La Junta tribune., 1908-07-04
"A Corner In
Valentines.
- cLARissA AAckIE.
cop, rish'ea. ,.~. b, p. 6. r-.'u-at-

busy clerk aI,piD.rtca ~ You see we
are very busy tp.iny." he continued
hastily making change for sin.,ll girl
who sad purchased :, valentine. 'Io
morrow- Valentine ,la, yea know
II ought 10 know srowls-I Mr SCOT,
irIscihiy You hnf- Informed me Of
tliai fact four distinct times ti.s morn
ing Do y1u fis7,i 10 -ay that nii these
peopl. are bnying idl,tlc pictures 10
send 10 their fricnds?'
They gT.. buying Valentines ye.
SIR" r-iurn,-l the clerk. viii nn aIi're-
teuSiVc glance. toward the several crs
TONERS Your paper vii! b" ready In
moment. SIR The package has not
been opened yet"
so busy selling valentines. OF course.
Yon needn't repeat the explanation" :"
snapped MIR Scott. turning toward the
door. FnnSIug In the entrance. he Look
cI hack The little Siaiioncrs WAS the
only shop 81 it, kin ip the village
Here alone bloon-d the flower garden
Of valentines. Herr alone MAS the
sourc. OF his annoyance. \ dlibollrnl
plan entered MIR. Timothy Scott's cles.
er head \ voice interrupted q his mus
ings.
Herr tx your paper ai last MI
Scott said the clerk affal,ly The oil
g.uiieniau looked about the store as lie
porkci.d the paper The otlicr custom
crs hnd departed: he was the only one
there
SHOW IN. all the valentines you have
In sio,.k'' he or,irrd sharply.
'Yc~ yes. sir gasped the perturbed
clerk ~ lie divci beneath the counter
Presently he emerged. dusty AMI
breathleSs. hearing several large green
pastcbplrd hnNc~.
''rhesr Ia the stose." he said. ind cat.
Ing the Interior OF the small room, ''ani
these. Ia the boxes are all We haVe.
Mr. Scott looked around 81 the row
of valentines There were plctur.
postnl-. iar. topper mlssives. a few si'k
aud satin bcnutics and an assortment
OF the coaIGse comic valentines. Nj
Of them expressed varied degrees OF
sentiment, aud they were all rcsplcn
dent In cupids. intertwincd hearts.
flowers aud tender verses,
Il viii take them ALL said MIR Tim
othy Scott. reaching for his pocket
book.
The agitat.-i shopnsn stared racu.
ously until he caught the fierce g'cain
In the customers eye: then. With trcm'
bling fingers. he collected the Nnlen-
tines aud placed them In boxes In
ten minutes the store was dcDnacd of
It's festive array. and Mr.. Timothy
Scott was the prond I'n-scssor OF six
huge boxes OF valentines.
Can you obtain any more for me!
he asked sharply.
'.No. slr' said the clerk. ''fhere
Isu't another one IN the village. and
conidn't get any one to drive twenty
miles To Millortown after some
VERY good" said MIR. Timothy SCOT.
as IL. paid his hill Il VIII send III,
man after the boxes he said ns he left
the store and entered the storm Of ny
ing ;lal>cs. There promised to hs" -
heavy snowfall. and MIR. Scott trampeJ
checrfully toward his handsome home
very wen satisfied with the result of
his mornings work
Late tlia; afternoon old EcuiamiD
staggered into the buusc under the
load of i,oSc~ from the stnrloner's. aud
his master ordered Them placed in a
corner of the library. where lie sat
t1astlng his foe, before the pleasant
blaze
"Dis yer paper Is all de mail dey
was, sai.'' said the negro as lie placed
the evening newspaper at his masters
elbow. Somehow. Mr.. Timothy, seems
like dcy's powerful lot o excitement
down to lie I,pstoriis. sah.'
What sort III excitement, BcnJa-
,,.i,, .,ul.,.t AIR G..rft .l.z.nffy
why. ! dunno 'sackly. sab. I hccri
MIR, Downs say as how somebody bad
I,oughien ebcry valentine dcy was In
Becchcoyc. ami dcy want one TO be
he'd FER love er money. nohow. Some
AXIS like Jry WIS put out about II.
'spect some gcmman has lot o lady
fricu's he's gwine to member dis yer
day" he chucsic,l gleefuly.
Timothy SCOTS wcaxened little face
flushed under It's mat OF snow white
hair THAT will do. Benjamin" b~
said graveiy and the old servant re
tired.
II dunno. IIetty.' he confids-i 10 hts
i.etter half. who was washing dishes 10
the kitchen. seems like Mr.. Timothys
growing j,esky irritable lately"
What's he been a-sayin' nowY'
whceze,l Hctty. numbering across the
room. Il don't set no store by ole
bach's Dcy's powerful pcevish and
hard 10 suit"
Il don't recomembcr what he sayed.
returned Benjamin obviously. "but he
did look like he mought he sayin'
something befo' long"
Mr. Timothy Scott sat late before hi
cheerful fire that evening with feel
fnx Of discomfort beneath his whlts
waistcoat whenever his gaze eucoun-
tered the pile Of boxes In the corner q
the room.
..what are you going to do with usr'
they aeemexl TO ask rcproachfnlly.