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THE TEN YEAR CORRESPONDENCE CLUB ISS Cecella left her rubbers and umbl ella m the h Ill and opened the door of the small sunny llVlHg room D1d the postman leave anythmg for me 7 was her IIIYIOLIS query to a large rosy cheeked woman who looked up from her work as Mlss Ce cella entered Yes three letters there on the t 1ble Mlss Q8C6llI w1s 1l1ttle old m 11d of thlrty a teacher of de 1d l1ngu1gcs at the Youngstown Hlgh School She h 1d no rel 1t1ves III Youngstown she seemed to care very httle 1bout m lklllg' tuends and llved alone wlth Norah the woman whom she h1d eng 1ged to take care ot her l1ttle cottage and Ifelvc a l1rge AHgfJF1 c 1t Mxss Q6C6ll 1 s grey ey es l1t up wlth unwonted ewcltement as she caught slght of the letters She read the postm 1rks 1nd smlled delxghtedly to her self Then she whlspered softly to Ielw who had 1umped upon the table beslde her and was rubbmg h1s back agamst her hand Bell! they dldn t forget they d1d not forget' She took the letters 1nd went to her 1oom where she ch 1nged her wet clothlng for the l1rge woolly dresslng gown 1nd Worsted sllppers She sat down before the flreplace Wlth the letters stlll unopened III her hands The l1ttle room wlth 1ts tmy bookcase desk and lron bed began to fade slowly from Mlss Cecella s eyes She was bemg carrled back lnto the days of her glI'll'lOOCl It was Commencement mght at Rolls 1 c1ty three hundred mlles from Youngstown l+1fty benlors clad IH c1p and gown stood tremblmg Wlth ex cltement as they w 11ted for the Prlnclpal to d1StI'1bLlt9 hfty whlte dlplomas decorated w1th blue 1nd gold rlbbons and M1ss QECBIIA was among them The nest scene was th It of the Cl1ss PICHIC What a day that had Cecella w1th three other g1rls h 1d m 1de a solemn comp 1ct The agreement was that lf after ten years from Commencement nlght any of these four g1rls should be an old mald she wo11ld recene from each of the other glrls a long letter tell1ng what h 1d been her pa1t1cula1 QYDGFIQIICES and whether or not she had found happlness len vc us w lS decxded 11pon because each g1rl felt that m ten Veels her l1le s woxk would hue been begun 1nd she could tell then whether or not her l1fe would be a success -1: -I: 11' And now after ten years she MISS CeCCl1d was the one to recelve those prom1sed lettels these the letters lymg 1n her l1p' Wxth tremblmg fangers Illd 1 wlldly beatmg he llt she opened the flrst lctter from Nancy Ah she surely has found happmess mused MISS Cecella as she took out the da1nt1ly w rltten pages She has had every reason to be carefree a happy g1rlhood be 1uty 1ccompl1shments dotlng parents dozens of Slllt ors a model husband 1nd rlchesl Well we shall soon see Deal Ceceln the letter lan and Ift61 ten QSWIS you Fecella ale the one to IGLQIVE oul s1mple confesslons How much h IS happened m those few years What changes' I 1nste1d of the llght heuted gnl whom you knew ten y93lS ago 1m a pesslmlstlc hateful old wom1n Re1lly Lecella I do feel and look dleadfully old although I 1m but twenty elght -Xnd what has caused ltr' I dont know I h lve tllfxfl so h 11d to ove1t1l1e h 1pp1ness I guess that lSJl1St It I have WOIIIQLI m5 self sxck tzymg to c 1tch that evel Valllblllhg happmess and k L L 1l 4 C 2 C ll ' K , , ' l' 0 !! ' 1 . 1 1 1 K 1 1 c , 1' ' , 1 1'1' 41 , , , 2 H . , . . 2 2. 2 i , 1 1 2 2 2 x' 1 I1 1 A l C 1 1 , 1 , - 2 z ' s, ' , 1 I I 5 ll - I 1 1 C , X . 1 1 1 1 , c c c c . 1 1' 2 1' J ' 1' . 1 1' 1 1 1- I 1 I' 1 1 Z 1 2 1 . - - ' v I 1 1 gd D v I , . .... . , , ' 1 ' ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 14 ' ' 1 .... . , . , . . ,, , . . 2 . , . 2 , ' ' 1 1 1' - 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 11 c , 1 . 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 5' s , .' . , s 1 1 1 1 1 1 K L1 C 1 11: :gf :5: 15: 15: 15: sg: :1: 1 my C 1 1 Y x' N - 1 . 1 1 ' l - 1 1 1 , C 1 1 c L 1 1 , . I . 1 - 11 Y .1 1 1 c 1 ,f 11 1 . .1 1 C 1 C C 1 1 1 been-as merry as Commencement nlght had been terrltymg. Here M1ss -l . . 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 , 1 C C 1 C 1 . 1 . 1 C 1 C 1 C 1 . K, . ,, H .V I . 1 .1 . , . . I - I 1 1 - 1 1 I 1 c c . 1 , 1 C ' I ' 1 1 rd xi -1 vi 1 ' 1 1 f ' ' 11 ' . , 1 v I v Z v 2 1 Q . . , . I v 1 1 1 ., :lc :fc :Es :K zi: ., . V 1 1 .1 .1 1 ' , g 1 , 1 , 1 1 , 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 h 1 2 ' ' ' L1 2 2 ' 1 ' 2 1 As ' K1 .1 . U 1 1 ' ' 1 77 ' ' 1 , . . , , . . ' I Y . A A' KL W 5 V C L1 , 1 , 1 , 1 1 s, , . . - 1 1 1 . 1 Y 1 I 1 1 ,, 1 , 1 c , c 1 . , 1 1 1 1 ', 9' . 1 U. 1 1 1 .1 ' 1 At I Ly , C C 1 V 1 ' , 1 ' ' ' 1 CS 1'. Z 1 1 1' ' ' . 1- .. , ' 2 ' ' - 1 ' f ' ' ' 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 1 1 li' ' ' ' 1 ' ,' 1 ' ' f' ' : ' . . ' . ' ' . z ' . s 2 ' 'z ' 2 1' 3. ' ' J . , , . .' ,S .' . . ' . .2 1 . .- 1 . . 1 1
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