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A GREfK t4LfNi7NE -*,. , """ I, The choosing went on rapidly. Fatt- .. ': j. was madly, merrily perverse. Nearly ev ' ; cry couple was humorously mismatched .....' ,. , ;('."tLb\I ; Major Sterling found himself paired with I & - ,; :. .;8'. : Janle Norton and Tom's eyes flashed hateas __ : he saw Jessie, his Jessie pass out, fore / -\v .. doomed, the attentions of Royce Ford, '-,.. f r'. I r J 1 tIyYY his most dangerous rivaL Lily fell to the - , : I. lot of Mr. Ware, a widower, newly set out. r+ N i l' '' r f! and still in the first excess.- of widower, ' f folly. . . YSI s a : "Now do you like playing providence? ,' : I fear you are responsible for all this," nr r T F c---- . ; ;:! Major Sterling said in Janie's ear as they K **** "f I watched the throng. She gave her shoulders i .' the least possible shrug as she replied:; Between Mfatfy r awruu "I am not playing" .providence. only o miid. I look at the wish. I might. I "What would you do first?" he asked. I 1'1 dauiuwtftI. r. "Give all my friends just enough misery And yet the ureter , to accent their happiness and my enemies .Ii'otvkrnddq ."", nwfl surprise.dhdtiatfiU.. happiness enough to make their misery J " : jfS !Mf Imprints no I .more miserable, she answered promptly ..... "What nnamiable '7 n aI t an young person Y01 i .. | are, 'to be sure!t" )he) said, with a little I t Often with,,, these orbs f Mae _..- ;i ; .".- a.I laugh. "I see you have begun your work. 4 / see it gfantt so kind ttnd trutx .-.. jfelfS , ... Tell how I be reckoned .- me, please! came to - // wlcomc undoi'&ufi - / seems , I enemies . among your ... f, :-: ,...'.. -=--- ," "" ,,-"-'- .. ."1 don't know what you mean," Janie \ 5... And then: dare spfctri! Addis obottjtrule s : kTo ,, I protested, with, however: a ,suspicions red 'the pretfj picture tut. : M.irfr' -- |11n her;, checks. Major Stoning looked $' 16!ipti'\ ;t/I my hopes tire rented. t' .. .,,.,, .. dowriat her and shook hi* head' saying if I so interest when club M ( i until only languid a veteran Janie > they I were said loftily her by this : Into of talking to himself. He had eyes \ 1 ffot Helen of the : a way \ Tffjtlit 1Lr s , ." t 1 tired, Lily Mayne j told him how Louise had sent away:, her time the very pattern of limpid Innooence, \\rl \\ \ . own'man '.- j and! Jessie and few visitors. His Mulligan, ,rich lover for no other reason than that'. "Still; I. don't In the least see how you ) ]1 l' Didot_nor Cleopntra't face*.";:) r- was a model of discreet silenceand Marina ,she dld'not choose to him. y \ ; y \1 Janie Norton, marry make out"- I. \ (Oll,1 /nrrl f .+ i Miss Estil'spretty cook and housemaid, never venturedto "You do not expect me-not the least "That It Is happiness enough to increase \ : \ ' address'itore than thm . r ) nieces. Valen consecutive young ladies," he said after a little, smiling my misery" be interrupted. "You v.And \ : say words to "the master fii>inioc<:u.ionhl.v the' faces his now if yon 'should grant to me(7fr \.t-\"J \\ at : tine's day was just fancy conjured up. that yet know it brought me here." \ s : fl' ahead, and they he spent an Evening: i at the club. Once a <"But I shall go to your party. More I "Could you be In a better place?" Janle ( utmost that high Aope can s queried. She was rapidly getting over the .. reef our hearts s/mll sevtr+ \\Q'I f( ' / r '.'.+ I) Ing hour in deciding his upon mother's rather- than his own. Otherwise been. remember, if you found out what '''girl i shook of finding out that the staid major But in a realm of -subtlest grace l. r ..... I /-:: , ; -' ; where to rend had sent, one were entitled to kill her you could be He ' !'j J gallant upon occasion. drew her i\. If :!. a baker's dozen of he kept entirely to himself. in the face of daylight. I wonder how you hand closer within his arm.as he answered f /ffi-e shall /wit the trowning /last. (Ji''t S ;V. # fJ ,. , ., ". That made talk,' of course.; His 11(:;h. willi like that. I wonder.still 'if I And tan will fomtr ** llis. ''. remit ; : gorgeousmissices.i more : "No. X am more than pleased with '. \fY \ ,I .i. oil hors and their gossips could not under; shall have to carry through so the 4Ir, They are courage state of life wherein I now find myself. r stand why a retired officer, more than rea- JOEL 6L NTON 1) - a fJ D,) bcnutiCul1r.Inap- daring an enterprise. : But think of having to give it up so soon! f sonably well to do outside of his half pay, ' propriate Jessie Man proposes. St. Valentine sometimes Don') think that had you a mummy by \\ . : should elect live thus ;- }) to more than half a '0 said, pushing; hermit What did it matter that ho disposes. Major Sterling found that;:out chance slipped out of cerements would Vf"\\\ ::_' Tf .. away the lot of addressed wo a beyond peradventure. ,The JSstll house find it a bit.hard to thlnk-of"going back \ , bachelor without ties ,of Mood - near ' envelopes with a laughing sigh. stood in the town's outskirts, sitting quiteapart tnto'them'" . "But this one. Who will 'It fit worst I;;, Thero was Louise Pistil alniost his! ttge in the middle of wide grounds. It "I should not be sorry for-a mummy -- -- . can't for my life decide! It must be sent, and single, devoting herself: to many was gray and solid and roomy, with doors who need not go back," Janie said look-. GOOD Sri VALENTINE.: sino qua non of progress, and these t'na :,; though.. Must! That's flat. It cost nwholo ; things and especially keeping In touch hospitably wide. He found it lighted up lAg sedulously.away. Unconsciously'Ma- artists furnish as readily as for the picture --.t. with social life. The and .Topsie . girls. , half dollar. It would be simply Lily from top to bottom and within it as merry jor Sterling sighed. market and the illustrated press. In " awful to let that amount of valentine go and Janie, were not really her niece only.] a company as man might care to see. It. ,. "No, I suppose not," he said thoughtfulla HE'' HAS NOT DESERTED HIS POST IN comics the bike has held) sway for years ,. tho children of her step trclhi rs mal < him odd turn to be net I rand comes up in new form ench anniver to wastes. gave an by young r even a little wistfully. "If only Iireie * ,, "I don't soo why wo ever bought it," ters. Yet sho kept then ah' u r l s'r'"ji1! Tom Norton, son and image of his [old like your Aunt LouIse"- THE HUMDRUM WORLD. sary. Latterly the tanfleiu has opened anew Janie said, eying it critically. Lily laughed the time and gave them all sorts III< : :' .,- chum, and hustled off! into the big sitting t "..Why I Has Tom told you about that field for fancy, and wo have not seen urea Even when they were nb, t. -i e * nglln.It Ob, we had to. It appealed was ncvf.r at a loss. All the you*,c: i:"' ',> teens, where 20 other men were alreadycongregated. untie will never forgive him. She didnot A Word About the Wide Though Vary- the last of the new woman nor of the " to Et:'ongJy to your artistic sense" sho 1 mean to tell anybody, not even the Roentgen rays. especially all the nvo, tItnr'd bt- lag Demand For tlnea--lmmeDao said. Then she spread out ,the pay sheet young i "You see," Turn explained is they ,went: minister, until just before" JanIe be- -Today there are more than30,000,000 and waved it fldglike over her head. It as aunt and haunted LIT.czy 1 hlf along "Janie has got this In hand. She: gan, her eyes full of wonder.. Major Sterling Establishments With Capital ana Costly American youngsters walking in the footsteps showed a very pink-Cupid 'in the .act of' Major Sterling knew all thl- gnu Is always up to some mischief. I tried to stopped her. He was equally bewil- Talent Produce Them-And They Go. of the lovers and frolickers: of the past. launching a silver dart much bigger than .(times, he smiled over it t.Hlghd..Tho ;! '. make her hear reason; but, you know dered, partly by what she had said, more and they keep the day as did their elders, ;; , smile for the hints of dautu himself, presumably at a' lightly cladyoung was girls never will pay attention to whattheir by the implication of It. Every valentine season brings out a re- sighing and smiling with Cupid's patron ____ Y. down In his past the sigh nor t.: -- ( flective pages ; essay, generally congratulatQl'1lntone saint. . person smiling down at him from brothers say. "I have been told nothing. I don't intolerable loneliness more and rote's .?r: to the effect that tho of ti custom a cloud. i "Janle looks" like a sensible girl. 1 an, know what you mean I Not the least In "There Is something preraphaollte almost eloping his present. Ho had a n.::n J! not afraid to trust her,",the major retuin I the world," he said, speaking very low. sending tokens is dying out. Ono Is led PITIED LOVERS' WOES.The . memories of whom he had lam-to1 .. In the simplicity it," Jessie said j women ed. Tom gave a little ciff, saying: "VTair "But do tell mea! Please! So much may to conjecture who and what manner of gravely, but with twinkling eyes. Janie some hotly for the minute, some dcH.ILtt11 -,' until I tell you about It. She Is wild {,for depend on It If I were like Aunt Louise people tho gloomy essayists must be, Late Her. Dr. Hooghton as the Friend 1'\ afar off and He hullW1 r .made a mutinous mouth at: them and be- wavering some new valentine nonsense. In f,\," -what?" whether too old to experience a thrill of of Lover. In DUtreM. gan to rummage In the card basket. Lily seriously' made love to any of them, UI\i: all of them are. They beard about look); a-> "Why, you might get married and live happiness or too blind to observe the life Dr. George HT Ilougbton of the Churchof that ho had been too with dc.iI1'- ly busy of the who folks the earth caught her hand saying with a comprehending out of the window. As they can'tIt mauat happy ever after," Janie Bald-- looking common keep the Transfiguration in New York cityIs man's out tho frontier. He h ; part on moving. Perhaps they nlso the .. are preach- nod "I have just thought! I down. "You won't tell It. She is goingto among the absent this St. Valentino' ' always meant to be might v .r. marry; ers and moralists who now and then ex- know what we'will do. marry next month. No it is not Mr. season. He died very suddenly last No* have done it that cbam.i long ago only : claim with hands and wide ""'haUl'! asked the others in tho same t Gary. He courted her as soon as his wife extended open vembcr. The kind hearted pastor of the breath. Lily ran'through the cards In silence died, but she would not look at him. eyes that marriage is getting to bo a thing '"Little Church Around the Corner'*was, t for a minute then flung a handful None of ns has seen our new uncle.' She of the past. most widely known on account of his of them into a work bag, saying:. met him at; the seashore. Ho is a genius It is not a far cry from valentine sending Christian. liberality burying from his "11'e will tempt fate In earnest. Put In delicate,. five years younger than she, and and receiving to tho day of Cupid'svictory modest but still orthodox and aristocratic your hand, Janie, and draw' card. Whoever ,. so.rich he needs! some one. to take care of and crowning. Whether valentinesalways church tho social sinners as well as the . It may bo he gets this valentine." him very, badly. At first she was afraid mean that consummation or not saintly righteous. lie also gained repute "Major John Marshall Sterling." Janlo jA'wv1 people would say she wanted his money. every union of hearts and hand implies] as a sort of a latter day St. Valentine,or a - read from tho bit of pasteboard she had But love found a way around pride. Real countless days sacred to Cupid's patron j friend of lovers in despair or distress. drawn. All of them laughed more than love always does overcome everything." saint well observed In tho past; and an "It Is not true that 1 am tho St, Valentine of devotees for the "I wonder if it can overcome gray hair earnest more same 1 of Greater New York,:.and :vicinity," et'cr.Poor old major! I am sure ho has forgotten K and 80 years," the major said with a shrine. The boys and girls arc not going said the genial rector, witbj'a- smile] when what valentine looks like" Jca- shake in his voice. Janie shot a glance at to slight or miss the privileges their cKi-: spoken to about this phase of_his pastoral slo said, patting the pink Cupid as she hlr him. He was deadly pale. They had ers silence.remember too joyfully to let pass> in duties; "most certainly not. t do not poi' cpoko. 1 r f. 1 r moved away from the crowd and stood al- ,as being a saint of any kind;butt do love believe ho knew. He Then, too, there is tho Interchange of "I don't ever wasbornold. young people and if my sympathy for i_ .. I am sure of it," Lily answered. those tender-but not the tenderest-senti- :j them in their rights and wrongs entitles ments which Christmas New Year's and , Jonle shook her head. me to become a competitor of tho good old "No, he wasn't."" she said. "I heart i birthday greetings do not imply,something I priest who was beheaded In tho days of tho other that ha .4c_ more than mere friendship, but less thanmarita1lovo' oT Auntlo Louise bay day ire / Claudius! on account his popularity li because too fates will have it . i was tbo cayest young fellow until he went r with lovers* why then/1 suppoee that I welt Indians." f N so; also the fun for thero is fun with outt to fight Something may be called the modern St. Valentine. dreadful must have happened there, for !/ out a sting in it for sensible folk who "I all who to and want come me sr marry , KKT THI CARD SPINNING TO THE OTHFB t';? p make the carnival day ono of innocent .evervEincov bie back Invalided he has came 07 THE TABLE. to bo married. Of course I have to use a been just as we see him now;" "i KNOW WHAT WE WILL DO that they have bit on something worse L'tt o merriment. Burns wrote sublimely, great deal of judgment in those cones and 1 '"Heis'not 'really so old :either," Lily had such a knack of whisking him awa;. When everybody has come. lam to s. |n> I Ob, wad some power the giftie gio us I:j show almost the wisdom of tho serpent. I said; *'001, CO. It Is that, troublesome from the enchanter of the minute' and f.::t. you: men one'a& a time Into the lilmfrThey -' 1 To see onnxrls M ithers ace' us, put both the man and woman under oath bullet In bis chest which makes. his hair ting him where there was fighting. to I Iv have rigged a sort of window t!.o<' f t t r and why may not tho power work through and make them solemnly swear that they! .. eo gray, J dare say"- done. the hack and the girl who will be storing .' truth telling coiulo valentines? They uro are free to marry. If they look very young. "You are ft destroyer of romance-Lily "H-m-m1! This Is shockingly: Inari: behind it will, of course, see you '. ., 0A much pleasanter to take than Caudle Ice- I make tolerably sure that they arc of marriageable You deserve to be l t'erelysupP1'l'S.4cc-: priate," he sold at last nodding to";:.t t' 4s tunes or sermons aimed at a mark. age. Then I 'go-ahead, and J'usle'.fnterruptec1.. ought to have Cupid.' "The arrow Is all very **.'* .-.i They wanted to make It out tho re.-1 I .' No, tho most fashionable streets of sometimes I help out the marriage service left US the belief that It was unrequited] have seen bigger ones, though I fV1*: >* the year but I put my foot on that. 1'1: New York, Philadelphia or Boston a: J with a little private prayer of" my own + love which had bleached! his they were so dangerous. But"by' ; not the r' ' polL" girls draw lots as to who shall first choo places to study the extent that they may be happy together. Illcbard nonsense and help me with why are not shooting It at n. "d' r ; St. Valentine in . "Stop your you It really is not a matter of choice thoughit's worship this year IS Harding Davis' Van Bibber story of the cards Lily said. Unless they are You cannot be meant to personify >::(4 i rn J There the * these rather all blind luck.," I /?"l '(r I dl dt reporter will bear from grui. young runaways whom I married is not ready at once: we will cover get them sentIn am tho last fellow In,the world lor.xr ; ,. "Good lock for some of us, I hope"' th< .biers the same old story that the sat: 3 overdrawn. They were far from home. time. Valentines are good fun but a thing as that. I wonder who soi t .', major said, laughing. "Do know are falling off year: by year. That rut'af: : They were young and alone in New York. valentine party; la ever so much better.'' The lady there up In the cocd! i- '.l Tom it strikes me aI a great scheme.you 7- counted in dollars and of the gilt cdgt1kinds. Were they not better married "Wisdom, thy name Is Lily," Jessie retorted '- .the least bit like anybody I know." Wit "Oh I suppose you don't mind V Vonenmust 'TOO KJTOW IT BROUGHT WE HElm I A trip along tho side streets mar ,! "Whatdo I regard AS my special forte? . ( rolling up her eyes. Then the threetoll ,that he took u. the cntelopuand cnrefnL:; be all, pretty well! alike .wbon tticomes 1' most alone the broad lighted throw a little light on the subject. l.t Well, perhaps it I* that of advice giving. .. porch. silently and furiously to work upon scrutinized tin address. It was wrltl to Tom said lit.kstimy upon such tradesmen are.often jealous and deposed I think I am a born peacemaker and I 1 your age. a She '' both hands his and the onvelopes.piledatone\ sidd of the table, In a big hand. fashionably angular, an::: "But If you cared about ore nh,: leaned put little to hint as over she answered arm to grumble over small ralhU'J' know that with tho grace of God I han addressing them and slipping Inside cards noncommittal. As he, fingered it ho saw her tagged off with another fellcVwell : cleverly raying nothing of largo ones. Its patched.up many a home quarrel. "I think, I it could HIt which bade all Miss Estil's,friends como i something In fide. He turned It 'upsidedown ,- I think yon would see the differenco it yes decent am chance.sore their business. : "Once upon a time there' came to mo a t and be nicrryat'her house upon Feb. 1#. shook 7OUJtAT'e a But behind the retailer of valentine Ii' two letter from his it and tent the card splnnio: .," S .- .' young man carrying Perhaps: It was automatio,, action;.perhaps to the other Edge of tho tables: 'Wo are ready 1. Bring on -< the manufacturer, and his establL-Jiioent ladylove. Ono of the letters called him nepi- also,' fate guided her fingers. Janle "I see!" he1 said his eyes twinkling; flees! !" Janlo called front out:-ido your'the etyi., Six months after they were, married.Cupid's tells a different stay whatever hU 11;,: : ,her lovey and her dovoy. The other was knew. The fact remains that one "Those random dart proved more effectual ODe American factory aiaUtions cold and requested that their mar- never wicked, wicked young persons Tom had passed about r'\tall nun,ie: ;,<. may say. very . of the'tatrlr. engraved cards tent to keeptho Miss Estil harbors have plotted against slips. Now he called, aloud "Ad\a ccNo than many which were carefully aimed enough to have crossed the line tout riage be put off six months. :w pink Cupid company upon his journeyto B*, their elders and betters. They thinkI ,1. and meet your doom." Greater New; York puts out nearly 2l ,- 'What shall do?* asked he, with the Major: Sterling.. In.due season the post may be fooled into believing she had a'- :;. .1 was Timmy Logan the minister', v A Taleatla 000,000 valentine annually. Over lCw : tears running down his check. delivered both at the major's door. Th hand In it. Act! I.did not know IoulaeEstil son, flight, mild, blue :eyed and 6cuhmental. Should Where flower.stray refuse lost within to bloom a lonesome and deathfulO'etsweepe land designs are laid on the forms each year 'Answer the lovey decry fetter' said xoajor himself took them.In and blushedthrough better than anybody In the world."> A silent laugh went about whet. > aand and sales of the 'most popular reach tt-j I, 'and Ice the other go.' He did so, and . all hls'tan and'grizzle at sight of, Then In mind he ran over.their long ac- at the end of a minute, be was seen t*> the way by which we may return 100,000 mark. :. In a few days they were happily married. F which hAd'a spray cf qUAIntance. He had .been dangerously puss on Into the long parlors with Mr tore will still lead, though lost we wait and From over the ocean come stories ..1,.' It takes tact and management to make roses the big and envelope a pateof turtledoves embossed near loving her bad, In' the ol<! .. : of what, was wroly a man ; Us, thou and II The world's in rhyme. rsreet- certain kind'another is found and another : hair made him leave' It ostentatiouslyrfone matter of course, that Louise *'.>; ry as a grig if he could just:arrange to swat'witb : heart: nor a young roan-a flee young fellow ' ;; -' cray' :until be lad' read through all thoxaorntcg's to lU:11T13"otwg Cery. tho rr.It.:: ,,.i \ t- whoever gets his cousin: Je5."iej'] Thy heart aDd mine-are- until it is a f back number and ghee ws'\, came to .ask advice.. And now. I .am.- -8*: - 1 ."-:' : grist of.J letters. ,.Ho even anb dent'g son.-: Then ho 'hr.ti iiv-"., .:... ,-z''i AI:1n.Msor.; Storllns'; : smiled. U. was to'., __ .- Valentine. to-'io*theffnext*- -;--*-',,"fav..rl:8.->->:' NeWtd- as"'.".- sro..,.,,.-- tfcs- Ce' : tau:. oa 3d rtjj.' J ; 'J' BP I < ! i I , ., . 5x } . '" ... X . ...