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

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THE SEA BREEZE HOLD AT THIQTY' As the sunshine streamed in through the casement window 5ug-room apartment, Sue stirred restlesslv. A thought crept sleep filled brain 'Its my blrthday W And then she set p e said, nMy thirtieth birthday'W The realiz tion of it was startllng to her Queer that 13 of her into abruptly she hadn't recognized the 1H6V1t billty of what it meant Last night she had left Dick at the door and had sald gayly, NThere will be big doings tomorrow nleht Blrthday party for me W He answered, nklght you are Champagne and everythlng ' But that had been last nirht Just before mldnlght, for then she had just been another girl ln her twenties Even D1ck had believed she was'nt day more than twenty flve He knew everything else about her, but she had fooled hlm 1n th t She had feared once that he even knew the truth bout her vga by a chance remark whlch had been quickly covered up, and for days she had been afreld he had noticed She rose and closed the window, shuttlng out the breeze Nh1Ch blew in from the r1ver She stood ln front of the mlrror and re garded the tall, slender, glrl th t Nas herself She was be utiful, but she f9UCl6d non th t she could detect PV1dGUC6S of advanclng years such as shadows under her eves, tinv crows feet t the corners and the falntes SUUUCSUIOH of a second chin Yesterday lt hedlnt matter for then she had been elrl ln her tfentles but HON she was a Nonan ln her thlr les She beg n to vonder Nhv he h d'nt n rrled sure of he self She h d taken hlm for granted fullv lndependf t 'he had'nt been lHdlffLTCHt honestlx loved Dwck Yesterd v Dlck h d lfavs this mornlng he felt un ure of h rself Dlck when she v and h d been wonder reallv be muse she been vall ble, but She h d lw vs looked upon the future U yly nd fe rlessly, but now lt frlghtened her Dlck was two e rs older then she and looked 1t, but he w man, nd men llked to bo st th t at thlrtv two they were Just emervlnv from bov hood She vondered whether he'd stlll w nt to mlrry her when he learned the truth but he w s a Gentleman nd would go through Nlth it lf he suggested For the flrst tlme ln the three year she h d known Dick, she was fearful of lOS1HU hlm ll d X lone ln the offlce sh c rrled thls f ar wlth her She could not dlspel lt vfn when he c lled her that aftfrnoon to t lk gayly bout th blrthd V p rty th t navht She was to wear the saphire CV6HlH9 gown nd Sue kngw th t thls me nt th t he w She wondered how he would take the confesslon Wh1Ch m ke She wond red lf he would be bro d enough see th t she w s th sam s He looked very ble and handsome when he c lled s sendlnv 7 rdenias she knew sae must tolerant enough to for her that night They went to thelr favorlte restdurlnt vhere the food and music were good She toyed wlth her frult cup and promlsed herself she would tell h1m Nlth the next course ll the Nhlle she Nas hoplng desper te lv th t lt would m ke no dlff rence ' . -v , , U. o Sh . A . Q Q . . . 8 ' 0 - . f , 7 ' I I 9 Q ' ' ' ' U I I . . . :. . e . . L ' 0 H Q - y - ' . 1 1, v I V , . . Z' , 1 6 . 73 '. f . it o , A . . A ' . l s,. L , . . . . I 4 A . Z - ' 1 ' Q 1 . a . A . . ,. 1 'W . ' 1 - ' - Q L f we . ' - t - ' -fl - , . . . 1... 1 U A7 ., ' - ' L 0 , -X -' K X.. . , , . Vg .A L 1' 1 9 . , ' I' ' 4 X - . J , ' . . ,- . - L1 4 P4 1 . v rv . f- f. ' ,. ' ' 1 . x an rv O - Q rl ' ,rv -T, v :.- S- . .-.Q S ,, U ' A I' . 1 77 1 e - , 3 . ' t . 9 ' . ,Q W ,X . . Q H ., 3 ::.l . 7 -' . , , , ' ' 1 vt ' '1 7 . ' . 1 rw ' 9 rx 'A , . rw , ' 'H 1. - . , , fl. .. -4 v .. .,, - . ' , ' Q ' i rf 3 fs. A +1 , , C , AL 0 - 3 Fi. 'J l A DQ , 3 3 . . . r A K . . . I fi , L Lo il -1, il e J 'll C. e t -' . . 5 'J :J ef ' 0 1 ' e ' ff f . .. . H -' I. xl 5 0 , 2 l , o - ' ' .A C - .. . 1 . cv ' f ' ' ' Y 1 c' A 0 Q .1 Q ' , ' 5 .9 ' C. - . . . L 1 LA 'L ,j g 1 N 7 . A . gh C O . . V3 . n QL ,D -J ' :A L' . Y . . A - I 1 A .X 'l P 'N , A ' K. ,. .. . ,. c ., '1 . . ' Q4 ' l lj I ' .ej 0 - ' T. ' ' . 3 A ff ' S 'W 'W '1 9 ' ew -1, ,D L . .. . -er . .E V 3 U., . 1 .3 A , , , N ', I ' ' . ., .M . - .A . . . A . J L X ! 2 5 and . a Q a e e- e glrl Q always. ., . , . 11 . -D ,. , . . ,. . . . 4 f' Y , , o l , - e 1 - o . . . . o 1. ' ' . . X A U Ex 1 X ' A ' Y D 8- ' ' Q 'L 3 . Q - .

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THE SEA BREEZE 14 And then, while the waiter was opening the champagne he leaned forward and said, NHow's for making this a red-letter day, by promising to marry me right off?W Her heart tightened answered, nI'll talk to you about that later although she smiled as she H It all depended,she knew, on how he received the confession Then the champagne was poured, and he w glass ind he was s vlng UA toast A toast to the sweetest virl thlrtieth birthday s extending his brimming in the world, on her I THE BET ND vid do vou think I'm a old m1ne9' 3 N Every week vou vet your llowanc nd every scolded Mr Thomas, week you sk for more It was the first of June nd D v1d's graduation Just over left his financial condition very low Although David knew his father's DHS1 ness was thriving, he lso should have known better than to ask for more money bec use he always got the stme reply WI don't know where you spend your money Davi Nhy when I was boy I w s lucky to get ten cents a week' NOh when you were a boy,'fhat's all I hear I bet I could leave town with five dollars then he stopped It was a good idea at that, thought David, WAnd return with hundred, I suppose, mocked his father I ughinvly, ifyou could nd return within two months I'd take you abroad for a summer, but those things are only read about ln books, un along, I ve Nork to do David, thinking this was as good chance as ny to see the world surprised his father the next morning when he appeared with his suit case, nd asked for five doll rs Mr Thom s,in bewilderment watched his son swavver down the lane to the m in road nOff to see the world nd make thousandn shouted David to is f ther as he disappeared round the bend in the road Independent and h ppv, David passed without giving him ride, thouvht, and it d1dn't,for prettv David Jlmped board nd they were The man lnaudible to driving s t crouched David and t the s me time pointing out ing nothing D vid turned back Just in time to see the David ctme to sittinv besid the road His head it, and when he felt for his money he found note in nkobin Hood has visits N continued on his wav Two c rs hed but the third tine never fa1ls,he soon r ttle trap ford stopped off over the wheel, muttering something the window See second m n strike had a big lump on 1t's pl oe saying, I . I A . . . 0 r, r . - e ,D , rs ' o f . 1 :,. , A 1 C 0 H 13 ' ' N '- I ,A D o 11 3 S n 3 9 H H -.-.....-..-.1- . 1 L2 , -4 . . o C If Q, D' 2 I e a I a . x . . -. ' T. 3 I D l I Y O I 9 f o N C C , ' ,D fe. ,4 -A 5 C 3 -. f, ff . ' T . , d. , 9 'I a a g . 9 X ' . . K yn Q ' 5 C CD l L ' . ' - IJ . , 1 3 1 . C G - H G . . LA 53 ' , CL I ,A . ' P' r e, me SO Y . H I- ' X 0 . . . . P. n C ,-. ' La 'VA C' 4 G LL , I Q I I l I 1 c' V1 . ft . ' cx N . . el Q fi ' 4 . ' C ' '- 'A IDD '3 . . - a . A a . - h Q . I A Q . I . ' e C . 1 1 T4 A C Q . - . A - V f Q 3 ef . . . 4 ' . . 6 2 .. -L ,A , . ' ' . fn Q , O ' ' V. 4 '- ' U ' ' 1 fu fm A ' 'A '. J. 4 Q X A I . . 3 t h 1 A .4 . 4 Q . . . . - , ' R ,D ' Q . rx . . . . p Q I' fl L. . - ' X ' e' fi o . J . . . A K . . .L n ,D A 'J . . Q 'J F.. . . fv 0 - ' ' Q ' , ' , I 'A u 9 . - f ed.