1950 Magnet Yearbook

52
THE MA CNET
lJl u t i n y
GWkL\ ).!JT C II ELL , $E.
Jo~it · ~Ii pi'....d down the warm. ban­
~h.'p~ . ac ros s the (lark hallway. through
th.., heavv floor. and out into the street.
It was cold. She pulled he r g-rey be ret
closer over her ..hort. pale-g-old hai r.
..mlggkd her chin into the warm. deep
bill,' scarf. Sh l' wa- hurr)·ing. now thai
"hI' was out o f "i~ t of the hou-e. Dry.
flt'ad leaves ra ced her to the corner. The
traffic ligh t wa- red and "he was the only
OIW waiting.
~ht' hoped -he' would n't be late. She
never had bl,"CII. For a t1t'dillg' moment
sh t;" c'a ught the ..jght of her reflection in
the jewellery "tort' window : grt'.y coat. a
lill ie ..hort now : d ull green ..hirt : sensible
black ox fords. How "h\' hated them!
Resentfullv ..he kicked at a bit o f coal.
llli,,~ ,, ', 1 it: and scra ped the toe of her
~ ho.., on th.., ..-urb. \\'ith that some thing
inside her snapped.
.. l know what I' ll do . 1']] .I:"d even
with th..111 for making IIW wear the-e
smpirl 01,1 thjll g ~ ,
:'h.., hurried pa ~ t the jewelh-rs stor e
with it~ /{au dy d i ~ l'l a y of cheap bracelets
and artificiallv bri .l:"h t g" l'lll ~ , and into
:,i1111ll'~ DrUg" ' Sl OTt-. \\'ith the twentytin'
o-uts dailv allotted h..-r to buv lunch.
~he purcha-ed a lipstit'k-brighl: t1anw·
red . :'h.., had never n- allv bee n aIlO\\"\"(1
to wear it {alt hough she had when she'd
been certain tha t th..-v wou ldn 't find OUI ) ,
Xow "he'd wear it ~\'h dhl'r th..-v liked it
or 1I0 t ! Ju~1 1.'1 them trj- and ~top her !
:' h.., took om her tim ' mirror, cracked
across the middle , wilh th.., ul)l)t'r ri~h l '
hand rom ..-r missing. Blu... "')'\'1', defiant
now, stared back at her : a straight . thin
nose with more than s..-vcral prominent
trer kl..1': full lips ( but a ~u rJl r i~in~ly
"mall mouth ) . H ig-h cheek bones "l,..-med
to stretch her -kin , .l:i\·illg- her i an: a
some what pinch..-d ..-xpression . accentuated
by recent ex posure to the cold.
Caref ully shl' applied the lipstick.
pre- sed h..-r lip- tOj{dht'r, then exp-rimentally
ran th.., lip of her ton g-tit' OH'r
the lower nne just to St't' if the unaccustome...1
colour would come off.
~atisfi.'d, she clipped the tube into her
pocket, hurried out of the phone booth
( wht'f(' shl' had tak en rdug-t, to a pply
her "treasure"} , and h-It the store. Sh l'
it,lt 1l1 11."h bett er. " 'ith the first step on
her road to independence accoll1 pli~ h('d
~h .' was (JI ll' \' mo n° O il her way 10 _"chool.
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DRAPE SHAPES
,\'m ,'(.ufuys ,Ir.' boys ,,','ur Ilraf('"~­
Olr , .fllch qrl.'('r and {Will), .rhaf.-.r!
Flotty, bagg)" llroof.\' s,'a(-
!.itt.'" cllff.f 0 11 grmboal fUI.
H./ack alld grail alll f orallg,' Qlld rnl
Sci CO/OI l rs .ff ill/lillg ill YO/lr Il,·cd .
Pal/la/ooll,'d like f)lllch or J/oors,
/)OIr'l IIr.·y ,hillk IIlt'y'r" gall1111 woocr.f.'
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