The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-11-22

/ was SO bewildered / didn't knoW
what to do. | put my hand on the
girls head and tried to hush her, and
then | heard a noise. and looked up
and there was Jointly standing in the
door, and he had heard every word.
And Hannah looked up and saw him.
and sprang to her feet. and ran
straight to him. and was sohbing on
his shoulder.
shall never forget Jonty's face ss
he looked at me over her head. He
was so kind and gentle that in all his
bcwilderment, hi. arm had gone
round the poor little thing, and he
was stroking her head as il she had
been a lost kitten. And | shall never
forget the sound Of my own voice, it
was so queer and faint. as ! said to
him:
Hannah says .h,'. got a valentine
from YOU Jonty."
We'll. Jointly soothed and coaxcd
her. and took her home. and when he
came back hi. face va. a. white as II
sheet. lie sat down opposite me. aud
looked at me, and ! at him.
What be YOU goin' to do, JOINTLY
said /.
81 amt goin' to break that poor
little things heart. and Mark VIII
liams Is over there with Flora, and
don't believe she la. ever had much
choice betwiNt ~. and-aud-,hc
amt never acted as il She thought 90
much Of me as this"
"lou amt goin' to marry Hannah.
when It. Flora YOU want!' laid /. for
/ thought he vi, carryin'i too far.
"lc.. ! he. unlc.. | see that Flora
IL goin to be upset ovcrit." said he.
And he did. Mark Williams mar
ricd Flora, but | always suspected she
would full as soon have had Jointly.
but she Wa never a girl To cry for one
fiddle when she could get another.
and Jointly married Hannah. Han
nah has mad, him a splendid wife.
and there amt been happier family
IN the village than our-.
But one thing AWAY. puzzled Jon.
~ and me, though ", never .aid a
word To Hannah about it,. We could
not understand how Jonty ever hap
pcn,d To direct that valentine cnvol-
opc to Hannah instead III Flora. H.,
aid h. could almost take hjs Bible
oath that he hadn't. II, used often
to talk To m, about it. aud ~, that h,
knew now that Hannah WI. the wife
for bin aud made him happier than
Flom could ever have done. but be
couldn't understand about that val.
c%ntinc. Hannah ha. got it and |
have seen it, said he, hut ,h,took it
out Of the envelope and made little
,llk east for it with two dove. and q
'prig Of myrtle embroidered ON the
outside. like one her cousin had. and
the cyonlopc i. gone. but | NUT have
written Hannah instead of Flora.
Sometime IL seem, supernatural
when ! look at Hannah and ,cc what
a dear, good wife I've GOT said
Jointly.
Well, W never discovered the mys.
terry Of that valentine tin Grandma
died no year, after Jouty and Han
nah were married. She had a shock
and lot her speech and LAY 50 five
day. before -hc died. One day about
a week after the funeral Jointly ua.
lookin' at her old Bible. the one she
Away. kept in her room on the little
stand by her bed, aud he gave @ great
start. what is it, Jonty;" aid !.
Hannah was out in the kitchen get.
ting supper, and We were in the sit
ung-roOm.
Look here, Aunt Jane" said
Jointly.
And looked, and there in Grand.
mas Bible, pinned to the chapter Of
Proyerb. whore it says that "The
heart Of her husband can .afcly trust
in her" wa The envelope Of the old
valentine directed To Flora.