Woodlake Union High School - Sequoia Yearbook (Woodlake, CA)

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A Promlse HL sun was sett1ng IH the west falnt xays of crlmson changed the clear blue sky to lavender and the snowy white clouds to a dainty pink The pme trees Whls pered softly and the Xvllld rustled through gently swaying thelr branches On a log neal the bank of a crystal clear lake sat a glrl gazlng dreamlly toward the sunset Tears trlckled slowly down her cheek LOUISE Roberts a sllght grrl of slvteen whose youthful rom ance had been shattered bv the father of her loser sat ln the spot where she had sald good by to hlm a few mlnutes before There under a whispermg pme Lee Morgan had promised to return to her when fate would permit for his ftther was takmg hmm to a forelgn country to make hlm forget hls sweetheart Two years passed aw tv Sudden misfortune came to the Robelts famlly and LOUISE was thrown Into the midst of the busy world for she felt she must help her famlly and she needed some thing to do to occupy her m1nd Louise secured a posltlon teachlng a small group of chlldren in the poorer sectlon of the clty She became so englos ed ln her work teachlng and helpmg the poor chlldren and their famllles that she ceased to long for her lover though she never forgot hrm nor doubted hxs promise She soon became known through her kind deeds and her cheerful d1spos1tion as Llttle 'VI1ss Sun shine Llttle glrls wlth broken dolls would come to her wlth tear fllled eyes to get them mended or to be comforted bv her lovlng words and she always succeeded ln comfortlng them Though busv wlth her school woxk Loulse was not excluded from the good tlmes of those her age VVhen she had promlsrd to walt for Lee she had also prmlsed to enjoy herself and he was to do the same for nexther knew how long lt would be before thev would meet agaln She llked to go to parties and dances though she mlssed Lee very much at these Loulse had a my'-.terlous pexfectlon ID her character whlch held her frlends to her her charmlng manners her winnlng smlle and sweet personalltv were hard to resist and she was the favor lte of her class She had manv SUIIOFS who adored her and mort than once had they pleaded for her hand but never had she S'll'l the word that would break he promlse On Louise s dresser sat a prcture of a bov wlth grave wlstful brown ewes whom she knew would sometlme come for her and she also knew she could nexex forget hlm Though Loulse re fused to marry any of her lovers she was so gxaclous ln her refus als that they could not thml 1ll of her To them she was a little queen over her faithful subyects One late September evenmpt whl'e lourse was on her xacatnon she walked through a grove of whispering pines thmkmg of the s W ff ' ' , . ' .. 1 ' 1 V . 1 1 , . ' 1 1 - ' . 1 K 1 , 5 I . 1 YZ F . . l , 1 . ' . .A ' . . . . ' . . ,,' ' S 1 1 1 . . H . . . - . A A - ,, . . . i . , . , . f f . K. - . 1 1 . - ' . I K . K 3 ' , 1. l F . . , ' - 1 . 1 ' 1 . . rf ' 'S - . . s -1 ' ' , I . ' 1 1 ' '. . 1. f ' 1. , . A 4 , , .

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day foul years ago when she bade good by to Lee and two teals trxckled unbidden down her cheeks bhe sat on a rock and dlop ped her face 1nto her hands She sat there on a rock thlnkxng for some tlme when she heard hoofs clatterlng down the road to ward hex at a racxng speed She rose to her feet and when the rider came mto vlew he saw her and halted hls horse as quickly as he could It was Just dusk and faces were not easlly recog nlzed so nelther knew who the othex was A forest flre IS sweeplng down thls way Miss You had bet ter get on here wlth me or you may get caught ln It A forest f1re Can we get to camp before It reaches us? cued Loulse looklng up the sxde ot the mountaln vhefre the smoke was rollxng and flames swept mto the alr We will get there safely on thls horse unless they start a back fire He llfted her to the saddle nn front of hlm and spur red his horse on to try to reach Chrystal Lake camps and help them flht fire They had one about a mxle when they came to a curtain ol smoke and he knew lmmedlately that he was too late to get through Turnlng hxs holse up 1 trall whlch led to the river he started out at top speed almost bllnued by smoke and holdmg the now unconscious glrl ln hlS arms Now lt seemed lmposslble to leifll the rxvtr before the fire would close upon them then wxth a mad bound thI0llgll a heavy screen of smoke hls hoxse plunged over the bank and mto the r1ve1 As the r1ver was not large the horse swam across befole xt stopped and there was halted to let hlm get h1s breath trall wl-xch brought them dlrectlv to the load xt crossed the river a llttle below them and went 1nto camp As the riders passed bv the httle store a may of llght fell upon Loulse s face As the rlder at that m tant looked mto her face hls heart leaped and he gasped at the sight for It was his long lost sweet heart Loulse Roberts Lee pressed hls llps to hers and they moved softly hut he knew she was stlll unconscxous Reachlng her mothel s tent he carefully laid her on the bed Her mothex bathed hex head and the doctor was talled to ecamlne her but uothmg QGPIOUS was wrong for xt had been the long hard rule through the smoke which had caused l1er to lose ronsclousness Lee sat by her slde watchlng 21l'lYl0llSlV wanting for her to open her eyes When at last after what seemed hours to hlm she opened her eyes he bent over her and whlspered Louise Turning qulckly she looked at hxrn L moment then putting out her hand to hlm she sald Lee hare you come back to me Yes Louise and have you kept vour promxsef Her words were lndlscernable but as thexr IIDS met he knew that she had been faithful to ham and happiness was theirs W ANDA WILSEH R . ' I V ' v . - - 'I H v F . .f '. I ,, g D . I . r . i .I H E I . . . 1 Not wishing to lose any time, he soon started his horse up a l - , . .. . I. l - L , . U I H , ' 1 ,. . .. , , . - . . K . Q . , U, . .. .

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