The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-02-14
Ah. now the sun shone and the birds

All, now the sun ShOne and the birds
sang again, But, after all. why should
she feel SO elatedf Norman WAS moth
ing 10 her but just simply an old friend.
But. even SO. it isn't pleasant to have
your old friends forget you or dictate
To pretty typewriters. There must be
one ut his Office or there would not be
u machine there. Amy wondered II
she were blond or brunette Was she
old or young, pretty or ugly;
But Amy went singing to her break.
fast to kiss her indulgent father after
she had opened the fifth envelope. to
find a tiord little valentine from the
butler with the wish that she might
have many happy returns of the day
She laughed again and flew to the din.
/ Ing room. where her sweet and gentle
mother and her father awaited her.
/ The mother as she kissed Amy gave
her beautiful pearl ring, saying:
Let your life be IA pure aud lovely.
my daughter
Eve only TO follow your example,
mother" said Amy, with happy tears
very near her eyes. Then the children
came in with their valentines, and that
created II diversion.
After breakfast Mr.. Ventnor said as
he took the little hand that was smooth.
ing what was left of his hair:
well, daughter. did you get many
Valentines"
"Only two from the children, one
from the butler. wishing me many hap
py returns, aud one-oh. II perfectly
awful onc-from silly dude who was
Mt Libby Densmore's and yours"
None from Norman
No" She replied with funny little
choke
Next post. | guess" he remarked.
The father felt perplexed somehow.
for 1t was only the day before that
Norman had called upon him at his
Office well, let the young folks set
tie things between them" he thought
as he put on his hat and went down
town.
Amy was trying the effect OF a new
style Of dressing her beautiful golden
hair, so she remained In her room. 1t
the lights that fell upon 1t made 1t lit
orally shine. No wonder that Norman
had lost his heart In the sunny tangles
She was also trying to decide upon the
dress she would wear that evening. for
surely Norman would come up. Yes.
he might possibly come up to talk with
her father and mother. Her eyes were
I.pt.f 1i ShA mi
wondering what kind of a valentine he
was going TO send her. The possiblll-
ties thought Of by Amy that day would
have startled Norman had he known
them.
1t was the longest day Amy had ever
known. 1t seemed to her that the
hands were stopped on all the time
pieces in the house. She dressed for
dinner at O'Clock knowing that It
would not be ready until {. In her hair
she placed a small knot OF purple vic.
let's, re memberlng that Norman had
once said when she wore viOlets In her
hair that 1t reminded him Of the sun
rise, all purple and gold. Another
bunch WAS fastened at her slender
waist, and she confessed 10 herself that
she would do. That means much when
a girl says 1t of herself
Half ashamed of her haste, she took
off the dainty white Grape dress and
slipped on her kimono and sat down
In an easy chair, determined that she
would not make such n silly goose OF
herself, and, saying that. she fell asleep
and never woke until half past D. Such
catastrophe. Could she ever get
dressed in time:
But she did and had two minutes to
spare which time she employed look
ing at her dimpled chin to see II the
dimple was AZ attractive a. ever. And
then her heart stopped beating and she
knew she was going to die
But, no; it was only some men bring.
Ing In II heavy square basket. She
crept back into her room and deter.
mined TO remain there until the valen-
tine should come lust then her little
brother called:
Amy, Amy, come down There's
something here for you, Come quick
1t Is alive
Amy went with II rush. What II 1t
should be dear, beautiful English
bulldog. Norman knew she wanted
one A big. square hamper stood In the
hall, and her mother father, brother