Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-08
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By MARY AQUIN


a good th.ne returns kicking into
tile sIush Of Yesterday. window shop
ping al lunch hour ve made grand
and great discovers. tire oId-fashioned
valentine has returned Those frilIv. (
adil mp iu layers Of paper sweetness. +
stack upon stack OF marvelousIr
carved tissue. The replica Of every at
.ectionate thought are awaiting your
selection for lovers day Feb IA
True. the variety is NOT So numer-
ous as Isl The good days Of Saint Val
entiues reign but just the same il is
relief 50 End an cid friend ln a new
atmosphere. Supplauted the last de-
caoa by the wave OF eplgrammatism
that came iu with success magazines
and advertising dopesters. the dear,
houuced pettic0ated cOnveyor of amor
Gus feelings and sentimental dittfes
speedily was hied 10 innocu8us aunfhi-
Iatiou. Scat upon it, What business
once or twice or thrice q year had
anyone % be so f8oIsh2 If they must
have something to commemorate
'ove's onslaught give fem notices. .
some thing sensible and optimistic like. .
Smile damn you" and "a penny
saved is penny earned. " and "Linger
not on way to work. if success your
shoes would patch, on ia SEMI con (
z.deratiou of the original thought
something InsprationaI thiswise.
"If your love for me y0uU show
IEI ne thrifty So and SO"
accompanied bg a poetic picture of a
lady churuing butter. the pleasant
faced kline iu the middle distance. III
made a beautiful valentine. believe us. /.
OF course, in the face OF an that
piscarded square-t0ed Kaufman
stun little Miss Valentine frippered .
away into the layeuderish past 20 +
lte down for a princess sleep Fsita .
Ia loves potion bad its reward, for
gupid's mouth on the Iace-Iattieed .
heart Valentine aw0ke, as charm
inglr fresh aud scented with sweet (.
sounding verse. blank and every sort,
and the audacious motto at sight OF
something not strictly business may
be seen laid mp TOD row Of ash can in .
dubious contemplation
That was blue sky day when
teacher said children. II vOuIl be
real good teacbers always preamble
thuslyf gdu may have a valentine box.
Now DONE send amy MUMMY ones. for
IH rot tolerate them TO be Ger
oues- THAT is. she Didn't If that
psychic Tip failed to dent the toppled
head Of the 'FRONT.' row villain with
THE sparkling eve and the shitty feet.
And mild little Alice. startled at such
wonderful desired news. gave up her
secret Eearuiug ta one loug-iashed f.
glance al certain round rOllared
Harold who ever W0uid DE TOO dense II
I'd know the source Of valentines.
Harold has a nice job now He
doesn't have to work hard and Of
course there's no Alice or little val
gutnez rs spoil his long smoke. That
red headed kid IS father Of quite
few and. strange is fate, husband of
Alice and Yesterday he took a peep
alongside us AT that wiudowful of
swinging mamHnt0es of schoUldaEs-
Dear old teacher she was good
scout Funny how she OWNED just
which Riddles might De overlooked on
Saint Valentines day and from that
sum total no school board provides
She sorted ont enough uickeIs to make
each little heart I'm her care hfm
believer I'm "The rose Is red The Tio-
let's blue sugar is sweet And so are
Eou.
a word of caution. Those hand
painted cards are not valentines, those {
hanging inscriptions how 10 be
healthy. wealthy and wise are not Gu
bid darts that box of candy is tired
Of playing ar=t base in everything
Send her valentine A real old-fash-
Toned valentine big as q china plate &
Or small enough Is tuck into the hol- I
low of her blouse The size doesn't r
natter but let it ba aver upon layer /
3t starlaed up paper sweetness, FROST q
cd with eye-glanced diamonds. with /
les love message hid under the tiny {
He'd heart almost lost to sight in the 3
-ecesses 81 that deIectable. dainty, 5
gre-Iadeued. old-fasbIoned valentine. 7