Bethlehem Catholic High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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in 4:31 Q30 sis 1-1 gg awk X TXRJ X QQ! EQ X IK, mfs? gbrowry gd C come hls f1equent haunt No longel dld he look fox xxo1k He used the money he xx on at cards And 1f he lost xx ell he put h1s 1ent off a fexx days Iuck xx ould letuln One nlght Jlm and h1s COINDRHIOIIS l'11d the c11ds '1s1de They h1d somethlng to dlscuss Tom Bl 1l1e the leadel of the Cloxx d h 1d somethxng ng to tell them Fx Ll yone xx as tense e1ge1 but most of 1l 1m g1e1t pl1n xx IS QOIUQ to be folmed Tom began L1sten but th1s must be kept qulet Qmet lemembel I xx'1s tnpped off that Ryan the Jexxelel 1s gomg to bllllg' some 1 ue yexxels euly to mo11oxx ex enlng The banks xx 1ll be closed s0 the yexxels xxlll be left 1n the QtO1Q ox 61 nlght What d1HlQ1 ence does that make to usf' We Axx keep qulet You don t knoxn xx hat xxe 'ue talklng about W11t t1ll Tom hmshes and then xoull undelstand John Adams 1 lfuge 1nd 1 hald boy xentuled Then look1ng at Blake and IQCQIX mg a txofen st we f1 om hlm Jlm eat back detelmmed to keep qulet So to mo11oxx mght COI'lt1l1l19d Bl1ke xxe xx1ll get the 1exx els 1nd lf1y loxy fol a xxhlle Thelc ue sm of us 1HClLlClll12, Ilfll 1nd xxe xxlll 1ll get 1 luge cut These gems ale xx mth a couple gl lllfls Count me Novx xx hat xxele you golng to sav questloned Bl 1ke xxlth 11 th1e1ten 1ng look at Jlm You I9 111 the gang nent you' Xes but That s enough It youre IH the g1ng xou do as the rang does Helo xou haxe been ln Nexx Y01k nlne months What haxe you' Nlothmg Not ex en a yob Thlnk of the monex youll et No need to xx ony 1bout xxo1k then Youll be on Easx Stleet So long now unt11 to mo11oxx ex en1ng W1thout xxa1t1ng fol anx leply Blake left the place and the 1est fol loxx ed h1s lead 'Not Jlm J1m sat the1e tl'11Hkl11g thxnklng What hlgh hopee he had had xxhen he left home fol Nexx Xolk And noxx he xxas entnelv abandoned Why he xx as xx olse off than xx hen he left home He had hopes then Noxx he onlx h 18 despau and fulure Hls pals had pl mned 1 lobbely and 1 get axx ax Should he qu1t the gang and 1etu1n home to be leeled at, ox should he stay' xxlth h1s pals and get h1s illdlif ot the 1obbe1y Then, seelng the laughlng faces ot hls fl1CHllN at home, he deelded that anvthlng xx ould be bettel than that llznlx 11 . nz - -1+--1:,.' -1-.sf wfi, ff: 5-'J' e,1Qf 1 'NX TW- 'fre-' '-1-f-1 -' ' f SSX,-igflkf'-v-f 11:T.1.' ,'6'fSf f.3J.fJ -1 38? To--Y ' ei- fffffj - T 1 '- - '51, 1 s. 1 1 ,f f' - -ij:-.'i f ' if ' 375 ' ffsl '35 -k?f. 1?-V35 ' ff' TCC'-72 -21 V 1' 1+ . use iifufi- -1, , l'-f gjlrf- ' ,,:9g:Qf1x A sg' -- -gjlv ' - FN , -- 2 .l-75 -5' .-1M.1.1, 1s 141 Q 0 - seeks- of , A211211 J -'nf 1.1 - '. R L if 1 '1 'sg -e '- a- 1 ' ' ' 1 1 Y 1 U 1 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 A 1 K ' 1 1 1 ' 1 - , 'f1 1 1 L ,. . , , . , .1 s 1 z ' J . 1 ' 2 .1 ' z '1, 1 ' 1' ' 1 ' ' , z .' 1 ' f l' 1. 1 '.: J .' zl-J' . Somethlng 1n the au' seemed to get 1l1tO hls blood. Ile knew that some ' 2 z 'zu ' ' ' . 1 : H ' 1 '-1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' . l , . , l . , 1 c 1 1 1 , 1 1 'K1 ' 1' K1 12 1 .' 3 1 L1, 2 1 1 - 4 1 1 1 ' 1, 1 1' 1 1 ' 1 1 1' ' , , 4 ' 99 H ' 1 -1 1 H H . , V ' . . . Y, 1 Y Y C C. K Q 2 . D 1 '1 v , 11 ,' 1 I 1 I I . . D . , c . 1 c c L c . Q D 1- I v V1 1 2 1 Q . 1 , 1 c , . A1 , , , - sv 1 A an , 3 ' , , Y - , 2 , 1 K . 2 1 1 ' . 1 1z' ' .',' ' ,2 '1 2 z 1 1 , 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 I ,1 1. 1 C 1 1 1 L 1 1 li 77 UA' 1, v 'x' ' A11 W ,U 1K1 ' 2 1 v' 1 112 - ' ' 66 9 . ' I ' I 1 Y 1 I1 - , c . 15 7 ' !! L, 4 v ' 1 7 ' 1 1 1 1 K Q . V2 , t c . A gc 1 . 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 ' ' U' L . . . A. . Y v ' ' 1 1 7 V 1 1 1 , , V 1 1 1 v ' - 1 1 1 ' L m1 ' 7 , - av . , V, . Y C , . 4. - V .N 1 . , , . c 1 v 1 Y 1 1 v '4 1 I s A . . . , M . , 1 4 1 w l 1 -1 I . 1 1 1 I I I 1 I Y I V C 1 1 L 1 A 1 C C C ' , 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 A ' 1 1 1 1 1 '1 1. 1 1 1 1 .1 ' A I ' 1 1 .

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QD '79 8Q'N '1ce ' 2 ff' vs y gf Aa,,,,:143,.,1,,1..,lc:r,1 1eQf ,,.frf countiy that hc had left his mothci biokcn hcaitcd What high hopes she had had foi Jim hei youngc st boy How she h td pictuicd him cntcr ing the business left bv his fathei much thc same as Jack did But no ed to see life He wanted adyentuic All his mothei s dreams were be ing shattei ed Some houis latei Jim iumped down fi om the t1a1n New Yoik at last Wasn t It w ondeiful A gi eat feeling passed thiough him as he foiced his w ay through the crowd Sui elv he would find his foi tune heie Leavlng the station Jim w ent immediately to a small hotel which some of his pals had iecommended to him It was good and the piices weie not too high Enteiing Jim made aiiangements and took a loom on the fifth flooi A thrill of pi ide and dailng ian thiough his body as he looked out of his window at the cais fu below He would make good Then lemem beiing h1s piomisc he sat down and wiotc 1 lc ttci to his mothel telling hel he had 2ll1lX ed safely and that hc had a nice loom He mailed the let ter and retuined to his 1oom He must go to bed so that he could be up early in the moining and look foi some kind of w oik The next day found Jim w alking the st1 eets tiying to find employment It was not an easy task Theie w eie no xacancies Anothei film would call him when it had an opening I+ xeiyw he1e he found dlsappointment Evening saw Jim in his 1oom Well to mouow he would try to find employment again and be successful He sci ibbled a few hurried lines to his mother foi he had D1 omised to w iite cy ery day Then weary and lone ly Jim crawled into bed And this was New York' A week passed in this w ay foi J1m Saundeis lNow he knew that l1fe w as not all ioses His money was going fast He couldnt find w 01k He had no fiiends Gladly but tn ed and w oin did he ciawl beneath the cov cis each night But he couldn t sleep A few mole days and he must leaye the hotel for his money would be gone If only he weie home but he cast the thought fiom his mind Home? Why ey eiyone would laugh at him He must stay heie he must make good Jim secui ed no woik and sO we see him 1n a small boaiding house on a back stieet It wasnt much but It was cheap Howevel Jim was no longei fuendless Duiing his tiax els through the citv, he had come into contact with many people But he got into a ciowd of young fellows that lo1te1 ed aiound at a pool loom, a couple of doois fiom his boaiding house Whenevei he passed theie, they always greeted him, and soon he was talking to them, Joining them in then little caid games Now It had be llmlx .511 - 'A X-1,1-,-- .-,:-1--71 -cf ..-r - ---V -- - 1' f--- A , 1 ww -- -,-- - rv- , ': 1 1-an-f 1:-1+ gf' 12 ,X 1- A , -1-s.Z1-:f- ,ff ' f K AW f'1i'z:1?i f7c Ffa s 1 1,--1f1f?2 1111121 ,s x N X 111,545-' X .: f 1.-1,-5:5-1 - f 1 11 'ly gN1lEF'4Y.1faJ lv jfg FN 1 XX 1, was ea 1 V 'A' :L K: g 1 X'-4,7 4, , I, 1 -R-5 f, 3 M 55,2 ki-tifaikgf ,Ne .X h ff' , 0 1 1 1 ' A 443312, -g --N--.. mi., Rf 1-, ' 'i - 'X '-- ff- , ,sf - 1 1 1 1 'K1 1 1 1 1, - ,1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 7- ,A1 L1 1 1 1 ' , 1 1 1-1x1 1' 1 K1 2 ' 1 1 A ' A 1 - ' 1' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 , 11 1 1 1 ' Scranton was too small to hold Jim, now' that he was graduated. He want- , ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1' 1 1 - . . . , 1 . . . 9 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 3 . f ., f 1 1 1- 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 ' 7 ' 7 1 , ' A 1 A1 1' A1 1 1 ' 7- . Q. , - 1 1 1 r A1 1 Q 1. ' I. l 1 1' fur 1 7- -.1 v A1 'A1 1' 1 1 1K1 2 1 1' 1 1- . , 1 - 1' 1- 'A1 1 'L1 1, L1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 'A1 1, ' 11 1 1 1' 1 1 11 1 1 - 1 1 ' 1 1 ' - 1 1 . 1 1 l A1 Y- K1 ' ' 1 ' Y- 1 61 ' v 1 . W, , S . 1 sy . , I 1 1 L1 1 K1 I 1 1 1 1 1 ' K1' 1 1 1 . v I . D 1 1 1 1 v v A n 7 ' ' 1 ' 1 A18 1 1' 1 ' ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1'1- 1 1 - , . . ' 1 l ' 1 v 1 V , . . . . 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 Y ' 7 ' 1 n E 1 x 1 7 tw 1 1 kv. 'Li y 1: L1 r - 7- . A1 ' 7 ' 1 1 . 1' 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 - 1 1 1 ' 1- U ' L1 . ' 1 1 1 v Y . .S A Y . . Y Q ,- V .1 .N . , Y 1 7 Y . . , V . 1 Y 1' Y 1 l 1 Y 1 . 1 1 1 v '1 1 . ' 1 . - , . . 1 1 1 1 , . V v 1 ' . 1 , . . , . - 1 1

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Bi 'ff' fig Y-Xbxx X W X Q JK1, ehrovxg aqol G The next evenlng at 'sexen oclock Jlm xx as seated at the same table The gang xx as thele to begln xxork Ag,aln Tom Blake spoke At elexen thlrty I xxlll meet you ln the alley behlnd Ryan s St01S Haxe youl guns xxlth xou Ill bllng one f0l xoll Jlm Thell hxe of us bleak ln Shorty xxlll flng,el the dlal xxe ll get the It xx els llld beat lt Ilm xx lll act as look out Ttllfllfljl' to Jlm Bl lke s lld Ilm xou ll keep xx Itch us vxhlstle fOl a fexx TTIIIILKQS stop and xx hlstlc ag, lln When you do thls xx alk doxx 11 about flxe squales ttllll llght and xxe ll plck xou up as soon ls xxe pass You can t be caught Alld lemembel dont nl lke 1 bltlllflel If the cope get us xxell get you Thats all Flex en thll ty 1I1llO11l f Ryan s The gang palted as thex left thell hang, out Elex en thllty Jllll xxas at hls post He had lust left Tom Blake xx ho had glx ell hlm a gun xxlth lnstluctlons to shoot but not get c lllfblll Hoxx stlange the gun felt ln hls pocket A cold shlx 61 lall thlough hls body xx hen h1S Engels felt the cold steel of the gun What lf he d shoot some one The mlnutes passed llke days as Jlm xx llked back and f0l th bei O19 the stole Then he heald the xx hlstle flom the allex Exclythlllg VV'1S ox er they xx ele safe He hullled back to hls lJO'11IllI'lAg house He xx as to see the gang, to molloxx mol Illlig IS usu Ll No one xx as to get xxlse Jlm avx oke the next molnlng, xxlth 1 xx Olllffl consclence Wh lt lf he xx ele caught ' What xx ould hls mother do 7 Wh lt xx ould Ilck thlllk He met the gang to see xxhethel Tom left tovxn yet to get lld of the lewcls Then to spllt the pl otlt FOI daxs the dallng robbely held lts pl we on the front page of the papels It then quleted doxxn Anothel ullsolx ed pl oblem Blake had sold the Jevx els and made the spllt Once mole Jlm felt blg F01 the fllst tlme slnce he left home he thought he xx as somebodx He had money to burn Robbely wasn t as hard as lt seemed Sule they could easlly pull anothel Job and no one xx ould exel kl10XX Jlnl s p3.ss10l1 fO1 lobbery xx as formed Some months latel the gang, xx as seated at the same place llstenlng to another of Tom s plans The only dlffelence was that thls was an en tlance at the lNatlonal Bank Thex xxould take C319 of the lllght xxatch man Then Sholty xxould get to xxolk on the safe get the lack and beat lt lNothlng hald about lt Thls tlme Jlm dld not lemonstl lte xx lth hlm self Ol hls pals lNo He knexx that thls lolo vxould bllng, hlm some needed money And then couldnt he send some money home and thus shoxx hoxx well he was gettmg on l It was a long tlme slnce he ansxx 61 ed lll? mother's last lettel, that alxx ays told of hel love, hel hope, and aboxe all, hel tlust Iflll lx l 111111 - 1 swam' --. sf.. fi :ff T' 'T 'T' 'Kc 1 'I W: Ee-f-12. ,ff ,eg tl '3-7 fL'f, '5'Y5-1 ' ff J' 'KE ' , - ' x. I- V-f'5' 17 :lf T f's-' 'se If fit-L S12 'ff ' 'X ' gxiiig 'li' ' fb f 1-2 ks qi igffg-fax' f 'ff . v:-e-Ffa' , Q ,, ,,e .. . , ,. , .xr, , . . . . s : 22-.1 .Q J N 1 N fx 'Q X Na- 1 ,,e . , 1 e .req , T, - 55-:ries pls - 429 fl? O X' ' 't' X 1 ,i27i'sY ' , -'---- .--. -. 'qxexff' nz- f ' '- ' -,-Q - - V 4- x ' ' ' v 9 ' 1 1 . , . . , . ' e 4 7' v 1 T , c ll . as , ' ,' 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 1 1 - , , l . . . 1 1 T 1' 1 7 -' 1 1 ' 1 ' ' . N . A , . . 1 . '. . T I .K V , N .X H Q I . . , , , , ' , . 1 . e ' 9! ' ' ' ' ' Cl ' Y 9 , .' - . , 2 .z , . , , if 1 lll front of the store. If you see a cop or anyone who seems to be xvlse to A1, 1 'K1 1 1 ' 1 ' A1, L1 , - v 'L1 ,-2 ' h , lv 11, 1 1 1 A1 1 1 K1, 1 1' , 1 1 7 ' V D1 f A1 A1 2 S. v y 4 , 1 I 1 ' 1 4 1 l . . . , c . 1 1 v , ' 1 1 - ' 1 . ' 1 . s, . ' , . l - j, l o Y ,f.,, rc ' 1 . 7 l ' r- . 1 - ' 1 1 7 ' 1 A1 'L1 .1 . 1 ' A1 1 1 . . , , 1 K. K, A, , 2 , . , A 1 7- ' 'K1 - A1 ' 7 1 1 1 T '51 v . 1 11 1 D x , 1 , A n 1 I A K ' ' 1 vw I v'1 1 l vm 1 ' 1 1 n x L n K , 1 ' 1 ' ' .' . ' . ' ' f- se. 1 ' s 1 1 f - ' zu Q 2. l' H . l v 1 ' 1' Y' I V 1 1' A L1 .3 . 2 . v 1 r ' v ' 1 K f v I ' n n 1 I Q C a 1 L1 1 1 ' 1 1 E y ,. 1' X .' 1 L1' 1 V1.1 A 1 1' 1 ' L1 2 - 1 1 ' v 1 1 1 A 1 . V , L1 l y K F1 . 1 . I l 1 . 11 ' A1' J- v 1 1 v 1 1 v , 1 . 1 . 1 . V v 1 v . , 1 f1 1 . 1 1 , . 1 1 T 7- 1 1 1 l 1 . . '1 s ' 1 1 ' 1 4 1 . . . . . - 11 ' ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 . l - 1 1 T 1 1 1 ', . ' ' fn . . . , , . - 1 1 ' 1 1 Y 1 I ' 1 ' 1 1' r ' 1 x , V ' 1 1 v v