This is a sweet letter from Dart, full of romantic sentiments that should brighten her Valentine’s Day when it reaches Willoughby.  Commenting on her report of bowling Mrs. Woodsworth over on the stairs in an effort to get to Dart’s latest letter, Dart writes, “Take it easy going up stairs like that. It’s hard on the heart and I want a good one to belong to me. I hope you’re getting a good one in return. At least it’s a pure one, and true.”

He writes how much he wishes he were with her that very evening – the night of her prom. He tried everything in his power to send her flowers again, but failed to find a way. “At least my heart is with you tonight, and I wish I were with my heart.”

He ends with a long and flowery love poem, tender and sincere.

This was a clever note from Dot, written on one of her prom tallies – what we might have called a “dance card.” In the spaces that fellas would have reserved a dance with Dot (if she had attended), she had written Dart’s name, along with little comments. She also says that he was the talk of the evening, among those girls who did not attend. The decorating committee even dedicated a heart to these two love birds. Everybody loves a lover!