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As I was reading the Sunday morning paper I read an article about a young couple who had been pen pals since elementary school. She a Nebraska farm girl - he a city boy from Maine. They had been writing for 33years, exchanged gifts, were grown, and had families that were almost grown. They finally got to meet.

Pen Pals are almost unheard of now. No time for REAL letters and certainly no time for the US MAIL. Another dying art.

It made me think of a newspaper I came across while working on my "project". A 1935 newspaper to be exact. In it I found a story. I mean chapters of a book. Back then libraries in most parts of Nebraska didn't exist yet. Books were few and far between. Newspapers would publish one or more chapters each week from a book until the book was finished. People looked forward to the stories as much as they did the news. Today's generation probably can't comprehend not having libraries. Most grew up with them right in their own schools.

Anyway, it gave me an idea for a new post and I will be starting it in the next few days. I am going to publish a story and it will be in chapter form. There will be seven chapters. No, I will not do it once a week as even I don't have patience for that. Daily. I haven't decided yet if I will do it in picture format or type it out. It will come as originally written, uncut and never edited. This is why I prefer you read it from a picture as it would be hard to copy and keep it looking the way it was written. I will make my final decision soon.

There are some out there who know this story. Some who knew the author. Some who actually know the main "characters". I can only ask that your comments don't give anything away. I would like those who have never read it to enjoy the suspense and eventual outcome of the story.

Decision made. Story will come in picture AND typed form.

This story never had a title so my beginning will simply be - CHAPTER ONE.

Hope you will enjoy it.