MacDuffie School - Magnolia Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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The Prophecy If was one of fhose unbearably hof nighfs in New York Cify. The pavemenfs seemed acfually fo curl up wifh fhe heaf. Resflessly I fossed on fhe bed and asked myself how I had ever been so foolish as fo become a wrifer . . . a penniless one af fhaf, who could nof afford fo gef away from fhe cify in 'rhe summer. Unforfunafely if was foo lafe for regrefs now. Besides, my book was nearing complefion, and in my more opfimisfic momenfs I felf I was possibly nearing an income exceeding my presenf rafher scanfy one: however, fhis was nof one of fhose momenfs conducive fo such happy fhinkini alnd in fhe humid dark I only muffered curses af fhe heaf, myself. and fhe bulky manuscripf on my es . Af lengfh I decided fhaf if I could occupy my mind long enough, I would evenfually fall asleep, so being a senfimenfalisf af hearf lfhough my profession has given me fhe superficial air of cynicism, which wrifers fry fo upholdl-I began 'ro look back on fhe years, nof so long pasf, when I was in school-and nighfs were cool. Thoughfs passed rapidly over Sanxlzrancisco, I'-lonolulu, and caughf fheir second breafh in Springfield. If was fhen fhaf I began fo wonder whaf had befallen my schoolmafes af MacDuffie. I pondered over fhis quife awhile, buf as I had earlier surmised, delving info fhe profound mysfery of fhinking exhausfed me, and I fell asleep. Morning comes over New York like a gray angel wifh cool hands, buf one who is chased away by fhe demon of sfeam and heaf. I woke af fhaf momenf when fhe Iaffer sfood conquerer. Miserably I gof up. The fhoughf of breakfasf nauseafed my sfomach and my purse. I had always sfrived for fhe gaunf arfisfic look, and I was rapidly achieving such desired effecfs. I washed and dressed, fhen wondered how I could gel' my mail wifhouf Mrs. Polaski asking me for fhe renf. I mulled over several schemes, buf finally gave fhem up, and decided fo brave fhe formidable figure fhaf was my landlady. As luck would have if Mrs. P. had gone ouf for herring. She wasn'+ fo be seen cleaning in fhe fronf hall. Wifh a sigh of relief I gof fo fhe mailbox and exfracfed from if a posf card and Ieffer which was green wifh whife ink. By fhe fime I gof upsfairs fo my room again, I had discovered fhaf my shorf sfory had kindly been reiecfed by Cosmopolifan Magazine. lAnd fo fhink of all fhe business Mr. Rufenber used fo give fhem.l I did nof feel foo depressed, however, since if was my habif fo receive liffle cards like fhis one quife offen. Gingerly I had handled fhe green envelope. Affer crossing all my fingers fo ward off any bad spirifs which mighf lie wifhin fhe weird envelope, I opened fhe leffer wifh some difficulfy. Sfrange . . . fhe scripf was familiar. I nofed fhe dafe on fhe fop sheef was May I. Odd . . . fhis was July 26 Then I knew! I glanced af fhe signafure fo confirm my fhoughf. If was from Ann I-lanifin, my old roommafe af MacDuffie. Only sh e'd wrife a Ieffer in fhe spring and nof mail if unfil summer. Eagerly I-read fhe nofe. If said fhaf fhere was fo be a reunion of fhe class of '47 in Aflanfic Cify. Ann said she was wrifing fhis early, so I would be sure 'ro plan ahead and come. Dear Ann. If I were going fo make fhaf reunion I had beffer cafch a frain soon. As I gafhered my fhings fogefher I only prayed fhaf Ann hadn'f wriffen fhe leffer Iasf yearl Wifh Iiffle difficulfy I found Breaker Inn, fhe place appoinfed for fhe frysf, according fo my invi- fafion. I walked up fo fhe desk of fhe resorl' and fhere, fo my surprise, I found Nan Vail. She hadn'f changed much. I nofed wifh envy fhe oufdoor look she had managed fo keep. My own complexion had Iosf mosf of ifs youfhful color and gained fhe kind fhaf comes ouf of compacfs. As Nan caughf sighf of me she hurdled fhe desk la feaf I would nol' have dared fo fryl and embraced me warmly. Affer fhe heIIos and how are yous, I asked her how she had remained so afhlefic. Laughingly she fold me her secref lay in fhe facf fhaf she married a resorf owner. In 'rhe winfer fhey owned a ski place in Sun Valley and in fhe summers fhey ran Breaker Inn. If was all 'rhe exercise enfailed by The iob fhaf kepf her so fif. I musf have looked surprised when she menfioned her husband, so she quickly fold me how she had offen married her senior year in college. She added fhaf she had wanfed 'ro send me an invifafion auf fhaf she didn'+ know where fo send if since she wasn'f sure of my address af fhe fime. Af fhis poinf a young child came bouncing in. Nan explained fhaf fhis was Holly Field lField was Nan's new surnamel. The girl looked abouf fen and I raised a quesfioning brow. Nan quickly perceived and explained fhaf she and her husband had found fhe Iiffle girl fwo years ago near fheir resorf, abandoned, so fhey had adopfed her. I was abouf fo address fhe child when a foddling baby rolled in, and Nan informed me fhaf fhis was Chesfer Field her son. Lnoied how firm, how smoofh, how fully packed his Iiffle body was and decided fhaf he was a good heir fo fhe resorf business. In fhe meanfime I-lolly had broughf ouf her pen and pad and was madly wrifing. Nan whispered fo me fhaf fhe child was frying fo gef my affenfion since she had read a few of my occasionally published shorf sfories and was now aspiring fo become an aufhoress. Nan added fhaf she hoped I would give I-lolly an encouraging word or fwo. I fouched my sfomach Iighfly and, almosf declined, buf wenf 'ro fhe child anyway. Affer quesfioning I-lolly for awhile and felling her of some of my more successful experiences, I discovered fhaf fhe Iiffle girl had begun wrifing her inifial offering already. She even had if fifled . . . The Breeze and I.