Lincoln High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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THE CARDINAL Page ten An Afternnnnla memnry T WAS a bright June afternoon ; the golden sunshine streamed full on the twinkling Willamette. waters;. 1t shone on the old green firs on the cliffs oppOSIte, touchuig them into their pristine glory, and on an advancmg sall- boat, which was spinning rapidly down the rlver toward Willamette Falls. . Curled up in the stern of the boat was a girl, wrapped in a huge red cape; her head was almost covered With an enveloplng bathing cap, from the front of which a row of- rehelllous curls was attempting to creep. The brother sat opp051te her, 1ntent on the sad- ing of his boat. Suddenly the girl uncurled' herself, threw bachthe cape, which had hitherto hidden the charmlng figure, dressed 1n a little blue bathing suit. She tossed the cape from her shoulders, flung out her pretty bare arms, looked at the- piquant image reflected in the waters, straightened her cap, and then, laughing, blew a kiss to the pretty image which the waters gave back. Wasn,t she just engaged, and wasrft the dear world the loveliest place imaginable, and hadnlt she a right to be abso- lutely silly if she wished? Glancing down again, she quickly threw . another kiss, this time just to make herself think it was Frederick instead of herselfd Looking up, she met her brothers eyes; they reHected grave displeasure. Charles would have thought that Eliza- bethis actions were extremely attractive had she been another girl; but he didnt approve of them at all in his sister. She, reading his mind, answered defiantly: . III wish that you wouldnt look at me in that manner. I shall do just as I please, and if I wish to throw a kiss at myself, seeing that Frederick isnft here to do it for me, I SHALL; so there, Mr. Stern Face; I am glad you are my brother instead of my husband-to-bef she threw back as a parting gibe. a llSo am If, he answered with brotherly frankness. llSince you are so disagreeable, I shall not talk to you? and Eliza- beth settled back upon the cushions to pout for a while, only to forget it all a few minutes later. She was thinking of Frederick, and how happy she was. How beautiful the world was, dear, deaa' old thing-- she loved every bit of it from the fleecy White clouds which Hoated so high above to the sparkling, turquoise stream below, and the-green bEnks opposite reflected so clearly in the more placid waters near the s ore. Forgetting the stern big brother by her side, she stretched out her arms as though to embrace the whole lovely world. Glancing down- ward agaln at her reflected image, she began to rearrange her dress. She was to meet Ftederick at the mouth of the canal which led to the lower river. Havmg passed through the canal, they would go to some bath-houses which had acquired local fame. There a retired sea

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