Eugene High School - Eugenean Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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7-17 -V W Y. Y, fisil- ' ' SPH 'fp-.1i'J5.. ' Y i ' N14 L I '?1 f i MS. 'L3i 'l f'f 2-wg - -'.' .1':..'Q3L ' -'-- .A -23 ff? ,..- . -at ' 1.1 . WR it I'.f1h ' -' i ffy? ' Page 5. 5 Effgew, Thirty f 'r Oregon high but no one deigned to ask Gordon about her. One morning Pauline came into the library with a newspaper in her hand and a queer smile on her face. 'fLook here, she said shortly and spread the paper upon a table about which a group was setting. There, on the first page was a large picture of Cecile, with the title Crown Princess of Ruritaniaf' and below it the following paras graph: 'fThe Crown Princess Cecile has just been called home from America, upon the death of her father, King Rudolph V. Princess Cecile has been attending American schools, incognito, the past year. She has not given her opinion of America. VVell, what do you think about itf' was Pauline's first inquiry. That we are a bunch of fools and ought to apologize to Gordon Dean, one of the boys answered. You are right, said Pauline, and I am the one who must do it. And there's something elsef' she raised her right hand, I solemnly swear that I will no longer be a snobfl And the others fol- lowed her example. e egencl of lmree Sisters HREE Sisters is the name given to the three - mountain peaks which one may see far to the northeast, on a clear day. In the days of long ago, when Indians were numerous in the western states, a certain chief Eagle Foot was honored by three daughters. The father and they became greatly devoted to each other. A great plague started in his tribe and all perished but his three daughters and himself. They were superstitious about staying in the country where the plague played havoc with his tribe, so he took them to the mountains to live the remainder of their days. One day while he was hunting in the foot hills of Three Sisters a stray arrow from an un- known source, pierced his heart and he fell pros- trate down a huge cliff. On the morning of the third day of his absence, they set out to search for him, for they became thoroughly alarmed. They took three hunting knives and two dogs, but they had no thought of taking food with them. Ali day they tramped without results, and late in the evening, on the edge of the snow line they camped. Next morning they set out. Finally they struck a trail which was nearly covered with fresh snow which had fallen the preceding night. A man had evidently been on this path. There were his tracks deeply impressed in the soft, light snow. 'fOh! cried the oldest of the three sisters, let us ascend this mountain quickly and overtake this man whoever he might be. W'ell said' respond- ed the other two simultaneously. This incident seemed to put new zeal in the sisters and the blood flowed in their veins more hotly than ever before since they set out. Each, in her own heart, was full of emotion and each had hopeful eyes. All day they traced it until about four o'clock in the evening. Snow was already falling so thickly that the trail was covered, and the tracks were quickly becoming extinct. It had grown so dark lately, and with the aid of the falling snow, they soon lost the trail and were wandering over a field of desert, or icy plain. guided by no human or beast. for the dogs had long since gone ahead and were probably five miles away. A cold wind caused an exceedingly biting, piercing bliz- zard to blow. They soon became fatigued through hunger and cold. They sat down to rest in the snow, for they were already so sleepy that they staggered, when they walked. In a few minutes all three were asleep and they dreamed of nothing but their father. Soon they were paralyzed by the cold. O, God only knows how these pure hearted sisters were to perish so peacefully after their long struggle to save their father. Yes. in a few minutes they were frozen to death. They became stiff, snow gathered over their bodies. Their bodies were found two months later by a hunter just the way in which they died, with arms locked around each other seemingly in prayer for the life of their father. Ever after this, the peaks were known as Three Sistersf, Edwin Fred Mack, 'I4.

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