Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-08

again. What's the young one up tor
BUT he said nothing and handed the white
paper parcel to Sarah. She grasped the
postoffice pen In her small fingers and
wrote neatly in one corner MIR. William
Penn Dixon" Later Sanders put II In Will
lie PENIS fathers box and laughed heart
lily.
Sarah Adeline was tardy that morning.
At lunchtime Melissa would not speak to
her, and Willie Penn hit her in the neck
with big, soft ball of snow, But she did
not mind, for she loved devotedly the VIII
lie Penn of her imagining. and, further
more, the real Willie Penn would have the
most beautiful valentine in the world.
During the afternoon recess Willard
Kitchell wrote Sarah note.
Friend Sarah-Did you get It? l sent
It! With love. Your obedient servant.
WILLARD X"
The teacher saw him when he threw II
and made him put 1t in the stove.
When school closed Sarah walked home
with Mabel Taylor. Willard hung behind
and threw snowballs as near their heads
as he could without hitting them.
Next morning Willard Kitchell waited
at the crossroads for Sarah Adeline In
his hand was fiat. white paper package.
There was wrath in his eye and a tremu-
lous CULVER about his lip.
Sarah Adeiine approa ched serenely. In
fancy she was hand in hand with Willie
Penn Dixon, and II gave her a consider
able start TO see Willard Kitchell sternly
awaiting her.
Good morning, Willard" she said
sweetly. though she felt his chilling
glances.
For answer Willard thrust out his
tongue. His fat, rosy face, with its APP
pendage Of red tongue, was very funny.
Sarah Adeiine almost laughed out loud,
why Willard" she said, whats the
matter with you?'
He said nothing. but poked the package
into her red mittcned hand.
sudden fear assailed Sarah Adclins.
She tore off a corner of the wrapping and
pceked timdly in.
Why, Willard, ifs
Her companion eyed her with reproach
why Willard. she stammered blush
lngly
ITS IT," grunted Willard "the one l
gave you. You're a mean girl you didn't
Keep il"
Sarah Adeiine. with spirit ~ guess that
&in't tho only pink satin valentine in the
world"
Ills toot' WIZARD asserted illogica1ly,
II gave IL TO you, an you gave IT 10 WI
" Penn An he gave Il to Meliss Marvin,
an she sent il to mo. So" willard
turned mis- back 10 hide hts trsmnlous Ups
and nervously dug . hole in the Snow
with his he-l
Huh, I guess you needn't think that
It's all the Same yalentine," contended
Sarah detautly. ~ m sure IT a very
nice one. and any one would buy it. and
how do you know It's the one you gave
me. and Sanders maybe had two or three
Ike It. and She paused for breath
"Why-y-y. Sarah Adellne MunPord.
sh think you'd he shamed. Sanders
didn't have but one AM bought II, an
Sanders told pa you sent 1t To Willie Penn.
an ne gave It 10 Aehss. an something
stuck in Willard KitchelFs throat--"an'
they laughed awful Besides willard
grew wroth at the thought--'look here.
He tore away the covering and accusing
ly lifted up a small dubious cupid in the
upper left hand corner Of the valentine.
~ vas attached 10 a queer little paper
spiral. There, beneath the Cupids IA:
body, was the inky Inscription: IS. A. NJ.
from w. X. With love" There Now
Sarah Adeline cast her eyes to the earth.
willard turned haughtily TO depart.
II know what II happen to you. Sarah
Munford, lac ssid in a ehoked voice.
'What?' demanded Sarah, too thor
oSghly miserable.
'You'll-youli be cast into--verlast ting
hell fire." burst ont the eNasperated WI
lard. bethink'ng him Of his latest Sunday
school lesson. Then he ran or, shocked
but triumphant at his own dreadful
prophecy.
sarah Adelire sat down in 8 heap Of
Snow and cried. Then she dug deep n7lc
in big drift with her spelling blk
Into the hole she crammed the iii TED
pink satin valentine and covered II up.
"Oh, dear" she sighed tCarfuny. i
don't b'lIeve I'll ever love any on; any
more. It's such hard work"