Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-10

"Not for a minute" said Mabel dccid-
eddy. 81 do wish you girls wouldn't be
silly or I'll never get through with this.
He has a cute little wagon filed with
pieces Of white paper cut In heart shapes
and to each n Is attached a pencil"
we can write home for money" cut
in Marie.
Miss Hurvinc silcnccd her with a look
of disdain and went On:
"Hc goes around the room with the
wagon and each one takes one Of the lit
tie hearts and pencils, and then they are
to someone in the party. When they all
get through the cupid goes around again
"And collects the garbage" said Kath-
ryn, who had remained a silent listener
up to this point.
"Lct her tell it," said Ailccn, Its a
good story. She's all right. Let her
tell it,"
II won't tell you girls another thing aud
I won't have anything to do with the par
ty IL YOU don't behave yourselves, now,'
said Mabel. "Wcll, the verses are all
piled up OH a table and somebody roads
them out to the crowd, and everyone has
y 6aSSo "a MAOlS SANA OhS stAAA
10 whom 1t was written. OF course IL the
verses sort Of describe some popularity
Of the person addressed it would help
soMe."
"Oh. that would be lovely" said Ailecn;
II a see my finish when they get Mt my
peculiarities. If anybody writes anything
mean about me l won't play"
And so it was decided that it should be
n Valentino 0rt,, o,I thNt ovoryhoIx.
should come and that the boys should not
know anything about the scheme until
they had reached the house, lest they
might come "loadcd" with verses cullcd
from handy volumes of quotations.
Mabel Hurvine's home was ablaze with
lights on the night of st. Valentines day.
The parlor was hung with smilax aud
ferns, and from the chandelier danglcl a
mighty heart pierced by n cruel arrow.
Everything was ready for the Valentine
party, and half the guests had arrived.
Marjic was gayly singing 81 Don't Care
if You Never Come Back" while n solemn
young man played rag time on the piano.
Half 81 dozen other girls were swectly tell
ing tibs to as many young mon who hung
over their chairs or sat beside them and
seemed to he drinking it all in. The little
cupid. proud OF his Importance, and i'm
mensely concerned over the success of his
gauze wings. was waiting in an inner room
for his part in the game, when Lottic
Meredith trippcd gayly mp the steps and
/ kissed Mabel Hurvinc, who met her in the
hall.
wait IL minute before you go in" wills
pcred Mabel. "Tom is here"
All the dancing light died out of Lottie
Il NINrpllth'S nVns in IN ipcfont H.. oko,l..
turned dcathly white a moment, and then
flushed rcd as peonies.
"Tom?" she gaspcd. "Tom? You don't
mean Tom Princc?'
Mabel shook her head solclnnly in af-
tirlnation and took both Lotiie's hands in
hers.
YES. he came about twenty minutes
ago. was as much thundcrstruck MS
YOU"
but, Mabel" whispered Lottie, drag
ging Miss Hurvine into a bedroom, where
| they could not be overheard, "wherc did
he come from? What Oh Garth is he doing
here! Oh. tell me what TO do, dear. /
can't face him before all this crowd"
~ don't know anything about it, Lot
tie" said Mabel slowly, Except he snid
be got to town to-day, and one of the boys
told him there was Al party here and all
the old crowd would he here tonight, and
lie said he made bold enough to come I'D.
or course l told him l was glad to sec
him. What else could I doy"
From the parlor ann the gay tinkle of
the piano and a full. deep voice was sing
, ing 20 Promise Me-" The chatter of
many tongues and light laughter foatcd
OH the air with the singers voice and came
10 the two solemn girls huddlcd there in
the bedroom.
"That's him singing whispered Lot
tic. I'D know his voice anywhere and
that was his song always, you Know
For Il few minutes they stood there ST.
lcntiy listening to tho jollity i'm the par
lors. Their hearts beat so loudly that they