Saint Ursula Academy - Scroll Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Qflnd This Day ' 0 0 ALKING down the street of the little Norwegian village, the General thought longingly of the beauties of his native Prussia. His eyes lit with pleasure and his step quickened for a moment as he thought of Freda. But then the realization of his where- abouts struck him and his mouth became again ia straight and slim whip against his un-Prussianistic emotions. Once more he was the arrogant German, fabled yes. but true. His eyes assumed a hard, cruel stare, which was said by his men to come from a true belief in the Fuehrer, and by the Norwegians, from the Arch-Fiend. It was said that he had laughed, but this was based purely on the theory and supposition of his lackey, joseph, who, as everyone knew, was given too much to his cups flge Eight and inclined to wander at times. An American having seen the General would have laughed with wonderment. Laughter lat the goose-stepping arro- gance of his walkg wonderment at the straightness of his back at the cold. hard stare of his eyes. The General hesitated before turn- ing into the little bar. Now, he thought, uit will happen again. They will become quiet as soon as I set foot inside that door. But this time-this time, l think l shall teach them a lessonf, He entered, and in contrast to the noisy gaiety that had been heard before, could be heard the click of the nails of the small dog crossing the floor. There was a yelp. for the heavy military boot

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,Veg Marys Child-Blossom by VIRGINIA IQAUFMAN .UILLVG down froin her throne 'inid the stars high above Jlary sent on its flight a tiny white dove Bearing a child-flowerlet for God's garden of love. There it blossomed, surrounded by benignity, By fair lilies glowing with purity, And the greatest of all blossoins--charity. But seeing that the flower was frail, the Light Of the World caressed it with the Holy Rite Of His Looe, making it more brilliant and bright. Illarys flower was ehastened by sorrow and ill, Like a rose that is crushed and is sweeter still Than a siinbeain that can dazzle and thrill. .ind at last, when the day of fruition will Ifonze Wlary will lovingly tell her Dear Son That her ehild's soul has bloonied for heaven-and won. Then. Christ will sinile from His throne highrabove 1 And refeive Rlaryls flower in His Garden of Love. ,Veg

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of the General had come in contact with the dog's ribs. ' A low murnuir arose -and then sub- sided. The General approached the bar and barked. The usual, Gunderfl The bartender leisurely mixed a drink and set it on the counter. The General took it and turning, rested his elbows on the bar-top and began to speak in a low, rather sarcastic voice. 'astrong men-reduced to a position even lower than women. And why ?-- Stupidityl 'VVell, are you too dense to even reply?,' VVith this the General laughed dis- paragingly and taking the monocle from his eye. began to polish it. On closer inspection an odd phenomenon was no- ticeable-his hands shook--and his eyes -what was that expression? VVas it fear-fear from one of the Blaster Race? The men in the room looked at one another and then at the General. Their eyes seemed to revile him, to strip him of his arrogance, to say, Usnivelling cur--youlre frightened,-you ll' The silence was voiceless, yet spoke with a thousand tongues. 'ixvell ? . hissed the Generalg but this time he seemed to have shrunken some- what. The silence deepened, and then one of the men, a tall young Apollo, arose and started for the door. 'Stop! thundered the General. He stopped, turned, and gazed pity- ingly at the General, YVhy?', Because I command it. No one may leave this room until I give per- mission. It is not your place to ques- tion but to obeyfl HBut. Herr General, I must leave. the coal must be mined-for Germany. Did the General detect a faint hint of irony in the manls smooth answer? UI forbid it! and this time his voice quavered. A slight murmur, or was it a tit- ter ?-passed like a wave over the assem- bly. You fools-you would laugh at me, eh? I will teach you! VVith this, out came his heavy Lugar. 'AI will put a bullet through the next one to defy mell' W'ith a slight shrug the young man sat down. The General turned his back on the man and ordered another drink. Silence hung like a thick pall. The small dog again crossed the room, his nails clicking like castinets. The Gen- eral whipped around as if struck, and Hred once. The1'e was a heart-rending yelpg the dog jerked once and then lay still. There was silence, the small body, a mute plunder for justice. Finally one of the towu's leaders answered that plea. 'WVell. do you feel better? That was my small souls dog, Now, you have killed him. Shall I tell you why? Because you are afraid. You are puz- zled. You are not a member of the Nlaster Race at this moment. Or are- unhfl There was a strangled gasp and the man fell to the door. writhed a mo- ment. and then lay still. He had a wife and Hve children. UNO, no, I didnyt mean to. I didn't! He forced me, you were all witnesses. He attacked me. This was delivered in a high, strained voice by the Gen- eral. By Elizabeth M CN erney ii---'E -O-JP ei- 'Fi-Q---'P -'ki -O---lk. The men rose and moved slowly, silently, as one towards the bar. Hate, menacing hate, was in their eyes. All the things they had suffered under the Germans came into their minds, and the hate grew. The General stood for a moment and faced them. Then he began to move slowly along the counter. All the time his mind surged and churned in a fiendish chaos, fcontinued on page 563 Page Nine