Sutter Union High School - Gold and White Yearbook (Sutter, CA)

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GOLD AND the madman's shoulder. The fel- low fell flat and before he could rise Jack l1ad'pinned him to the Hoor and l1ad thrown the throttle shut. The engine stopped not an instant too soon for there before them were tons of earth 011 the track, from a landslide. When Jack had sent the men out to stop any approaching train he went through the coach and almost WHITE. 23 ran into Bernice Warren. Jack touched his hat and would have passed but he stopped upon hearing' his name called in so low a tone that only a lover could hear. In a mo- ment she was in his arms with her head on his shoulder and-the whistle of another train blew just then but I know what I would have done if I had been in his place. IRWIN FARRINGTON, '13, 'F'

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22 GOLD AND wHrrE. a A Washington Romance. .Tack Brearton and Bernice VVar- ren sat before the fire in Senator VVarren's cozy Washington home talking about a coming ball. When they had finished discussing the af- fair Bernice turned to .lack and said: Gene Van Lew told me the fun- niest thing today, Jack. She said that she saw you riding with that Case woman yesterday afternoon and of course I told her that she was mistaken. You wern't, were you, Jack? With an oath under his breath at all gossips and espec- ially Gene Van Lew, Jack answered, Yes, Bernie, it was me all right, but I was there in the interests of the Globe. I got a bully story about the murder from her and Masters offered me five a week more if I keep up my record. Bernice rose from her chair, the color gone from her face. Jack Brearton, you don't mean to tell me that you were riding with Maude Case when you said only yesterday that you would walk the length of the world for me and that you didn't like any one elsell' Bernice stamped her pretty foot and touched the bell, there being plenty of color in her makeup now. But my dear girl, Ilwas only doing my work by following my employer's orders. You surely aren 's offended at that. You didn 't have to flaunt your- self .before the public like that. William, show Mr. Brearton to the door. She marched proudly from the room after tearing off a dia- mond ring and throwing it on the center table, and .lack didn't know that she was peeping through the blinds of an upstair's window when he left and that she went down stairs and got the ring, and after puttmg it on a chain, wore it next to her heart till they met again, or maybe he Wouldn't have gone where he did. Two days. later in a Washington paper Bernice read the following: Miz J. L. Brearton departed on the Germania for Liverpool today. Ile was a popular reporter on the Globe and his many friends wish him Godspeed. It is rumored that he intends limiting big game. For -a space of live years we lose sight of Jack Brearton till we find him on his twenty-eighth birthday at a small station on tl1e Canadian Pacific. He is a six-footer, browned and healthy as a bear for in the last five' years he has traveled almost everywhere from Southern Pata- gonia to Northern Siberia and has had adventures in many a non- American place. i While Jack and an old friend were talking the telegraph instru- ment began to buzz and Bill sprang to the switch and after listening a moment turned to Jack. Here is something in your line, old man. No. 36 is running wild with a crazy man standing in the cab with a gun in each hand. There are only a girl and three or four men in the coach. The train is made up of a coach and a car of lumber in front. It will be here in about four minutes, as'it passed liocksley ten minutes ago. Before Bill had ceased speaking Jack was out of tl1e door and tight- ening the cinch on his horse. Bill came swinging out from the door shouting, Are you heeled'? and when J ack patted his hip Bill went on above the roar of the approach- ing train, Be sure and jump her before she hits the curve and don't take chances. VVhen the train passed the station J ack's horse was running beside the track and though several bullets whistled by his ears Jack succeeded in swinging from his saddle onto the rear platform. Jack walked through the car and drawing his gun as he went climbed upon the car of lumber, taking care to keep close to the binding out of range of stray bullets. He crawled forward till he reached the front end of the car and then taking what aim he could sent a bullet crashing through

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2 4 GOLD AND VVIII'1'lE. I Doubt It. When 3- Diiil' Of Ted NDS are upturned to When a shy little hand you're permitted your own With no one to gossip about it, Do you pray for endurance to let them alone? Well, maybe you do-but I doubt it. to hold ' With a velvety softness about it, Do you think you could drop it with never a squeeze? Well, maybe you could-but I doubt it. When a tapering waist is in reach of your BTIII, With a wonderful plumpness about it, Do you argue the point 'twixt the good and the harm? Well, maybe you do-but I doubt it. EX. 'X-'! l' HaIIey's It was a l1ot afternoon on the 18th of May that the pupils of the noted institution, the S. U. H. S., were, as usual, hovering over the immense pile of hooks stacked before them. Although they seemed to be study- ing as diligently as usual, their minds had really diverted to tl1e sub- ject of Halley's Comet, which was expected to strike at any moment. Presently an awful crash and a sound as of the rushing of many waters was heard. Everyone rushed to the windows and beheld a light of dazzling brightness, which seemed to envelope the earth. Leo and Cecil were rather late in obtaining their stand at the win- dows, as Leo, in his extreme haste, leaped from his seat, catching Ce- c1l's foot, which was generally re- posmg on his desk, instead of his hand, causing an awful yell from that individual as he was dragged at Leo's 229-yard pace across the floor. Bennie, too, was a little late in getting a good view of the won- derful sight, as one of the many pins which covered the left lapel of his coat entangled itself in the lace adornmg Vinnie's dress, causing Comet. 13 minutes and 23 seconds delay before they could extricate them- selves. Another dreadful crash, and each one found himself plunging pre- cipitately through space. After falling swiftly for some moments, Sam suddenly found himself on a little world where, looking around he saw many people with beautiful curly locks like his own. But what leased him still more was the tjrees, all of which were densely decorated with beautiful socks of all colors and designs. Here he de- cided was the place for him. Lester, upon opening his eyes, beheld the sun beaming down upon him and all things seemed as bright as a day in June. Hearing a terrible scream- ing and kicking he rushed to the place from whence came the expos- tulation. Looking down over the edge of the little world he beheld Cecil, head downward and klcking Wtih all his might to free him- self from a rugged pro3ect1on of rock which had caught his shoe string. Cecil saw, with delight, the face of Lester looking down upon hun and immediately be-