Bethlehem Catholic High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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Bi 'ff' fig Y-Xbxx X W X Q JK1, ehrovxg aqol G The next evenlng at 'sexen oclock Jlm xx as seated at the same table The gang xx as thele to begln xxork Ag,aln Tom Blake spoke At elexen thlrty I xxlll meet you ln the alley behlnd Ryan s St01S Haxe youl guns xxlth xou Ill bllng one f0l xoll Jlm Thell hxe of us bleak ln Shorty xxlll flng,el the dlal xxe ll get the It xx els llld beat lt Ilm xx lll act as look out Ttllfllfljl' to Jlm Bl lke s lld Ilm xou ll keep xx Itch us vxhlstle fOl a fexx TTIIIILKQS stop and xx hlstlc ag, lln When you do thls xx alk doxx 11 about flxe squales ttllll llght and xxe ll plck xou up as soon ls xxe pass You can t be caught Alld lemembel dont nl lke 1 bltlllflel If the cope get us xxell get you Thats all Flex en thll ty 1I1llO11l f Ryan s The gang palted as thex left thell hang, out Elex en thllty Jllll xxas at hls post He had lust left Tom Blake xx ho had glx ell hlm a gun xxlth lnstluctlons to shoot but not get c lllfblll Hoxx stlange the gun felt ln hls pocket A cold shlx 61 lall thlough hls body xx hen h1S Engels felt the cold steel of the gun What lf he d shoot some one The mlnutes passed llke days as Jlm xx llked back and f0l th bei O19 the stole Then he heald the xx hlstle flom the allex Exclythlllg VV'1S ox er they xx ele safe He hullled back to hls lJO'11IllI'lAg house He xx as to see the gang, to molloxx mol Illlig IS usu Ll No one xx as to get xxlse Jlm avx oke the next molnlng, xxlth 1 xx Olllffl consclence Wh lt lf he xx ele caught ' What xx ould hls mother do 7 Wh lt xx ould Ilck thlllk He met the gang to see xxhethel Tom left tovxn yet to get lld of the lewcls Then to spllt the pl otlt FOI daxs the dallng robbely held lts pl we on the front page of the papels It then quleted doxxn Anothel ullsolx ed pl oblem Blake had sold the Jevx els and made the spllt Once mole Jlm felt blg F01 the fllst tlme slnce he left home he thought he xx as somebodx He had money to burn Robbely wasn t as hard as lt seemed Sule they could easlly pull anothel Job and no one xx ould exel kl10XX Jlnl s p3.ss10l1 fO1 lobbery xx as formed Some months latel the gang, xx as seated at the same place llstenlng to another of Tom s plans The only dlffelence was that thls was an en tlance at the lNatlonal Bank Thex xxould take C319 of the lllght xxatch man Then Sholty xxould get to xxolk on the safe get the lack and beat lt lNothlng hald about lt Thls tlme Jlm dld not lemonstl lte xx lth hlm self Ol hls pals lNo He knexx that thls lolo vxould bllng, hlm some needed money And then couldnt he send some money home and thus shoxx hoxx well he was gettmg on l It was a long tlme slnce he ansxx 61 ed lll? mother's last lettel, that alxx ays told of hel love, hel hope, and aboxe all, hel tlust Iflll lx l 111111 - 1 swam' --. sf.. fi :ff T' 'T 'T' 'Kc 1 'I W: Ee-f-12. ,ff ,eg tl '3-7 fL'f, '5'Y5-1 ' ff J' 'KE ' , - ' x. I- V-f'5' 17 :lf T f's-' 'se If fit-L S12 'ff ' 'X ' gxiiig 'li' ' fb f 1-2 ks qi igffg-fax' f 'ff . v:-e-Ffa' , Q ,, ,,e .. . , ,. , .xr, , . . . . s : 22-.1 .Q J N 1 N fx 'Q X Na- 1 ,,e . , 1 e .req , T, - 55-:ries pls - 429 fl? O X' ' 't' X 1 ,i27i'sY ' , -'---- .--. -. 'qxexff' nz- f ' '- ' -,-Q - - V 4- x ' ' ' v 9 ' 1 1 . , . . , . ' e 4 7' v 1 T , c ll . as , ' ,' 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 1 1 - , , l . . . 1 1 T 1' 1 7 -' 1 1 ' 1 ' ' . N . A , . . 1 . '. . T I .K V , N .X H Q I . . , , , , ' , . 1 . e ' 9! ' ' ' ' ' Cl ' Y 9 , .' - . , 2 .z , . , , if 1 lll front of the store. If you see a cop or anyone who seems to be xvlse to A1, 1 'K1 1 1 ' 1 ' A1, L1 , - v 'L1 ,-2 ' h , lv 11, 1 1 1 A1 1 1 K1, 1 1' , 1 1 7 ' V D1 f A1 A1 2 S. v y 4 , 1 I 1 ' 1 4 1 l . . . , c . 1 1 v , ' 1 1 - ' 1 . ' 1 . s, . ' , . l - j, l o Y ,f.,, rc ' 1 . 7 l ' r- . 1 - ' 1 1 7 ' 1 A1 'L1 .1 . 1 ' A1 1 1 . . , , 1 K. K, A, , 2 , . , A 1 7- ' 'K1 - A1 ' 7 1 1 1 T '51 v . 1 11 1 D x , 1 , A n 1 I A K ' ' 1 vw I v'1 1 l vm 1 ' 1 1 n x L n K , 1 ' 1 ' ' .' . ' . ' ' f- se. 1 ' s 1 1 f - ' zu Q 2. l' H . l v 1 ' 1' Y' I V 1 1' A L1 .3 . 2 . v 1 r ' v ' 1 K f v I ' n n 1 I Q C a 1 L1 1 1 ' 1 1 E y ,. 1' X .' 1 L1' 1 V1.1 A 1 1' 1 ' L1 2 - 1 1 ' v 1 1 1 A 1 . V , L1 l y K F1 . 1 . I l 1 . 11 ' A1' J- v 1 1 v 1 1 v , 1 . 1 . 1 . V v 1 v . , 1 f1 1 . 1 1 , . 1 1 T 7- 1 1 1 l 1 . . '1 s ' 1 1 ' 1 4 1 . . . . . - 11 ' ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 . l - 1 1 T 1 1 1 ', . ' ' fn . . . , , . - 1 1 ' 1 1 Y 1 I ' 1 ' 1 1' r ' 1 x , V ' 1 1 v v

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in 4:31 Q30 sis 1-1 gg awk X TXRJ X QQ! EQ X IK, mfs? gbrowry gd C come hls f1equent haunt No longel dld he look fox xxo1k He used the money he xx on at cards And 1f he lost xx ell he put h1s 1ent off a fexx days Iuck xx ould letuln One nlght Jlm and h1s COINDRHIOIIS l'11d the c11ds '1s1de They h1d somethlng to dlscuss Tom Bl 1l1e the leadel of the Cloxx d h 1d somethxng ng to tell them Fx Ll yone xx as tense e1ge1 but most of 1l 1m g1e1t pl1n xx IS QOIUQ to be folmed Tom began L1sten but th1s must be kept qulet Qmet lemembel I xx'1s tnpped off that Ryan the Jexxelel 1s gomg to bllllg' some 1 ue yexxels euly to mo11oxx ex enlng The banks xx 1ll be closed s0 the yexxels xxlll be left 1n the QtO1Q ox 61 nlght What d1HlQ1 ence does that make to usf' We Axx keep qulet You don t knoxn xx hat xxe 'ue talklng about W11t t1ll Tom hmshes and then xoull undelstand John Adams 1 lfuge 1nd 1 hald boy xentuled Then look1ng at Blake and IQCQIX mg a txofen st we f1 om hlm Jlm eat back detelmmed to keep qulet So to mo11oxx mght COI'lt1l1l19d Bl1ke xxe xx1ll get the 1exx els 1nd lf1y loxy fol a xxhlle Thelc ue sm of us 1HClLlClll12, Ilfll 1nd xxe xxlll 1ll get 1 luge cut These gems ale xx mth a couple gl lllfls Count me Novx xx hat xxele you golng to sav questloned Bl 1ke xxlth 11 th1e1ten 1ng look at Jlm You I9 111 the gang nent you' Xes but That s enough It youre IH the g1ng xou do as the rang does Helo xou haxe been ln Nexx Y01k nlne months What haxe you' Nlothmg Not ex en a yob Thlnk of the monex youll et No need to xx ony 1bout xxo1k then Youll be on Easx Stleet So long now unt11 to mo11oxx ex en1ng W1thout xxa1t1ng fol anx leply Blake left the place and the 1est fol loxx ed h1s lead 'Not Jlm J1m sat the1e tl'11Hkl11g thxnklng What hlgh hopee he had had xxhen he left home fol Nexx Xolk And noxx he xxas entnelv abandoned Why he xx as xx olse off than xx hen he left home He had hopes then Noxx he onlx h 18 despau and fulure Hls pals had pl mned 1 lobbely and 1 get axx ax Should he qu1t the gang and 1etu1n home to be leeled at, ox should he stay' xxlth h1s pals and get h1s illdlif ot the 1obbe1y Then, seelng the laughlng faces ot hls fl1CHllN at home, he deelded that anvthlng xx ould be bettel than that llznlx 11 . nz - -1+--1:,.' -1-.sf wfi, ff: 5-'J' e,1Qf 1 'NX TW- 'fre-' '-1-f-1 -' ' f SSX,-igflkf'-v-f 11:T.1.' ,'6'fSf f.3J.fJ -1 38? To--Y ' ei- fffffj - T 1 '- - '51, 1 s. 1 1 ,f f' - -ij:-.'i f ' if ' 375 ' ffsl '35 -k?f. 1?-V35 ' ff' TCC'-72 -21 V 1' 1+ . use iifufi- -1, , l'-f gjlrf- ' ,,:9g:Qf1x A sg' -- -gjlv ' - FN , -- 2 .l-75 -5' .-1M.1.1, 1s 141 Q 0 - seeks- of , A211211 J -'nf 1.1 - '. R L if 1 '1 'sg -e '- a- 1 ' ' ' 1 1 Y 1 U 1 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 A 1 K ' 1 1 1 ' 1 - , 'f1 1 1 L ,. . , , . , .1 s 1 z ' J . 1 ' 2 .1 ' z '1, 1 ' 1' ' 1 ' ' , z .' 1 ' f l' 1. 1 '.: J .' zl-J' . Somethlng 1n the au' seemed to get 1l1tO hls blood. Ile knew that some ' 2 z 'zu ' ' ' . 1 : H ' 1 '-1 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' . l , . , l . , 1 c 1 1 1 , 1 1 'K1 ' 1' K1 12 1 .' 3 1 L1, 2 1 1 - 4 1 1 1 ' 1, 1 1' 1 1 ' 1 1 1' ' , , 4 ' 99 H ' 1 -1 1 H H . , V ' . . . Y, 1 Y Y C C. K Q 2 . D 1 '1 v , 11 ,' 1 I 1 I I . . D . , c . 1 c c L c . Q D 1- I v V1 1 2 1 Q . 1 , 1 c , . A1 , , , - sv 1 A an , 3 ' , , Y - , 2 , 1 K . 2 1 1 ' . 1 1z' ' .',' ' ,2 '1 2 z 1 1 , 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 I ,1 1. 1 C 1 1 1 L 1 1 li 77 UA' 1, v 'x' ' A11 W ,U 1K1 ' 2 1 v' 1 112 - ' ' 66 9 . ' I ' I 1 Y 1 I1 - , c . 15 7 ' !! L, 4 v ' 1 7 ' 1 1 1 1 K Q . V2 , t c . A gc 1 . 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 ' ' U' L . . . A. . Y v ' ' 1 1 7 V 1 1 1 , , V 1 1 1 v ' - 1 1 1 ' L m1 ' 7 , - av . , V, . Y C , . 4. - V .N 1 . , , . c 1 v 1 Y 1 1 v '4 1 I s A . . . , M . , 1 4 1 w l 1 -1 I . 1 1 1 I I I 1 I Y I V C 1 1 L 1 A 1 C C C ' , 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 A ' 1 1 1 1 1 '1 1. 1 1 1 1 .1 ' A I ' 1 1 .

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Qs ,gag mf? Efsbx ,yay ski iff 3 Grass rL,,4'l35f!f1-44.5 Q PX., Zficlfyx? 'nomo 1n hrm When he read her letter he xx as not able to ansxxer rt for hr mothers farth rn hrm xxas so great rather not send her mx xxord that would let her detect hrs hard thoughts of lrfe and honesty Then castrng thrs prcture from hrs mrnd J1m accepted all the plans and suggestrons of the gang The nrght for the robbery came Txx elxe o clock found J1m at hrs look out posrtron Whrle the gang forced a back entrance to the brnk Shrver rng but not from the cold Jrm kept hrs posrtron behrnd a huge prllar Exerythrng xxas gorng., along smoothly Then there came the h up xx hrstle from Blake A feelrng of satrsfactlon crept ox er J1m as he slrpped from hrs hrdrng place Nothrng., hard rn thrs krnd of lrfe 1nd then look xt your results Joyfully Jrrn returned to hrs room He telt successful The next mornrng Jrm arose and xvent doxvn to breakfast On the ta ble he found a paper xxrth head lrnes ser e rmrng, out the ncxxs that the Natronal Bank xxas robbed And beloxx he saxx that John Rrlcrgh the watchman was found dead Jrm went xxhrte Hrs gang had krlled th old man rn order to get the money It couldnt be true He lett rmmedr ately to see hrs pals to nnd out the truth Tremblrng all oxer as he lrstened to Tom tell hoxx he knrfed the xx rtchman as he sprang from the alarm sxvrtch But Tom sard Don t Worry xxe got the money and they can t get us A few days later Tom found hrs xx ords drdn t rrng true Hrs gang xx as rounded up Someone had found a handkerchref marked T B Yes Tom had dropped hrs handkerchref What good xx ould the money do them noxx 7 Jrm xxas at the bottom of the aby ss of desparr He xxas caught hrs mother xvould read rt thrs bloxx xxould krll her Would he exer s c her' aga1n Tvxo days later J1m recerx ed hrs ansxx er Lookrng up he saxx a shadoxx fall across the floor of hrs cell hrs mother Her eyes xx ere d1mmed xxrth tears as she forced a smrle to her lrps but at last she xx as xxrth J1m For half an hour thex talked and cr red at rnterxals Then J1m s mother left to return upon the morrovx She xx as sad but she xx as happx Happy to see J1m but sad to find hrm rn thrs tangle J1m xx as heart broken H knexx noxx but xxasnt he alxxays sure that hr mother stlll hrd talth rn h1m She xxould stand by hrm at all trmes Four years haxe elapsed srnce the meetrng xxe Just xxrtnessed J1m's berng set free. Hrs term IS up Jrm 18 comrng out of prrson, hax rng serxed four years for berng a look out man for the gang Hrs gang Tom 1s gone forex er as the rexxard for hrs cr rme, and the rest have a fexx 7111: fx mul - sz., -,..' .1-1, -+-J -1-,1 .igf ,,f -'11 sf---QW Ty'-R. H ,:.-,v gfx - ,rf fx '-f5l-- Q-I ., I 1' y. ' S X ,V 7Ql'?dfi,1:.iw.-1' C. ,ff:i',7 I .sis -. -:is ff: 1 Q , ,eff '13 lx1'71'x : z' f 'ff' - , . ,1 X -f .3713 f 'f X . Vs ,f-. , dex: 1 - 'L?1.,:l,- --r 1 ,A N, FN . s, X - L1-11. 1 5 ' -1-., s Q '--- - ' .-f . 11r, ' :1.,-:. 5 . x X .2 sv' ' NZL 2 -, - ..- -f:Cf.1,i!- is ,Q V 0 sy Q 0 . K - -gas ,Af A ,g4':3j.,f', ' ' 1 1 1 v '1 '1 1 1 . 1 ' 1 , , . . , A , . . l v '1 I 1 '1 1 2 r v 1 K - 9 - . a . 1 O 1 ' I 1 1 l . . . . , . . . . Y . . w ' r Y' . rv . , , . . . ' 1 1 7 ' ' 1 . . . 2 . '- , , . . . ' ' ' . f ' 1' 3 '. ' s 2 ' ' n r nw A - , , Y v si L' ' S - , P' .' , 2 1 i 2 1 r ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1' ' l' . x c ' 1 1' - ' -1 K1 1 2 ' r x 5 vA1 1 Y . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A . n C r , . Y . . V rl I . D , . . . . Y c . ' r y. , ' l . . .- ' 1 1 ' - 1 1 ' r 1 1 C Y, X ' v ' ' 11 '1 1 11 y- ' 1 , n C s s . KK ' ii 7 ,, Y ' 3 77 7 7 9 7 ' ' v I ' ' S I , 'l ' . T ' Q' . . . , . . . v v , . y v '1 fu . 1 vt 1 1 ' 1 ' -1 1 1 ' 1 . ,D X 1 . c Y . ' 1 ' 1 1 . 1 v 1 1 . . , . . . n- . W v Y 7 . Y. 1 1 . . 1 1 1 vf 1 v. ' 1 . . , ., . . . 7 -' 1 ' - 11 1 ' ' 1 1 . , . D -Q1 ,I ' l vc L1 1 - 1 N e 1 1 1 f1 7 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' , ', ' ' , . . . , 4 S . 4 . Y . . 1