Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

 - Class of 1917

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SPECTATOR 9 Well, old boy, you thought you had me fooled. I wasn't starved last night! I only had a plan to get within reach of you and I took advantage of it. But I'm not a 'nigger'-I couldn't put the chains on you when you played me so straight. Then, when you told me of that boy-and the pretty little wife-well, I just thought of my own little family. Now, take my advice and go straight home to them! I could get the S5000 easily, but as I' said before-I'm no 'niggerf I won't need the money half as much as that wife and boy'lI need you. So-good luck to you! Alec Johns, Sergeant U. S. Border Troops. The Heel of an Achilles Howard Rothstein, '17 The Committee of Inventions, of the United States of America, headed by Tedeson, Fammond, and Hord, slowly left the stately mansion of John Henry Harvey. As two of the latter's footmen assisted the great men into their automobiles, Harvey sat watching them from a window in his spacious study. He was smiling, but it was a smile without humor. Rather, it was contemp- tuous, for the government of a great country was on its knees at his feet. Harvey was an inventor, and in his line, a genius. Although he lived in a neutral country, he was by birth a foreigner, and his native country was at War. His latest invention was a terrible explosive, and his native land had contracted for the output. But his protecting government, which had made him what he Wasp which had given him a field to work ing and which had sup- ported his minor inventions, felt that it had a claim to his latest discovery. It had, therefore, sent its committee of inventors to offer him a fabulous sum for his invention, but he had refused. As he sat there, his thoughts wandered back to his native land and his old mother. He recalled how he and

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s sPEc'rA1'oR for safety, he said, as he pulled a little Colt automatic from his hip pocket. David handed the two revolvers back to their owner and asked quietly what the stranger thought of the picture of his wife. She's a pretty nice looking little lady, replied the man, but what do you think of this one? He handed a picture over to David. Q David looked at it and sighed to himself, It's a pity that a good-looking woman like that should be neg- lected by a thief. I wonder if he ever thinks of going back to his home? Then to the red-headed guest across the fire, Why do you roam about so much, when you could go home and live so happily? I am out for meat! You'll know some day that meat is necessary in these wild sections of the coun- try- he broke OE awkwardly, then added, Why not go to bed now? And with that, he picked up the two revolvers and threw them into the tent. Then, standing up, he pulled the Colt from his pocket and threw it in with the others. David, too, threw off his guns and soon both men were fast asleep. Alloy was dreaming how he would wake in the morning and take the outlaw by surprise. The outlaw was dreaming how he would rise at an early hour and take his host by surprise. Thus they slept thru the night-undisturbed by the howling of the wolves and screeching of the Wildcats. ll' Bk lk lk lk bk Ik At the first glow of daylight, David rose quietly and went for his guns. He looked for the Colt first. It was not there! Then for the two big guns. They were not there! He picked up his own weapons and crept slowly over to the blanket of the slumbering man. He reach- ed down quietly and grabbed the blanket-but the man was not there! In his place lay a large piece of bark with a few lines written on it. He stooped in astonishment and read aloud:



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10 SPECTATOR his mother used to watch the soldiers march through the little seaboard town of Dondon. As he sat musing, his secretary rushed into the room, very much excited. Mr, Harvey, he said, breathlessly, didn't you say you were a native of Dondon, and that your mother is living there? Yes, Harvey answered, sharply, why do you ask? The harbor of Dondon is blockaded, sir, and the town is threatened, explained the secretary. Harvey went into action. He sent a cablegram to his native government, and, since he was the great Harvey, a passport was granted to his mother, who went immediately to a neighboring country. Then Harvey arranged for her passage on the liner Labrador, which was about to sail. The next morning, Harvey received a wireless message from the Labrador, stating that his mother was safe on board and sailing for America. Again he smiled his contemptuious smile at this new proof of the power of the almighty dollar. Two days later he was scanning the headlines of the daily paper, when his eye met the following. LINER LABRADOR SUNK BY TORPEDOI ALL ON BOARD LOST! The article further stated that another vessel had seen the catastrophe and that the big liner was literally, blown to fragments. No one was seen on the surface. Harvey gasped and turned White. He stared straight ahead for a moment, then went suddenly limp. His servants carried him to his room. Here, after he had regained consciousness, a wireless message was brought to him. It read: Accept heartiest congratulations of His Majesty and your native land. From its latest test, your dis- covery has proved to be a wonderful success, for the torpedo that sunk the 'Labrador' was composed of your explosive. CARL McULOYD, Secretary to His Majesty.

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