Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-02-05

again. whats 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 Penn 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 devotedy the Will
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 1t? / sent
1t! With love. Your obedient servant,
WILLARD K"
The teacher saw him when he threw 1t
and made him put It 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 nat. white paper package
There was wrath In his eye and a tremu-
lous quiver about his lip.
Sarah Adeline approached serenely. In
fancy she was hand In hand with Willie
Penn Dixon. and 1t gave her consider
able start to see Willard Kitchell sternly
awaiting her.
Good morning, Willard" she said
sweetly. though she felt his chilling
RlanCes.
For answer Willard thrust out his
tongue. His fat rosy face. with its ap-
pendage of red tongue. was very funny.
Sarah Adeline almost laughed out loud.
why. Willard" she said. what's the
matter with your
He said nothing, but poked the package
into her red mittened hand.
A sudden fear assailed Sarah Adeline.
She tore off corner of the wrapping and
peeked timidly in.
why, Willard. its
Her companion eyed her with reproach.
'Why. Willard, she stammered blush
ingly.
ITS it, grunted Willard. "the one I
gave you You're mean girl you didn't
keep it,
"Oh. my! Willard Kitchell." returned
Sarah Adeline, with spirit II guess that
amt the only pink satin valentine In the
world"
"'Tis, too"' Willard asserted illogically.
II gave 1t to you. an you gave 1t to Will
lie Penn. an he gave 1t to Meliss Marvin,
an she sent 1t to me. So!' Willard
turned his back to hide his tremulous lips
and nervously dug a hole in the snow
with his heel.
Huh, | guess you needn't think that
It's all the same valentine!" contended
Sarah defiantly. Tin sure it's 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
like 1t, and She paused for breath
"Why-y-y, Sarah Aealine Munford!
sh think you'd be shamed Sanders
didn't have but one AM bought it, an
Sanders told pa you sent 1t to Willie Penn.
an he gave 1t to Meliss, an something
stuck in Willard Kitchell's throat-"an'
they laughed awful. Besides Willard
grew wroth at the thought-"look here
He tore away the covering and accusing
ly lifted up small bulb' q Cupid in the
upper left hand corner OF the valentine.
1t was attached to queer little paper
spiral. There, beneath The Cupid's fat
body, was the inky Inscription: IS A. M.
from w. X. With love" There! Now!"
Sarah Adeline cast her eyes to the earth.
Willard turned haughtily to depart.
81 know what II happen to you, Sarah
Munford." he said in a choked voice.
"What?'' demanded Sarah. too thor
oughly miserable.
"Youll-youll be cast into-everlasting
hell fire!'' burst out the eXasperated Will
lard, bethnking him Of his latest Sunday
school lesson Then he ran off, shocked
but triumphant at his own dreadful
prophecy.
Sarah Adeline sat down in a heap of
snow and cried Then she dug deep hole
in big drift with her spelling book,
Into the hole she crammed the Ill fated
pink satin valentine and covered 1t up.
"Oh dear!' she sighed tearfuly. IL
don't b'lieve I'll ever love any one any
more. It's such hard work"