Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-10-21

He gave n loud whoop and ran away be-
fore Sarah Adellne could answer He was
! a very fat. round boy. bundled up to his
| ears In a huge green scarf which his aunt
| had knit him for Christmas. and he could
not run fast. Sarah might easily have
caught him II she had wanted to.
She gazed after him in astonishment and
only said. MY"
At noon that day Willard Kitchell did
not eat his lunch. but raced down to San
| ders' and bought the pink satin valentine.
Ne addressed II to Miss Sarah AdelIne
Munford. making many fourishes and
displaying much red tongue. He had
scarcely dropped II In the postoffice which
was in the back part OF Sanders and hur-
ried away when Melissa Marvin came in
Mr. Sanders told her that he had Just sold
the valentine she demanded. Melissa 8
eyes filled with tears. Sanders patted her
and gave her n hard chocolate caramel
which stuck fast to her teeth. He was
sorry for her because Melissa was a very
pretty little girl.
Melissa cried all the afternoon behind
her geography. and when Sarah axh.d
her In n note what was the matter she
made hideous face over her shoulder.
Poor Sarah Adeline, How could she
know that Melissa believed that she had
bought the coveted valentine?
Sarah Adelinc went straight home from
school. At supper she was very quiet and
ate little. Her mother told Grandfather
Munford that she believed Sarah Adeline
had got cold. So the little girl was sent
to bed early with big bowl of boncset
tea.
Sarah asked Providence again that
night. albeit In a half hearted way, for
the big pink one and fell asleep In a
very miscra BILE state OF mind.
Next morning she awOke to find her ia
ther standing over her with large. fiat
paper package in his hand. He kissed her
loudly and said. II guess fathers little
girl has got n valentine Before she un-
tied the string Sarah knew It was the
pink valentine. and she reproached herself
for her yesterdays lack of faith She
gave one swift look at It. discovered no
name on the resplendent thing. then shut
her lips tight with resolve
Her father took 1t downstairs to show
the rest of the family When Sarah Adc-
line appeared she was much pcttcd Her
father Joked her about the sender. and her
mother settled herself with IA little shake
Of conscious pride and said she guessed
she'd have to be looking after Sarah AIDE
line pretty close. Sarah said nothing and
ate her breakfast quickly and departed
for school
She avoided meeting amy ono she knew
and went straight to the postofFicc San
ders asked her what he could d" for her.
please wrap this valentine mp for me.
Mr. Sanders. said Sarah
"Well I want to know" chucklcd San
ders when he saw his pink satin valentine
again. whats the young one up top
But he said nothing and handed the white
yaper parcel to Sarah. She grasped the
postorfice pen in her srnal! fingers and
wrote neatly in one corner MIR. William
Penn Dixon" Later Sanders put It In Will
lie Penn's fathers box and laughed heart
lily.
Sarah Adelinc was tardy that morning.
At lunchtime Melissa would not speak to
her. and Willie Penn hit her In the neck
with a big. soft ball of snow. But she did
not mind, for she loved devotedly the Will
lie Penn of her imagining. and. further
more. the real Willie Penn wouid have the
most beautiful valentine In the world.
During the afternoon recess Willard
kitchell wrote Sarah note.
"Friend Sarah-Did you get It? I sent
II! With love. Your obedient servant.
WILLARD K'
The teacher saw him when he threw II
and made him put II In the stove.
When school closed Sarah walked home
with Mabel Taylor. Willard hung behind
and threw snowballs as near their heads