Benjamin School for Girls - Tusitala Yearbook (New York, NY)

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TUSITALA FOR 1928 DRAMATICS Page Twenljf-Nine

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-. ,-.- . ,?4 A TUSITALA rox 1929 meant happiness to him, and as he had reviewed his past, a determined look' sprang into his eyes. He made a decision to go to New York immediately. He packed a few necessary articles for his journey, and within two hours, Mr. Sotain was on a train bound for New York. With the thought of death, he hurriedly stepped from the train at Grand Central Station and ran to the nearest taxi shouting Seven-thirty-five Riverside Drive at the driver and seated himself on the edge of the seat clinching his lists the while. He did not notice the change in the neighborhood but kept urging the chauffeur to drive more quickly. h f When the taxi arrived in front ofa tall imposing apartment house, Mr. Sotain gave the driver five dollars and then ,without waiting for any changexran into the apartment elevator. Mr. Sotain's apartment, he said in a hasty mumble. Apartment six-E, said the calm, black-faced elevator man, to your right, sir. Mr. Sotain's heart began to throb. He mechanically went to the right and rang the door bell. It seemed hours before the door opened. Finally, it opened half-way, and a chorus of very cheerful and excited voices called l'Surprise! It was too much. The man could bear up no longer. As an answer, he fell bodily into the doorway. The next day, the newspapers printed the following account:-p Yesterday Mrs. Charles F. Lanvilleiiprepared a surprise party for the notable Mr. Charles F. Lanville. 'When the hour for the surprise arrived, the door bell rang, followed by a cry of Surprisel by the guests. Instead of the honored guests arrival, the body of a dead man fell into the doorway. The only mark of identification which the man possessed, was a tele- gram reading 'Come home at onceli-signed 'Dad' A The body has been placed in a city morgue where Mr. Sotain of apart- ment 6-B of the same address claimed it as that of his son. The gentleman mumbled some half understood words about a reconciliation. The death has been attributed to a sudden heart attack. u Those girls deserving honorable mention from English IV are: LUCILLE MENSCHEL LILLIAN GRUBER EVELYN JAFFE MURIEL FLEISCHMAN t '--'- X fri., ,-.-,.. ... . Page Twenty-Eiglal 'X

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