Butler High School - Magnet Yearbook (Butler, PA)

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THE SENIOR IWAGNET 25 I thought of met a man by several years consideration Know no About two answering that we had that name in Pittsburgh ago. But after some I replied boldly: one of that name. weeks ago Sucupp pass- ed me while I was standing in front of the Main Drug Store, and scowled at me. I could easily have borne this, but I was informed that Sucupp was now telling every one about Tom's wiife. By and by I got a letter from an old friend of Jim's asking if there was any truth in a report that Jim was going to Alaska to see Tom, and that he was also very sorry to hear about Tom's trou- ble. In short I saw that the time had come for killing Tom, or for my leaving town. So I told James that Tom had received a job as a deep sea diver, and about a week ago he dove after a dime which a lady had drop- ped while standing on the board- walk, and hasn't been heard of since. He is deeply mourned by everyone even by his divorced wife, and re- member, James, be sure and tell Sucupp who had always been so in- terested in Tomls welfare. I met James in the street the other day, and he told me that he had told Sucupp the sad news. How did he take it ? I inquired. Well, James said, Hhe told me that when he was up in Golden City he did not get along well with Jim, and as to Tom's children, he express- ed a great curiosity. HThe children were drowned on the way over, a sad affair we can't bear to talk of it! I replied. I am not likely to see much of Sucupp again, nor will Jim. Sucupp now goes around saying that Tom was the only one of us he really had any time for. -- The Soul's Confession When seated in your parlor, while the lights are dim ana' low, I softly swear I lofue you, while my arms about you go,' You all my soul with ecstasy, you rnalee my spirits soar, Iihazfe a vague suspicion, that I used the word adore,- You tell me not to hope too much, that you may change your mind, You warn me I may woo in vain, you tell me love is blindj But lady, I must ask you, be the fu- ture what it may, Unless I live the present, were I fool enough to stay Clara Bow's Understudy.

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24 THE SENIOR IHA GNET 'lAnything particular in the let- ter?', returned Sucupp. I thought it wou ld not do to say that nothing particular was in a let- ter that came all the so I said that Tom ble with his wife. that she was sick. Sucupp had to take Che was that typej. Too bad, too Sucupp shaking his way from Africa, was having trou- By this I meant But of course it in another way bad, returned head sadly. 'Tm sorry to hear that-Poor old Tom! I suppose by this divorce. How abou time he has his t the children ? Uh, the children- I muttered trying to hold back the answer as long as possible so I could be able to think up something to tell him that would sound real, Mare-Lare com- ing. to California. To stay with Jim ? he asked. I thought that was as good as any, so I said, Yes, Jim is expecting them either today or tomorrowifl At this Sucupp went away mutter- ing 'APoor Tom! Poor old Tom! and such a nice fellowll' I was hoping that this would be the last time that I would ever see or hear of Sucuppg but no such luck. In a month or so we met again. No word of Tom's getting leave of absence?', questioned Sucupp. I replied, that Tom had gone to Alaska to hunt for gold, and that he would not be home till he had struck it rich. CI thought that ought to be enough to hold Sucupp for awhile,J and at this I started to go away, but he pulled me back, saying, HI suppose you are angry because I told James about Tom's wife running away from him. The fact is, I did it for your own good. You see I happened to be speaking to James and told him about Tom, and he said there was no such person. Of course I just laughed at that and informed James that I had the pleasure of meeting Tom at the cabaret, and that you and I always talked about him when we met. James remarked that this was very peculiar because you told him that Jim was the only brother you had. I saw then that you wanted to conceal the existence of Tom, so I thought the best thing to do was to tell him that you felt very badly about Tom's trouble and naturally in the circum- stances you did not want to talk about Tom. I gave Sucupp a mighty handshake, saying that he had acted wisely, but I could have stabbed him in the back at the same time. I didn't see Sucupp for a long time, but one day he wrote to me saying, that a friend of his was going to Alaska, and that he would be very much indebted to me if I wou.ld be so kind as to give him Tom's address. I wrote back and said that I was very sorry, for Tom was going from one place to another, and at the present time I did not know of his where abouts. The next time I heard of Sucupp was from James who informed me, that Sucupp had gone to California. 'What part of California ?', I ask- ed. Golden City, was James answer. I trembled, for Golden City was where Jim lives. What has taken him there? I asked nervously. James replied that he thought it was on business, but, he added Sucupp told me to tell you that he meant to call on Jim as he was anxious to see Tom's children. A few. days later I received a tele- gram from Jim, who generally uses this means of communication when he corresponds with me. Do you know a man by name of Sucupp? Reply was what Jim said. Jim always had an even ten words in his telegrams, although he had to stay awake several nights to do so.

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26 THE SENIOR MAGNET In The Future RUSSELL F. CAMPBELL One morning, early in January, 2-I-27, Charles Wakefield hurried to his work. He had been called out of town on a business trip, and as he wialked along with his hat pulled down over his eyes Cfor he did not want anyone to recognize him for fear they would stop him to pry him about his latest inventioni he came upon a newsboy selling the early edition of one of the morning papers. He purchased a copy to see what other men had to say about his earlier inventions. He had not gotten this far however until the large headlines attracted his eye. PLANT OF CHARLES WAKE- FIELD ENTERED LATE LAST NIGHT. ALL PLANS OF SUPER AIR CRAFT CONFIS- CATED. CULPRITS BELIEV- ED TO BE RIVAL INVEN- TORS NOW WORKING ON SIMILAR CRAFT. The article followed: Forcing a window in the draft- ing room of the Charles Wakefield Manufacturing Company plant at l1:45 P. M. last night, two un- identified men bound and gagged the night watchman and made off with all drawings and plans of VVakefield's latest invention, said to be the world's most powerful air craft, far exceeding those now between New York The thieves are be- rival inventors now flying daily and London. lieved to be working on a similar craft but not having' the financial backing of 'Wakefield It is not definitely known where their plant is located, but the fact that it cannot be found strengthens the suspicions of the police who are now working on the case. XVakeI'ield is well known throughout the country as the greatest inventor of his time, hav- ing' alreacly patented several in- ventions including the Wakefield Special now flying daily between New York and London, and many other inventions which serve the world today, and it is believed that the financial loss will not seriously affect him. At the same time it is hoped that the culprits may be de- tected for the sake of science, and the advancement of aviation. So far no clue as to the escape or identification of the men has been found. Charles Wakefield finished read- ing the article, staggered on a few steps then all was black. are HG a -ze -ie You sure did a slick job that time, Joe. This remark came from a man with a long scar on his left cheek. He wias sitting in the corner of the old cabin far back from the public road, this cabin had long had the reputa- tion for being the hangout of counter- feiters and crooks of all sorts. Well, by the looks of this piece in the paper, I guess we did throw them off the track, didn't we?'l said the other occupant of the cabin. Yes, but they won't be off the track very long when someone like Jerry Sullivan starts to investigate our radio controlled airplane. You know how he stopped our rum runner by sending out a counteracting wave, and about the first thing helll do will be to bring down the plane when he-finds out that it has no pilot, 'then he'll get the information welsend in the plane and the jig will be up.', 'KI know' he's a slick boy and we'li have to look out for him, but let's turn in and get some rest this morn- ing before we leave. We've been out on this job all weekf, Needless to say, these were the men who had forced their way into VVake-