The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-02-07

Ten years ago he sent me this, and
it comes to me now. Oh Nathaniel,
NathanieI!''
She bowed her head on the table in
front of her and cried softly, saying
over and over again between her soBs:
ooh, Nathaniel NathanielI''
For ten years she had wondered why
he had gone away, leaving unspoken
the love she believed that he had in
his heart for her She remembered
well that night ten years ago-the
night on which Nathaniel Dorton had
looked for the red rose in her hair and
had not seen it. There had been
valentine party at Squire brakes, and
Lavinia recalled how some spirit of
mischief had prompted her to tease
Nathaniel by allowing his acknow1-
edged rival, Joe Drayton, to pay her
almost constant attention and to take
her out to supper She recalled how
she had taken a pink carnation from
Joe's buttonhole and had thrust it
into her hair and how she had
laughed lightly when Nathaniel had
said to her just before the party came
to an end:
Goodbye, Lavinia May you be
happy with him.
She had never seen Nathaniel since
! that night, and she had never cared
to see Joe Drayton again.
Lavinia was still sitting with her
| head bowed on the table when Miss
i Dodd come hurrying down the street
and turned in toward Lavinia's gate.
Lavinia had hardly time to hurry to
| the kitchen sink and dash cold water
| over her tear-stained face before Miss
Dodd was in the kitchen. saying
vo1ubly:
YOU'D never guess who's down to
| Squire brakes house. Some one that
amt been in Harleyvil1e for ten years.
| You'd never in the wide world guess
who it is, so 1 may we'll tell you
that it is nobody more nor less than
| Nat Dorton. You remember him, don t
you, Lavinia?''
Lavinia Darts own heart told her who
was coming when she heard her front
gate creak that evening and heavy
footsteps fell the board walk lead
ing to her door. Her own heart told
her that he would come, and when she
heard the gate open she went quickly
to the red rose bush in her window and
breaking full blown rose tucked its
stem in her shining hair. She had
put on a soft gray silk dress and a
dainty little white dotted Swiss apron
with strings of red satin ribbon and
the tint of the rose in her hair was in
her cheeks she opened the door and
held out her hand
How do you do. Nathaniel?' she
said, simply and naturally. Il am Sc
glad to see you
hand in both of his own. When he
was in the hall and the door was
closed he took both of her hands in
his own and drew her toward him
saying:
.'Lavinia. it is ten years ago today
since I asked you to be my valentine
my wife I have thought all of these
years that you were another mans
wife Thank God that you are not!
have thought today that perhaps my
poor, rhyming little valentine went as
tray and that you never got it, after
all Did it come to you, Lavinia2''
Yes, Nathaniel; it came today"
To-Day"
Not until today. 1t has been Ions
delayed
He stopped and kissed the red ross
in her hair.
And SO you are going to be m.
valentine after all, Lavinia? You are
aren't you, dear2''
She answered him by touching IA,
red rose in her hair.
Finally do all in your power to max
your guest feel at home. Then Their
viii be every possibility of her viss
being pleasant Consultation Joz1ru Al