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

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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.