Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-04-05

she was full OF her own pltns' h"u VIZ
bag was not mentioned.
There IL 10 be q party tomorrow
evening at Mary Moor's It's the l4th.
you know" said Florence, happily.
am going, and wear my blue clotn
dress; I've worn Il a lot, Miss Thank-
full, but mother says may have new
sash that will frcshen IT up. But ohI
I wish, do wish could have party
bag that saw down In Cooper's win
dow. II was light blue, and lined with
pinlt-such beautyl ] wish yon had
seen IT, can't have anything but the
sash. though, and so there Is no use In
wishing"
~ did SEQ IT," said Miss Thankful,
land II was pretty. l sortcr wished
for IL myself"
Florence laughed. "Oh, OF course,
you would nos want II. but II you had
seen petwenty years ago you might
have" she said, with the serene
~. ,ihtlessnsss OF youth.
'""rS ,,I, thankful grew silent
lc,, yes has asked noe 10 go TO
together tightly
brows 81, ,ho hes,.lool,ino
cannot say hodon't you, Miss
"u' ! nave tonhu OF talks much, but
considerable ono. Ah'sreat deal.
there are others" ,,sed me. he sta,a-
ana you Oellev1 spoke 10 him; but
lt' she asked. Vt because he didn't
y cannot belle And then followed a
was the reply les sayings.
bnt her CONC gone Miss Thankful
OF money Sfong time In front OF the
crcd, the ,gad, dreamy eyes fixed on
10 any thirhe was going over in heE
was anolno twenty-five years before.
pr'sed was nothing like Mr.. JONES'"
II was good looking, aud so tall;
s'nh"' gas just as timid, and acted va
III IS and as Indifferent as | knew
"""9 Girls are foolish creatures. lie
lt ont Eos Up courage to tell me. And
ia we moved away, and that was all.
! other map ever looked at me, and I
mt say as wanted them to-"
She undreksed slowly, She felt old.
his ,,;-s-sing back at ones youth has y
sndency to make oIIcc tsel old II 1t lies
twenty-five years behind one.
When sho was all ready for bed she
pened the trunk and took out tho perT
~ bag
XShe opened the door and listened.
Everything was still In the dim hall.
Florence's room was only a few doors
away Miss Thankful slipped noise-
lessly along, and when she reached the
door sho hung the ribbon oyer the
knob, and as softly stole back.
She had put no card In the bag
there was no need. Florence would
know who sent it. And then she went
- bed and to sleep
The n-xt morning Florence knocked
at the doo., almc--~t before Miss Thank
full was dressed, and c.'ae In with o
flushed, happy face.
80 Miss Thankful" she cried, ~
have had the loveliest gift; what do you
think, that blue satin party bagw
"Of course Mr.. Jones sent it. asked
him last night IL 1t was sold yet and he
grew just as red and stuminered 30;
/ know why now. Mother says l may
keep 1t and / wrote him q letter OF
thanks this morning and put IL under
his plate. That was the easiest way of
thanking him. lie is having an early
breakfast now, 30 | thought ! would
wait and go down with you this time"
And she fluttered about the room In
happy excitement
Meanwhile Mr.. Jones was In very
uncertain and puzzled state of bliss.
The note had thanked him for his
beautiful gift, but neglected TO tell
what the gift was.
He left the house without being able
TO get glimpse of Florence.
At noon there was another tiny
white missive under his door But this,
much to his disappointment, proved to
be from Miss Thankful.
"DEAR MIR JONES: Florence thinks you
sent that satin bag, IL would be dreadful for
her to know differently, after thanking you for
IL For her sake, please do not ever tell her
that you did not Your friend,
THANKFUL HOPE"
Mr.. Jones studied this note with smil-
ing eyes
For her sake" that clause gave him
quick thrill Of pleasure. She would
be sorry TO find out then that It was
not his gift.
lie must answer Florence's note, and
this was the result OF half dozen at
tempts
DEAR MISS FLoRENcEi That bag could
not hold the valentine would like to give you
II dared
ut is the biggest and homeliest valentine q
young lady ever got II you care to have me
tell you about It, please carry the blue satin
bag whom you come down to dinner.
nEuAETIfa JONRaN
He could hear Florence singing in
her room, and he called the bell boy,
and sent the note to her.
There now" he said. when this had
been accomplished; "if 1t had not been
for Miss Thankful, I would never have
had the grit TO have sent that And
what's more, believe Miss Thankful
knew IT, Bless herl
III Florence does have that blue
thing on her arm, I'll give Miss Thank
full the very best black cloth dress that
Cooper & Cooper have in the store"
And Miss Thankful got the dress. -
Anna ID. Gray, In Interior.