Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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THE SPECTATOR 9 above made them shrink from touching anything. At last they reached the place designated by the dead man, and found the two bandits dead. Further search disclosed three other men silent forever, and heaps of bootyg money, clothes, and other articles, enough to furnish the palace of a king. From there they had a good path to follow, and soon arrived in the open air and on Hrm ground once more. Tired and weary, they went to sleep, and in the morning met a hunting party returning from their camp. They were received with much joy at home, for they had not left any word of their going to hunt, and crea- ted no end of astonishment at their tale of adventure. The state authorities took charge of the cavern, which geologists are now busy exclaiming about, and the boys were kept busy acknowledging the receipt of rewards which had been offered on all sides and by everybody, for the bandits. T. J. N. '06. The Runaway U ATHER, you are very unreasonable, angrily re- torted Tom, when his father reprimanded him for an offense which was distasteful to his quiet nature. Unreasonable! exclaimed his father, lt is you who are unreasonable. You pay no attention to my advice, and- Father, you don't appreciate youth. I have tried- No useless explanations. l'm tired of hearing them. Tom turned about and left the room. The above argument took place between Thomas Err- ington and his father. Tom's father was a quiet man and could not understand the wild pranks of his son. Tom was a wild, reckless youth of nineteen. He did not intention- ally worry his father, but when he was out his father's wishes were entirely forgotten. ln school he had led his class in some subjects and failed in others. When he was called to give an account of himself he would argue with his father, and that was especially distasteful to that gen- tleman.

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8 THE SPECTATOR who kidnapped Nlr. James Harrington and foully murdered him because his friends failed to pay his ransom by the prescribed time. This is a natural cavern, the existence of which was known only to them, and for which l have hunted these three long years. ll desired to get revenge for the cruel death of Nlr. Harrington, my father, and l have' got most of it. l traced them and found the way in. l killed three of the Hve and wounded the other two. They wounded me and, taking me for dead, pushed me into this underground stream. The water, however, re- vived me, and l swam along until my strength deserted me, and then you boys saved me from a watery grave only to die here. l am too far gone to liveg l avenged my father's death. Oh ! he exclaimed as he touched one of the bones. Here are the bones of a poor mortal who probably met death at their hands. The boys shuddered. Suddenly a thought struck the dying man. Quick, boys! he yelled, look and see if you can find a heavy-plated ring on one of the hands. The boys reluctantly complied with his request. At last Wil- bur uttered an exclamation. He had found it. Taking it, the stranger fondled it tenderly in his palms, and then handed it to Roy. These are the bones of my father, he uttered, for this is mother's family ring, which he always wore. l'm glad my bones will rest with his. He was still for some time. Boys, take that ring to my mother and tell her of my death Che gave instructions as to where to find herj. Tell her to be kind to sister Bess, it was for her l kept up my hunt. You can get out of this place by swimming along the ledge till you reach the robbers' abode. There you must get past the two wounded men. l wounded them badly, so think they will give you no trouble. ln a short time he expired with the name of Bessie on his lips, and gently the boys laid him beside the bones of his father. Then they began their chilly swim to the bandits' retreat. The swift current almost carried them away several times. Bats howling thru the dark passages

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KO THE SPECTATOR On the morning following the above conversation Tom announced his intention of leaving home, and, as his father still remained untouched, he gave his mother a tearful fare- well and started out to face the world alone. Ill if lk 1 ll' Five years roll by. Mr. Errington has become very wealthy, and in company with Nlr. Grahman owns a large supply house. Both these men regret the absence of Tom, for Nir. Errington has seen his mistakes and bitterly regrets them, while Nir. Grahman has always regarded Tom as the future husband of his daughter Pyrette. One day they sit in their ofhce examining an automobile catalogue. They come upon one which has the name lErrington on the side in large letters. This causes the men to think of Tom, and we leave them mourning over his absence. In the ofhce of a large automobile establishment in Paris sits a young man. He is fine looking, but on his brow are lines that betoken care. Tom had traveled all over the world and had now settled in Paris. He is an authority in his business, he is trusted, honored, and well paid, but he is dissatisfied. He longs for home and home associations. After remaining in this condition for some time, he leaves Paris and comes to New York. He lands in the metropolis an expert mechanic, an accomplished lin- guist, but homeless. He decides that he will go before his father in a still more worthy manner. Seeing an adver- tisement for a chaffeur, he applies for and secures the posi- tion. He does not give his correct name, but substitutes Brown, when he finds that his employer is none other than his old friend, Mr. Grahman. One night, at a stormy meeting of the corporation to which they belong, Messrs. Errington and Grahman decide to leave the trust. Nir. Grahman conhdes to his wife and daughter that they intend to persuade another friend of his to join them, and then the three will compete with the trust. This friend, Nlr. Allen, lives at Kingston, and he fears that they will not be able to reach him before the trust can ,send representatives there, as there are no trains leaving that night. Pyrette, on hearing this, decides to help her father and have a little adventure. Taking her automobile, she hurries to Pompton, where she finds Brown with her fa-