The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-15
TORY Of a. Valentine and Tangled Loves

At lunchtime Melissa would NOT speak 20
her. and Willie Penn hit her IN tot hsSE
with big soft ball OF snow. BUT sac ~"
not mind. for she loved devo'ediy the WIZ
lie Penn Of her imagining and. .uf,hsI
more. the real Willie Penn would hsvs
the most beautiful valentine In the world
During the afternoon recess ""'a.e
Kitchesl wrote Sarah note.
Friend Sarah-Did you get II. seo<
Ii, With love. Your oeedient servant.
.WILLARD X
The teacher saw him when be threw II
and made him put IL In the stove
When school closed. Sarah walked nome
with Mabel Taylor. Willard nuns oehinu
and threw snow halls near tneiS heaos
as he could without hitting them.
Next morning Willard kitcheh waited
at the crossroads for Sarah AdeinS- IN
his hand was Nat. white paper package
There was wrath in his eye and uemu-
ious qliver about his lip.
Sarah Adeiine approached serenesy. IN
fancy she was hand In hand with Willie
Penn Dixon. and Il gave her consider
able start TO see Willard Kitcheli stefn.y
awaiting her.
Good morning. Willard" she said
swee;ly. though she Eel; his chilling
giances.
tongue. His fat. rosy face. with It's ap-
pendage OF red tongue. Was very funny.
Sarah Adeiine almost laughed out Loud
why. Willard she said. whats Tho
matter with YOU
He said nothing. bur pokcd the package
into her red mittened hand.
sudden fear assailed Sarah Adeline.
She tore OF a corner OF the wrapping and
peeked timidly in.
why. Willard. IFS
Her companion eyed her with reproach-
why. Willard. she stammercd blush
ingly.
IT'S IT," grunted willard. the one I
gave YOU You're a mean siri you didn't
keep It."
"oh. my, willard Kitcheli." returned
Sarah Adeline. with spirit. Il guess that
amt the only pink satin valentine in tho
world"
IT'S. tcoi' willard asserted niogicaily.
II gave Il TO you. an you gave IL "a Willie
Penn. an he gave II TO &cliss Marvin.
an she sent IL 20 me. So, Willard
turned hts back TO hide mis- tremusovs lips
and nervousiy dug a hole in the snow
with his heel.
Huh. guess you needn't think that
it's all the same valentine contende-t
Sarah defiantly. I'm sure it's very
nice one. and any enc would buy IT, and
how do you know it's the one you gave
me. and Sanders maybe had two or three
like It, and She paused for nresth-
'Why-y-y Sarah Adeline Mun.ord! :
sh' think you'd be shamed. Sanders
didn't have but one. an'-I bought IT, an
Sanders told pa you sen; IL 20 Willie Penn.
an he gave IL TO Meliss an some
thing stuck In Willard Kitchelfs throat
"an' they laughed awful Besides VIII
lard grew wroth at the thought-''look
here" He tore away the covering and
accusingiy lifted up small dubious cupid
In the upper left hand corner OF the VAL
entine. 1t was attached TO queer itils
paper spiral. There. beneath the Cupids
fat body was the inky inscription: :. a.
NJ. from w. X. With love- Thcre'
Now
Sarah Adeline cast her eyes to the earth
Willard turned haughtily TO depart.
II know what II happen TO you. Sarah
Munford" he said In choked voice.
'what7' demanded Sarah. too thor
oughly miserable.
"Youl!-youll be cast into-everiasting'
hell firef' burst out the exasp~rated WI
lard bethinking him OF his latest Sunday
school lesson. Then he ran or shocked
but triumphant at hts own dreadful
prophecy.
Sarah Adeiine sat down In n heap Of
snow and cried. Then she dug deep hole
in "A big drift with her spelling book.
into the hole she crammsd the ~ fated
pink satin valentine and covered q, up.
on dear. she sighed tearfuiiy. II
don't b'lieve I'll ever love any one any
more It's such hard work"