Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-05-07

he kept to himself. The next day he
went out into his yard and with his
own hands prepared little bed In
which he planted some seeds. But he
took care not to plant the seeds while
the children next door were about.
It was now two weeks before st.
Valentines day. Bates, who was i'm
proving In health, seemed also to be In
a state Of pleasant expectation. Every
day he examined with pair Of blnoc-
ulars the bed the children had planted
Meanwhile there were various meet
ings between the parties, but Miss
Farnsw0rth FOR some reason best
known to herself ignored Mr.. Bates
entirely, and Mr. Bates externally ig-
nored Miss Farnsworth. But when
ever he met Bob he looked at the boy
with an amused expression. He felt
sure that Bob had been teasing his sis
ter and the person about whom she
had been leased was Arnold Bates.
A week passed after sowing the seed,
but neither bed showed any effect of
the planting, though Arnold Bates by
close examination saw a slight swell
ing of the earth where the seed had
been planted in his own bed. His
binoculars refused to disclose any sign
whatever of terminating force in the
bed In the next yard. He had sown
crocuses In his bed, for he preferred
that they should come up soon-sooner
than whatever might be In the next bed
On the 18th Of February his Gro
cuses appeared above the surface far
enough to show the word GLADLY"
though they were not plain enough to
be read by one In the next house. On
the 18th Bates could discern In the
bed in the next yard parts of letters.
On the morning of the 18th, st, Val
entine's day, after a rain In the night,
the plants In both beds stood out plain
ly In green letters, the one BE My
Valentine" and the other GLADLY"
What was going on next door on
that st. Valentines morning was not
known to Arnold Bates. II Bob was
in trouble at having perpetrated what
he intended for very good Joke the
fact was not permitted to reach the
gentleman for whom he had raised out
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valentine next door appeared. II had
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tod ,ho ,mnoochmont with shouts NJ
norrIment which wore turned 10 moan.
Inga on heIno sbpt nm Inv his mother
In a dor,, room No notico wos toke,
or tbo voiontIno during the dov but os
coon no NIGHT foil UeIen went out with
a hoo and dostrovod n
Tbo Fornswortb family ware much
dIa0runtled ot Bob,s performances. and
Uelen wos at Arst troubled lest the
bondsona ,nvoI,d sunnoaipo that abe
had nIanted the valentine. should con.
cider ber hold In the extreme But
bou had ho been enabled 10 grow rho
ronIy In such obor. order9 Tbero vos
hut one northumberland must have
Coo, e., ,ion.,no, 30 Tho eood Rob nd
mitted that no had done the work I'm
daylight which settled the matter
Tbe obloouv bavino been removed
Helen gradually came 10 attach less
unnIcosentness 10 tbe matter. and ono
dov while standing before her mirror
dressing her hair she saw the frown
on bar roce disonnaor before n smile
Then sbe laughed She was shocked NJ
berseIf for Laughing nj such an ont
ro0eons nroceedin0 but ofter MI nj
waa rather funny Resides the hand
some Invalid had been 90 gallant os IA
noLo n Favorable resnopse
One mornin0 when Mr. Bates was
,oeIIno ouIte recovered ma walked out
IT,, ,ho vord u,as Eornsworth come
nn. ~ ,yo,,,,d q, hor YARD presontIy
sto ,r,nno1 an % ,ho bodoo sonoro,ino
,ho ,mn n,oces M Rates a1voncod
toword bor romovIno HE bot os No
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CT o,.,. ,or on ox,,ono,,on " aoid ,ho
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,ratod ua nlonted tbose aowers