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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13
The Comic
 Valentine

EMMA SMITH had only one rival
 w for the number one seat in the
 class, and that was Goldie Long. ~@@ Goldie was the daughter of q. poor woman, and many a day she had to stay at home to assist her mother. who was not well. In spite of this handicap, the girl was one of the two best pupils in Miss Gladys's class, and both teacher and girls not only ad- mired her for her efforts but liked her for her personal charm. There was one girl in the class who secretly dis liked Goldie, because of her poverty and her brightness. and this one was Emma Smith.
 Tt isn't fair," she confided to her chum one day, that Go1die should stand the same show as we. She's away half of the time, and--''
 Why that is all the more reason Miss Gladys should be more lenient with her, she has fewer advantages than we both in school and at home, and she stands entirely on her own merit"
 T think Miss Gladys shows par tiality toward her. said Emma bit terly.
 Emma I'd like to agree with you. but I admire Goldie too much to be unjust to her even for your sake" an swered the chum.
 She has bewitched you all," an swered Emma, turning away, and to herself she murmured, "I'll find a way to get even with her yet
 That day the principal of the school announced that prize was to be given in each class to the girl who would write the best composition on the Life of George Washington. |"
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entine To a grill" And what scorn he did put into that word "girl''
 Mary Ellen wanted to turn and flee; but she stood her ground bravely. "Look-look at this envelope, Frankie; is this your writing?'
 Frankie took it gingerly from her, a sheer upon his face. Suddenly he started and looked more closely at the envelope. "Gee!" he cried. ''Where'd you get that? What makes you think-let me see that valentine!''
 Mary Ellen handed it to him. He glanced at the big red heart and his own cheeks turned almost as red Then he read the lines about sugar being sweet, and so are you" His eyes flashed; he was mad. You just wait til I get hold of him. You just wait! No I didn't send you that val entine! Of course didn't. You must think I'm crazy!"
 All of which puzzled Mary Ellen very much. Somehow, she didn't be- iieve that Frankie had been telling the truth. He didn't deny that it was his writing on the envelope-and yet he did deny that he had sent the val entine. Now how could that be ac- counted for? There was something strange about it all
 That evening there was great ex- citement in Mary Ellen's home. Tom my her small brother, came running In, crying at the top of his lungs. He was a sight, too. His face was dirty, his clothes soiled and stained with dirt .and-there was big lump on his forehead.
 Frankie Brown. he bawled, had been beating him. Yes, Frankie jumped on him as he was coming
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and I'll hurry and rewrite it and bring 1t along this afternoon"
 Next day the Principal addressed the school; Tt is now my pleasant duty to announce the names of the prize winner in each class. but before I do so I want to call the attention of the school to the best, and at the same time the worst composition. of all, and I hope the girls whose names I shall mention will be able to make a satisfactory explanation of the mvs- tery. In all my experience I have never heard of two girls writing q long essay in which the phraseolosv was exactly the same throughout: vet Emma Smith and Goldie Long have written such papers. Of course one of them has copied from the other and l want the guilty one to make a clean breast of it.''
 As the girls arose, Miss Gladys came forward and explained: "Goldie wrot, the essay, but through an unfortunate occurrence a copy of it fell into Elm. mas hand. I am sure," she added trying to shield Emma, Emma did not realize the full import of the "iohs oho ""S eoIniiiittlns, when she signed her name to the compositiou and handed it in. ! have no doubt that she will be able to explain the matter satisfactorily to me after school"
 The prize was then awarded to Col. die and none were more sincere in their congratulations than Emma after she begged the poor girl to for give her, She did more, for she made a public apology. and so righted her self with her class, and she satisfied Goldie, for they became fast friends and have remained so until this very day Goldie was also taught whole some lesson, namely-not to send any more comic valentines.
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Maybe 1t was Arthur Thomas?" Jane suggested.
 "Oh, no! I already have his-he had his initials in the corner" Well, then, Willie Smith?'
 Mary Ellen seized the envelope and scanned the writing closely. No she said presently, Tt isn't Willie's handwriting. We know how every body in school writes and-and don't believe this came from"
 Frankie Brown! Frankie Brown!" chirped Jane. dancing triumphantly up and down.
 "Jane! Of course not!" Mary El- len's tone plainly indicated how ab- surd she considered Jane's guess. And we'll she might, too, for it was well known that Frankie Brown had no use for girls. He just hated them :. He sent a valentine? Ridiculous!
 'sIt's his writing! It's his writing" Jane persisted. He sits in front of me at school, and I guess I see him write a;-a-a million times every day!'
 But Mary Ellen refused to be con vinced. She knew that Frankie would as soon throw five cents into the street as to spend it for a valentine for girl.
 Just then Tommy came walking into
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FS Unexpected Valentine

NF course, valentines would
 scarcely be valentines unless
 they came unexpectedly; there V must be something delightfully."- mysterious about particularly as to who sent them-to make them real valentines And SO it was with g. gorgeous lace-paper one, bearing a bleeding heart which arrived for Mary Ellen on the morning of St. Val entine's Day.
 It came in a large, square envelope and was addressed very plainly to Mary Ellen. She opened it in one corner of the living room, while her little sister, Jane, watched with breathless interest.
 There was another interested watcher, too, though neither of the little girls knew it. He was Tommy. their brother; and Tommy was peep ing around one of the portieres, his ears propped wide open, as the saying is-to hear what he might hear Also, he was chuckling to himself in high gEee.
 ~Oh! Isn't it a beauty" cried Mary Ellen. ''I wonder who sent it"
 Jane was so interested that she stopped looking at one she herself had just received. "Ain't there any name :? Or an initial?" she asked hopefully.
 ''No, Jane. I've looked in every cor ner and even on the envelope"
 Then she remembered and added, Don't say 'ain't,' Jane-you must re- member. Who do you suppose sent it?''
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chosen article did arrive, Bettina would think back and remember that she had expressed a liking for 1t before Roy and, therefore-he must have sent it! All of which, as you can readily see, was a rather large undertaking for one small boy
 Enter also, a moment later, both into the story and into the drug store, young Tommy Banks. Tommy, too, alas, was minded to send Sweet Bet tina a valentine; and he, also, was desirous of finding out what would please her. But he was not nearly so bold as Roy. Or, rather, while he was not quite bold enough to manage to meet Bettina at the drug store he was sufficiently bold when the time for ac- tion came-as you shall presently see.
 Hello, Roy" said Sweet Bettina, as that young gentleman stepped forward quickly and held the door open for her to pass.
 "'Lo, Bettina," he replied; and then added, quite without reason since il was perfectly apparent, Are you go- ing in the drug store?''
 "Yes. My Mamma sent me for ten cents worth of quinine pills and two stamps. What are you going for, Roy?"
 "Oh, nothing; just looking around he replied. Which reply seemed to puzzle Sweet Bettina very much.
 Just as the clerk handed her the purchases, Roy exclaimed, "Oh, Bet tina, look at these pretty valentine candies over there in the easel Let's go look at them and"
 But he did not finish the sentence. For there, on the other side of the store. stood his rival Tommy, pre- tending to be much interested in the tall racks upon which the monthly magazines were displayed. Roy was not deceived; he knew that Tommy was watching them out of the corner of his eye.
 Even when they approached the glass case in which the valentine nov cities were on display, well within earshot, Tommy pretended not to see them His ears, though, you may be sure, were 'propped wide open"
 Roy decided to ignore him--even to try and forget he was there. So he called Sweet Bettinas attention to a box of beautiful red candy hearts down in one corner of the case. in the hope that she would fail to see Tommy.
 Aren't they pretty?" he said. If I was a girl seems to me I'd lots rather get a candy valentine. or something like that, than one of those paper ones wouldn't you, Bettina?"
 Bettina would. There was no doubt about it. She hastened to point out the fact that all you could do with paper valentine was to look at it.. But
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home from school and had gotten him down on the ground and pummelled him and-and-and the rest of it ended in tears.
 Mamma went straight over to see Frankie's mother. And there, from Frankie himself, she learned the whole story. Tommy, it seemed, on the day before St. Valentines Day, had asked Frankie to address the envelope to Mary Ellen. And Tommy had ex- plained that he wanted to send her comic" valentine in it; one that made fun of her pug nose and her "taffy" hair. If he addressed it. Tom my explained, Mary Ellen would rec ognize his writing. So-so-well, Frankie just hated girls" and he was willing.
 And there you were! The mystery was solved And Tommy? Why, you may be sure that next St. Valentines Day Master Tommy will not try to play any pranks on Mary EllenI
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were much talked about, and Goldie hurried to her home daily after school hours, and devoted the time that she was not helping her mother to the writing of the precious manuscript.
 The day after the essay was com pleted and carefully gone over by Goldie was St. Valentines Day, and as Goldie entered the little stationery store near the school to purchase an envelope for the composition, she saw hume merous valentines displayed in the showcase, among them was a comic one about a girl who like Emma, was envious and selfish.
 why that verse suits Emma ex- actly," thought Goldie, "I think I'll send it to her just for joke. She's been awfully mean to me this week, and l haven't done thing to her" To the saleswoman she said: Please let me have that scarecrow valentine, and two manuscript envelopes" and to herself she thought T hope she'll never find out that I sent 1t or there'il be war even worse than in Washing tons time"
 She neatly addressed one of the en- velopes to Miss Gladys" and the other in disguised hand writing to Miss Emma Smith" and was just about to place each enclosure in it's appro- priate envelope, when Emma Smith walked into the shop. Goldie turned scarlet, but simply said: Good morn ing Emma In her confusion she put the wrong papers in the addressed envelopes, and thus it happened that Miss Gladys found, much to her chagrin, among the papers left on her desk that morning a highly colored and offending valentine.
 When the class came to order, she said: q am gratified that so many of you have tried for the prize; today the time for handing them in expires. Tomorrow they will be handed over to the Principal, who will award the prize on Friday next Then Miss Gladys. in a voice that betrayed how hurt she was, spoke of the insulting valentine. q do not know whether this was meant for joke" she said, but I must say that it grieves me that one of my girls could show so little respect for me-" Then as she held up the offending valentine a hush fell over the class. Goldie hung her head in shame. She loved her teacher, and would not wilfully have hurt her for the world-and she re- alized that her precious essay was in Emma's hands.
 Goldie was mistaken in this. Emma no longer possessed the composition for as soon as she realized the mis- take Goldie had made she felt that her turn had come to "get even" with her rival. She knew that Goldie wrote a better essay than she, so she extracted the slip of paper with Col dies name and substituted her own. The moment the envelope had been handed to Miss Gladys, Emma repent ed of the dishonest thing she had done, but she lacked courage to acknowledge her guilt, and trusted to luck to help her out of the predicament. After school that day Goldie gave a satis- factory explanation of the valentine to her beloved teacher, ending with Emma Smith must have my essay. Shall I ask her for ?''
 NO, would rather she would give it to you of her own accord" Said Miss Gladys, but
 ''I have rough copy of it at home,
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@ OJRpUZZLE ECOPNER
FRACTION PUZZLE.

 I am composed of ten letters and divided into five parts.
 1. One-fifth of me is found in a girls name.
 q. Another fifth can be found in the opposite to big.
 B. Another fifth is in word mean ing agreeable.
 4. Another fifth is in sharp pointed instrument.
 5 Ehiie still another is in fruit XII of my parts, when joined will form something all children expect on February IA.
 ST. VALENTINE BEHEADINGS. 1. Behead an animal and get proposition.
 2. Behead custom or practice and get wise person.
 8. Behead a jewel and get titled person.
 4. Behead existing in fancy and get a business transaction. 5. Behead to have courage and get a verb.
 The beheaded letters spell the name of a parsonage very popular OF s.. Valentines Day.
 -nslCers. FRACTION PUZZLE: Valentines. 1. Eua;; 2, Little; 8, Pleasant; 4, Pin. 5, G4upes.
 BEHEADINGS: Cupid. 1, Cat-dt; 2. Us1ge-sdge;; 3, Pedrl-eGrl; 4, Idedl deal; 5, Dare-are.
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could-I mean girl could keep her ribbons and handkerchiefs and-and buttons and-and slate pencils and lots of things in them after all thu candy was gone!''
 Bettina, I'm afraid, for all hei sweetness, was a rather forward grasping little minx. Don't you thinl so?
 Poor Roy. His heart sank Into hi boots, as the saying goes. Forty-nin cents! Why, that meant every penn, of his allowance for the next twt weeks-ten trips to the moving pic. lures, or five glasses of soda water and goodness knows how much cand, at two for cent" Forty-nine cents Whowi
 Sweet Bettina still stood with hei adoring gaze fastened upon the stacl of boxes.
 And Roy stood looking sadly dowr at the showcase, deep in his sombei thoughts Suddenly he was aware O.
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These essays must be original con- tinued the Principal, and must be handed in, neatly folded in envelopes addressed to your teacher, at least one week before Washington's birthday"
 Several girls remained after school that day to discuss the subject, among whom were Emma and Goldie, and Emma for the first time openly showed her dislike for the poor girl. During the following week the composition, and the prospective prize-winner,
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a candy one-a nice box of candies for instance, with 8 pretty Valentins verse printed on the top of the box why--why that kind could be eatenl
 Look at the little Cupids!" she exclaimed presently, her gaze wan. dering to the top of the case. ''Ain't they cunning7 And I guess they ara filled with candy Oh. do wish.
 But this proved to be a sentence that Sweet Bettina didn't finish. And, mind you, just when Roy had decided that one of those candy Cupids would be just the thing to send her!
 "Um-n m n-mi' Sweet Bettins cried out Joyously "Oh-o-o-oh. Royi Look at those great big boxei of candy-and only forty-nine centsl See, right on top here, right next to the Cupids. A whole stack of them And aren't they pretty boxes! Why
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TRS Bettina- Sweet Bettina they
 called her because it suited
 turned in at the entrance to the y 5 drug store, so did Roy. Ii might have been chance meeting; but it wasn't For Roy had seen her come out of her house and had timed his progress down the street so thai their paths would cross just at the drug store door.
 Tomorrow. you see, was St. Valen tines Day, and Roy was eager to find out, if possible, what would please Bettina most as a valentine. He hoped to gain this knowledge without her knowing that he intended to send the valentine to her; and yet he wanted also to arrange it so that, when the
The Detroit times., 1916-06-27

riet Story. contralto: Irwin Ruben.
stein. violinist. and Mrs. Minnie
Caldwell Mitchell. organist, will be
the assisting sololsts. An interest
ing feature Of the concert will be
the use OF the famous Iiszt organ.
which will be played by Mrs. Nit
chell.
Miss Selma =. Hahn, extension
secretary OF the Detroit Y. w. c. A.
and Miss Gertrude Visit. assistant
extension secretary, and Miss
Rachel Il. Roberts. secretary OF the
Grace whitney Hon league, have re
signed Their successors have not
been chosen. Miss Hahn has been
with the local association Ave years
and Miss vint since September. 1918.
while Miss Roberts services has
been OF one years duration.
The marriage OF Miss Rose Matt.
lin. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Mattlin. OF Toledo. To Harold John
Golden. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Golden. OF Monroe. was quietly celc
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ty OF the bill. IN odd bit of stage
fittings, really gorgeous In appear
ance, forming a rare setting for Two
expert singers and dancers. The
rear OF the stage is converted into
two beautiful dressing rooms and
here the principals change their
garments IN view Of the audience.
Then they go through Apache, ball
room, cid style and 2 odern ras
dances. all SUITABLY costumed. The
lines which are In rhyme, and the
songs are clever
The Three H.rashimo brothers,
japanese e1uilibrists. open the eil
and mix comedy With sensational
stunts. Then come Wood and
Vaudeville who sing and dance and
DO IL better than the usual Allie
White. dainty dancing yiolinist, Is
The sixth act on the program. She
PLAYS everything from ragtime TO
the classics. As usual movies open
and close he pertcrmAree.
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Nine Jeska Swartz Morse. contralto.
both al New York. The singers
We're heard in solo and concerted
1um ers. and we're we'll received by
good sized audience
o
The Misses Alma and Mary Louise
Beauoien will give luncheon. in
the Detroit Athletic club. Thursday.
in honor Of Miss Grace weitz whose
marriage 20 Frederick r. Btaubten
will take place in July,
o
Mr.. and Mrs owen W Mulkey are
spending the week in Ann Arbor at
tending the commencement exercises
of the University OF Michigan. from
which institution their son. Philip
Mulkey. graduates with the June
class.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Kirkland
Jones and family will leave the end
OF the week by motor for Lake Suna-
pee. where they have taken a cot.
tage for the summer.
.
Mrs. Charles Wright. Jr.. has left
for Livingston. Mont, 20 spend the
summer with her parents. Gov. A. w.
Miles, OF Montana, and Mrs. Miles.
%
Miss Annette Sheldon and her
brothers. Algor Sheldon and Henry
d. Sheldon, Jr.. will leave early In
July for a trip 10 Alaska and the Ca
madam northwest.
o
The Presbyterians OF Detroit will
hold the annual excursion 70 Bofs
Blanc. Wednesday. June q. the
boats 20 leave the Bates-st. dock at
. o'clock.
Detroit branch OF the Interna-
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tional Sunshine society viii meet
Friday afternoon. June 80. at 2
O'Clock. In the Hotel Statler Mrs
w. II. Rutson will make a report OF
the recent convention OF the interna.
tionsl society. held In New York.
Mr. and Mrs, Henry NJ Dakin will
leave the end OF the week for a mo-
tor trip through the east and later
will 60 10 California. On their re-
turn to Detroit in the fall. they viii
reside In the Garden-ct. apartments
o
Miss Lillian II, Hitler. No. 1928
Concordave.. who won silver low
ing cup In a recent athletic contest
in the Parkview Athletic club, will
be the guest OF honor at dinner,
Thursday evening. June 90, In the
club. when formal presentation OF
the cup will be made.
o
Alumni OF the University OF Mich
igan will meet. Wednesday noon. for
luncheon in the Board OF Commerce.
and will leave Immediately after
luncheon for Ann Arbor. TO attend
the alumni reunion. In the COM
mencement week exercises OF the
university The grade" will go 10
Ann Arbor by automobile.
o
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic s. Isham
are In Chicago. where the threeact
farce comedy. Nothing But the
Truth" dramatiEed from Mr.. Ishsm's
novel OF the same name. is having a
successful run in the Garrick thea
ter.
The marriage OF Miss Olive War.
rington. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
James II. Warrington. witt take
place Wednesday evening, Jure 2S,
in 81. Peters Episcopal church The
bridal couple Will be AT home after
Aug. l. at No. ses Harrison.ave.
o
Members OF the Detroit section of
the Association OF Automobile En-.
gineers OF America will give n per.
formance OF the amateur burlesque'
melodrsma. The Trials OF Gwendo'
lvne. or Snatching Victory from the
Jaws OF Defeat" Friday evening.
July I. In the Lvceum theater The
performance will be under the dl'
rection OF Norman \ Pabst.
The ffth annual reunion and ban
quet cf Our Lady OF the Rosary
Alumnae association will take place
Tuesday evening. In the Detroit Ath.
letic club. The committee on ar.
rangements includes the Misses Jo-
sephine Dignelt. Helen VI Grant,
Esther Dingeman. Ruth Kelley.
Katherine Sicklesteel and Florence
Mclaughlin.
o
Miss Minnie f. biederich will give
an evening OF music Tuesday even
ing, In the Wavne County Medical
association building auditorium, pre-
sentirg a group OF her advanced pu
pills. assisted by several well-known
soioists The program will be given
by Miss Hazel E Zumstein. Carl
Reibllng. Miss Ethel Barkume and
Miss Dorothy Grant Kemp, from
Miss Diederich's classes. Mrs. Har-
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Society

Mr.. and Mrs Phelps Newherry are
visiting friends in Cleveland.
o
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome II Remick
and family have gour 70 gloucester
blythe Sea for the summer
o
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis n Paddock
and family will leave this week for
Pointe aux Barques, where they
have taken a house for the summer
.
Mrs. Frank r.. Goddard, No III
Boston-blyd west, has gone 10 Mont
real 10 visit friends, and will 90 to
Atlantic City for a fortnight before
returning home.
Mrs. ". " Dunlap and her niece
Miss Elizabeth Thurber, viii leave
the end OF the week for their sum
mer home on Georgian bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Keena are
receiving congratulations on the ar
rival OF a daughter, Saturday, June
"a. at their summer home, Bols
Blanc island.
o
The women OF Sacred Heart par
ish. Crosse lie. wiIl give a garden
fete and supper, Saturday evening,
July /. in the parish house.
o
The engagement is announced Of
Miss Neva f. Macarthur, daughter
OF Mrs. l.. A. Macarthur. 10 Dr.
George Kenneth Pratt. OF Flint.
Miss Laura Osborn has return ed
20 her home. No. "a Lawrence-ave..
after visiting Vassar college class
mates IN White Plains, " Y, and
watertown, " Y.
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The marriage OF Miss Jemima
Ruth Goudie. daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs James Goudie, 20 ] Leonard
Frey will take place Wednesday,
June 2s. in the home. No. GA Wa
bash-ave.
o.
Under the auspices OF Beatrice
Larned Whitney circle. Kings
Daughters. concert vas given.
Monday evening. IN Arcadia. by
Nine. Marie Sundelius. soprano. and