Arsenal Technical High School - Arsenal Cannon Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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POPULAR PERSONALITIES

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A week passed. No news was heard from Earl's case and it ceas- ed to be the talk of the hour. Then one day the dull monotony of our camp life was broken. Excitement swelled to its highest pitch when the report went its rounds that two privates had been placed under custody for attempting to poison the mess. I hunted out Nesbitt and asked him how they had been detected. uAsk your friend Earln, he said laughing shortly, then turned away. I grew hot, for I felt that he was going too far in jesting about Earl, but I held myself in check. Wliat, then, was my consternation, when that evening I saw Nesbitt and Earl, walking along, in close consultation-the best of friends! and both had vowed eternal vengence and hatred! They were nearing my direction and as Nesbitt with a low uit was great , turned away, Earl came towards me, grinning cheerfully at my surprise. 46Wha-a-Why-I thought-,M I stammered. He sighted in relief as he sat down lazily and said, c4Well I guest I might as well begin at the beginning and go to the end and then stopf, With a few preliminaries he told me the story. uAbout a month ago, Nesbitt came upon Weltz and Trudor, the spies you know, and they were talking in German. From something he heard them say he received the impression that their sympathy was with Germany. Think of it! Here weive had a couple of hun spies in our midst for-Heaven only knows how long-and didnit even know it! Well, he tried to catch them at it again but didn't succeed. For some minor offense he put them in the guard house. He tried evesdropping but it wouldn't work. He was ready to give up when I came upon him one day and he confided his suspicions to me. Then it was that I had my master inspiration, Nesbitt and I had it all fixed up. Some way he and I were to have a light. I was to get put in the guard house,overhear their plotting, or, if possible, win their confidence and offer to help them. c'Of course we hadn't definitely decided on the little episode of the arrow, but the chance came and Nesbitt, unwilling to pass it by took it up, and I followed suit. Wh.en I arrived at the Guard House, however, it was not so easily done as said. Weltz and Trudor like the typical Teutons they are, stolidly refused not only to confide in me, but also, to have anything whatever to do with me. It was all in vain that I swore, and vowed to avenge myself on Nesbitt. As a last resort, I snoredg it worked, I heard Weltz say that aground glass was as good as anything and easier to get by with' This I told Nesbitt an as, in the mean time he had looked up something fContinued on Page 543

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