Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-03-27
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Good morning. Dick: ANY ma

Good morning, Dick Any maila'
Mornin. Dir. Hartwell. Yes,
here > one Of them pink ones. Nos
marked Personal fhis time; writin
aip / 50 nice, neishef fthia with a
scarce perceptible smile. .9buf 'spose
that : cause its Valentine Day.
George Hartwen passed into bis
private Office, leaving bis protege,
Dick, 70 finish his sweeping
What pity Gertrude misunder-
stood me! Maybe, however, t.ais Is
. note saying ! am forgiven. Looks
more like young Fred : work, though.
Well, here's opening IL And this
i what he read: ssr. ..r---.
dear mister HartwelI why don t
you cum to see us eny more. Jim
Roberts comes lots but he don {
bring me no handy wish you wood
cum an bring me. that foot bal CESS
CERT wooden''t care If you did. Your
little friend FRED MACY sir. =,
Fred shall have his foothall-the
little rascal laughed the. reader.
What would Gertrude say il she
knew this? But Fred viii be cute
enough to keep it0auiet. So James
Robertsis my successort 4 Just as
well ! saved myself the trouble of
an apology. She isn't worrying
herself, any way. And he settled
down to wos.lf.sI sslss 1TkO0gz
That afternoon Fred was made
happy by the gift OF his football.
Childlike, bis happiness demanded
sympathy. SO he hurried, into his
sisters room to show bis prize.
Frightened Fred was saved a
scolding now simply because she
blamed her own carelessness in
leaving the half sheet in existence.
| There's only one thing to do now
l-l'll just thank him for his kind
ness to Fred and tell him the other
was o mistake. So Gertrude went
to her desk and wrote: vzt IA ,f4,s
Dear Mr.. Hartwell--Please ac-
cept my thanks for your kindness to
Fred. For the rest. IL was all a
mistake, and you must not let what
you saw on the back of my letter
make any differences. i was hardly
conscious Of what | wrote, and cer-
teinly never thought of sending 1t.
Very sincerely.
GERTRUDE MACY! u "a
She called u messenger, and the
note was soon on its way, and then
she wished she had not sent it. -urf
And SO Gertrude unused on, one
moment relenting, the next even
more angry, perhaps. because Of The
previous softening Soon herreverie
was ended by the sound OF some one
entering the room. Z .'''' 'as 7<
Is that you, motlier?' ~ -
But the answeringxoice, although
wonderfully tender. was not her
mothers. No. Gertrude it is /
George Am l welcome?'
You resolved my note and7 that $
why you came answered Gertrude.
No; / left the Office at noon.
came to bring you my peace offering
my valentine.
Then It's beeause you saw the
back OF Fred S letter., she affirmed,
suspiciously. ignoring the proffered
American tseauties-S ~ AxsgtSASa,
No; I tossed it away, with some
other papers as soon as l. read his
scribble. 80 ~
And those roses you ouhaveordered
every day?sr~ ~waErF r. rxrr~
Have been f0r mother, who is i'll.
Come, Gertrude, don't let's quarrel
any more. y i spoke too harshly,
but 2d17--sfl
Will you give me eackg my ring,
George.?' -
Yes. and we viii buy that litaae
cottage on Myrtle avenue.
What could she do? With nothing
left to quarrel about and herr arms
filed with her Afavorite flowers,
Gertrude Macey could no longer re-
sist.
| And 50 we draw the cartain, for
we would not intrude on the happy
ending OF that one of Valentines
Day. Republic. si3 8Yo19 tssa
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