Phillips High School - Phillipian Yearbook (Phillips, ME)

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THE PHILLIPIAN 25 he'll heal up! Perhaps after this I'd keep him under cover so he wouldn't get chewed u l Il' There Dickf' said David proudly, as they walked from the indignant woman's yard, Tige following, didn't I tell you she'd have got some'un if she'd paid a thousand dollars for a dog like Tigel 'I P. K. THE HIGH SCHOOL GHOST NGLISH class was in progress. Quiet reigned except for an occasional ques- tion on the part of the teacher and an an- swer in a monotone by a pupil. Suddenly from the room upstairs came a sound - bump! bump! - gradually increas- ing in volume until the noise was almost deafening. Iamesf' said the teacher, Please go up and find out what is the trouble. Iames no sooner reached the upper story than the noise ceased. No explanation could be found. As soon as he returned to the English room it began again. What could it be? There wasn't supposed to be anyone up there. Finally the teacher, brave soul, took her courage in both hands and ventured up. Iames,', she asked, When did the noise stop? lust as soon as I opened the door, was his reply. 'fVVell then, we won't open the door, and with that she applied her eye to the keyhole. Good gravy! she shouted, forgetting her dignity. Lookitl They all took a peek and were equally amazed. For chairs, tables, and desk were dancing round and round-and no one was in th? room. She opened the door. Everything was quiet again. Iohnny stepped inside and immediately fell.flatter than a pancake. Who tripped me? Iohnny was ready to Fight. Boysl said teacher, but not so sternly as usual. Say,', said lack, Look at that wire. And sure enough wires led to every article of furniture in the room. When the door was opened the current was cut off. Thus was the mystery solved. Nothing but a practical joke after all. E. K. AND THE PEARLS WERE SAFE S lim Iones entered the deserted house on Waldo Street he heard footsteps. Quietly he stole along in the direction of the sound. In the dim light he could see the other man with a string of pearls in his hand. I-Ie sha'n't have them if I can help itf' said Iim to himself. I want them myself. He felt his way slowly along the wall until his hand encountered a light switch. Suddenly the room was flooded with bright light. All right, lim cried, Put up your hands. Iim pointed his gun at the other manls heart. Now take it easy,', said the other man. You're a new one aren't you? Well, what of it? answered Iim, play- ing his part well. Nothing, only the sergeant sent me down to keep you company. Said he hated to send a new man alone on a job like that. Name's Iack Regan. When I didn't find you when I first came in I didn't know but what something had happened so I looked to see if the pearls had been stolen. In that case, all right, lim replied and put up his gun. He was no murderer and wouldn't shoot a policeman to get the pearls. The same thing was running in Regan's mind. We may as well make ourselves com- fortable until'morning, said Iim. I'll take the Hrst watchnandgyou can get some sleep. I'll call you in a couplehof hours. His plan was simple. He'd srieak 'out with the pearls while the other slept. X I don't feel so sleepy, returned lack. You'd better take the first watch. on the police force,

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M THE PH he was anxious for his brothers and sisters to see the flowers, especially Mary. When Tommy at last reached Hardy's Store he entered the side door and after a few minutes the clerk was surprised to see him crying and after a while, through tears, Tommy managed to tell them his sad story. He had lost the ten dollar bill. As poor broken hearted Tommy was start- ing home, whom should he meet but Ioe again, Ioe, too, was surprised when he noticed his little friend was crying when he had been happy such a short time before. When Ioe found the fate of his friend he offered his services to help in finding the money. The two pals joined hands and retraced their steps many times, but it was in vain for no trace of the money was seen. They asked people they knew if they had seen anything of the money but all answers proved to be K' No. Upon leaving Ioe, Tommy started toward the dark tenement house. As he entered the door, Mary suspected something had happened at once. Tommy dear, you look so sad. Surely nothing is wrong? 'l Tommy once more burst into tears and answered, I hate to say it, Mary, but I lost the ten dollar billf' Mary, however, who was always kind and brave, did not scold him but carried on her work in a discouraged way. When Tommy's father returned home, as he was once well again, the sad news was broken to him, and at six o'clock when the family sat down to supper, it was a sad looking family. The next morning during their early breakfast, the telephone rang, and when Mr. Iones answered it he found it was Ioe. Hello-yes this is Mr. Iones-You would like to speak with Tommy?- Indeed Tommy was wanted on the phone and after he had talked a minute or two, his face began to beam with great joy, be- cause Ioe, after a long search, for the bene- fit of his best friend, had found the money in his tulip bed. ILLIPIAN Without finishing his breakfast, Tommy slipped on his coat and ran as rapidly as possible to Ioe's house. After ten minutes of thank you's Tommy returned home. The rest of the breakfast period was spent in happiness and compliments for Ioef Once again Tommy and his family were happy! N. C. T. IT'S A DOG LIFE H AVE you heard the latest, Dick? asked little David Anderson. That swanky Mrs. Rickenbacker next door, has a new French Poodle, which I have heard her tell Mother was be-e-eautiful but I don't see it. His head is just matted with hair and looks just like Mother's dust mop, the hair on his back is sheared right off and so is it on his tail till you get to the end and then it's so heavy with curls that it almost drags. And only yesterday I heard her say she paid one thousand dollars for the old thing! Now if it was Tige, my airedale, she'd paid a thousand for, that would be something, but a thousand bucks for that old dry mop, why thatls-Ieepers, what's that noise? Come on fella! Scarcely had he uttered the words when he heard a shriek, very feminine, and Mrs. Rickenbacker screaming, Oh you vile cur, leave my doggie alone! Oh, policeman my darling, be-e-eautiful Alphonse is being chewed up by that-that common mongrel. Oh, save him, save my darling Alphonse! Sure, and I'll save him: that is what's left, for you but I would hardly call him a dog! Faith, and what a good job the aire- dale did! Do you own him, me son? he asked David as he and Dick came tearing into the yard. Yes-yes-I-do-and he's afgood dog too! Please don't take him away just because he tore up that dust mop! No, me son, chuckled the Irish police- man, I'm proud, that's what I am, proud to see a real dog chew up this article the lady calls a dog. Well lady, said the police- man turning to the lady, if you take good care of this article maybe in two weeks or so

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