Liberty High School - Lion Yearbook (Brentwood, CA)

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Vei ' a ,and Sport, Thoy Gponi: Tnany liappy hours on picnics on j sunny days, and evenings by tnc fireplace in the Caxton homo ' ■ i v;hen it v;as cold, ! J About a year and a half after Jack had started to work, he j I picked Vera and Sport up on the road and invited them to g(P» j with him on the delivery. He wanted to talk with Vera on ser- | , i ious business. She had been graduated from a teachers ' prepar- ( I atory school in the mean time, Vera, Mr. Thomas has discharged Miss Adams, and he says that the job of teaching the tov n school is open to you, Vera did not answer, Aren ' t you glad? She still did not answer. Jack looked at her, V hat is bothering you. Vera? I noticed that you hesitated about getting in to ride. Are you getting too good for me? His body stiffened v ith resentment, No, Jack, I ' m not too good for you, but I don ' t want that school. Mother aid father want me to go to Glendale to teach. Uncle John has a school located there for me, Why don ' t you go, then? I ¥;on ' t hold you. Our engage- I ment is broken now. You may keep the ring though, in memory t of the happy days that we have had, I Jack, you don ' t mean it, I Jack believed that there was a note of relief in her voice, • Yes, I do mean it with all my soul, [ We can stil]. be friends, can ' t we? We can get engaged |[ again someday if v;e want to, can ' t we? I don ' t think anybody I i should marry before he is twenty-five years old, anyivay, j Vera ' s lane was reached, So-long, Jack. See you some j other time ' she called gayly, I I Farewell, old pal, he retorted downhcartedly.