The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-16
A VALENTINE STORY


as she came home from school and
| threw her books on the sofa.
Your wish is granted" said her
mother. for just received a let.
! ter from Aunt Jane and she wants
us to come up there for a week."
"Oh! let me read it," she ex-
claimed. Her mother handed her
the letter and in less than a min
ute she said: "Oh, mother, are We
going?"
YES" replied her mother.
"Oh, goodyn she cried as she
skipped out Of the house to tell her
little next door neighbor.
Next morning she was on her
way to Springston. At last the
conductor called out Springston
and May and her mother got off
the train. There was uncle Jack
and aunt Jane in the automobile.
With a little squat of delight May
ran to Aunt Jane and threw her
arms about her.
When Mays mother came the
aunt said: Now we will go up
lItown" So they drove up town and
Istopped al store. They went in
and when May saw her aunt buy
ing valentines, she said: "Oh,
mother, may / buy some too"
YES" she replied. So May
bought a whole lot of valentines.
Then they went home.
Day before valentine day, May
sent many of her valentines away.
Mays aunt told her that they were
going to have a valentine party the
next day Immagine her delight.
Next day the party came. When
the guests arrived Mays aunt said,
Now children, have some yalen-
tines and they are only half hearts.
III give each Of you one half OF
one and you must find who has the
other half"
So she gave out the half hearts.
Everyone was busy hunting their
partners. There happened to be
just as many boys as girls. SO Mays
aunt handed out the hearts so that
every girls partner would be
boy. The partners had to stay to-
gether all the time the party was
going On.
Mays parner's name was Floyd
Carm. He was . lad OF thirteen.
May was only twelve but that did
mt make any difference. She had
known Floyd for five years and
their friendship had never ceased.
She was proud to have him for her
partner.
: Just then Mays mother called
her into the kitchen, II have an
other valentine for you" she said.
Whom is it from? Is It from
cousin Margaret? May asked.
| NO." replied her mother, ut Is
a truly living valentine. One you
hare been wanting for years"
81 can't guess what it is," she
said.
| well, then, 7 will tell you," she
said and she opened the kitchen
door and in stepped the cutest and
| sweetest little baby boy.
ooh! IS he to be my brother?-
| asked May.
Yes, DEAR" said mother
How delighted May was for she
had wanted little brother ever SO
long. And now she had it. She
threw her arms around her mother
and gave her long loving kiss.
| "How old Is he? What is his
name? she asked.
Don is his name and he's two
and half years DID," she answer
ed. So May took hold Of her little
brothers hand and took him into
the other room to show Floyd her
dear little brother. :.
Then came the time to go to the
table. Each child had valentine
by their place and their name upon
it so they could find their places.
II was SO arranged that the part.
ners could sit together. Everything
was in the shape of a valentine.
The cake. the ice cream and every
thing eles. At 6 O'Clock everyone
was gone. And Sunday evening
when May got home she said,
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