Wadleigh High School - Owl Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Beffer hurry up Faye someone called ouf cheerfully You II probably be fhe Iasf one slow poke I was fhe Iasf one fhaf mad dash was foo much for me I could swum quufe well and as was my way I wenf unfo a quuef corner by myself and prepared fo wafch fhe ofhers wufh a duspassuonafe eye I wafched Vucforua as she swam un fhe wafer wufh Iughf swuuf sfrokes fhaf held a cerfaun rhyfhm and precusuon I was enchanfed fascunafed and I looked af her wufh somefhung akun fo real awe In my eyes she was quufe perfecf so darung and complefely fearless To fhunk she consudered herself my fruendl A greaf prude and fierce uoy fulled my beung I was fruly happy! A babel of vouces awakened me from my musungs Vucforua sfood among a group of chafferung gurls who were falkung fo her all af once Vucforua feach me how fo floaf on my back' Vucforua how do you breafhe un fhe wafer7 Vucforua why can f I keep my feel' up un fhe wafer7 Vucforua please She quuefed fhe gurls genfly She spoke fo fhem Whaf she saud I do nof know buf un a few momenfs I saw her guvung a group of gurls swummung unsfrucfuons and appounfung ofhers fo help her As I looked af my fruends fhey all seemed very happy and confenfed The fume flew and before I knew uf we were un Muss Monroe s small buf fudy kufchen Soon several of fhe gurls were Ieavung now all had gone and finally Vucky and I were alone Faye she saud fo me suddenly I wanf you fo do me a favor You see my aunf has fo go ouf fonughf on umporfanf busuness and I was wonder ung uf I could sfay af your house for fhe resf of 'rhe day Of course I answered I have a fwun bed un my room and you can sleep fhere She smuled af me grafefully as we walked fowards my house fogefher If was abouf 3 o clock un fhe mornung and I was very upsef Af four dufferenf unfervals I had looked fowards Vucforua s bed Each fume she had been wude awake and each fume I had seen a fhuck fear slude slowly across her cheek I was un greaf dusfress I knew nof whaf fo do Suddenly I could bear uf no longer I lumped ouf of bed and knelf on fhe floor af her su e Oh' Vucky I whuspered Whaf us wrong7 Does somefhung hurl' you Are you un any paun7 7 uu uu uu u u u - uu . u ' ' u - u u . . . . . .C I ' u u , . uu - - - uu . , . uu - - - uu , . uu - - u . uu , . uu - - , . . . . . , u - u . . . . I ' u uu uu - . uu u u ' . . . . - I C uu uu uu - o I I uu . I . Y Y Y i I O I , . - I . . . . I . 'cl . uu - uu - uu - 0 . , , . - - uu

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THE LUEHEH IIUUH I always wondered why Vucforua Manef should have chosen me oul' of so very many ofhers fo be her companuon her besl' loved fruend Il' was 'I'ruly sfrange I fhoughl' for I was so unsugnuficanf so unumporfanf and she was so much above my unferuor level possessed wufh a sfrange power fhaf was fell' by all who came un confacl' wul'h her a human power as sfrong and greaf as a mughfy engune I was suffung on fhe beach my hands cupped behund my head my body Iyung agaunsf fhe hard sand fhe sun sfreamung fhrough my shorf brown haur I was noi' havung a good fume' ll' was no use fryung I could nof fool myself The gurls around me were depressed and complefely oul' of sorfs Thus weafher us uusf geffung l'he besf of me Mary Charles sughed I don I' wanl' fo do anyfhung fodayl If cerfaunly us awful grueved Aluce Sfop lookung so very com forfable Faye' Gel' up and do somefhunql I looked af fhe gurls squarely Lef s sfop prefendung I saud We know uusf whal' s wrong They all undersfood whal' I meanf We knew fhal' someone umporl' ani' was mussung from our group Where was fhaf gay vouce so uull of vufalufy fhose sparklung eyes so full of fun7 Where was Vucforua Manel' fhe leader among us fhe lufe of our par'ry7 Unconscuously we all depended on her fo durecf us fo keep our world cheerful and gay Wufhouf her our Iuves seemed solufary and empfy dusmal and lusfless Suddenly a figure fluffed across fhe beach we saw an arm wave fowards us gauly lnvolunfaruly we lumped up quuckly Sally Woodard crued oul' uoyously Why gurls ul' s Vucky She s come affer all' Vucforua sfood before us lookung luke a young goddess we fhoughf She wenl' fo fhe wafer and sfuck her fool' un Why gurls fhe wafer us warm as foasfl Well have loads of fun fodayl Everyone s unvufed fo my house for lunch and fhe lasf one un The wafer wull wash all 'rhe dushes' The gurls ummeduafely developed wungs A few of fhem accudenfally frampled o'n my feel' and bumped agaunsf my shoulder I dudnl' mund 'lhough I was glad fo see fhem merry once more 6 . . u . . u u ' . . . . . r I u I l I 3 I . . .-.. . . . . . - u u . . . u . . . . . . . , ' . . . ll n . . - ug . , . uu u - uu . uu s - uu - - uu - u ' T v uu , . . - uu u - ul - uu . , . - u uu . . . - . . . '- . I . . . . . u u ' u . . , . . . , . . . . . , . . . I . . . . . I a - ll u 1 I o I u u u - uu . . ' C I , . . . uu - . . u u - u - - . 0 Q ul . . . . , . . . . , . . . , .

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A hornfled look came Info her eyes as If she feared I was prymg Info her fhoughfs Go away Faye she Implored Leave me alone Im all rnghf lusf leave me alone' I was ferrnbly hurl' I crawled back fo bed and furned my face away from her She need no'I' worry I fhoughf fo myself for I would surely leave her alone' As I look back on If l marvel af how qunckly evenfs seemed fo happen One day I was my usual quuef happy self fhe nexl' I was fllled wufh musery and forfure my soul was In agony and my beung was engrossed wufh a passuonafe hope and a greaf prayer Vlcforua Manef was very Ill' A docfor affended her af her home and all feared fhe worsf Only I held a glummer of hope' She couldnf due' She musnl' due' She wouldnf due' I awaufed Impafnenfly for news If came unexpecfedly one day She IS recovermg buf very slowly fhe docfor fold me Il' IS sur prlsmg buf her nerves are complefely shaffered If wIIl fake many weeks buf she wIIl evenfually be perfecfly well May I go In and see her? I asked anxcously Yes buf don I' sfay long She IS sfIII preffy weak The docfor smuled af me You are a faufhful fraend he chuckled I sfood In Vncforua s room whuch smelled famfly of meducme and pulls She looked rafher pale and fhan fo me I smlled af her gravely You musnl' frlghfen me luke fhaf agam Vlcky I sald soffly fakmg her hand In mme I m sorry she answered weakly Bul' I II be up and around soon you know Vncky I Inferrupfed rafher abrupfly Where are your mofher and fafher7 You never speak of 'rhem A are fhey dead7 I was surprlsed af her heslfaflon Suddenly she bII' her IIp and answered Faye please do noi' ask me of Ihem I can nof fell even you fhaf secrel' I was asfounded af whaf she sand l had expecfed anyfhmg buf fhaf However I dld nof show my surprlse and qulckly changed fhe subgecl' Affer I leff her I wondered fo myself whaf qreaf secref she was hldung from me I wlsned fervenfly I had nof asked her of her parenfs Whaf she had fold me worrnefl me unnecessarlly I knew 8 I U U I O I ll ll - ll I I I I - I I I ll I I I - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I - I - I - I I I Ii' I I I I I I I II - v Il ll - I I ' I I I I - I I ll I ll I ll v I I ll I - - 'I , I I I I Il - - ll I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ll I I I I I II I I I I I I I I III ll ll I I ' I II I Il - ll I ll I I ll 0 O - C I I I I I I ll I I - ll . I I . I I . I I , I I I ' I I . I I I . I