Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-06
AMONG US GIRLS

Perth Amboy, N. j..
Dear Helen and Girls:
II you have the habit of CHANGING
at the signature of the letters before
reading them Gas | have) you no
doubt will. think | am a newcomer.
But such Us not my luck. | mean, |
would rather be a newcomer than to
be found guilty of deserving this col
mi for the length of time L have.
But l will " to plead guilty.
1 haven't anything interesting TO
relate but / feel that l should write
more often n tell all the girls how
much l enjoy the letters. / am still
as interested in this column as ever,
but somehow have always been pre-
vented from writing. I haven't the
plenty others. But this column wasn't
given us for excuses so i won't say
any more about 1t. Helen, I am sure
you will understand.
All the stories and poems are fine,
and o / am also anxiously await
ing another letter from Cara" our
new friend.-I do hope she will tell
us all about her home town.
i read the column the first thing
every evening. but If somehow or,
other I am prevented from reading
1t at once, l make sure that l put 1t
in q safe place until later.
Well, dear friends. l am stranded
now but will try and do better. next
time. This Is my New Year resolu-
1 remain
Sincerely,
... "DEDDY."
Welcome back "Deddy." Did you
think I had forgotten you? Indeed
not; each day when l opened my mail
l hoped by chance that you had
pnmn hl Plx with n q apsain or,J i,,ck
before receiving your welcomed let
ter I had given you up for lost. Do
steal a little more time and write to
us often again.
Perth Amboy, N. J..
Dear Helen:
Here 1 am. 1 just dropped from
the sky. One of the girls sent in a
story tonight and I made up my mind
to make up one. Well, here goes:
Lonesome Dorothy
(By "Diamond")
Dorothy Groomsdale lived with
her parents on Broadway, New York.
Her parents were very wealthy n
Dorothy had almost everything she
pointed at. Although Dorothy was
surrounded by pretty and luxurious
things she was very lonesome. She
had no g~overness as her former one
had left them two months since and
her parents were nab to secure
another one.
Finally II of Dorothy's cousins
came to visit her. Ameto was a very
mischievous child and she pryed in
to different things and she d~isobeyed
the rules of the house. h was
finally sent home.
Dorothy always brought l. basket
of food to her poor friends every
week. She always visited Mrs. Jones,
a widow who had five children. One
day Dorothy became interested in one
of the children by the of Ade-
line, who was Dorothy's age. Doro-
thy persuaded her parents to adopt
Adeline.
In later years Adeline became fully
educated and she was very pretty.
She and Dorothy often went rowing
on a lake neal D%orothy's home. Ted,
the dog, was with them. Ted was
sitting on the boat when he suddenly
saw a fish and he jumped overheard.
This sudden motion caused the boat
to upset. Dorothy couldn't swim but
Adeline could swim a little. Dorothy
was about to drown when Adeline
grasped her in her arms and swan
quickly ashore. Mr.. GroomsdaIe felt
very grateful toward Adeline for this
kindly act. Thus Mr. Groomsdaie
was repaid a t~housandfold for what
ever kindness he had ever paid to
Adeline.
FINS
Hoping you Will like my story L
close with owe to all.
DIAMOND"
The story Is rather good only It
seems to bear a striking resemblance
to a story, entitled The Accident
which was published on December
20. Another thing (you don't mind
these little knocks, do you, because
YOU know that every knock is a
boost) the paragraph starting, Fl
nally one Of Dorothy's cousins L
can not see any need of 1t or any
connection with the rest of the story,
can you? Let us hear from you soon
again.