East High School - East Echoes Yearbook (Green Bay, WI)

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T H E A R O P L A N E E Ibilph Montgomery, sir. Montgomery! MontBOiwsy! El cwn ' t tic, My boy, your father can ' t bo Jack Mont DHKry, the weft known lawyer, i- he?” Why,, yen. Do you know- Dad? P» 1 kfttw “Dud? ' He ' s been my Iwhi friend ilh long its E enn Ti-mcwIn ' T. My boy you ' re doubly welcome, Uin, sir, you haven ' t told mr your name yet. To tie sure. k’» Jim Morris, tuid be rather sadly. WrluLil The tiKTchatidue dealer? Thank, God! Ai last w-cVe Found you, Tire whole world’ll boon Looking for Jim Norris. 1 ' Ralph, what in the world Ls the mutter? Can ' t 1 have peace even litre? No sir, not if t cart h.,-1 1 , it, ] ' m going to make it so warm fur yuu I •- r»- iliai you ' ll lie glad to rmne buck with me where you betOBg. ISut Ralph, 1 can ' t, go hack. I i-ait ' L fan- thr dhfmoc, gqjd Mr. Nottis rather weakly, for he knee, that this w;ls iho one tttsire of his life. What disgrace, father? Is that why you didn ' t want to go hack home? soid Aleta, uudoudy. Sir, 1’vi come Lo take you back to the piece of honor and Tv m?ct which i rightfully yours” No, my boy, it nut never bo, answered be, sad]} . Ralph then Hold tin.: story wrbcch I will now take c i nu- no n-peat: Twenty dive years ago Jim Norris Blurted in the mercantile hiuditess willi :i partner- As the years. rolled by the huaaiwkt thrived and grew, yielding it large in- come each year, Mr, Norris had every comfort in Site, and had also made comfort Ter others. Business matters were the same for some years, until one morning he awoke to find that he w-is ruined not a cent to his name. Elis wife riled anon sifter, and be vwis Iprt with kis only child aad iro ns ,m:- of supporting her- So strongly did lie Pad ike disgrace, that be did not wish to sia- or speak to any one, but Jack Mont- BOrtDBry, his closest friend. Though Mr, Montgomery Lricd to assure him that there was some mistake, aad vowed thin be would find it, Air. Norris refusal to lisint. win) said it was all his fault, From that day Liter world did not we or hear of .lim Muiri- . He had secured the position of lighthouse keeper on this lonely island, which a» gladly given to him because ili oise cared to exile himself voluntarily Ln this man- ner. Very few ship visited this rocky island, and that only when driven there by a slorm. ■lack Montgomery, true to his word, determined to go to the bottom of t his mat- ter. After a few years uf diligent work, be succeeded in unravelling the mystery, To make a long story short. Jim Norris bad been cheated by his partner, whu. by uuder- haud«l method . had succeeded in wrenching the proj criy rn»m him, mui fun hi r morn ' . liiu| made Mr. Norris believe ilmt Lt me his «w n fault, tVli.cn. Ralph finished Itis story, Jim Nonas turned to Aleta, who bad sat there all the while-, intensely luiersstcd and nid; Now, A Lets, l H he able to make up to you for :ill you have Imt in this hateful I ' tore. You shall go to your much wished rfor si-liaol. as »oon -is we leave here, jmri, Aleta, t Khali now take you to your rightful home, ' ' At the end of the thfts: munih chi- twy.s came Isack for Rnlph, and were rather surprised when they saw the Improvement in him. Great Scott! Ralph t we expected to sen you hair dead from |gnownwtie», but you ' re looking better than ever,” ■fu- t then their eyc-o rested on the pretty girl at fiis side, and they ceased to wonder who or what bad wrought the change. Alvins Libs), ' l l- Tlpfe- Tvftnty.ninc

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THE A E R 0 P L A N I From iIiill day pnopamions were muds’, and every article raooded for n three months ' vacation was procured. Two weeks Later the yacht left for the “Me ol Exile, lls the boys?- called it. A It- c ;i sat on the shon? iu? some tfnve, still d re a ining of the world .ihe so longed I ci wt. S ' .id ' i’Tiiy she Lunki,-:: up and Haw a small sptvk mi I hi horizon. Tills mthr-r surprised her. h« she sttoed up and toilet ' d more dnsidy. shading tor «yt«. Wlml could ii be? Finally she thought of her spyglawe . and run to act them. Instantly she saw the object she had just been wishing for — a boat. Probably it v. ■ ! iil ii h r home. Willi a try of delight she Lulled to tier tot tor. Kill tor, hit hi-r, rtutie hi-n-! Ltxik ' A IkkiI is raminf; itt l;isl. 1 ■tvnruii-r why? sin 1 inquired. “Why. what ' s the matter, father, aren ' t you glad? ' ' ■eiid she. very much disappointed. She looked at him ami save that familiar look of pain in Ids eyes. What ™uld it mean? Sthe meant to find nut soon . “I i tiiwl to cginn; yra, it h:.irl to conn . were liis only words, a» In. 1 turned and walked away with a deep igh, As the boat neared store, Aleta bewail to fee] shy about meeting strangers, and derided to gu to her favorite save until they had gww ISy this tisin- the I Kiys iahth 1 uii store. imrJ were soon busy helping llulfili pilch Iti;- lent for hi tong vjsii real. ax he prefercrd to •call it. Just at thi moment (he lighthouse keeper came tip lo greet them, and was rather surprised when, he saw that A let a was not among them. WrU, Ik’ij-. ' . L niUs-L say I l:;U LE is guud tu see xkmetiacly fur iniri-. JEy llie «;iy ii looks, I Riuiw yeni intend in stay a while And pay me a visit; dont’ you? ’ ' Oh . not nu thal i«. not .ill of u- .ire isoiug to atay. Jfusl Ralph here, said ■lark, pointing to Ralph, “Well, Well, llut ' s grit. How did you ever rr.i ] pi n tu ■•l:nn-v this deserted place for ycnir visit ' ? Oh. he’ll explain in you -after vre ' re gone. I ' ve heard his reasons no often that I fed I could not stand having them again, •.aid Irving with a twinkle in his eyes. Now that we ' ve got you here safely, we ' re gomii to go rigid hack so you won ' t ehange your mind atom slaying. “No danger- dd Ralph; and wit h il lost wjivi- of his hand, to turned toward the lighthouse, with tto keeper at his side- lly the lighthouse door they stopped., botli silent for a time. Then fhe older man awoke as from a reverie, and add: Well, I do declare! This wilt be just the thing fur Alvta. Shell have a compan- ion now iluit she has no often wished (or. Why. wto i A him? I didn ' t iitpnw there wiw anyone else on Ibis inland, aaid Ralph, with -■ lone of disappointment. To- to sure- there ' s someone else. My own daughter. Ah! there she rom.es now. When ALeta saw the Ikisit leave, she ventured hark to the Li rlit. hpusu-. :mr| wjim rather xurfprisvd to see tor fsiiliii with a osmium ion, ns she thought she had scon them all leave on She torn. Shi- wo in ho[K that they hadn ' t seen her approaching, and turned quickly away, hut her Tat her called to her. Aleta, come here, dear. I want to speak 10 you. SJto came rather Jowly, but finally Incgon l i slit briskly. iT not engctly, toward tor father, Aleta, I want you to mod why. man alive, I ' ve forgotten to even ask your name ' said the Lighthouse keeper, not a little confused. Pnire Ywenty-c ii;ht

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T II E A E R 0 I ' L A K E The Maid And the Mist of Foam u was morning Lite liniLr when thru mystic calmness nail tkuic-l of the inimkul tiigliLslill llngeri over land iiad w-ji. Thu very aUnoHphen was permeated miifci purity. A frtata biw.u- wafted in»|. i rattan um 3 vigor. Mvciythlitg lay serenely beautiful and imrt 1 , Apollo had just started his fiery steed across the v-as, expanse of bhav. As hLs rays fell obliuudy upon the rippling waters, they danced « q,iiettisJil this way and that, dismaying ihclr radiant hut ' s. I he li ' l ' c.-; aloud as sentinels, mute and stately. Ai tinu ' s iHi-It silvrrdjcrk-viTfl leaves permitted themst-tvo. in hr- srwnycd hy L Ili - gentle stroke and caress nf the south wind, as I-, hummed i.s mysterious sii-rci in ihi-ir wire. The trees, land, soa, and sky were nncardant. Here, Etuvi-r! I.i-. ' r- rv. , .1 while, I sues wi- ' wQ rumpoil enough tins moral ng, :mi3 iLghi into the midst of „hi- perfect culm itnd repose dnshdl a rvddy-lWd fwtih, in white flannels, a brown collie bounding at hi hocli;. for a moment lie stood at the brink of the water, drinking in the whole situation and the ir, spiring scene. 13c Ih ' iiI liawn and jjelerLed a suhkUm (lai striae-. mid lit ling it lltLO .he |kKO«ii»ii of his linger. , ht- hurled it. with great fore - across the water. It whirl ' d ihnr the air. and after dipping once, twice, thrice and even, four Limes, I-, sank. ' Mr lie W? uld fcLIitw ; didn ' t know you nniUI do that, did you?” he said Mr hiltlSvlf. Then lie threw kim-rlf a. full length dttwn U|Wb the sai ' .rK supporting li head Upon one I ' liHEw, while his other hand toyed idly vi,h the sparkling grains. The dog stretch- ed out at his feel, u kh ear.-- erect, ever alert and keen, lest any harm come to hi young master. The ImyVgim- wundcred far nut (tpinn the sH ' it, His eye traveled with each wave, itcid fallowed ii uniil ii receded upon the a lore. Now, lie watched how this one rams ' nn with great force, how upon its crest rested a cap of frothy white, and how as it touched tlie shore, it fell Into ripides, in Eta vain endeavor to mount the smooth rock ithd htucu ' r-. [In rami ' (inqlher One, and then another and aiiHhtlu ' r. “There ' s a monster, eh. Rover? Ium see it!” he talked on to the dog id his m U On came a huge billow, pouring, splashing, mid rolling. The whole thing was :t maun of foam, and instead Of diminishing. iL grew larger, anil roliist nn. tearing that It mould whui env-i ' loEK ' him, the hoy row lo a sitting posture. Why, wh at waa that? 1 1 made him qal n- tremble. Row fuoli r.g of him to i magi i» ally tiling like that- Hu. there it n again and planer than before, lb couldn ' t be mistaken again, Yes. chert- ii wjik ..i small whin- hnud tuolrud ing Out from the foam. Another one appeared two white hands., Uncut lilvs he wstdhetL thorn. Itath moved outward horiaoiually, then extended ia the air framing a half-circle a they did so. [something nebulous u-i-i w-Mre cante toward him. An angel, a fairy, lii i a fusil mauh-u. ' f ' hi: vision :ii |ir l daznletl hi in, lei I in another inoractil la- took In her whole appearance. -■she stood before him, the very essence of a flower, with irresblable beauty, un- touched and unstaiaed. The lime brushed over her cheek, white as a lily petal, a ringlet of tdni-r gulden, silk which Lhc snip me! led into light Liss-lf! OuL iiuiri under trembling liijs flasiicd ' yv of luluc. limpid ns the shy, ElcLw- en tips which wn-re .he 3 i iak of the faded roso. gleamed teeth like- seed fitarlh. Here was a beauty that, when 01114.- gased u]»n r leaves an indelible improsston. Offering kirn her hand, sill- said, in a voice clear as runriiEi.: waLet: ' J knew you ' ll csniw; !m. 1 have waited Inng, mj long! I am Ncdn, ihi- girl of Lite sea and foam. ' ear - ago, when you wwc aa Infant, ii waa decreed that w should Pngc Tliiety