Sumner High School - Spindrift Yearbook (East Sullivan, ME)

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6 THE HARBOR BEACONI after eleven I must be off or I ll be late for plano practlce Cheer up Faflie Maybe you won t find the summer so bad As the door closed after her frlend Frances returned to her French GXQFCISGS but the recelpt and readmg of her mother s letter kept mterruptlng her thoughts She could not concentrate her attentlon Her dlsappolnt ment was lntense It was so long smce she had seen her famlly She had gone home at the Chrlstmas vacatlon Frances had graduated from the hlgh school in her home town the previous year As she wlshed greater advantages for the study of French German and the plano than Bangor offered her parents had sent her to the MISSCS Browns School of MUSIC and Languages ln the suburbs of a large clty Presently Frances closed the book There was no use m trylng to study whlle her mmd was so disturbed There was an hour before her tlme for plano practlce so she declded to go down lnto the garden for a whlle She seated herself on a rustlc bench under a large tree Only a few mmutes had passed when she was aroused by the sound of someone crylng Turmng her head ln the dlrectxon from whence the sound came she saw on a bench under a rose trelhs the figure of a glrl wlth her face hldden ln her hands Frances recognized the mass of dark wavy han' lt could belong to none but Vlrglma Mann After a moment s hesltatlon Frances qulckly left the bench under the elm and returned to her room What was the matter wlth Vxrglma Mann she wondered? What could brlng tears to the eyes of the cold and proud girl These questions were answered last evenmg ln the llbrary when she heard some of the students dlscusslng V lrgmla Mann s mlsfortune and expressmg thelr sympathy for her A throat speclallst had ordered her to stop smgmg for at least a year Marguerlte v.ho was one of the group turned to Frances and sald It s too bad 1sn t lt? Yes Is she golng away? No she IS golng to stay here and glve her tlme to the plano She was expectmg a posltxon 1n the cho1r next autumn and the worst of lt 1s, she hasn t any money Oh I don t know But then I don t know much about her at all Sald Frances stlflly I guess none of us have known much about her Marguerlte replled gamely She kept us all so much at arms length I am afrald that none of us have trled to be mce to her Nxce to her' repeated Frances Why she IS one of the most repellant glrls I know Of course I am sorry for her I thlnk that manner of hers IS partly due to shyness and reserve Then wxth a laugh Marguerite added And I am afrald most of us have been Jealous of her you know her volce lS so superlor to any of our volces Frances made no reply to that She dld not want to admlt that she had been Jealous of V1rg1n1a but ln her lnmost heart she knew that It was true She had not been Jealous of her volce but she was Jealous of her supremacy at the plano and of her proflclency ln German and French yet she was sorry for her now and somewhat ashamed of her own pettlness I belleve that you two are to be the only ones here durmg vacatlon Marguerlte saxd hesltatlngly I hope It won t be unpleasant for you Indeed not' Why should 1t'7 was Frances somewhat haughty answer but all the same she wlshed that Vlfglllla was not remalmng at the school for the summer However the matter was not much xn her thoughts durmg the excxtement of exammatlons and closlng recltals V1rg1n1a Mann and Frances were the only resldent pupils to remaln for the summer besrdes three teachers who were to take charge of the outslde puplls Frances went on wlth her studxes She saw httle of Vlrglma who spent most of her tlme at L 1 u 1 - 1 ' 17 . , , . ' ' u 1 11 . , . . . 1 ll u ' ' ' ' 1 . . . . . . , . V . . . . . ' ' 1 ' 1 97 ' ' xc 1 1 . , . . . . ,, . . 1 ' , , . ' ' u ' 77 ' - u . , . . . . , . . . . . . ,, . ' U ' ll u . . . . . . . ' 77 , . u - u 1 1 ' 1 ! ' 7! D7 ' , . . . . H . . , I - I . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - s 3 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . H . . . . . . ,, . . 1 1 . . . . H . , , T O ' ' ' 1 17 . . - - 1 u ' 11 1 . . ' I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 1 1 . . . V . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . . 1

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THE HARBOR BEACON round his neck and the warm pulsatlng form cllngmg to hlm for protectlon Perhaps the man before hlm had left Just such a llttle one behlnd hlm He could not harden hls heart to k1ll one who llke hlmself had left his loved ones waltlng and watchmg for h1s return perhaps All these thoughts passed through hls mlnd ID the space of a second He lowered the murderous plstol and calmly walted for the other to shoot But instead of shootlng the other also lowered h1S weapon and the two stood lookmg at each other wlth a look that was far from that of a murderer The fine eyes of the German officer llghted up and the hardened look of battle Went out of them Then steppmg over a broken gun carnage he placed hlS hand ln the out stretched hand of the French ofhcer That hand clasp meant more than the glory of war more than the attamment of power In lt was the reconclhatxon of all men and the vlctory of peace My brother sald the German My brother replled the Frenchman The sun was nearmg the horlzon and the roar of guns was growmg less The two officers went mto the shade of some trees and threw themselves on the ground as the shrlll notes of a bugle came echolng up the valley glvmg the order to cease firlng Surprlse shone ln thelr faces but they spoke no word until the rolllng smoke had drlfted past and the dm was growlng famter and farther away wlth the recedlng notes of the bugle call Then the German turned to the French officer and asked ln a low volce Why dxd you not shoot when we met there at the guns? Ah my frlend lt was because I had torn myself from those I love It was the thoughts of them that kept me from lt I could not thmkmg that perhaps you had left those behlnd you who mlght be even at that lnstant lookmg forward to the return of a husband and father The eyes of the other grew moist as he answered You have not dlsappomted them thank Heaven Just at that pomt a messenger dashed up and shouted Peace was declared at Berlln at noon Europe IS at last reconclled B Ot- A CHANGE OF HEART Frances Hardmg had Just replaced the letter ln IIZS envelop when there was a rap on the door followed by the entrance of Marguerxte Brett A home letter? she asked wlth a glance at the envelop m Frances hand Yes from mother and such a surpnse and dlsappomtment The doctor has ordered father on a long voyage-there s nothmg serlous the matter wlth hlm but he has been worklng too hard ln the oflice Mother lS golng w1th hlm and my brother IS to go on a camplng trlp w1th my uncle and cousms I am to stay here I m so bewxldered I don t know what to I suppose you are When were you expectlng to go home? Next week? Yes and I was lookmg forward to such a good tlme Mother and I were to have gone to Palm Beach for slx weeks I am sorry murmured Marguente I wonder how ln the world I shall pass my t1me'7 Of course I can go on wlth my work Oh I have known several glrls who spent thelr vacatlons here One of the Miss Browns always stay durlng the summer and IS very klnd to the glrls who stay takes them on drives and to the clty occasxonally Frances slghed I must Just make the best of lt I suppose But oh how I envy you to be gomg home' Marguerlte smlled happlly Yes I am countlng the days now though I do not know what mother s plans are for the summer Then wlth a glance at the Dresden clock on Frances mantle she exclaxmed Dear me . . ,, . . 7 . . . . ,, . . . . . ,, . ' 1 . . . . . . ,, . . ' ' H S '15 2 . . ., o u n 'T' . . . , l . . . . . ' a ll 77 ' ' 7 . , , ' a KK ' 0 7 7 . . , . ' 0 o e 7 . . 4 . ' a Q u n . ' 7 ' 9 . ll 77 ' KK 7, f ' say. 77 ' , , u . - ' ' 77 . . . ,, . ' 7 . . . . . ,, . . . . ,, ,, . 7 7 ' . . . ,, . . . . . ,, . . . . . ,, . u a u c , Q n . . . 7 . . ,, . . . ,, , . I7 ll ' ' ll ' . , , . ' I ' 77 . . . . . . . . ,, ' 7 ' 7 7 ' ' ' 7 77 . 77 ' . ' 7 ' KI 7 ' 7

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THE HARBOR BEACGN the plano but the sounds of her playmg reached Frances IH the garden where she often sat wlth her French and German tasks At the end of the second week Frances re celved a letter from her mother saymg that she had made arrangements for her to go to Three Mountalns A former mald had a pretty home there and she would be glad to have her for the summer She could take a frlend wlth her lf she wlshed But please yourself dear wrote her mother Go lf you w1sh or remaln at school Frances declded that she would not go It would be so lonely Here there were drlves and trlps to the Clty sometlmes but there there would be nothlng but mountams Now 1f I had known thls before Marguerlte went away I would have 1nv1ted her to go wlth me she mused to herself A few afternoons later Frances was slttlng ln her accustomed place when Mlss Brown came hurrledly mto the garden and approached her Mlss Hardlng she sald MISS Mann IS clty on lmportant buslness Everybody else IS out I don t llke to leave her alone Mlss Brown looked qulte worrled Frances looked qulte startled Slt wlth V1rg1n1a Mann? How could she? I did not know she was slck she stammered She has not been well for some tlme returned Mlss Brown But she perslsted ln contmulng her work at the plano Thls mornmg she was not able to get up There IS nothlng to do only stay ln the room Wlth her untll I return They found her lymg on the couch wlth her e yes closed She IS asleep I thmk whlspered MISS Brown If she IS not better thls evenmg I wul get a doctor Ill be back as soon aspossxble and at thls MISS Brown hurrled out of the room Frances seated herself by the wlndow and as she glanced around the room she thought what a contrast It was to her own She recalled that she had been told that V1rg1n1a had but httle money Now she felt sorry for her and was ashamed to thmk that she would be Jealous of a poor glrl Vlrgmla turned restlessly two or three tlmes If she notlced Frances presence she made no slgn She stlll seemed to be sleepmg when Mxss Brown returned two hours later The next mornlng when Frances lnquxred how Vlrgmla was Mlss Brown rephed She IS about the same The doctor says she IS sunply overworked and all she needs IS a change of a1r She ought to go to the mountams or sea but that IS lmposslble of course The poor g1rl has not the means to go Mlss Brown dld not tell Frances that lt was her own generoslty whlch made xt posslble for Vlfglnla to remaln at school Can I do anythlng for her? asked Frances There IS nothmg now returned Mxss Brown I thmk she w1ll be able to come down to the garden thls afternoon She must be kept absolutely qulet for some days and she must not do any more work on the plano afternoon she found Vlrglnxa there ensconced xn a wlllow chair She looked very Whlte and t1red I am sorry that you are not well sand Frances gently but you w1ll feel better ln the alr How would you llke me to read to you? A falnt flush crept mto Vlrgmlas cheeks She looked surprlsed I I don t llke to trouble you she murmured 1n a low tone Oh lt would be a pleasure sald Frances I am so lonely We wxll enjoy thls magazlne together Frances selected a story whlch proved to be a humorous one She herself was soon laughlng heartlly and glanclng up she saw that V1rg1n1a was SII1ll1I1g She had just finlshed the story when MISS Brown came mto the garden 7 I . . . . , i o . at ,, u 1 c u o al 7 I ! I ' ,, . . . . . - , . n ' - . . . - . ,, it 0 a . 1 4 n a I ' ll ll ' Y! , . . . . . ,, . . ,, . I . . ,, . . ll- ' ' Y! ' ll 'N ' ' if 7 7 ' illg would you mind sitting? I must go to the When Frances went down to the garden that l , a 0 ,, Q 1 o 0 Q a . l a 44 I ,, I ' I . . . ,, . ,, . . . . , . ,, . . , . . ll ' ll Y? , . . ,, . . . . . . . , . ' ' ll Y ' . If - 7 yy ' ll ' . Y! ' ' 7 7 ! ' K u ' u ' ' ' ' ' !! ' ' ll ' Y! , . . 7 ' 17 ' l , .