Central Junior High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Marion, OH)

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WW Vqfmz-5 j 1 I N X X HAZ 7 I --- up 4::-.. THE PLUCK OF THE IRISH nShip ahoyln yelled Avalon through the megaphone to the swiftly approaching motor boat. Canvas-shed feet were braced on the starboardg and with a mighty turn of the helm with her tanned muscled arm, the dainty but study perfect specimen of young wemanhood turned the sail-boat Nero to the Wind. Clad in duck middy and trousers with a blue silk scarf knotted around her bebbed, black, curly hair, she tripped across the at the end ll for the last fifteen years, above the freckled face toward the was rapidly hoisting the Provisions Sho nodded, then and with her aid Hwell, that's th the meditating p HHm-m-mu, issued be able to rough deck and leaned over the of whichwas a polished brass rail to rodeive a rope large box. stretchn, shouted a boy of perhaps , din of the motor,-as he turned a grinning girl, who, using the rail as a pulley ' weight. turned to her swiftly approaching companion, dumped the box upon the deck. tn, murmured Avalon, partly to herself and to rson at her side. from the latter, HDe yousuppose, Lonnie, we'll it another twelve hours?U HOh, I hope so, Poppynreflected Lonnie earnestly taking the wheel again. Turning the Nero to the wind, it swung back into its course and she grimly hold it there. Poppy, her red hair like a flame in its tousled state in the slant ing rays of the sun, turned her deep blue eyes to the horizon as she spoke. Hwhat ever made you take up that foolish bet about being able to spend four months on the bay with only one other person for eompany?H nJust to show my brother that girls are not all wishy-washy creatures or human jelly-fish. I chose you for my companion as I knew you had grit enough to stick by me, kid,H retorted Lon fiercely in her exasperatien. nMe Irish pluck is responsible for this episode, I gather. Sure, and its a bit of blarney that helps me alongn, s e added laughing at her own brogue. R! I ,,,f1r-v-'

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js. ?a?4f? gf its IPM YTXQTPYXNQF giiniimimnw Q ..-- - Y VVVY- v - -4 .......v , YY, - - nYou're n great kid, Poppy, anyway. Say, how about a bite to eat out of that bag that my sweet little brother sent with his grinning hopes that one of us or both get a nice attach of home- I sickness end would turn baekn, said Lon making a wry face at the prospect. UHow about caviar for first course followed by consonme, otc,H rambled on Poppy. Q HFineH, Lonnie muttered the monosyllable with dancing eyes, her spirits rising. Without more ado, Poppy took a can of pork and beans from the provision bag and retreated to the cabin. UHere's something to keep you busy,H she laughed, and threw an orange to Lonnie, who caught it in her left hand. Quickly biting a piece of peeling off, she hurled the missile after PQppy's rapidly retreating figure, but it eareened harmlessly over the top of her almost carrot-colored head. Udwfuln, she sighed, wrinklingup her nose and disappearing below. Ten minutes later Poppy emerged bearing a laden tray which she set down, and then took her vigil at the helm. ' Ult looks like we'll have a little shower sometime during the nigh redhacd, so you had better get your slicker so you won't get soak- ed,H counseled Lon watching the sun finally sink beneath a group of black clouds. NI'll sleep like a log though in spite of the fact,H she mused as she stifled a yawn. nHonestly, I don't see how you stand night watch, We'd be stranded on a send bar in five minutes if I had your job, med here I am, the very calse of your being eboard.n nSure, and it's me Irish pluck,H grinned Poppy. nNo,n she added, HI can sleep just as well in the daytime as at night, so why shouldn't I take night wetch?U HWell, I don't know,H spoke Lonnie dubiously. HThe trouble is that it looks es if I'm trying to shove the herded guard onto H J you. . HNonsense, but say, you had better run along to bed or you won't get up to relieve me in the morning,U she scolded.