The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-05

had selected this evening Of all others
to fall down the cellar stairs ana
break her arm?
He had to set the bone; then, as
II, luck would have it, no one could
be found to go for her granddaughter,
Marge Roper. The old woman coulo
not be left alone. The young DOCTOR
was forced to offer his services.
This had taken time, still if Billie
had cared the, least bit for him, she
would have waited. There was no
question about it.
AS for Billie, no sooner had Frank
gone than she called her brother from
| game of marbles and, refusing the
escort of Dr. Davis, went home.
The remainder of that night she
passed in tears, and it was with a
heavy heart that she rose on Valen-
| tines day.
The day itself was beautiful and
| mild-with a south wind blowing.
The Imp had swallowed his breakfast
and was begging his sister to make
kite. It was while she was cutting
and pasting on this toy that he, IN
! chattering about the neighborhood at
large, told her the reason for Franks
delay the evening before. He had
heard it at the party.
EYES," he finished as his sister, with
shaking hand, passed him his COM
| pleted kite, che had to fetch Marge
Roper, himself. That was when we
saw him, wasn't it, Sis?"
It would have been difficult to clas-
sify Billie's sensations. She felt mean
and unworthy, yet there was streak
of pure glory running through all.
Frank was noble and self-sacriticing
and-best of all-he was faithful.
Clearly, she must apologize. 1t was
hard to do, but it was the only way
out. She wasted the morning in
wretched indecision then, at last,
thought struck her. Why not get out
of it gracefully by writing valen-
tine. She could be much bolder-on
valentine.
The valentine was written. It must
be delivered that day by a messenger
and, since the Imp had helped to
cause the trouble, he must act the
part of st. Valentines envoy and
make peace.
She put on her pretty brown dress
and her brown and scarlet toque and
went forth in search of the small boy.
When she found him he was having
; much enjoyment with the kite. AS
Billie tramped across the new ground
towards him, she saw a tall, broad
shouldered man in long overcoat
| 4I1 mot oh m
the Imp's maneuvers with the kite.
She decided to pretend she had not
seen him, though a wonderful scheme
darted into her brain as soon as she
| caught sight Of him.
She soon reached the Imp, and after
a few earnest words with her he drew
l in the kite. They worked over it
minute then, while she held it aloft
I he took the cord and scampered away
An obliging puff of wind came along
l and shot the kite upward. The Imp
sped on. The kite, true to its nature
swayed from side to side and, as the
boy paid out the Irvine, scared up
2 ward, made an cratic side-swfpe, zig
}. Jagged around for hundred yards OF
more, then, with a triumphant squirt
e of speed, sailed into a leafess cherry
: tree near the fence.
;, The Imp came to halt and looked
> mournfully at the kite noddlng Its
g three-cornered head over a limb
Then, apparently for the first time
$ the small boy discovered DR.. Franz
Miller standing near him.
Please, Frank" whined the Imp
''get me the kite. You can stand OF
the fance and reach it with you
cane"
i And, since the Imp had a sweet, IN
b. kind sister, poor Frank climbed tn
fence and, after trial or two, dis
lodged the kite which came swayin'
e downward with a waggish, grotesqu
?. movement into his hand.
Pinned across it's knowing face wa
: sheet of note paper on which, il
- Bi1Iies writing, was scrubbed the TO
~ lowing:
e Frank, you dear, cross old Vale1
tine! Don't be horrid any more, blu
y give your heart-broken Billie forgive
70 ness"
The Imp, grinning in sympathy, wa
= left suddenly with his mouth alar i
- amazement at long-legged madma
% tearing across the field, headed for
- brown and red apparition and, to tn
~ Imp's disgust, carrying the kite wit
him.
40 "Ain't big folks stlly?" remarke
the Imp.
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