Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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11. For about six months sue had been able to support herself on a small income from sewing and her savings from the former position. After this she had been forced from her room because she had not been able to pay the rent. She had found a small amount of work, barely enough to pay for that night’s lodging. Then the next morning, the very day that she had stumbled into Jon's room, she had started her fruitless search. At the end of the day, she had stumbled, weary and hungry, into the shelter of the little room. ,tT. fter hearing her story Jon was silent for a moment; then he said, 'hrs. Green, my landlady, ha3 a spare room which I can secure for very little, and I can sleep there on a few blankets. You can sleep here. ■Jhile I work $ou can stay here. But that would be having you do too much, I am afraid , said the girl whose name was Bess, No, I want you to ,stammered Jon. It could easily be seen that he was very much attracted to this charming girl. This plan worked very well, for as the days seed by the young cou- ple grew more and more madly in love. In the evening Jon would sit by the stove with dearest Bessie , as he came to call her, and idly play a few notes of his song. Gradually the song grew from a few lifeless notes to a beautiful,heart-throbbing strain of life with its joys and sorrows, One night as they were sitting by the stove, Jon asked Bess to mar- rt him ' But,Jon, how will we support ourselves if I marry you? she askea I have been supporting you for quite a while,dearest, and besides today I gave my song to a publisher to be copyrighted and presented to the public. It promises to be a success ,he says. Then my answer is 1 yes1,dearest Jon. As they applied for the license Jon suddenly asked, I forgot, but what is your name? Your last name? Elizabeth Conant.And yours? Johanne Gradlnni. At this point, Bess fainted. As soon as she recovered she explained to Jon that his father was dead and she had been searching for him. She had promised her future husband, Jon's father, in his delirium, that she would try to find his son, -and bring him back to his legacy. Jon's father had loft his only son a forture of fifty thousand dollars. . Here we leave Jon and Bess in hapoiness, and the last we learn of thorn is through a small , obscure item in a prominent New York newspa- per, wh i oh re ads ’• Hr. and Mrs. Johanne Gradinne and their t.vo chilrden have taken up residence in this city. Mr. Gradinni has a position with the Symphony orchestra. David Gates '43

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