Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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The Coward : A Modern Gallant - = When We Raised the Roof at A.H.S. Editorials . . - Exchanges Athletics - Girls’ Athletics Alumni Notes Current Events Debating Joshes =

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Palma Non Sine Pulvere Vout. X. ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL, FEBRUARY 1906 No. 1 THE COWARD “The boy’s a thief, I say!” The speaker, a tall young boy of sixteen or seventeen, stood beside the open fire place, scowling down at the glowing logs. Now he turned to his father with a sudden gesture, his eyes hot and angry beneath the contracted brows, a vicious snarl on his lips. “A little snivelling cowardly sneak, that’s what I say!’ He brought his fist down on the mantel shelf. “Ch, I know you'd stand up for him; but now the evidence is all against him, even you'll have to admit that. And see here—this isn’t the first ttime—What about Company “G’s” silver cup ?— where'd that disappear to? You don’t know? Well, I do! There's only one person the men suspected, then as now—that's Tim!” “That has never been proved, Will,” interrupted his father sharply, and with such a keen, straight glance, that the boy’s eyes fell in spite of himself and he felt the color rise in his cheeks. “Anyway, he’s a coward, I'll stick to that,” he muttered savagely, and turned again to the fire. “T’ll have this matter settled once for all,” said the captain, rising and looking steadily at his son, “if Tim didn’t take the six-shooter, he'll have a chance to prove it here and now; if he still persists in evading the subject—well, he’ll leave the fort, that’s all.” The boy by the fire started involuntarily and caught his breath as if to speak, then as he met his father’s eves he flung back his head angrily as if it mattered little to him. though his face was whi The colonel stepped to the door. “Orderly, hunt up Tim and tell him to report to me at once, here.’ “T’ll give the lad a chance to clear himself,” he muttered, as he walked back to his chair and again seated himself. Then he closed his eyes, and mentally a picture of Tim rose before him—little, lonely, homeless Tim. He remembered that day he had wandered into the fort and asked for a job—the soldiers had taken him in and kept him ever since-—a daredevil with horses and a splendid shot—the men had loved him most of all for that, all except his son, Will, And then