watching me than one girl. Boys are generally shy, and are usually squelched with silence; but girls!! I give it up shortly after noon.
                                                                            February 14, 1938-
      Rained heavily all day yesterday - in the evening lightning & thunder. This AM the creek full, almost over the far bank; down to 32, and a slight wind out of the SW. The freight cars had a hard-boiled look - a feeling of March.
                                                                     February 15, 1938 - Tues-
      Painted all day on the Steubenville picture, working on the foreground, and putting in some laborers going home to supper.
                                                                            February 16, 1938-
     To Salamanca for studies. There was scarcely any trace of snow there, so I did not get the studies I wanted, but I climbed one hill & made a few drawings. Shortly after noon, the skies cleared and the sun came out clear & strong - the sky was a rich blue. Ate my lunch sitting in the car, on a high hill at the edge of Allegheny State Park, contemplating the view out over Salamanca the whole.
      On the return, just on the far edge of Dayton, a tire went flat. It was on a hill; so every attempt to jack the car up resulted in the car falling away from it, downhill. Discouraged, I went back and sought the aid of a garage helper, thinking