Park City High School - Kalendar Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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KALEiLl?3ARW How Dave Popped the Question ln spite of his decision. David 's heart quaked as he advanced. Suppose he should say the wrong thing! Suppose he should find eallers there! Suppose-oh. suppose a hundred thousand things! He felt that it was now or never-that he could never again bring his courage to the boiling point if anything should go wrong tonight. Ile was nearing the house. Through the open window floated the sound of voices. Could there be eallers? From the screen of the lilacs, he peered into the living rooin, which glowed with Polly 's eharniing presence. No callers-it was only l'olly's brother, Jack, and he doubtless would be starting for his lodge.-meeting soon. Nerving himself for the ordeal, David made a decided step to- ward the door. and yet, ah! how could,-But, listen! Wl'1at was Polly saying ? Yes, Jack, I feel sure Dave is thc better, l1e's so steady and trustworthy. David 's heart gave a bound. 'gl know, sis, answered her brother, but Tom has so much more style a11d you surely can't find any serious faults in hinl. You eould soon overcome his little unpleasant tendencies. Hllm ! thought David. Unpleasant tendencies! 'l'hat's put- ting it mildly. Polly looked troubled, then she brightened: Oh, Well, l don 't have to decide tonight, anyway. David 's backbone stiffened. HYes, you do, little girl, he mur- mured, and knocked boldly. lf Polly was embarrassed at having almost DGBII caught discuss- ing her lovers, she concealed tl1e fact beautifully and chatted gaily, as usual. After a few minutes Jack departed. 'Phe hour had come, and David falteringly but manfully told the story of his love. At first Polly hesitated, but finally she rewarded his insistence by a blushing, Ycs.'i 54

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teal 6 KALENDARW The Seniofs Jonah Breathes there a Senior with soul so dead, Wlio never to himself hath said: Tomorrow at noon I will do my best, To learn that poem the teacher requests? l'll learn it so well that it will ring ln my ears with a horrid ding, l'll learn it backwards, all by heart, So with ease I can say it from the start. But when at that most dreaded time Wliile trying to repeat the rhyme, The suspicious teacher comes over close, And after school you take your dose. Breathes there a Senior, l now repeat, Who WO11lClI1,'E Within himself retreat, And never to that class room go, His scanty knowledge ot' poems to show '? Lily Bell Miller, lfi .J D-1

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KALISLIDAR WW lt was not until some weeks later that David told Polly the full history of Hthat night. 'LI had made up my mind to ask youf' he said, but if you hadn't said what you did about Tom and me, and appeared rathvr undecided, I aiu afraid my courage would have failvd um. Polly looked puzzh-dg than sho laughed uwrrily. Oh, Dave! she whispered, tithe 'll0lIl and Dave we were talking about were saddle horsvs. I was thinking of huying one of them. Klint, - in a lower whisper-'il 'm not a hit sorry you overheard-are you ? H And Dave declared that he wasn't. gI E