Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-12
"a Got the BeautifuIlest Valentine Of
Anybody in School," r

she saw only the little tokens from
Miss Stanton and the girls" -.
AS the distribution began, Dorcas
sat, resignedly, her brown hands fold
ed. trying to figure how many minutes
until it would be tomorrow. =. p.
ITO him that hath shall be given
is always the rule of a school valentine
box, and even Miss Stanton's tactfuI
care in providing hand-painted cards
with quotations for the less popular
ones couldn't even things up.
For. DOrcas luck went a little better
this year than usual. Genevieve. her
seatmate, gave her star-shaped mis-
sive in big box like the Doys sent,
and Abby, whom she had helped for
two" years in arithmetic, sent her a
string of red hearts. each one pierced
with a silver arrow .....:.-
The box was nearly empty now.
Miss Dorcas Carter" Tim was call
ing the last valentine in the box. Then
he pulled and tugged and, tearing
away part of the. tissue paper drape-
ries, drew forth-a big white box, al
most as wide and long 'as~the valen-
tine box itself and which would have
made two of the one containing Cora
dell's pink violin.
:, Back at her seat she. undid the
knotted string. with trembling fingers.
Then she lifted the lid. The children
crowding about her desk were silent
at first in amazement and then, Miss
Stanton joining them. they burst into
a chorus of obs" and "ahs"
In bed of cotton lay a sparkling
heart-shaped affair. =. Bllows. OF pink
chiffon were draped about it and out
side of this. We're paper lace rufIles. At
one side was sheath of celluloid ar
rows tipped with gold and, attached. to
these, a small card bearing in gold let
ters. ITO one love-" On the back OF
this was printed in a halfeasy. half
labored masculine hand From your
secret admirer."
Dorcas~ wondered how she ever got
started home that night. Long after
the dismissal bell rang. children crowd
ed about. her desk pleading for "just
one more look" and only a weeny.
touch" A half dozen at least, boys as
well as girls. begged for the.privilege
of carrying it home for her. and just
as she stood hesitatingly trying to de-
eide, Happy picked up the box and,
marching resolutely away with it, com
manded Dorcas to hurry up and come
on"
I'm goin' to cut out the fellow that
sent it," he announced, .-.
Mrs. Garter waited expectautly at
the sitting-room window. She saw
them as they turned the corner and
was out to- meet them. Dorcas. with
one glad rush: was at her mothers
side, her arms outstretched, her shy
ness vanished. -. I'll
- got the beautifullest valentine OF
anybody in school,: she cried out,
and nov; mamma. you1l be happy.
it's from a boy" .......... a..
Happy, griuuing with both pride and.
embarrassment followed with the box.
j.. It's some valentine, Mis-, Carter
he said, 'Dorky's sure got some guy
going. But ne was too bashful to see
her home ~.
Mrs. Carter dimpled, 1t was the big
event: Of her life. She was receiving
her daughters first admirer
In the kitchen Mrs. Carter urged
cookies on Happy until he declared he
was ready TO bust. II
Later, with Dorcas on her lap. she
congratulated her little daughter on
her beautiful valentine. :*>I
= It's just Ike. valentine I got when
was girl" she said Ellen Thomp-
son in the Kansas City Star. ...:. II
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