an equally
great desire to become an artist But
his father. Judge Davenport. was a dis
tinguished lawyer. and Jack his only
son. so he peremptorily insisted on that
sons following in his footsteps, for the
judge had no opinion of painters or
paintings Jacks taste coming from the
other side of the house
However, this was case of man pro-
poses" for Jack had lot been six
months in Swandeld pretending to
study, but really flirting. fishing and
idling, when his father died suddenly;
he was recalled to New York. and. find
ing himself heir to large fortune and
an orphan-his mother having died
young-he settled the estate as soon IS
possible and took himself Oh to Rome to
follow his hobby, t. Judge Lambs dis