Roanoke High School - Acorns Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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1917 Qtciur11s,nfBua11uke 97 utes the porter entered carrying a little satchel and a brown sealskin coat and placed them beside the girl. The satchel was turned in such a way that Ned saw two initials on the end- D, P. I wonder what 'D. P.' stand for, he whispered to Billy. So do I, replied Billy, maybe it is Dean Preston, or Drucilla Powers, suggested Billy. Or it might be Dorothy, answered Ned, but I don't know what the last name could be. I surely would like to see her face, said Billy. So would I, responded his friend. I'll bet my last quarter she is a college girl, Ned. I would not be afraid to bet mine, either, on that, old chum. Ned, it seems that she is never going to turn her head this way, so I guess we had better look at the landscape as we are passing. At this both boys laughed and immediately became occupied in looking out of the window. . When the train was entering a small town where there was a girls' college, the boys' attentions were aroused by the porter's appearing and getting the young lady's coat and satchel and they saw that she was going to get off. I've an ideaf' whispered Ned to Billy. What is it? whispered back Billy. It's this, said Ned, when she gets off the train I am going to place the kodak in the window and when she is on the platform, snap her picture. See? That's a hne idea, I never had thought of that, Ned. The train slowed down and the girl left the car and when upon the plat- form, she turned to see if the two new men who were sitting opposite her on the train were still there. Ned snapped the kodak. just as he looked up his eyes met a pair of big blue eyes which belonged to,a girl with wavy golden hair, pink cheeks and a rosebud mouth. All that Ned could do was to stare. In an instant the girl's gaze dropped and she turned away with a picture before her of a tall dark man with shining brown eyes and thick black hair. Upon reaching college Ned had his film developed to see if the snapshot of the girl he had taken was any good, which, much to his delight, was the very image of her. I-le took the picture, put it in a little silver frame, and placed it upon his writing desk, where he could look at it when his mind was troubled over his studies. The first term passed rapidly away and Ned had many dreams of the little girl whose picture occupied an important place upon his study desk. so 66

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95 HEUEUS uf13ua11uke 1917 The Snapshot T was near the latter part of September and colleges were opening for their term's work. Boys and girls were returning to their respec- tive schoolsg some would enter the Senior Class, some the Junior, some the Sophomore and some the Freshman. The day was bright and fair, and Ned Mathews was standing on the platform of the little station of Burnsville bidding his friends good-bye. This was his Senior year at Yale and they were all wishing him success. just before the train came in one of the boys discovered that Ned carried his fold- ing kodak in his hand, and asked the reason why he had not packed it in his trunk. ' Really, replied Ned, I meant to do it, but in my hurry I over- looked it until my trunk was gone, and rather than not have it with me, I decided to carry it in my hand. You know there is so much pretty scenery around school that I like to have it with me. Be sure to take some pictures of some of the buildings so you can show them to us when you come back Christmas, said Ann McFarland. I certainly will do that, promised Ned. The whistle of the train was heard and hurried good-byes were said. As the train pulled up to the station Ned sprang to the steps and soon disappeared from sight as he entered the car and the train moved slowly on. Ned walked through several coaches, and then entered the Pullman car. There, to his surprise, he found his roommate, Billy Marshall. The boys were delighted to see each other, as they had been parted for three months, and they began to tell of their summer vacation. Billy had attended a house party at the seashore and Ned had been on a camping trip in the mountains. While they were talking of their pleasures, the train stopped at a small town and a girl entered the coach, where Ned and Billy sat, and taking a seat across from them, began reading a magazine which she had in her hand. Ned and Billy renewed their conversation but in a somewhat lower tone. and every little while each would steal a glance at the girl across the aisle. All that they could see was a girl dressed in a dark brown suit with heavy fur trimming, a big velvet hat and little bronze boots to match. Her hat was tilted on one side and this prevented the boys from seeing her face. In a few min-

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98 QIEUIZIIS uf IKIJHHURB 1917 The Christmas holidays were approaching and Helen Mathews had written her brother that 'Ann McFarland was going to give a house party Christmas and was going to have several of her college friends. Won,t we have a good time?', wrote I-lelen. Ned did not spend much thought on the prospective house-party guestsg all that he thought of was, If only It could see that sweet little girl whose initials are 'D. Pf o On Ned's return home for the holidays, when he passed the station where the girl got off he looked to see if he could see anything of her, but she was not there. When he reached home Helen told himythat Ann was going to give a dance that night for her guests and they were invited. When Helen and Ned arrived Ann came forward to meet them and took them around to introduce them to her friends. She introduced them to five, but one girl was missing. Where is Dorothy ? she asked. ' Oh, there she stands talking to Mary Jones, spoke up one girl. Ann approached her and said, Come, Dorothy, I want you to meet Helen Mathews and her brother Ned. ' t Dorothy turned and shook hands with Helen, then she extended her hand to Ned. As she glanced up she saw the same big brown eyes looking at her that she had seen on the train. She also saw that he recognized her. The color rushed to her face and she turned away. But other guests were arriving and soon the dance began. Ned looked at his programg the third dance was with Dorothy Page. Ned danced his worst during the 'first two dances because all the time he was thinking of the third dance. At last it came and he hastened over to Dorothy's side. Shall we dance or sit this dance out? he asked. I prefer to sit it out, answered Dorothy. So Ned found a nice quiet place beneath some tall palms and then they began to talk. Ned told her that he had recognized her as the same girl he had taken the snapshot of, and that he still had the picture. She laughed and said that she had recognized him, when she met him, as being the same man she had seen on the train when she was on her way to college. ' as as as vs as as At last the Christmas holidays ended and the young people returned to