Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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MH! BOOJTET2 1917

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if Mnf soofren 1917 -5 think that the safe is either. Instead of the stranger talking ahead as Iny had expected him to do he came around the desk and before Iny could resist he was gagged and the stranger was holding him tightly in the chair while he was being bound, hand and foot, with a rope which the stranger produced from his pocket. The stranger never spoke during the tying process and when Iny was tied securely he car- ried him to the wagon which stood outside the door and placed him in the bed. An instant later the safe was placed in the wagon with him and the stranger got on the wagon seat and started the team toward the mountains, The depot was in the edge of town nearest the mountains and there was small hope of escaping or being rescued by any of the townspeople. They traveled until nearly sunset with only an occasional rest for the horses, always going farther up into the mountains by an old trail that was scarcely ever used by the people of that neighborhood. The stranger niaintained his silence throughout the journey, only speaking to Iny once to ask if he was cold and to cover him with a blanket. They finally stopped at an old log cabin and here the stranger got down and began unhitching. Be- fore he had the horses unhitched the door of the cabin opened and another man, short and heavy set, but no less villainous look- ing than the other, came out. Hello, Pete, he called to the man at the wagon. Have any luck P I got an express package and the man that knows how to open it, in the wagon there. Bill, Peter answered. XfVhat did you bring that fellow up here for? the man called Bill growled, coming around the wagon and pulling the blanket off of Iny. XVhat can we do with him? Turn him loose and let him go back and blow on us when we could have opened that little safe by ourselves P Yes, we could do that, Bill, Ieter answered, but if I had left him there he would have started an alarm and the whole county would have been after us in a little while. Now, with him up here he can open the safe and give us the package and we wonlt be criminals for safe-blowing or stealing. Then we can leave him here while we make our get-away and send somebody back after him. 7 Page 15 This argument seemed to convince the other man and he was silent while Iny and the safe were unloaded and carried into the cabin. Iny found himselfcin a small dark room, partly lighted by a fire which was burning in the fireplace at one end of the room. There was nothing in the room except some cooking utensils and a large roll of blankets. The mud had fallen out of the cracks in the walls and was scattered over the rough board tioor, while the wind whistled through the cracks. Iny's captors pushed the safe up in front of the fireplace and 'then began untying his hands and feet. Iny saw that they were going to try to make him open the safe and he said: You might as well lcave me tied up for I won't open that safe for you no matter what you do, XfVcll. Bill answered, you can take your choice of either opening the safe or being shot. As Bill spoke he took a large automatic pistol out of his pocket and began examining it. But Iny still thought it was a bluff and laughed at his captors. However, he soon saw he had carried it too far. Pete took him by the collar and stood him up against the wall while Bill stepped l'ack toward the other end of the room. Now, this is your last chance, Bill said. Wliicl1 do you want Pi' I told you that I wouldn't open the safe, Iny answered in a shaking voice. t Bill raised the pistol and pointed it squarely at Iny's head. Iny could see the large round hole in the muzzle and shuddered slightly as he wondered how the bullet would feel when it hit him. Bang! - The next Iny knew he was sitting on the floor of the depot holding his head between his hands. The air was thick with smoke from the stove which had exploded and furnished the report for Iny's dream pistol. Either the force of the explosion or the fright had caused him to fall off his chair and his novel lay near him on the floor. As soon as Iny had recovered somewhat from his surprise and fright he remarked: lVell, I guess that was a pretty close shavef'

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MH! BOO TED 19i7 ' THE SCHOOLS OF YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW. By Superintendent A. L. Trester, Earlham, A. B., 19043 Columbia University, N. Y., A. M., 1913. Always the aim of the public schools h-as been to build for better citizenship. Always the subject-matter for the most part has been introduced because of its intrinsic value. Frequently the aim has been lost to view and all too often has subject-matter crept in without being called upon to present the proper credentials for admittance. Granting many mistakes and many blunders made in method, in subject-matter and in aims, the fact yet remains that public education is something all of us are proud to praise. lt is often said that the public schools make little progress and this statement is borne of short-sightedness because if one looks at thc schools of yesterday and anticipates the schools of tomorrow great changes for the better have already been made and others are being made. g Yesterday saw the schools of yesterday caring for the social needs of yesterday. Today is seeing and tomorrow will see to the social needs of today and tomorrow respectively. Yesterday saw and today is seeing educational experts bound too much by political influence in their appointments. Tomorrow will see that such an influence will not be used. N Yesterday saw teachers without special preparation and training. To- morrow will not permit incompetent and untrained teachers anywhere. Yesterday children were driven to school and tomorrow will strive to attract children to school and its work. Yesterday made children study and tomorrow will use motive and interest. Yesterday made learning an ornament for the few and tomorrow will make it a tool for the many. Yesterday emphasized general education and tomorrow will divide the emphasis with vocational education. Yesterday gave us the best that yesterday could offer and tomorrow will offer the best that it has in store. Page I7