Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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he knew White Raven could overpower him, although he himself was of heavier build. The best place to cross was half way down the incline. When he was ready to cross, he saw White Raven at the top. White Raven began to descend and Bear Claws rushed into the water. He got half way across to a little island in the middle. A few more leaps and he would reach safety, but he never got to the other bank, for he was swept to his death in the rushing torrent. Die, dog, die! shouted White Raven, when he saw his rival swept away to his death. He walked back to the Great Rock, reflecting on what had hap- pened. He reached the rock and Eyes-of-the-Fawn was still waiting for him. He took her tenderly in his arms and whispered: The Great Spirit in the Bounding Deer Falls has taken him. To- morrow I will put the price at your mother ' s door. There, many years after, on the Great Rock I found Bear Claws ' arrow. STEWART KIMBALL. o Willie ' s Perplexity Willie Jones was a well mannered little boy. However, there came a time when his manners had to give way to his fondness for eats. One day his mother had some guests in for an old-fashioned dinner served in an old-fashioned way. The evening went very well for all present until the dessert was passed around. Willie could not sit at the first table as there was not enough room. He did not like the idea of waiting as he was afraid that there would not be any pie left for him. But on the assurance of his mother that there would surely be one piece left for manners, he consented to sit at the second table. Unseen by the guests, he watched the progress of the dinner anxiously through a crack in the kitchen door. At last the pie was served. His anxiety grew. Before his bewildered little mind, the last piece was taken. And almost instantly he exclaimed, There it goes, manners and all, just as I expected ! — THIRZA TRENERY.

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quality of the meat who had left it. She took White Raven ' s gift and left Bear Claw ' s meat hanging there. Bear Claws was very angry and said : I will get White Raven, and put him out of my way. Three days later, Bear Claws saw that Eyes-of-the-Fawn pre- ferred White Raven to him. Many times he saw her smile at his rival and once he saw them talking together. But not once did she pay any attention to him. On the fourth day, Eyes-of-the-Fawn went to the river for water, and White Raven followed her and met her in a secluded part of the path. My darling Eyes-of-the-Fawn, meet me at the Great Rock when the moon rises over the cliff, he said. She looked shyly down but nodded her head. When the moon rose over Great Rock that night, Eyes-of-the-Fawn was on top of it. Bear Claws, coming back from a late hunting trip, saw the figure and as he knew the rock was a rendezvous for lovers, he was convinced that the figure was White Raven. All the hate flared up in Bear Claws and he remembered what he had vowed four days ago. He said to himself that he would end White Raven now and that persons would think that he had been killed by some wandering enemy. So he strung his bow and put his best arrow on the string. Just then the figure stood up and walked slowly down the rock. Bear Claws drew the arrow to the head and let it go. Eyes-of-the-Fawn, while sitting on the rock, sensed that White Raven was near so she stood up and slowly walked down the rock. Just as Bear Claws loosed his arrow, her foot, wetted by the dew, came in contact with the extremely smooth places in the granite that the glacier had worn many ages ago. Her foot slipped and she fell, while the messenger of death whirred over the place where she had been and shat- tered itself on the granite floor. Oh, my darling, are you hurt? What has happened? White Raven cried. Pursue him, pursue him. It was the dog Bear Claws who tries to love me. I saw him as I fell. He went to the westward. White Raven was gone in a flash. He was a good tracker and could see Bear Claws ' trail. Bear Claws went to the westward, down the canyon toward Bounding Deer Falls. White Raven gained on Bear Claws steadily and was scarce one- half mile away from the falls. Bear Claws would either have to make a stand at the falls or try to cross them. He decided to do the latter, for

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Prince David RINCE DAVID lay back in the bed, his face white and drawn. He was in a spacious, comfortable bed in a large airy room of his father ' s beautiful castle. The door opened and his physician entered. Well, my little prince, said the physician, how are you feeling this morning? Not a bit well, answered the prince. Can ' t you make me better? The best cure for you, answered the doctor, is happiness. Why, when you ' re well, you ' re the happiest little boy I know. Can ' t you be happy and bear your troubles while you ' re ill? But how can I be happy, asked David, when I can ' t get up and play? There ' s nothing to do when you ' re in bed. Nothing to do? said the doctor. He looked around the room. It was filled with all kinds of things to amuse a little sick boy. There were books, games, puzzles, everything. The doctor laughed. Nothing to do! Well, good-bye, David. I hope you feel better the next time I call. In an adjoining room the physician met the king. How is he? asked the king. Not very well, answered the physician. He ' s too unhappy. I ' ve tried everything, said the king despairingly. It might have been different if he ' d had his mother ' s care, although I know Nancy takes fine care of him. But. . . it is different. The king sighed. I ' ll try as hard as I can, but if something doesn ' t happen before long I don ' t know what I shall do. Would you like me to read to you? asked Nancy, entering David ' s room. When David had been smaller she had been called Nurse Nancy, but now that he was eleven, she was called just Nancy. She took care of David as tenderly as any mother could. David loved her very dearly only he did not realize how impolite and cross he had been to her during his illness. Well, my boy, she asked, is there anything I can do for you? No, answered David. Do you want to read a book? Let ' s see that one, over there, he answered. Take it away, it ' s the most uninteresting book I ever looked at. No, I don ' t want to. play any games or to work puzzles. I wish you ' d leave me alone.