THEIR " TALENTS ‘

his grip togive her a hug. With her foot, Mindy gave Sonia a little kidcand a landing lodc. The other bcyrhad noved and was standing beside Smia. Mindy smiled -‘ this cmcert was becoming a lot of fun. She moved slightly and slipped her arm aroma his waist. She figured she nay as Well be comfortable.

"let's dance," the boy said to Mindy, and started swinging her around. Pushing her hair badc, Mindy nudged Scnia to join in. Seemingly oblivious of all others, he and Mindy danced until the grow) started to play a slow smg. Then out of breath and arir‘s aromd eachother they stood and watched. Breaking the silence, the boy asked Mindy where the washroom w&.

Mindy replied, "‘Straigit bad< and turn left."

"I think you should show Ire," he said.

"Ckay." Telling Smia where she was going, the two left. As they made their way slowly ' through the crowd, Mindy wmdered what she would sayifsatemeshelmewcaneupandspdeto her. x How would she introduce him? She was obviously with him. She giggled at the thought and he smiled down at her. .

"Happy?" he asked.

"Yeah," she said.

As she waited, she decided she should find out just who he and his friend were.

"What's your name?" she asked as he cane bad: up and replaced his arm. A

"Dave, What's yours?"

"Mindy," she said. "And your friend? Oh, my friend is Smia, by the way."

I "My friend's Paul," Dave answered. "may," Mindy agreed.

'Ihey went bad< into the crowd and fomd Sonia and Paul. The four got along well together and at the end of the concert the guys offered to walk the two girls hone.

Sonia had decided to go back to Mindy's as they thought they’shouldn't separate. It took just over half an hour to get bad< to Mindy's. 'Ihere floppedcnthedenfurniture andthe girls went into the kitchen to prepare a snack. 'Ihey carried it bad< to the den and the four ate, talked and danced 'mtil nearly one o'clock.

Dave thanked Mindy and then the two left, promising to pid< up Sonia and'Mindy the next night. 'Ihey declined a ride back to the hotel where they were staying.

Sonia stayed mtil l:30,talking and helping Mindy clean up. Mindy drove her hone and finally went up to bed at two. -

THREE'RSSES

The power of the rose tis not strained

Its life is renewed with the fall of a new rain. May new life fall on ~us and extend to our reach and give as new love for the walls we will breach.

One red rose given

for memories past,

Another. for troubled words Yesterday cast, 7 ’ The final for hope in things that may. be '~— ~

For as you have wished

Your self set now "free.

‘ Author > Unknown.

THE UPEI SUN, Thursday, Oct. 25, 1979. page 1;

"Well, Oscar," she said, as she slowly undress- ed. "We net the cutest guys. Dave can't be any nore than 19 and that's only two years older. He's got blond hair and blue eyes. Oh, Oscar, we had a great tine!" Clinbinginto bed, she added, "We're

Saturday afternom at work Mindy heard the news bulletin she had‘missed before. This titre it was complete and finished up with announcing that the two young Hen, Mr. Paul Jonathan Williams and Mr. George David 'Iharpscn, both in their late twenties, were picked up at 2:03 a.m. that morning on Carlton Street. Both young men were residents of Halifax, N.S.

Mindy's jaw dropped. Paul and Dave! No. She shook her head. It couldn't be. But, they were from N.S. and neither gave her or Sonia their last naires! She laughed. She was being what Smia would call melodramatic. Imagine, though, those robbers had care to Elmsdale of all places. Musing over this, Mindy worked until five. She hurried hone, ate and ‘got dianged. When Sonia arrived, she was ready.

Shooing Mindy's brothers out of'the den, the mo girls sat dam to wait for the boys. Mindy put forth her idea. Sonia crad<ed up into fits of laughter.

' "Mindy Jdinscn! What will you cane up with next?" Sonia asked, trying to put on a straight face. '

"Well,"said Mindy, " it is possible!"

"Not likely", Sonia retorted and changed the subject. The time passed and as it grew later and thevbcys didn't turn up, the look on Mindy's face grew snugger.

"I told you so!" said Mindy at nine. "They are an hour and-sate late!"

"That doesn't nean anything," Sonia said. "They may have decided not to cone and changed their minds. There are lots of reasons."

"Yes." Mindy said. "The best being they are in jail!" ‘

"Oh Mindy," Sonia saighed. "You are nuts! 'Ihey just decided to go hone or not bother."

"But there's too mudi other evidence," Mindy said.

"Ha!" Sonia said. "There isn't. So they didn't tell us much. Neither did we! It wasn't them. let's go down to the disco and see who's there."

"Oh alright," Mindy agreed and added softly so that Soniawouldn't hear, "but I think they are in jail!"

THE WIND The howling wind, the wild wind, passes through my lonely thoughts

With passionate gusts, encircling all, it leaves behind a chill

It swirls, twirls, sweepw, and leaps through leaf—laden trees in lonesome lanes

'Whipping cruelly, ever stirring grass-left caressed by rainy freshets.

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'THE RAINBOW'S TALE

Love is like a rainbownafter rain

’It makes me wander to its

To find the road once ended has

distant end.

begun to start again.