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New Britain herald., 1917-12-15

nation which is necessary for the work to be carried on."
 The erection of the new Allied Council is considered the most inn portant step yet taken to co-ordinate and intensity the activities of the combined fleets of the five Entente nations named with view to the de- feat of the German forces on the high seas and winning the war. s..
 Admiral Bensons cablegram shows that the men whose decision resulted in the creation of the new naval coun- cil will act in an advisory capacity to the five governments concerned. It will meet in Europe and it's decisions will be communicated to the five governments as recommendations.
 The individual responsibility of American, British, French, Italian and Japanese commanders at sea will not be altered. Each will be responsi- ble to his own government, but the plan is for the council to make ! recommendations which, when adopt
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15

ed, will be communicated to tho com r1anders for execution.
 Tine interpretation placed on Ad- mllal Benson's dispatch leads to the belief that the United States will be s.sl1ed to name two members of the Allied Naval Council Admiral Ben son will probably not be named, as it Is not desired to lose his services 2s Chief of Naval Operations, n com plete control over the operations of the American Navy.
 Admiral Sims, who is on the ground in Europe, and has been there since the United States entered the war, is considered almost certain to be named as the principal American rep resentative.
 The chances are that either Admiral Fletcher, former Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Fleet, or Admiral Mayo, both of whom have recently been to Europe on special naval mis- sions and are intimately familiar with the inner details of the naval side of
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15

we'll as the strategical and tactical
 disposition of the forces placed under
 the command. remains unchanged. It has been decided that the council
 should consist of the ministers of marine of the nations represented
 and of the chiefs of the naval staffs. J "As the meeting of the Council
 will of, necessity be held in Europe,
 the chiefs of the General Naval Staffs
 of the United States and Japan will be represented by flag officers nomin- ated by their respective governments The Allied Naval Council will be pro- vided with a permanent secretary, whose business it will be to collect and collate all necessary information, ! etc. -t3 .-. 1 "The Council will meet as often as
 may be thought necessary under the
 presidency of the minister of marine of the country, in which the meeting
 is held. The various Admiralties will
 furnish the Council with the lnfor-
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15
HEAVY SENTENCES
 FOR VI0LAT0RS
Sent Away to Prison for Selling
 Liquor to Soldiers

Hartford-Mrs. Nora Potter and Joseph Hoffs, of 15 and IF Atlantic street, New London. were found guilty by jury of conspiracy against the gov ernment, following a deHberation of thirty-two minutes, in the United States district court yesterday after noon, following a trial before Judge Edwin s. Thomas and twelve jurors in which specific charges were made of a partnership that was entered into between the two to sell liquor to men in the uniform of the United States Army or Navy The woman was sentenced to one year and one day in the government penitentiary in Missouri, and Hoffs was sentenced to the federal prison in Atlanta, Ga, for one year and six months.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15
Boy Rrn1,s b ueaalh.

Danbury-6ix-year-old Lecnaedss len West, son of Mrs. Fannie colored. of 2s River street. dfo
 the Danbury hospital aa the roaakI burns he received, when he ott1oe on the kitchen Atove in his homo @ through his clothing cAtch1nR A from the red-hot stove Tussday ternoon. The little boy wa1 bui about the head. shoulders and A1 but tho burns which caused his 6 were due to inhaling the name6 enveloped him as he ran scre for help. sS
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15
Propaganda in Schools?

Bristol-In order to prevent the spread of pro-German propaganda and other unpatriotic principles in the public schools of which complaint has been made that in certain cases this has been practiced, the superintendent of schools will take the bull by the horns, and those who advocate ideas tending to embarrass the government bys interfering with war measures of any kind will soon be looking for other positions. And just at this time parents are objecting to the teaching of German in the graded schools, and if it Is desired to learn any foreign language, the preference is for French. :t.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-15

the war. vii be named as the second American member of the Council.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
Mr.. Houses Statement TO the Public

In an interview with Mr. George Z. House. president OF
House crrmannS shortly before noon Yesterday the ioloW
concerning this firms plans Tor the
present and immediate future:
"Whlr the merchandise in the building has been COM
pccr DESTROYED it was fully covered by insurance, and we
have every reason to believe that all books and records are
The rcpronf iron safe in which our large line OF jew
elry was kept is also supposed to be in good condition.
rmpUrarv quarters have been secured IN the liuD bd-
ing corner Fourteenth and Market streets, and all payments
on accounts he made here Our large warehouse IN South
Wheeling being unframed, considerable stock of Phono
graphs will be- brought TO our temporary headquarets N
will large inc III high grade cwery soon as It can
be taken from h SaIr Then in part the many
who have depended upon this store tnr their Christmas Pur
rlaScS -.
''To arrany. ,r nurc permanent location have offered
Market whose name cannot at TINS tune
dvulgr for their lease building nearby Dnt VIII
not know or days whether not will he accepted
Should will move Ia Aln street Wherc Se'e' very
desirable orHtolShavr been offered .
'iThrn!gl relations with lhrkcrmgS IN fllShurgh
We will hr able rel merchandise Ht the earliest possible
moment and rs soon as has hccn decided upon com
nrc line Of urnrc and houSclrnlShlngS Will be
brought here with aIl possible Dispatch We arc very fortunate
possible ON account IN" many cmhargocS that arc in force
'Thrncl the OF Pickering IN the matter Oh
Stbrs do NOT hesitate that by january lSt we Will ne
in position 10 offer the complete, hu smaller INES we
have in the past. $780,,
IS concerns o,r future plans cannot definitely say
lut from in interview with Mr. Harvey P"Iorki one or the
owners Of o,r old SITE have reason to believe
thnt they will ii and that the shortest possible space Of
tinr we Will liz. AGAIN doing business AZ the old stand
We have very well treated by the people al hrc!,
inc and yi and personally thank The many "ci ana
,,vr fir, nnanirS who responded n"hH and WELL
also fine many imi,ua and firms that EXTENDED t" us 'her
hospitality.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
IMPORTANT MEETING
OF ROTARY CLUB TO-DAY
Plans VIII Be Discussed as to Use OF
Christmas Fuud--May Have
Municipal Tree.

\; TIA" regular w'"l>ly lunrhr"n- nr.,'.
inr of tho Wheeling Rotary !'ijib to-day
ri uurn. in III" Hotel Windsor many
BUSINESS matters ar, 10 h" taken Iii.
IT,: principal "a" will h" IT," report, II
Fred Fax. chairman Of. III" "i;n;arl
Christmas Fund.- +" provide PRESENTS
t"r those who will H.. disappointed Il
tn" rluh hnh not mnri provision i"r
their happiness. vi III, members If
IN" "r.;anl%I';"u w"I' .$k''! :" ,:"ma:v.
anI all did. 1t Will no! he lun,!.. known
what amount "":,ri member gave.
rhr question 81 having municipal
christmas tree Will he taken up with
cay Manager -. -. Na:l" 1t the meet
ing.
Following ~" Adjournment. Judge
James W. EwInE. pr"siGrnt ri ;h' club.
r!l HAY" :. special matter {" lay before
IT," members.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
German Minister at
.-.WoodSfipId Interned
! To TIL. IntrIlierncnr

Sr,ria! to Til. Intrlliernc"r
WOtnSHIFI.p. Ohio. Dec. ln.-Rtv-
.r.uL ,;...,r.:r Wcnvkrhach. q former
r;rri,nm minister Of IN" Methodist
church III Trail Run. this county. hut
via" or'Ih" pasr year has not been an-
roinirl on accounted fatlinE health was
arrested here. 10y sheriff l.: r. :cffHrs
ana. Il United Stnc..s marshal. rs mn ali"n
,':i"WY.
~" Wa taken /" Columbus wh"r" H.
Xill h,E h"l! ~ q German prisoner ~
vnr II" has Il wifi" nnd "nr small
child.
II" hn.; G"..u lindr .slirv"ian"c for
some .;tr ~ n..,.nUHt 81! his pr"-t;"rHtaE
uti"r:IIGC~.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
D I E D


Eyaps-n- Mrr,lsv. pr-r::hc- -. la!7. !: 1870.
acre. noon AZ III" residence. 81 Sixteenth s;r'et
lane 4 r.a;!gh;cr 81 MIS- Mary and the la:":
.'aa., Er"n-
,;r,ir,, AZ TIC .:,-!d|n:t "Wednesday afternoon 200
.;..S Fr,,rr,i> lur:;.,I in;ernrut private iir,cR.
Y," ecmti":y,
THUssER-.nn Monday. sp>enS"- TO- 1877. ,: inc
family r.si.I"r-" NJ f4i Gcandricw st:"T MRS
MARTHA =. TIt.EEER IN he: fih rear.
rit.,ral ,ir,!cr lGH:rsfT"r.
srckrR--nn Nnaar. ncr.rt-- 10. 1917. a. ~
.,.iI,..I -, n Al. H. 1.a' residence. No l5": Nc
,o!l..h .,rc.: HENRY EECKER. IN his 3iih year
Funeral notice hereafter.
KtECHHEE nu S,indSy. n'reaher oh. i'i.. az
,''cic,,k !. W. EiEANoRE n. DAUGHTER Of Frsnk
J ard l:5-n4:r;;c' .trrs Keller, K:7h"'' Ase J
S"a!.
Fu:cn: from tho residence. H. Se1tn:eni'h street.
Tuesday afternoon . "''c'rk I;srneni Nj Cal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
MR.. WILSON WALKED IN.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.-While the
n"w "suiirr' war council was In seasion
in. III: secretary ~ wars office late
to-day. President Wilson walked across
from tn" White House and Joined in
tn" deliberations: lie remained only Il
fcw minutes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
FOR SALE Horses.

FOR sLLE-FiHE MATCHED TEAM: HEAVY
nRAE1 HORSES EVEN WEIGHT 1900 LBS.
EACH GOOD HaULERS AND FAST WALKERS.
a BARGAIN TO QUICK BUYER. WHEELING
WALL PLASTER CO.. 27TH MARKET ST.
d.l0:I
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LOST AND FOUND

osr--pcro,vcr between Fourth stree. and wheelin:
Mold ant Fnunfr:. Wheeling Terminal tracks.
Reward il rc,urnrd captain Of the guards Wheel
~, W",J amt rrun,ry rI,npary. dill
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WANTED-Coal Lands.

wAs1Ep-coat land, Of the Pittsburgh number
l. e,uht vein, located In Ohio or Wat Va. FartlsI
wan, 10 operate tie same. Must be close 10 railroad
T. O. Box So. Wheeling. ". VS.: n-?o-2os
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RELIEF FROM BLIZZARD
(Continued From Page One.)

rlat industrial Consumers IN the north
crn Part "f tho state. where III" sui
f"rtHg - NOR. aclit". have BON ~: OH
from their Supply ~ :E"l gnS. The faS
bong turned into domestic mains.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
FOR Typewriters

roR saLE-rycesT!ters suitable for Christmas pres
emit, Flrs, class condition. 3ls.6o To $4,000. Rem
lpz:cn Typewriter CO. No. 1911 Market St. WHEEL
I.,w =, d.6-t
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
BUSINESS oPPoRTUN1T TIES

WANT 70 hear from farmers who have good oil. and
rns territory to lease: parties will operate !nlIne-
diaiely II territory looks good r. Q. Boz 317.
Wheeling. ". Va. h-.0'0W
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
THERMOMETER DROPS TO TWELVE
BELOW ZERO IN SOME
PLACES
Poor Suffer and Many Seek Relief at
Charitable Instltutions-ManyM Man
ufacturing Plants Shut Down
Schools Close

When Tn N-hFrlinr rolls out NJ bed
this nlnrning =, about six hollis ana puts
rr ric rlass..s and 1,l;os y souint n, the
thormomc,cr he viii lind ina, |, reads
alou; ton below zero: IN. coolest day
lhu< far this wear In Tins community
ard ON" of the ,.nlroSr in the many long
years rrr WhroIiur
II,yy dies nbuur a duy.n hnlr,r Zero
s,rlk. ynu for ..,riutrrI,h'' weather. hey"
.,S.,r,.. r,,d. y,,,'U I,. prnn. 1u REMARK.
ruI ali ,yhn bravo rbr chilling Y,rrrzr
his ,,urrir,. will M, Lisuut. yuur AS
s,..ii.,u ,l,,I - = "sn,r, ,.,,ld"
Cold weather Facts
These are. cold ruc;s. hat they must
!,.. rnli that All who are suffering wlih
IN. ,!.srrx.. k,r.wu as "hrt under IN"
.,"Ili-." may cool of. Miss ~ T..
j..rxyfhc official federal weather oh
server STATED laer might at !" o'clock
,!sa; rlr .nl,r,,lrv WIZ lust ut zero and
,yaS' i.r:I,lualiv going Down. that hv mad
r.i.l,, !; ,-n,ilI a.. fv,, h,.lnw AMI at day
'...lf his ,,.r,,i,,- >l,, forecasts that y
w,ll b.. Tullv ..;rnt L.L,w: rnrhaps ten,
'r,i,. ro,.rri,l,ut ,h,rrurln.irr Is IN In.
island and tl..r. has ,I,y,ys been =
,..,ri.,,;,,r ,,r fran. Tue, T., Iuur degrees
v.irh =. and ,h. mo-, r..l,ohl.. ih..,nnin--
tr. IN -, business ..riiru Of Wlu.,I-
inr.
In t;.is s,.,,rinn -, ! n'cln,k this MORN
ir., may rcsiS,. rcd two ana ihr"" d.
.-r". below, II vr< four below "u III"
s,rnl hridr.. shortly after o'clock thJS
morning ana ~" mercury was falling
raridly. II IS predicted that it viii b."
!uIly ton or eleven I,i"w at "'rIock
this morning.
Streets Covered With Ice.
Whn"liuE experienced NE" If TN col
,"St days IL Gears yesterday. Ia III"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual ncr+!nS Of The Stockholders o. The VA
t,ral Exchange EanK Of whce!inS. Wheeling. w.
VA Will Is, hrld s.: ;he bank Tuesday. January Sh,
1918 BETWEEN the howr, Of ~ M. and J.: H.. for
the rIA:H.! Il. .irrr;Hrs and TIE transaction ~ an
ether business ;hGt may lie iTese1''":L
&C ": JEFFERS.
Cashier.
az =. Ia l...s.a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
WANTED-Fem1Ie.

MAINTAINING woman a. head rocG. good rhseF
and maintenance Reference rrau!rSd. Address tho
e,r.rtn;nnden: Wa, Va Schools irT the Drat and
u, ,und pom,ey w Va dim
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Th, annual meeting =, tho stockholders q. The First
National Hank q! E!:G .'!rrt, W Va. will be hrif al
The bank Tuesday. lamar Ssh 1875 e; 10 "tfc'k
:, m for tho. election Of director, and IT." sransSc-
ron ~ any c:hcT business that mIr bc IF,s'n'';!
e.. L. WE
G-ll-g E1""'e''
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
VISIT RUINS
{Couttnuec From Pirsc Page.)

Hermann Will h" ready f"r business IN
tho n"w ,"ri'p"rary headquarters in &
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
FOR RENT-Furnished Rooms.

FOR RENT-NIc-y furnished from. room Tor ono On
- ,,,, ,,S,,r, 1iS Main street d-S-m
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11

WANTEo-A boy to carry East Whssn"s
rou,. Immediately. Call at InteIIIgoneer
office. bet~.en and o'clock a. m. d'l'p
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11

WANTED boy. for delivering paoer' Geo. r.
KI!n-.Srws Co. 10 l4th St dill
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11

WaNIGD -t'0at maker. Steady "orS Win pea.Aht
,h-p ,n work In Apply Joseph sivelsbarE. Han
,rer stree: Martins FeTy. n-il-i
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-11
WANTE]

WARTED-Two I'D
Chance 10 learn
IntelIlsencer 0fiIes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
Selected by TaVenner

wild bull breaks from his pen, and
cores women and children, II is the
duty Of all men 10 rally to the attack
and destroy the bull" To which IL
may be answered that q wild bull is
not fl symbol for the kaiser OF the
German government. Rather should
the kaiser or his government be NIX
ened 70 d man temporarily mad or IN
toxtcated He NAV. while under the
spell. be as destructive as the bull
and yet return to his right mind His
treatment therefore must depend upon
circumstances III conditions Dee such
that his destruction is the only means
of preventing the sacrifice Of innocent
lives. then he may be destroyed But II
1t is possible TO keep out az his way
until the rage passes. and he RECEIVERS
hfs sanity then the end iu view may
be better attained by reasoning with
him when in his right mind, than by
ehasrlsiug him while possessed of
devils,
The president has asserted the dig
nifty Of our government by breaking
of friendly intercourse with nation
that refuses to observe the rules Of
zentility But iu doing SO he has eL-
pressed regret he has given voice TO
the hope that Germany viii not carry
out its threat, and he has promised
that should such thing happen. he
win ask congress % give him author
ity "t0 use eng means necessary for
the protection of our saameu and our
people iu the prosecution Of their
peaceful and legitimate errands on the
high seas
Some have inferred that the presj-
dent viii ask for armed men 10 re-
dress our wrongs. But why such an
Inference He has been redTessing
our wrongs since the beginning OF the
war. ana he has done SO ia q manner
that has given a new meaning TO inter
national diplomacy. Why should he de-
part from this method. now that the
war is nearing It's eudG Rather should
he redouble hiS reliance upon reason,
in order that there may remain at the
end OF che war one great and power
full nation that refused 70 Join Do this
mad debauCh but stands ready with
open hands TO help the erring brothers
whenever they are ready 20 listen to
reason. The force that the president
speaks Of must De moral not phvsi-
Gals for lit was with moral force that
he held Germany from doing what all
her enemies could not prevent with
physical force and If he shall 90
through to the end relying upon moral
instead Of physical force IT viii be the
greatest possible v5udicati1u of the
new order, and viii eut1roue reason +
and justice forever above material F..
might.
it would b6 nothing less than caIam- +.
5tous for This country TO engage iu +
war. even as the light Of peace begins .
to iLumine the sky. Let us not sacri- +
1Ce the vantage we have retained up F..
.U this time. But let every forward
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14

mind is an easier task than srousinz 4
Iethargsc one Stored away il every
mind 81 the knowledge that at rail-
road crossing IS the place 70 be care
tgL Unfortunately that nugget Of In
formation SIS too often RELOCATED 70 the
back attic OF the brain. where the cob
EDS of iuactiou cover 81 up. 4 man
with a nice sense Of com psrattve val
ues Eeeps always on tap such ele-
ueErarT things az preservation Of life
and safeguarding 81 property.
These splendid motor cars Of present
days. - what an extent have they in
creased efficiency. Ia their finely
adjusted mechanism, they seem al
most human; they lack only brains 10
be more perfect yet. IF they had brains
they would save themselves on the
crossing
somewhere, every day and sometime s
many times day. these fine machines
are wrecked on the crossing and 31
Moe cases their owners throw in heir
lives for good measure. Scrap heaps Of
ruined machines and sacrificed lives.
You careful drivers. do YOU speak
words n caution 10 the chauce-takers
Surely IL Is your duty to rouse them
while there il SET time 20 escape des-
ruet-on ga the crossing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14
The Daily Story
A Valentine Return-By Sadie Olcott

he went TO the door himself ln eager
expectancy Of his valentine from Hell
en-. But no valentine came In the
evening be called up on the telephone.
is that you. Helen2
I'm Jim
Got anything on hand this even
ing
well. Til run in for a little while
Did you get many valentines to-
day?
II sent You one. It was a beauty
cost $3.50
yes, mine was the one with the
couplet
I'm glad YOU liked en-
Yes, 7 datter myself that protrud-
iuE-What dive call it2-is very pretty
II didn't write anything under the
cupid
Cant you tell me what it was Oh
the phone2
Wei. I'm be over in few min.
utes
When Jimmy arrived he found Helen
sitting by a table TIA her own private
parlor with a stack OF valentines be-
side her. Before she could answer ans
questions she insisted upon showing
her love missives Jim took no inter
est iB those that had been sent by ans
one except himself but Helen forced
him to look at every one OF them and
to take a lot Of time in doing So When
the last one had been admired she
took up jim S valentine She read the
Couplet over several times and said
she hadn't believed that he could
write poetry like that" This made
Jim very proud OF himself
But. Jimmy she said az last
aren't YOU mistaken about the cos.
Of the valentine
Certainly not II took all my saw
Ings
"Tm sure IT didn't cost so much"
why are you sure2
Because ! bought 81 myself a wear
ago, and paper wasn't near So high
then as TT is today
This was said with a twinkle ia her
eye.
Jim resolved to make a bluff
1--WE heard before this of girls acc
1usiug fellows Of sending back their
lwu valentines You cant come that
racket on me-
"What1l YOU bet2"
Bet what2"
THAT ] can't prove you sent me back
valentine I ssEt you
Make il o pound OF candy agalls.
. box Of cigars.
Done"
Inserting the points Of d halrpin un-
,er the cupid in the valentine. she eT-
POSED the letters II. 81
THAT stands for Helen strong"
Jimmy was game.
"Oh it was easy enough for you ~
write those letters in there after you
eceived the valentine"
Helen burst cut laughing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-14

What's the use Of spending money
for valentines with an array like this
already at hand to cost nothing but a
stamp"
The words were spoken by Jimmy
Emerson on the 18th day OF February.
He had gone 70 box In his closet and
taken out a bundle OF valentines he
had received the year before and was
trying 70 remember from whom they
had come.
This one is a daisy This bay win
dow built out from the main part IFS a
peach If there's no mark on il I'm
going TO take the risk of using it,
He examined the valentine with a
hand magnitying glass and, not find
ing any mark on it. laid 10 aside 10
send 20 his best girl Then he selected
another TO send 70 his next best girl
and in this way made use or not less
than dozen valentines
On the valentine he sent TO his best
girl, Helen Strong, ne wrote a coupIet
indicating that he was pining for an
expression Of her love. which, If re-
ceiTed, he would treasure forever.
Forever" was the last word of the
second line and rhymed with sever"
the last word OF the first line He
AttAEA z AAaE nt3r III kAAkEA " AAAAEE8. atE ne
was proud OF his couplet and didn't
wish it or the beautiful valentine TO
go TO waste
Jimmy addressed, stamped and mail
ed his valentines early in the after
noon Of the 18th of February. The next
morning the pOstmau brought him
batch OF valentines The first one he
opened he recognized as one be had
sent out himself the day before. There
was an endorsement on it as follows.
My love for YOU is just as warm as
when / sent you this just one year
ago"
The blood mounted to Jim's cheek at
being detected in using an old valeu-
tine
Better luck next time" and he
opened another
The luck was certainly better. for he
had never seen the Enclosure before. /
The third and the fourth were also
new TO him ON the fifth. which was
one he had sent, was an endorsement, 4
What did YOU send it back for2 I
don't want it,
Jim had grown somewhat calIous .
by this time, but the truth is he was
looking for his valentine from Helen I
Strong. Beside hers the rest were of /
very little Importance. However, he .
opened them all without coming upon
)ne that bore any trace whatever Of
having been sent by her.
I'll get it by the next mail" he NUT
cred. and tossed those he had received
IA TO a table from which they were
destined later on 10 be brushed into a
waste paper basket During the day
ne lounged about the house, and when
ever he heard the postman's whistle