Melba High School - Butte Yearbook (Melba, ID)

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THE STORY WITHOUT A NAME There's an old, tumbled down shack set in the middle of a great mass of timber. Out of the house, an old man comes. He's wrinkled bent, and his hair is white. But come closer. Look again. His h ir may be white, but there's still a little wave left to be seen. His skin may be wrinkled, but if you look past the wrinkles, bentness, and the sad glint in the eyes, and look into his youth, you see a young man. He is happily bidding his sweetheart good-bye and then 1 turning his head for the great western plains. He is building his house, barn and sheds. He is toiling in the little field he's cleared, getting ready for the woman that he left behind, for shs's coming to be bride. Finally one evening we see him coming in from a hard day's work. He stands on the poroh and locks out over his accomplishments. It's time he can send for his sweetheart. He hurries around with the evening chores, then sits down by the oil lamp and writes-- Dearest Mejenie, Etoe Yours till I die, John On the morning she is to arrive hc is bustling around and finally goes for s walk. He tries to tell u little chick-a-dee how much he loves Majcnie, but gives it up. Then he goes to the little villegt e mile away to meet her. On his way to the station, he stops in to get his mail so he will have nothing to worry about when his beloved comes nYesn, seid the postmistress, nthure is a letter clear from Kan- 'ffdffv iff his X sas for you.' Hohn takes the letter with trembling hands. It wasn't a long letter. It took just a moment to read. Dear John, Majenio is waiting for you, John, in heaven. She was so happy. Sho had everything peeked end was in the bedroom when the house caught fire. She tried to get her trunks out, but it was too late. We are all sorry and would like to help in any way we can. Punt Liza John doesn't vo to thr station then, he goes home to work. He works from dawn till d rk in the field. He becc cs thin and bcnt, but he still works on His h ir is fray, his back is bent, his skin is wrinkled, but he's still M jonie's until he dies. He walks out of the shrck that is tumbltd end worn now, and goes for n walk in the timber. Ho tries to tell L little chick-e-dee how much he loves an angel named Mrj nie, but gives it up nd turns back toward the shack to prepare his vening m al. Alice MoClintiok . D v . r- ' n. .. , .- I u. .-, I 'l . -. fr ' -x A ' as 1. v -. C C is ' if ' .