Thomaston High School - Sea Breeze Yearbook (Thomaston, ME)

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' THE SEA BREEZE 3 NIt's odd, but I can't seem to remember either my name or where I live. Do you suppose that I have any identification card with me?H With these words the man.mho had forgotten all previous connections tried in vain to find some means bv which to identify himself WWe'll have to call you something H Catherine MacRae, a swe motherly woman, sympathized with this man whom a trick of fate had brought tq her home HOh, Mrma, let's call him HSlim W e call you Slim9' After WqlLa's' 19d of assent to Rose 's question, Mrs MacQ added that it was indeed a descriptive nan UI ll have to find something to do I ust have a home and friends somewhere H 'Mzvbe we can be of some assistance to yo My husband died five years ago, and since then we have been getting along as well as we can Ne have been thinking for quite a vhwle of hiring someone to help us since my father is too feeble to do much work, and Roselle and I can't do everything that must be done on even a small farm like ours Your services Nill be more than welcome to us if, of cnurse, y u are willing to receive small wages H His usually twinkling eyes expressed a deep gratitude that words could not have conveyed The forthcoming days unfolded new tvpe of existence for Slim the man who was formerly a well known author and the most important person in Hartford, but now a 'happy go lucky', full fledged Nhired mann Here in the serene peacefulness of the countrv he found content ment Roselle, an immenselv likeable girl, admired him for his friendly cheerfulness, and as the months passed, there started between Slim and Catherine an understanding friendship that would soon develop into something deeper In accordance to Sl1m's realization that he sylvania he tried by all means in his power to bring this about All his efforts were to no avail After the evening chores were f nished, it had become an estab lished custom for Roselle to sing to her audience of three It was a pleasure for the listeners to see her dark blue eyes sparkle when she sang gay, liltinn tunes and to see her face sadden and to hear the sob in her throat when the songs were sorrovful As her voice died away at the close of nCold Mine in the Skyn, a popular tune of the day, Slim remarked to Catherine, 'What a heavenly vaice' That child should have Slnglng lessons WI know, but we really can't afford 1 If my husband had lived we might have found some way, but now well, I can't afford it N Slim gained consciousness in a faintly familiar room To the nurse who was bending over him he said, NI've had an odd dream I dreamed that I've been working on a farm and that I fell in love Nith e most beautiful woman, mother of P girl Nho sang like a lark ' Catherine went to his bed side and, fter telling him that he fell from a beam, she related some of the events that had taken place , ' . ' - et, 1 . -.'- ' K 'H 'v- . 'gre - ' . -ae I Lx: ' ' ' 'C ' i u. ' 1 I 0 0 ' xl 3- I I ,o ' ' , . 1 . . , . . I 'J ' ' . ,D ve- l , I v - - - v - ' . . 4 . Fa . must find his real identity in spite of his happiness here in Penn- : , . I ' 5 . L4 1 'N - . Q . . . FD I .- .1 . . . A 3 1' ' . E 1 4.. . . . I ' t ' - . . I , A . . - J .4 '. a . . .N K . t O , 4 .rn 4, . A . A . . H E . , tn ,. 1 . ' .' n I ul -' 8 A 7 I 1 u J V 2