La Junta tribune., 1908-07-04
ssieusines p'ar~d many . part. asA
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Vsieusines play~d many . part. asA
thst WAS fery strtnge t'rp.
Ther. 'sns picture of \ grit snch .
pretty 1ri .niAii srJ dainty. with
black hair anJ soft back eyes She
wo.-e y whlt. gown and u hin- ribbon.
AMI she WAS giving Mr. Ti,nrdhy Scott
. valentine. aud Mr. Tini,thy Seott
rrcig.,i ~ i,t very giai to gi il. And
there sas an .il,,.r p.iure ~ the same
girl. aud white gown AMI blue rib
kon. but her ey.~ s,s.rc fnii of tears
aud pleading, while Mr.. Tim tiny Scott
was frpwu.ng Al her with thick brows
drawn cib-eiy together nn'i very an
CRY cDnnsensncr. aiii Young Air- scott
iuri.ed away and lift TIE siFi. and he
never once looked back.
Thirty ivng years had he waited for
her 10 send for him. bat she ba1 never
/. iiit.td = Sl.n tia, she knew Mr.. Tin.
oilIy Scott. save that she d'picd a little
DID fashioned. courtesy whenever fbey
met Aad tina, had alt hipprned thirty
year. a..p and she had never married
nrrl neither hal he She lived In big.
aud lie nj the other in a housc Just a.
Ia-gc ntd as lonely.
Something rolled down MIR. fino
thy..> np~c aud spiaSlitsi on the white
walsteo,t lie juupcd np aud blew
his nos. Violently. He rang the bell for
T.rIi 'nti,ln.
Nor. wool. Ecujamin.'' he ordered
SHARPLY. "My fre ls going out, and
aIn taking cold"
TIN. mex, morning after breakfast
Mr. Timo;by locked himself In the "
br,ry aud went Io his safe. where n.
unlocs,-I u secret drawer aud took out
yeilows,i envelope. from ~thich he
drew fad,si little valentine. the self
same valentine that the girl IN the hre
picture had given 10 Young Timothy
Scott. This lie placed carefully ip his
letter case Then he called benjamin
.Iayc the sicigi, around nj 10
o'ciocs." he said amiaity. aud the grim
ming o!d servant hobbied away with
algcrily.
I,owu the village street gil,l"'i the
great Eussilu sleigh, EcnJamin guild
in.. in. handsome bays and MIR. Tim
otiiv Scott nlufiici To the ears In fnrs
,ltiiu. IN ,iI, back People stareti aft
or The sleigh curioisiy. for the sight
of tlc master ~ Scott house recalled
10 Heir minds that lic WIS Responsible
Tor the fact tlat few people IN Beech
cove had received valentines that
morning.
Through the grcl; hr'nze gateway.
which he had not passed since ihat
other day 81 many years ago. they
dashed up the broad avenue. sweeping
IN front OF ibc colonial house. and hc
aliehtcd with brisk agility. Tile bong
wait I'm the familiar drawing ro"m. the
parting Of the velvet curtains, the com.
ing of a dImmurive figure with snowy
hair piled high. soft black eyes and
whit. dress. with knots of violet rib
bon. and then. Timothy" she said
gently, Il knew you must come some
day
The minister married them that aft
cruooi, Violet All.n aud Timottiy
scott, Then the newly welded pair
entered thc sleigh and were sped down
the avenue aud rp the street To- the
Scott lionsc whore old ifctiy baked
aud brcwed In whirl Of mad excite
mcnt. BENJAMIN WAS sent on ffty cr-
rands a,ou, the village. aud when
evening came there was u merry gath
crin. OF people In the old honse. Every
man. woman and child who was able
to i,c afoot was there The walls "f the
due rooms were hung with gay vnicu-
tines. The tables We're covered with
them They We're pinned 10 the ,ira
pcrics and suspended from the chande
iIcrS
Timothy Scott and his beautiful brii.
received their .nri.hbors cordially
There was IA banquet In the huge din
Ing r,,onr. music in the hoil. and then
the briSe gave to each departing gncst
Il valentine as souvenir Of the occasion.
'.'rimothy.- said the bride when they
stood alone before the hearth fire. we
must repeat this every year when Nal-
cutiue's day comes aruund-the rccep.
lion. the supper. the music. the givin:
of valentines
1--WE WILL" said Timothy soiemnly.