Show VALENTINE 0 hicl leavo you heard abo news it perfectly splendid burst from f n clione of girls clustered about alio gsg room on n cold crony morning early in february as si bright eyed goldan hairred maiden and joined lle croup no what is it asked the newcomer drawing off glicr gloves and endeavoring deavo ring to warm her hands why maddio seymour is to give a Val cuino party on the and every one of our class is to bo invited ox clara townley Town lcy and is to be a box through which we are to send valentines tn each other continued bella Os und liello brother fred as cupid is to dis them it a pretty idea lovely responded vie but onidio ought to havo lot us known sooner so wu could leavo saved up our pocket money 0 you always have plenty and can favor us all laughed froat twining her arm around her friends waist dont be so sure eald vie 1 I havo drawn pretty heavily on my already and fallier ali objects to ino any money lio saya I 1 will never learn tho value of it if ho docs but there tho bell and I 1 learned a word of my french yet As chcon sounded thu eirls di to ivo scabs scats but lillic was thought or talked of alio ensuing week except alic coming and lie dainty missives to bo cut on tho occasion every school hns its belle or leading pirl and at s vie vin lon WM certainly thal one IIan domo brilliant and withal kindhearted kind hearted and to a fault few could help loving her and with both teachers and scholars sho waa a favorite while a certain manner of her jovn had won queen hiis 1 glicr but perhaps her most ardent admirer na one biinte unknown to alf a little loniero lo tho poorest and of the class to alio had scarcely spoken n dozen words out alio llio year and of whom alio rarely thought bililly looked vic vinton as of every beauty and grace although alic never ventured to do more than gazo and admire birr at a distance baciu much too timid and reserved to and mako many friends amongst the eirls so she was only known in the school as milly the bookworm book worm for alic was very studious and at alic was latt alono und unheeded in glicr distant coroch in duo kiino the invitations acro issued and on valentines eve vie warmly wrapped up for it was bitter cold bended wended her way down town in quest of tho fancy missives for glicr miltos to bo distributed by cup nl on tho following evening As alic walked briskly along her busy was calculating liow far alio civo dollar in her purse would go for having always taken tho lead she fell some pride about having her gifts as handsome as any that would be and SI aidie bho knew had a large number of friends to do honor to st valentine so engrossed was slie in her own thoughts thai she almost ran into nn uther sirl who was coming up alie and was only roused by a timid excuse me miss wicy milly htmat you exclaimed vie 1 l think I 1 am tho one to apolo itic my head was so full ot valentines I 1 daiil not see where I 1 was going you will bo at the party o night of course 0 o I 1 think not said milly mourn alic tears to l never 0 o but why not asked vie impulsively maddio nil aci class I 1 know anil as milly blushed mid hesitated but pardon me pcr laps you do not anro to ell your rca 1 I dout mind telling yon stammered milly but I 1 boatly leavo aug to wear liko miss flora of madison square laughed vie no not like her for this is truly alio very lica dress I 1 own and milly glanced from her black to stylish suit why how ia eliat conic walk down the tand tall nic all about it and urca on by vicc zin manner biilly glicr rc and told glicr of the strict economy her widowed mother wa obliged to practice to send her to Mad iino ars school and how impossible it bould bo for her to procure a dress suitable for nn evening party 1 I am baili fitted for n you know the at abo end but I 1 like it what do yen fancy asked vie 0 painting above all things the ream of my life is to haudy art and I 1 particularly lo 10 RO to this company to see mr seymours pictures of which I 1 hear he lias a fine collection yea baid vie and artist undo is to bo there who knows perhaps you may yo yet anyway promise me that you will not send your regret leforc tomorrow to morrow no I 1 will put it off us lon aa possible but it will be of no uso this poor cinderella lias no fain oil mother but perhaps st valentine may tako pity on said vie goodby good by and 1 conic and sec you very soon glod bv and with ft lighter henrt than sho lad k for aks milly turned down a sido toward r boodt lorn r I 1 never would have believed mother that I 1 could leavo talked so freely to any pho remarked tant night and to victoria vinta of nil personal but she ii even more charming alian I 1 imagined and distance did not lend a particle of enchantment and tho mother smiled with pleasure it hor quiet daughters unusual enthusiasm thusia sm and whilo milly was thinking eliout vie vio was thinking milly I 1 bad no taci alio was go poor but then I 1 niu afraid I 1 never thought much nebout her said vie to herself 03 alio came to ft pauso before agalla decked window festooned festoon ed valentines of every hue and do scrip tion 1 I will send her alio llio d rui islin cousin charlotte garo inc and which will just about fit her but what anso will il bo without alic chicken fixings ns boin calls them vie thought a moment longer tacil she announced n though alic acro speaking 0 o somo one so my dear friends i fear you will leavo to dispense with any lovo tokens from mr for hearts and darts though very tempting must five way to gloves and ars and turning resolutely franf the stationery stationers station ers dazzling displays lio hain bcd accas to n dry goods establishment across the way A messenger boy just left aliis val antino at the door for vou said mrs eaily the novt mornin as she entered tho lidy little parlor where her daughter was bonding over her painting table for who in alio llio world would ino n valintino ami milly inquiringly from iier faco to tho largo box alio carried in her hand but the brown arbs orbs still when the lid WM lifted displaying tho snowy skirts with their delicate he dainty and slippers and tho cluster of crushed buds so natural eliat milly littered a scream of astonishment us drawn forth this is vio Vin tons work I 1 am sure alio exclaimed 0 how grand she hi jait like her royal namo and her mother nodded a glad assent neither vio bor appo ired ai school ahat day but anch pros cul of alio ars t class was sur priscil to a liny noto worda 1 I ho 0 to no to bo not put nic in debt it aoi loo your school anto vio what new whim is this tho queen lias taken up asked nelly frost no one could answer her mr seymours brilliantly lighted house was n vision of youth and happi ness on flint st valentines and graceful little maidic dressed in duio while with knots of true bauo ribbon welcomed bior guests easy courtesy vie wa radiant but of all the girls that chocked hocked dressing room nono was so great n surprise as melville 1 I had no idea alic could look so pretty exclaimed clara turnley ac tho lilile brown arub lias come out quitu a gorgeous butler lly said bella hogood vie meanwhile was being plied with question which she parried for sonio lime with considerable skill as to her new notion of neglecting her friends some of whom inclined to be n little indignant they pressed her so hard that at length she was forced to confess well gals alio truth is I 1 did send ono valentine bill it ans too largo to go in tho letter bo so I 1 dispatched it a little ahead of lime and I 1 am that valentine said stilly who had stolen softly up behind then in a few words sho told of the itt sin had three cheers for queen vie cried all alio llio girls 1 did not mean them to know said vie but I 1 am very glad llroy do said milly and taking her friends arm they descended lu tho pallor together ic was now a greater favori limn ever whilo milly that evening appeared so bright ami merry her schoolmates all agreed that they had never half an predated her before swiftly and bayly alio hours sped by and hen the tiny caily goaded cupid spread his silver wings and about the room with his tender missives none could an liello picture painted by and presented to her dear vie sir seymour tho artist was in raptures over it and next day leavin heard billys fiory from hia madic paid Mcl villo a call the result was a ecat joy to milly for through his she secured a goud price for all alio cards and pictures she could paint anil in timo the for hem came to be so groat that she was anally enabled to abandon alio distasteful idea of becoming a and yc her dream of studying art her birst aruo was won on i portrait of her dearest friend and when any ono asks who il s she tells them with grateful tears illing her of vie victon s young people |