Stadium High School - Tahoma Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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I2 TI-IE TAI-IOMA Promise VE sat upon the porch railing. She was watching the dauby streaks of red and green and violet in the sunset. Beside her sat the God of Promise. He was with her always. There was the charm of mystery about him, and his presence was glowing always with the promise of things to come. The sunset faded into dusk tints. The girl watched a tiny patch of blue above her until the heavy clouds closed over it and it was all gray. Yes, that's the way, she mused, bright blue for a mo- ment, and then the gray clouds again. She laughed. She seemed one of those rare people who never take their own philosophy seriously. But the god was always grave and his eyes were bright with understanding. She jumped from the railing and flung her arms high above her head. She was very young and full of the joy of things. Her eyes were shiny with high lights, and her lips were veryired. She ran into the house and locked the door of her room. UOI1. if you would only tell me, she cried. But no, I don't want to know g-it's the mystery, the glorious mystery that fascinatesf' These are only preliminaries, she told herself. There is so much, life is so full, there is not a moment to be lost. She wrapped her arms about the god and hugged him tight. The time passed quickly for Eve. Her life had never been so crowded before. Que day some one noticed that her eyes were bright as if they had been polished, and her lips were scarlet. It's only the excitement, she told them. But they told the doctor to drop in on his way home. He was very jolly and laughed at her protestations. How long have y-ou coughed like that? he questioned. She had not noticed it. It was such a little cough. It had been there for weeks, though, and it did tire her, but she had not time to be sick, she told him.

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'IHE TAI-IOMA ll then he saw Trent ahead of him stop, turn and wait. As he came up to him Bert did not speak. Trent sneered. You're a swell sport, you are! But Gratton looked past him indiiferently and walked in. He sighed with relief. That was over and the words had not cut at all. Oh, Bert wait! suddenly thrilled him. It was Nan, and he did Wait. He tried to be cool, but the frank eyes were too friendly and he took the impulsive hands she held out. Oh, I'n1 so glad you wo11, Bert ! And she colored. I wanted you to win, and I wanted Iaxon to win, and I didn't know which I wanted more 'till Billy passed you. Then you were just being patriotic, huh? when you cheered for Billy. No-no. I wasn't really cheering-I was just afraid he was going to win and in And you wanted me to, Nan? looking narrowly into the gray eyes nearly level with his own and beautiful with all candor. She flushed again, tried to laugh, and then admitted, Yes, Bert, I did. I - 3 , ' S .

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D TI-IE. TAI-IOMA I3 You have been sick a very long time, Eve, he said. A very long time. I She laughed defiantly. I'll be all right to-morrow. I canit bear to waste ra day in bed-life is so short! But when the morrow came Eve was tired. Now that her atten- tion was called to the cough, she noticed how it racked and' sickened her, and her body ached with a dull, heavy ache. The doctor was all smiles. Just a little while longer, he said. There were times in the weeks that followed when the gray clouds came, but the eyes of the God of Promise glittered always when she sought them, and she waited for to-morrow. It was golden June outside. They put Eve upon the porch where the air was full of the sweet scent of growing things and she could hear the light foot falls on tl1e pavement below. The people laughed happily and did not know she was there. The world was brimming over with life, and the gladness of it hurt her. V It will be all right to-morrow, she smiled. But something was not right, and one morrow found Eve where the God of Promise had leit her suddenly. But she lay very still, for Eve, and seemed not to care. And that night in the big Auditorium. there was light and music and Bowers. And there were a hundred gods present, their eyes aglitter and their faces glowing with the promise of the life that was to come. One god was absent. -Vivian Barber '11 ..-e ' uv '!.- '- , ',- Y' ', I li 15' 51, E-15:-,yy 'l '- ' 'X