Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-12-26

that she is not engaged until she
gets a ring. A long letter from
RhipslaRIer to Alice, written In
1922. when he was In Panama, was
MEN read by Mr.. Davis, to prove
his contention that any woman re-
ceiving such a letter would consider
herself engaged, and expect the
writer of it to marry her, or at
least to be DESTROYS of marrying her.
LETTER FROM CANAL ZONE.
It was a clean love letter, with
nothing in it to which any one could
take exception 1T contained nearly
5000 words, and Rhinelander wrote
that it occupied an entire morning.
! In part 1t read;
! Hotel Tivoli,
Ancon Canal Zone,
| Monday morning,
ApfN "a, 1922.
My Darling Girl:
As l tod you in letter No. III,
[your cheerful note arrived just as
we were about to leave Coon Tor
Panama City. Can you imagine
Alice. love, how happy and surprised
YOUR boy was to hear from YOU
again? Well, dear, after reading
YOUR wonderful letter l went stralght
down to the writing room and hur
ried off a few lines, Just to ret you
know your letter had found its way
TO the one you had sent it, Yes, |
WAS leaving in half hour, so l had
to make the best of my time. On!
dear heart, that letter didn't hall
express my great joy and gladness'
and how differently felt wnen
YOURS arrived l wonder, sweetheart
when my lovely letters reach you'
if YOU go to your little room where
Won can be alone and are as HAPPY
70 hear from me as | was when that
letter of YOURS came to me. III you
really care as much to get my letter
as | did hearing from you, you. no
doubt. can appreciate what your
note meant to me and how Happy
and overioyed / was.
cupposirg, dar ing you hadn't
heard from me for three weeks and
wasn't sure if you wou get even a
line for six months and, then as IL
q Gift from God letter arrived
How would you feel? Well, Alice.
if YOU can answer that question:
ard if you have been as lone'Y and
as lonesome for me. as L have peeh
for YOU. why you won't have the
least trouble in guessing how L lie L
when your 'etter came. Just 10
know. dear, that you wrote IL was
enough TO turn nighttime into dly-
time, but after reading and repeat
ing YOUR words, phrases, clauses ana
sentences. and finally coming to the
Doirt that has been worrying me
great deal. and learning in your let
ter that I needn't worry any 4onser
set NV heart at rest and will carry
me on no matter how long the hight
lasts.
wonder. Alice if you think l am
raying and what can l possibly ne
referring to in the above sentence.
| don't blame you, love one, Tor De
coming a bit confused, rs VIII
grant YOU it is quite difficult to see
what I really have in mind
MEMORIES OF HAPPY DAYS.
Your letter, darling, was just full
of pictures, if you understand what
| mean. 1t brought back memories
of the good Old days when you and
/ were so happy together. Yes,
dear girl, as you said very few peo-
pie are as happy as we have been
and when you told me our hapDl-
ness viii always continue as far as
YOUR part is concerned, l am going
TO add here that you can rely ON
me to do my share and never let
ANYTHING, no matter what it may be,
come between US.
Well, dar'i ing, to get back to
where / was raving maybe you
thought so, l will try to exp ain
what / was referring to. Two
things, sweetheart. in your letter
stood out like a shining light above
all the other nice sayings you told
me. Can you guess what those two
things were, that you wrote me and
tod me yourself? Of course, you
know, dear, what you said-"that L
am now your only one and that you
win be true to me-" Oh! Alice, dear
1 was worrying a little not hearing
word for three weeks and won
dering If you were keeping your
promise You can't blame me.
IAlice. sweetheart, when am feeling
blue, lonely and lonesome to think
il you are. being true and having
nae as your only one. Can you,
dear? c. -