Valentine's Day in Harper

Today is Valentine's Day in Harper. Well, I reckon it's Valentine's Day where you are too, but anyway. This morning I went by Harper Drugs and Soda and saw how empty the boxed candy rack was. Wilmer Jr., the druggist, told me they sold out before they closed last night. Dorothy doesn't want any ordinary gift for this special occasion. She would prefer that we go together down to the nursing home where her mother was when she died and give out a few gifts there. I reckon we will since we have done that for the last couple of years. I was hanging around the barbershop earlier today when Bozack Winsloe came in. He was carrying a big bouquet of roses shaped like a heart. Bozack and Mary Jean (Doodle) Winsloe are a funny looking couple. She must outweigh him by sixty pounds and she is several inches taller than he is. They have been married for over forty years. Bozack had a big smile on his face and was whistling The Way You Look Tonight. One of the men said, "Why you so happy, Bozack?" And Bozack replied, "Tonight's the night, fellows. Tonight's the night."

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