The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-14
Mrs. Euan's Last
Valentine Party
BY JULIA BURR

Well, i don't KNOW, SAID MRS.
ELAN, Wen see what your father
says" So Doris impatiently wait
ed for her father. 1t would be an
hour before he would come.
She tried Ito pass the time away
by reading a book, but somehow
1t didn't seem as interesting as ii
had the night before. Then she
tried to sew, but it seemed as if
she couldn't sew straight and 81
tried to do numerous =" ~e
but was too e. ~si,of thlngs,
snuiT.,. At last she thought of some
thing to do which satisfied her.
She got a pencil and some paper
and wrote the names of whom she
thought she would invite to her
party, If she was to have one.
She had been writing for some
time when she glanced out of the
window and saw her father coming.
She ran out to him and asked him
the same question that she had
asked her mother just an hour be-
fore.
We'll see what your mother
says" said Mr.. ELAN as he opened
the door of his house.
But mother said to see what
you said" said Doris.
Doris, oh Doris" shouted Mrs.
ELAN from the kitchen.
Coming" Doris shouted back.
She assisted her mother with the
supper and at the table Mrs. ELAN
said.
What did father say?"
"Oh,he said for me to see what
you said" Doris answered.
How funny" laughtd Mrs. ELAN,
Il said to ask him and he said to
ask me-" What shall we do about
it, father?"
WELL" said Mr.. ELAN, II think
it would be nice for her to have
party. What do you think about
it."
I think 1t would be nice, too,"
replied Mrs. ELAN.
Remember the last Valentine
party we went to-" asked Mr..
ELAN, chuckling at the remembran-
ce Of it.
II should say l do" answered Mrs.
ELAN, smiling over her coffee.
Tell me about it, won't you,
mother?" pleaded Doris.
yes, but not now" said Doris's
mother. latter we wash and dry the
dishes" Doris hurried with the
dishes and then seated her mother
and self In the living room.
Now tell me-" she begged.
well" began Mrs. Ellah, ut hap
pened about a month before your
father and we're married. We
had quarreled about something, I
forget what is was now, anyway it
was just a silly, little quarrel. The
quarrel began about three weeks
before the valentine party and
father and l had not spoken to
each other since. A few days be-
fore the party l received my invi-
tati0n and father received one, too,
although at the time did not know
It and If ! had, ! probably would
not have gone. Then the night of
the party came. ] put on my blue
silk dress and presented my pass
which was heart. pierced with an
arrow. ! forgot to mention that it
was sent with the invitation and
without it l could not have gone to
the party. The rooms were pref
tily decorated. Red Hearts hung
on red and gold strings from the
ceiling and the walls had cupids
here and there. We danced for a
while and then the hostess told us
that we were to play a game cal
led the Valentine Post Office"
Each one was to go to the Post
office and say, us there any mail
for me-" and then give your name.
OF course there was mail for every
one who attended the party. The
mail was beautifully home made |,
valentines.
Inside Of the valentines was a
verse which told you what you
were to do. Mine read something
like this:
Out of the front door you must so,
Around the north corner OF the
house, you know.
Walking backward all the time,