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.

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Vera v acn t + 0 go to wori: for almost tvio rr-cnths, but Jack and his mothor left for Lowsnn tho weelc follovjin the breakin c: • i of the engaseiTisnt Jaok had taken in all tho details of the j I J grocery business, and a wholesale ruan of considerable capital J I had noticed hiirio The man liked Jack; so Jack did not hcsitat?; ; to ask him for a position in his v. ' -holesaj-e h ' use in Dav scn, ) I The first year in Dev son meanr, skinpin ' for the BcnsonSp ! but the second year Jack received a considerable i aicOo He and his mother moved to the better residential part of town, » The third year they were able to rent a little home in the suburbs of town where they lived almost in luxury, A few days after Jack s tv enty- fourth birthday he v s s called to the office„ Mr, Madison, of the Dawson Wholesale House, looked Jack squarely in the eyes. After a moment ' s | look he seemed satisfied and said, Benson, you have worked | for this house steadily for four years now. There is pi ' omo- tion at hand. Our salesman of Yuma territory is coming into | the office and you are to to.ke the Yuma territory. Your sedan j I is outside o Take a look at it, Jacic stepped to the windov; I eagerly and looked out, Hov do you like it? Mr. Madison, it ' s great, he exclaimed. Mr. Madison slanped him on the shouldei ' , The lead is yours, my boy Be trustv orthy Yuma territory took in Vera ' s home. He would be able to see her once in a while, | Months passed by, and he saw Vera several tjmios, but al- ' ways spoke to her very coolly al though politely I One afternoon he was driving do n a road above the allow- i ed speed limit. Something appeared in the road ahead. He •