Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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Page 10 THE STEELHEAD FOR JUNE fneeted the g11'l w 1th C1165 of thankfulness and Sll1p11SQ They had been m sea1ch of VIYQH QYGI slnce lts dlsappealarce No Fat? No No one had seen a slffn of h1m Poor Jane footsove and sad be an to c1v Bob Llnton Fatty s old tlme 11X al came fffxllantl to the IQSCUQ bv stfxrtlnv the company ove1 to the cars It was late he S'11d and dalk and nothing' could be done t1ll the pa1tv leached home Thls was sound IQQSODII1 so w1th1n ten mm utes the despondent c1owd was speednw towalds Cente1ton In the mek of Bob Llnton s C11 w as Jane he1 head bu1 1ed on Al1ce s shoulder and tluee mo1 of the guls t1'31n to 1eassu1e l1e1 conce1n1n-T Fat A sea1ch1n pfutx soon lCtllI'I1Qd to the lake wlnle SCVGIHI of the gnls spent the mffht w1th vrlef St11Ck9H Jane About three oclock 1n the momma the gnls we1e s1lently slppmff tea made on Janes chafing' dlsh t1y1ng to walt patlently for news of Fa It was all my fault crled Jane A all oh why 1d I lean OV91 the ed e w hy oh w lu and Fat such a poor SXVIITIIIIBI too And then he1 exe fell on l11S 11n0f and she helplessly choked on the eookle she was nxbblmg Then the phone lang and Al1C9 1an to answer It No news? the gnls crled Al1ce shook her head Helen vawned and the gfuls declded to get some sleep The next day was a hZ1l10XVlI10' one None from elthel the Dxttoe or the Nlghtlngale Clubs was p1esent 1n classes an a11 of melan choly p1evaded the co111do1s fOl tl1e news h1d sp1ead hke XV1ldfllQ On the e enlnff of the lollowm dav all hopes wexe g1ven up The Qrmth household was ln ITlOl1l1l1l1 Two 01 th1ee canoes dlsappealed f10ITl the pond and we1e C0l'lW91'll9d lnto k1I1dl1I'l0' w ood It seemed as 1f neve1 3.02111 could youths l1de down the Rush St1eam as befole Fatty the llfe ol the D1ttoes was no mole' Bob L1I1tOI1 sent flowers and comfo1t1n0f eplstles to Jane all of wh1ch helped matte1s ve1y llttle On the foulth day after the accldent memorlal S6I'V1C6S were held ln the cl1u1ch The Dlttoes and N12'l1t1l1f3,l9S wele there masse Not a smlle lssued fo1th save hom bob Llnton who couldnt 1es1st It when Jane appefued wea11n0' some of h1S losebuds Al1ce Helen and Lauue wele all w1th Jane ascendmff the steps of St Lukes when a f'1m1l1a1 toot was hea1d alound the COITIGI AIICG spoke to Helen 1n n an0f1y tone The hO1l1d thlnv' Who on earth would take Fats bug out and Jazz alound ln lt on a lT10IIl1I10' hke thlsl The1es somethlng w1ong Janes qulck ea1 hea1d It too 'md turmng about the gul let out a scxeam pa1tlv 1911 pfully su1p11se and pa1tly Joy There at the Clllblflg was the l1ttle red str1ped bug And there no yes It was he there sat Fatty not an angel but 1 ' 1. 1. ' v Q 1. 5 . 1 ' U . ,, v i 1 . 1 U . ' 1. - 1x 1 K Q L 1.1 1 u O 1 - 1 1 0. 1 ' 1 - A K 4 1 of 1 ' 1 ' 1' 1 11 1 ' 7 1 ' - rc Ac 1 Uv s c D V . 1 u ' l u K C , I , , I 1 ' K 1 L 1 1. 1 1 ' c 1 g, .. ' 1 1 7 V ' 1 1 1 , . C 1. 1 .5 C 1 ' , ' 9 1 1 1 1' ' 7 L ' 1 1 1 1 1 -Q ' 1 -1 y' 0- 1 1 1 1 ' 1, 4, 1 C, . - 1 c 1 U1 L1 1 , 1 1 1 :1 o ' - , . ' 1 . , Y i . 7 1 . o . L ta , . i v. , . . . A , , 1 t. u , 71 ' u , 1 'T L. ' i y 7 i . 1 Lv ' I 1 I 77 1 1 ' 1' 1 - . cn . 1 1 1 Q . ' 1 1 1 , . U ,, 1 - 1 . 1 . . 1 7 . 1 . l L. . , , ' . ' , ll ' 11 I., . U ' ' U 1 1 1 ' . ' 1 I 1 Y - 1 1 1 1' 1 1 y 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 , c 1 W 1 ,1 Y. U ' .1 ' --1: ' c- ' 1 1 ' L K I L 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1. 1 1 s v 1 . l . v 1 o - . n 1 Y ny . Y c 1:1 1 1 1 ' 7 U ' 'V 1 ' 1 D I ' . Y 1 . . . . C 7 1 - ca ' , 11 4 ' ' 11 44 1 ,- 1 . A. D 911 11 Y ' ' , ' , '1 ' 1 1. . 1 1 4 o ' 1 1 .1 ' 1 . , C 1 ' ' . U 77 1 1 1 1 ' C I u . n - u 1, . ss . 1' ' ,- Y c - ' 1 1 ' . 1 1 . 1 . . I , . v ' ,, C, 1 . . 7 C Q 0 N 4 I I 1 1. 1 - I - s , c 1. 1 , 1 . 1 ' . ' . ' ll 97 A - 0

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THE STEELHEAD FOR JUNE Page 9 Q li .cn z:5 f'lil'F3'l7 Q ' LITTLE BIRCH CANOE The party xx as composed of about twenty youthful enthuslasts canoemg on Rush RIVGI In the canoe Vlxen sat Fatty Smlth and Jane Chester Fatty xx as blonde xxlth conslderable 2lVO11dLlp01S and a perpetual laugh Jane xxas shm w1th ravmg red halr and a ChO1C6 array of freckles Thev wele 1n a very 1omant1c mood and pelhaps that IS xx hy thc Vlxen had gradually dufted axxay from her companlons Suddenly the lmpulslve Jane upon seelng a brlght streak 1n the langu1d water Gave a shuek of smpuse and reached out fo1 It Fat xelled a taldy NVHIHIHQ' and plesentlv the two dlsmaved and alarmed by the cold plunge xx exe makmg sw1Itly f01 far off land It IS to be sald to poor Fats d1sc1ed1t that he xxas a mlserable swlmmer and soon tued xxhlle hls flelvhalred daxhng made swlft ste :dy P10016 s to the realcst xut of land Bed1ag0led and tned she dropped down on the xx 'um sand and slovxly xecoxeled her senses Her led han hung around he1 face l1ke sea xx eed on a clam Upon rous mg she thou ht of he1 chum She suzveved the water and the land 1n evely dlrectlon but Fat was gone' She called whlstled but to no avall Overcome by h1S sudden dlsappearance she sat on the sand sur veylnv the nearest turn 1n the stleam for lnspuatlon Should she try another sxvxm keep calllnv or rest and awalt developments? She thought the latter was ho1r1ble for what 1f oh unth1nkable woe' what lf he were drowned' Suddenly her own phght dawned upon her. As far as eye could see, there were dunes and bushes. In frantlc consternatlon, she gave one last look over the water and dashed up the beach. After an hour's trudge through brush and sand, Jane found herself near the beach whence the canoes had started ln the afternoon. It was gettmg dark, and after a long anx1ous wa1t, the boats came drifting ln one by one, and 5 4 - gl .LE ln . ,,, N 4 ' ' A., .' yr. . Q. x ?4 fag- .. -I - - '. . 3 :1 4' 1- ', fifhw Q 5 'lx , sgfg. , I Q -.X ,Q 5-V 2- 'egg I z 5 , n . ' v g . 5. f 325' , f 1 SZ'-T ' pill- E .-.. 1 elf -S -su-lla: 1. s C2 :-1' I. ff '4-.. 1- gat -ar ' -we --' my W 1 - 3-' 1' 'una . V ,- , II , L I ' ..1 .lil- Y . . . ' . u ' 79 , ' , . v V. . . ' . '1 1 - Y . . . . . , . - ' . ' v ' y - x . 1 - as - 11 ,' , ' 4, . . . . . . . . ' 1 . .' - Q -' - - ' y - O . L . , . ' s V ' 1 .1 A . 1 1 . 1 Y . . . . b D , , . . . H . Q , . ' . Y . . , A . 1 1 - . ' - 1 2 . C . SL A, . K I . ob. . , 1 . 'I I , s J ' v . a . ' . . . U ' V 77 D 1 , ' . ' . 0. A ' . n - . 1 . . . I . . 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 ' . L . . Q . . . . U - . . 1 D7 1 I . -- ' . . . -- , . 1 .

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THE STEELHEAD FOR JUINE Page 11 the same old lauffhlng Fatty of the D1ttoes A chorus of screams exuded The N1 htmgales made a mad 1ush down the steps and the poor boy was f'111ly mobbed Meanwh1le the bovs 1n the church who h 1d hefud the racket xxewe 3lf 'lV as wolxes Who the deuce came tootmff by here 111 Fats bug l eJaculated one of them Thev 1usheo cut Then Fatty had h1s second on 1ush All but Bob Lmton who aftel a few sho1t uo1ds leaped xnto h1s car and away fAl1C6 decla1es he was contemplatmg Sulclde But that IS nothlng to usl 'Ihen Fatty Wlth Jane beslde h1m 1n the bug told h1s tale to the 10st of the 0'1oup a1ound them I am a bum sw1mme1 and there was the ma1n tlouble I can float though as long as a log so after I saw Jane headed fo1 sho1e and as I knew I couldnt help he1 I swam unt1l I reached the over tu1ned canoe and then I declded to fret to sho1e Well I c n t explam It I got 1n a svuft cu 1ent and the canoe left me and the only tlung xx as to float So I floated gettmff fa1tl1e1 away from land all the tlme because I couldn t svum IH that cu11ent I must have sped on for about onto land I supposed I was at Fo1de Junct1on I soon 1eached the 1a1l1oad t1'1ck and slnce I d1dn t have a cent I boarded a f1e1ght car on the fhst t1a1n headed f01 home And about that time IH the story Fatty vawned Go on' crled the bunch Well he1es the Joke and Fatty laughed No one else saw any Joke Thev d been th1ough too much to see any Joke at all' You see I fell asleep Asleep' c11ed Jane Yes Fatty sm1led The sun made me sleepy and You poor fish excla1med Elhs B100kS 1n d1sgust He was a tall and Wlly D1ttoe who couldnt stand Fats sleepy tendencles Well they must have sw1tched off that five oclock fre1ght because when I woke up at about ten that nlght I found myself 1n Brldgewatel and the t1a1n was bemff loaded B1ldg'6W21.t6ll SC162,I1'led Helen Mon D1eu f1om Jack Well I was 1n a mess all alound I looked fierce and I hadnt a cent and well I thought of Joe Malcy I phoned from the frelght depot and he came down ln a hurry He got me a car and I started stralght f01 home the next mormng Why d1dnt you telegraph? Sald Jane Oh Just wanted to surpuse you all and any way although the tram was qu1cker I wanted to make the tmp over the Brldgewater 4 A 4 T , ' cc 1 sr c t., . as ' ' n , , . g . , , I Q I 2 i . , . ,C .L v . IK ' ' 7 CC 77 ' c O . . . . , -. N . , , C 1 1. . , . , , . . . . ,,, ,, . 7 ' 7 . ,, . 66 ' , ' , , . . . 7 7 , ' , - I . , , . , ' O ' . - a . . - . 7. In . ' 1 7 K C - 1 cy l I ' 1 7 y' ' Q . an hour, and then I put 1n a good fight, and got out of the current and 1 . v i l Q 1 . . , ' 1 . 1 , c c , u 1 . Q YY . . . , . il 77 ' . . cc I' , v ' n 7 7 ' ' 7 , ' if Y! u rv ,' . , . KK 77 ' li 77 7 7 7 ll , 77 , ' ' , ' ' , . ' , as ' n , 1 1 - . CK ' I ' , - 7 D ' ll 1' . , 77 , . . as ' 77 , , . u , ' , 9 7 ' 7 . . . , - . 7 ' 7 ' . ' rv . H ' 7 77 ' . . U ' .' 7 7 7