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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08

articles to keep prices al more nor
NAL level. Available supplies are so
limited. and cheap money so abund-
ant. that unhealthy speculation is
festered. 1t is altogether too easy II
corner the markets. The only cure
for this situation is larger crops the
world over and higher rates for
money.
Labor Outlook Unsettl'ng.
The labor outlook is somewhat I'M
settling. Reduction of wages by the
Lackawanna Steel company has been
regarded as suggestive of what must
he expected elsewhere. OF course
nobody wishes to see the rewards Of
labor curtailed: but If prices are 10
ccme down because OF lessened de-
mand. and costs of production to de-
elmo in consequence. it is difficult
IA see how labor is to escape some
share in the general reimbursement.
As prices fall the purchasing power
of wages will naturally increase, and
! labor will consequently have com
lnensation for the change. Such read
| iustments. however, are always dis
turbing and provoke more or less
friction. The outlook at present
atron@lv suggests a big strike in tn
coal business. The men have made
Il series of demands which are UNI
| reasonable and cannot command pub
( lie approval They are controlled by
lnew leaders under the necessity OF
"makine good" while as a result OF
several years good work and good
nav they are able and inclined to a
ttemnorary rest from labor The coal
companies, on the other hand ART
equally determined TO refuIa these
demands The consumption OF eaa
has been considerably curtailed bl
Imild weather and dizziness of trade;
sothat a considerable stock of Goa
is on hand, enabling the companies
to SUSPEND mining TO advantage fo
several weeks. Poth sides are in
position to fight, and both sides are
apparently willing for a test o
strength. Under suck conditions
struggle seems almost inevitable OF
April /. unless concessions not nov
expected are made by one party o
the other
Stock Market Neglected.
The stock market has been NOR
or les neglected owing to the absenc
+ of many large operators. to unce'
tainty concerning tariff, and to tn
interest attached to a change OF n
{ ADMINISTRATION. A better undertone I
i. observable, especially for dcsirabl
:. securities since the reaction Of tn
y past two or three weeks. There
+ more confidence in values, and cor
g siderable amounts Of high grad
Q IEonls and stocks have been witt
: drawn from the market by pc
;. manent investors. Money is easie
: and this should encourage restml
) ton of business. The outlook for tn
!. market is rather hopeful than othe
: wise. and there is little prospect
l. any serious break in the absence
S unfavorable news
o HENRY CLEWS.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08

talk 10 me ny ire nuur. ne BAYS II ~
such relief after the inane chatter
Of the others. He wouldn't think OF
Madge seriously for a second.
That girl thinks she is irresistible!
Girls who really have a lot of attention
aren't talking about It. I'm sure
never do. If there's one thing In
oud of It is that ! never boast!"
I've noticed that" said her FRIEND
i. the narrow skirt-Chicago Daily
News.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
HEALTHY PLANTS
REQUIRE the Most Careful Attention a.
Well as Good Soil.

Did you ever see rosebush which
despite the most beneficent environment
Of solicit sunshine-and of atmosphere,
--eemed never 10 achieve a healthy
growth.
A ton of manure will not help plant
that has a canker eating out its heart.
You must destroy the cause before you
can remove the effect.
You cannot cure Dandruff and Bald
ness by rubbing on hair lotions, and
rubbing in vasellne, etc.
You must look to the cause OF the
trouble-it's a germ at the roots of
your hair which causes 1t TO fall out
Newbro's Herpicide destroys the germ,
end healthy hair Is the sure result
Sold by leading dr. lggists. Send loc. In
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,
Detroit Mich
One Dollar Bottles Guaranteed.
Paul G. Schulz & Sons, Special Agents
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
MIGUEL RENoUNCES CLAIM
TO PORTUGAL THRONE

Lisbon. March THE Seculo
states that the pretender. Don Mi
guel Baganza, has declared his in
tention of renouncing all claim TO the
throne of Portugal out of sympathy
for King Manuel who had been
50 tragically called upan to assume
the crown. It is understood that
Dom Miguel is TO reside in Portugal
and take part in the work of regen-
Grating the country.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to March I, 1909.
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Trslne Leave Cairo:

frame LeaNe NslFos
1905 a. m. Daily Chicago Vestibule
Limited, arriving Chicago 1883 a. m
2:23 a. m, Daily st. Louis Night
limited. arriving st. Louis 7:0s T. m.
sleepklg car open at $50 p. m.
$500 y. m, Chicago Daily Erpreas
except Sunday.
500 a. M, st. Louis kcrh's NJ
press. except Sunda~-
1873 q. M, St LOWS Fast Man
1f:15 .. m, Chicago midday Special
pas o. m. DAILY st. Louis Limited
2:35 o m, Afternoon Express fo'
.Odin. Effingham, Nation. Champaign
5:1c D m, Thebes Accommodation
7:t5 .. n. Chicago and Eastern sT
press.
$3.50 a. M, Memphis and Nashville
$3.50 a. m, Memphis and New Or
leans Limited.
600 a. m., Psducsh aud Louisville.
1:41 D. M, Daily Memphis sss New
Orleans
1:4t o. m, Daily NssbviIl., Chstts
nooea and Atlanta.
$3.50 .. m, Fulton Accommodation
$3.50 D. m, Paducah aud Louisville
goo o. m, Memphis ard New Oh
| leans Special
For through tickets. sleeping ca
Accommodation and further informs
tlcn amply al Illinois Central PsHsss
re. station. Cairo III.
J. n. JOKES, Ticket AEsHi
s. a, HATCH, G. p. A.
Ia. n, SAMSON, Pass. Trssfia asr'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
Caviar Made in Manitoba.

Caviar is now made in large guam
titles at Lake Winnipeg from sturgeon
zoe. il is shipped to Hamburg in keg
AMI cones back to this country in tini
rnt in. rs Rnssian caviar
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
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Stocks, Bonds, Cereals


NE RvEs OF COMMUNITY sooTHeO BY
oe TlIE NEW NATIONAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lFAl
TAFT WILL CONTINUE POLICIES LAID DOWN sY pnEosoEo-
81. p, Ews SAWS COUNTRY GOOD CROPS AT FIRES
EMIT TO DEPREssioN-LA6oR ou,a 10 az
NvInT iiNsETTlING-sTocK MARKET AT PRESENT MORE OK
Fss NEGLECTED. OPERATORS
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
REMARKABLE IN THE DOG LINE
proud Owner. Of Pets, Listen 70 This
from FlatbUsh, NJ. Y.

zip. a son of Bluff. the big bull ter
riey. il the most respected dog in Flat
bush. y. Y. says a correspondent. He
requires every other dog within 40
bloeks TO walk a chalk line and bow
TO him as he passes by. He can lick
everything on four feet up TO twice his
size. We. is as mild as Devery-at-the-
Pun. His master attributes Zios
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
SITUATIONS WANTED

Advertisements Of not exceeding
three lines will be accepted free for
one weeks time from any reader OF
The Bulletin to be filed by advertiser
In person, on regular form, at the OF
fee Of The Bulletin Company, 7O3
Ohio street The Bulletin Company
assumes no responsibility for any adj
vertisemeit or statement made there
in and will not accept under this
heading the notice Of any person
known to be employed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A misery father maketh an extravar
giant son.
Blessed are they who expect little.
for they usually get It,
A man seldom gets very angry when
he has only himself to blame.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
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HELP WANTED-MALE.

WANTED-First-cla barber. Per-
mancnt place for right man. french $
barber shop, Wicklffc Ky.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
ILLINOIS CENTRAL X. X.
One way SecondCIass Colonlst Rates
TO California and Points in
the Northwest.


points on main lines and branches
in California, Oregon. Washington
Alberta. Arizona, British Columbia
Idaho, Mexico, Montana, Nevada New
Mexico and Utah.
Tickets on sale daily during the
months of March and April, 1903
Every Monday on train No. ] at 600
p. m, through tourist sleeper leaves
Cairo. running via New Orleans and
Southern Pacific r. X. to Los Angeles
and San Francisco
For full information apply to ].
IH. Jones. Ticket Agent, CentraI
Union Station, Cairo, ILL.,
A. II. HANSON, p. ]. NJ
s. G. HATCH. G.. p. A.
Chicago Ill
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
WANTED TO BUY.

WANTED-A four or six foot cigar
case at X. c. restaurant, 81 Ohio
Street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
WANTED TO RENT.

WANTED-Two or three rooms
for light Housekeeping, gas. c. F. w,
Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
Alexander
County National
Bank

Commercial Avenue and Eighth ST.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.
Capital -. -. -. ....... 100000
Surplus 49,. -. .......... 100000
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
OFFICERS

Accounts OF corporations and individ-
uais especially solicited. Exchange
furnished to any part of the world.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
Dining Cars Serving all Meals tnRuai

Direct connections at Jacksonville for ali
poiuta In Florida and for Steamships Tor
Cuba and Nassau.
Tickets, reservations, Information "]h
time and rates may be had ofyour local aGel''
s. q. HATCH q. p. A., Chicago III
All. HANSON, P. T. M Chicago. Ill
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08

A good reputation is a mans bes
trademark.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
STRICTLY A SAVINGS BANK

Interest paid on Time Deposits.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08
ILLINOIS CENTRAL r. r.
CENTRAL ROUTE TO
Fl. OR IDA
VIA BIRMINGHAM

via the above route, leaving Chicago daily ~
IN. M, on the sleeping car secuen looach
section consolidated with sleeping car aecuon
at Carbondale, leaving Chicago at bbo p MI
OF the Limited train for the South arriving
at birmingham 3I5 p m. next day ana
jacksonville at 75O the second morning
BunetLibrary Car out OF Chicago and
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-08

ROBERT E. LEE, c. sooNN6'
General Manager. -,
Offices, 4 South Front street
Memphis. Tenn.
The oasis., 1909-02-06
Notice OF Increase of Capital Stock.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA I
GouNTV or SANTA CRIfZ


COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ.
This is to certify that at meeting OF the
stockholders of the Iaqui Central develop
ment Company, DULY al legally held on the
18th day of January, 1919, the following reSolu-
ton increasing the capital stock of said cor
poration as set out in its Articles of Incorpora-
tion filed July oath, 1907 was adopted by the
affirmative vote vi majority OF the stock, 10.
wit:
Resolution to Increase Capital Stock.
Be it resolved by the stockholders in
meeting asse nbled that the capital
stock OF the Yaqui Central Development
Co, a corporation, be, and the same
is hereby. increased from Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars $50U000) 10 One
Million, Five Hundred Thousand Ilol-
lars ($l,5OO,000), to be divided into One
Million Five Hundred Thousand
Q,5OOO0O) shares of 0de Dollar ($l.UU
each. Be it further resolved that the
Board of Directors an officers be and
they are hereby, authorized and di-
rected to take the nroper ana necessary
steps to carry this resolution into
effect"
In c0rdance with said resolution it is
ordered and directed by the Board OF Directors
of said corporation that Il certified copy OF said
resolution be tiled in the Office of the Recorder
OF Santa Cruz County, Arlz ma. and be duly
published in said county as required by law
aud that said increase OF capital stock shall be
effective from and after said filing.
In witness whereof. we have hereunso set
our hands and affixed the seal of said corpora
tiUn this 18th day of January, D. 1909.
5. T. WAGG ENER,
President, Yaqui Central Development Co.
SEAL CHAS. e. ENGLAND,
Secretary
The oasis., 1909-02-06

Mr.. Frank Stockett is sporting U
handsome new suit OF clothes that
was given him by the Banco de Sono-
ra in recognition of his arduous and
effective service Saturday morning
OF last week in protecting from fire
the building OF thu great financial
institution. Mr.. Stockett is Of the
opinion that the Banco de Sonora
and its local manager, Mr.. Albert
Marcarefias, are all right.
Subscribe f0r TIE OASIS.
The oasis., 1909-02-06
STATE OF MISSOURI
nnIfNrN Ii IEnrrupAN

Before me, W. Usterwald Notary Public in
and for the state and county aforesaid, ON this
day personally appeared S. 4 Waggener and e..
T.. England known To me to be the persons
whose names are subscribed to. and who
executed the annexed instrument, and eacn
acknow lodged to me that he executed the same
in the capacity and for the purposes and con-
sidera'iOns therein expressed
In witness whereof, have herennto set my
hand and Fixed my Official seal at my office III
said state and county this twenty-eighth day
of January, A. d. 1909.
SEAL W. G. OSTE tWALD,
Notary Public, Jefferson County, Missouri.
Ny commission expires Oct. 10, 1910.
The oasis., 1909-02-06

Gents Furnishing Goods store.
Best corner IN town, iO0xi00 feet ,
nice assortment Of goods; about
$4,000 90 Mex IN stock; lease on
building for five years at $4,000
MEX. per month Address
BosToN STORE. FRANK SMITH,
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mex.
The oasis., 1909-02-06
TERRITORY OLE ARIzoNAl-

oANTA UhUL
[, Phil HerOld, County Recorder in and for
the ounty and Territory aforesaid, do hereby
certify that nave com pared the foregoing copy
with the original articles of incorporation
of the YAQUI CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY, filed ana recorded in my Office on
the lst da, OF February, 1909, in Book OF Mis-,
cellaneOus Records at page-et seq; and that
such original, and of the whole thereof.
Witness my hand and seal OF office this LIST
day u February, 1898.
SEAL PHIL HEROLD,
County Recorder
Pub Feb 6-March
The oasis., 1909-02-06
ALAMoS NEWS.

Mr.. w. Buwell, timekeeper at
Navojoa was visitor at Alamos
last week.
Mr.. J. E. Reilly an insurance
broker of New York is at present
in AlamoS.
Mr. 0. E. Wheeling is out at Sobia
having severed connections with
the railroad.
Mr.. Vance Carruthers has left on
a visit to Ell Paso and other points
in the States.
Mr.. Robert Barnes and Mr.. Joe
Scott are back from a prospecting
trip in Chihuahua.
Mr.. D. A. Adams is spending the
winter in Alamos and on the Gui
ricoba ranch near this place.
Mr.. Frank Davis, a mining en-
gineer with properties on the va
qui river is here from the Yaqui
country.
Mr.. William Miller has resigned
as manager OF the Guiricoba ranch.
He is now operating mine near
Choix, Sinaloa.
Mr.. Chas. Gerkin is at present
with the La Dura Mining & Mill
ing Co., at La Dura in the northern
part of the district.
Mr.. C. B. Foley is at present in
charge OF placer developments on
the Baboyahui arroyo, for the
Cavenaugh properties.
Mr.. 7. P. Brinegar is sinking a
shaft on his property the Nutvo
Promontorias. He has encoun-
tered some very fine metal.
Mr.. Edward Marshall who spent
last summer here in Alamos is at
present at the mineral springs of
Germany at Carlsbad for his
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. MacCarthy of
Iowa are in Alamos on a visit to
their two sons here, one of whom
is the Americal Consular Agent at
this place.
Paul Debraunkops is manager OF
the properties of the Durazno
Mines Co. The properties are
situated at Durazno Chin, near
the Sonora line.
The Chicago parties Of Mr.. Dan
lei Livingstone, are on visit tC
their several properties. They are
at present doing considerable devel
opment work and are planning t.
develop at once their numerou,
HoluluSo'
Mr.. Robert Brooks has returned
from a four months visit to Lou
don, England. Early in the WEI
he left for his Britannia properly
near Sobia. Bob says London i
all right ii it only had feN hill
orOunI ~ ,Ubara Ona nnul1 ,, I,
wear off that prospecting fever on
gets when away from them.
Mr.. AL Lloyd is washing place
dirt in the Satiki arroyo uea
where it joins with the Fuert
river. He is still quite a di.tanc
from bed rock but the gold take
out so far has paid for all the ex
The oasis., 1909-02-06

f Pub Feb 6-March >
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
THE TERROR OF A WORD.

There is a terror in the very word.
The mind back to the horrible dead whiteness of
the leper healed by Jesus, and the one that met Sir
Launfa he returned from the quest of the Holy Grail:
''But Sir Launfal saw only the grewsome thing
The leper lank as the ran-beached bone
That covers beside him, thing as lone
And white the ice isles of northern
In the desolate terror of his disease"
This horror felt in Los Angeles the other day,
more had been selling candy to the children school
was in an advanced stage OF eprosy shver OF dread
went through the community. The immemorlal custom
that calls upon the oriental eper to cry out Unclean!
Unclean warning to the person meeting him in the
highway had been violated.
But, ignoring the repulsion of legend and story it
would be better to have all the epers in the world dealing
out candy to children than to endure the plague spots
we allow to exist among with feeling OF horror,
simply because used to it.
Consumption kills more people in the United States
every year than eprosy destroys everywhere The eper
that met Sir Launa the healed by Jesus, was no
such terrible menace to health the consunptves who
pass along all streets eXpectorang the sidewalks
and in the cutters
Yet we allow factories to fill working peoples lungs
with lint dust and poison day by day, and let land
lords keep their tenerents full of sunless knowing
that in these soils the great white plague grows like
noxous weed.
We could afford to exchange our tuberculosis for
leprosy
And the physicians who fighting tuberculosis in
New York it could be stamped out by the expenditure
of $20,000000
There are diseases of which chary of writing
that spread by guilty persons among the ranks of the
innocent and ignorant and bameless day by day, that
could be stamped out if clean minded and ceanbodied
legislators could be found to stenly attack them.
They diseases than eprosy because the peo
pile who spread them bear in their faces danger signal
like that which Mortified Sir Launta
Leprosy is to us largely horrible word bugbear, a
thing which threatens to be and to the dangers of
which should be alive but it has of the terrible
reality of consumption, dphtheria and those other
plaques that work secretly and unchecked.
Let ourselves to keen realization Of the
dangers of real dreadful terrible things, have of
mere word. 1t is time False deicacy is unworthy of
the mothers and fathers of mperiled boys and girls.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
WHAT T. r. SAID TO UNCLE JOE.

AT the close of the first session Of the sxte congress-
Speaker Cannon journeyed to the White House and adj
dressed President Roosevelt in words substantially like
these:
''Mr. President, election day is drawing A new
house of representatives is to be chosen by the people,
You influential with the people, and help in these
elections. We would like you to indorse and our
friends
To which President Roosevelt spoke substantially as
follows:
81 am surprised, Mr.. Speaker, that you did not think
of this If you had you would not have
taken pains to oppose each and all of the have
favored You will pardon me, but shall give blanket
Endorsements to members of the house this trip
And he didn't
Which will help to explain why some things have hap
pened this winter
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
VETO BY COMMITTEE

bership of the house of representa-
tives. And, not coming before the
full membership of the house of
representatives, it is not voted on
by them.
What is the effect of the non.
action of the committee or it's
chairman? The same as if he had
vetoed it. He forbids the legisla.
ton. He forbids even a roll call
on the legislation. BY taking the
responsibility on himself he re.
lieves several hundred other con.
gressmen of the necessity of voting
yes or no on that bill.
That Is one of the things that is
defeating our representative
form of government The people
aer not represented. The misrep
sentatives get together and rig up
conspiracy which will defeat pop
ular legislation. They name this
conspiracy "the rules" One of It's
effective incidents is the free use
Of the power of veto by commit
tee"
The people should insist that
every bill sent to a committee be
reported faborably or otherwise;
and then that a majority vote be
sufficient to secure a roll call on
any bill at any time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
MARGET's VALENTINE.

In Mrs. Bugle's lodging house
Marget's title was second girl.
She did down" the halls and
stairs, washed the towels, cleaned
the windows, stocked, sifted ashes
answered door bells and did the
upstairs work.
Whoever Margets forbears were
or whatever her nationality, she
had been born with at least blair.
ney pebble in her mouth. To flat
ter and adulate was the sunshine
of her gray life. She had had nc
fun, no love, no letters. SO she ere.
,ated an interest by lavishing praise
on the unresponsive dodgers.
!, 1t was: how perfectly grand,
whether it was the parlor front
chemical widows latest shade of
hair, or the top floor literary aspir-
ants newest brain baby. But Dick
Mercer was not proof against Mar.
gets adoring attitudes, and some
times in the evenings when she
handed around the towels, he would
waylay her in the hall and read her
his latest story.
"Ain't that perfectly grand?" she
would breathe rapturously.
Misfortunes never came singly
Dick was behind in his rent, his
stories drug on the market and
on top of it all, he became sick. He
dreaded being sent to a hospital
He confided this to the second
girl"
They shan't send YOU" said
Marget.
She said it again when the first
girl reported his case to Mrs
Bugle. Marget was defiant at first
then the tears gushed as she i'm
plored the landlady not to send
Dick to the hospital Take my
wages for his rent" she said fin
ally.
Dick was allowed to stay. His
sickness cost Marget two months
wages and all hopes of a new dress
for a year. Nevertheless, he got
we'll again, and that was a great
deal
Soon afterward he secured work
as proofreader. With his first
weeks salary he went to Mrs
Bugle. you've been awfully good
to me-" said Dick; money can't
pay you"
"Humph!" she retorted gruffly.
"Marget's paid for you. The little
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
BY gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. ID
"Veto by committee"
Ever hear that expression?
II does not occur in the constitu-
ton. II is not to be found in the
federal statutes. 1t is not Official
anywhere.
But 1t happens.
1t Is one of the schemes by which
a peoples frmo Of government is
defeated.
For instance. A nation of So
900. 900 people takes the trouble TO
nominate and vote for representa-
tives" In congress. They pay sal
aries and expenses for these repre-
scntatiyes" to get together and
'legiclate' for fthem?).
But what happens? The legisla-
tlon--the particular matter Qet us
say bill for a parcels post)-goes
TO congress. In congress It goes ito
o committee" In the committee it
goes perhaps to a subcommittee. !"
Or II goes into the pocket of the
chairman Of the committee.
And II does not come out. II is
not reported by the chairman to
the subcommittee; by the subcom-
mittee 10 the full committee; by
the fuil committee TO the full mem
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Marget. She was mice little
thing, too; all heart
Dick worked early and late. He
passed Marget often in the halls,
and spoke kindly, but he had no
time to read his beautiful stories
to her.
Then, one morning something
wonderful happened. Marget got a
letter!
1t was the first one she had ever
received. Her fingers trembled so
she could scarcely break the seal.
Finally she did and this Is what
she made out:
Feb IA, 1909. Dear Marget:
have waited till l could get st. Val
entine to tell you what a dear,
golden haired little girl you are,
and to ask you if you won't be my
valentine-not just for today-but
for keeps. Say yes, darling, for |
love my Marget. Your own, Dick
Mercer, per st. Valentine
When Marget finished reading
this she fell weakly against the
wall:
"Ain't it perfectly grand?" she
whispered with white lips.