Brady High School - Bulldog / Spotlight Yearbook (Brady, MT)

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THE SPOTLIGHT CDC CD 19 3 1 C=0 Inch. Slu talked Inna into going with her to tin place. The girl tried her best to make tin man laugh. hut instead. lie hirned around and fared the door where Irina was standing. As soon as In saw Irina, he started to laugh. Me laughed for ten days and ten nights. I always thought Irma would make am man laugh. Well, she got the rash anil a writeup in the loeal papers. I.efore Hie evening was over, sin had a job. “1 shall never forget our Junior play, ‘Turned Tables. I played opposite her that time, and I certainly made a mess of it. I like mv coffee hot. Hnrk. Say, whatever beranii of I Jet t Blake? She said she was going to be a nurse.” I like »11 n coffee hot too. but that is no sign that I should pour it all in in lap. I am i;oi use! to all this fancy fnriiiturr and such. Now let me see. CJh ves. Hetty :nul Ksther Weikum were tin two who took up nursing. They graduated from the Deaconess Hospital in lireat Frills t he same year I started to save money, in IB. '» 4. That same year Ksther married a hoy from I hit ton. I never did know w ho the gentleman was. I guess she is working at the Vet erans’ Hospital in Helena. Hettv began as a special nurse. And she was an ex rellent one, too. She eared for me when I broke the bone in m leg. I get to thinking w hat a girl she was. Von know how we used to like eaeh other just like eats and dogs. Well, sin treated me just like she would treat a brother, that is w hen I was sirk. She did not have much lurk though, that is at nursing. She would fall in love with every good looking patient that she rare I for. and, as soon as the patient was well enough, he would leave. She would not see him any more. This caused her to 1m broken hearted ver often. Pretty soon her eyes became so had from crying that at last an oculist told her that slu would have to quit her present occupation or she Would become blind. She was rather religions yon know. Well, she joined some missionary society, and the last I heard of her she was in Hongkong. • l suppose Charlottes leaching school somewhere in .Montana. She told me that she might some day live near Mutton on a ranch. Things do happen sometimes which cause one to change one’s mind. She certainl used to be a wonderful dancer.” “She taught school about ten years; then she married some rancher near Collins. I think you must remember the man for he was very tall. His parents were quite wealthy, and he was the only child. 1 am sure they are living on t he farm. ’ “I remember tin man but I just can’t remember bis name, lb was a very good scout. I am sure. I always thought that she would marry one of the boys a round her home.” “Now. Hill, how did yon everget into your business?’ -II—K n 1 M n J1 H —II If ZH—)C=Q Paste 16

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DC 3 CD CD THE SPOTLIGHT C= PROPHECY “Peanuts, candy. chewing gum, popcorn and icecream; cold lemonade and watermelon. Why, hello, Buck tinnier! What :iir you doing in Phirsigo?” • H;i, ha. At ynnr old tricks, eh? Why I came lien with a load of cattle from inv ranrli in tin Sweet Brass Hills. I just thought IVI see the races as long as I was in the city.” ••t Vrtainly good to see you, Buck. How is everything in Montana? YouVv in the cattle business now? Own the ranch? tlosli, you must have struck some good I nek since you graduated from high seined. ' •• I saved my salary wIiimi punching cattle and then started in small at first. Now I have one of the biggest ranches in the West. “Pome around at seven p. in. an I we’ll have dinner at my bachelor apart incuts. My helper conies at tint time.” It was at William Stenlijeni's confectionery stand, located near the race tracks in Phirngo. one afternoon in August, P.ial, that this conversation took place, and the following evening, the two friends again were in con versat ion ; this time at Mr. Stenlijeni's bachelor apartment . “.lames, please bring us some coffee. And prepare dinner for two. Well. Buck, have yon heard from any members of our graduating class? I heard that the facility has surely boon lucky. I met a man from Oregon the other day and lie said that Sanford Brown, our science teacher, was a professor of science in one of the big high schools of the state. I can t remember the name of the city. ‘‘Portland is the name of the city. Miss lodes married an Knglish profes- sor. I don’t know where they' are now. Mr. F. L. Peterson began farming in lb ,7. lie made a wonderful success of it, too. Pari Peterson is a professor in Livingston, Montana. Me is not married. “VII bet he's a good professor. Only thing the girls would want to ask too many questions in tin daily lessons, and that would be bad. How about tin class? “Bill, do you remember how well Irina used to perfor n on the stage? Well, she made that her life work. In the summer of P.j:U she went to Oklahoma Pity where she secured a job. In the winter of that year she intended Johnson's School of I »i iimatics. It was during the last quarter of that year, a lady ad- vertised in the p:i|K r. offering five hundred dollars to anyone who could make her husband laugh. And I.eta Jackson, Irma’s roommate, derided to try her CDC DC 31 -DtZDl )C DCDC=0 Paice 15

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3CDC :cm: THE SPOTLIGHT C=0 l came cast after graduation. I went into tin grocery business, nelIin • In the wholesalers. ihh day. as I was making a sale In one of my tout rns toniers, a I ailv rushed into t ho store crying. Sin said, at, dad, I am— and then noticed 111e. 'I’ardon me; sin said, and then smiled. Oh, what a pretty girl sin was! Sneli a girl only had been hi inv dreams before. After kissing her father goodbye sin said, 1 want to st e you at my home tonight.' And she then handed me her rard. Did I refuse? I should say not. That night, and five other nights, was I her guest. 'Pin fifth night slir .isked me to marry her, and 1 remain)v enjoyed that. The next day we were married and that evening I got the shock of my life. Tlie man she had promised to marry came over to our little love nest. A little argument and an explanation, followed by a very good offer, caused me to ho a single man again. I was given Ibis business and a few thousand dollars to give the girl a divorce without any trouble What would you have done? Well, I have a darn good business. Blit I wish I could see that girl again, for you .see I did fall hard for her.” “Hill, my story is sadder than yours. I met a pretty little girl in Sweet Brass. We derided to get married after knowing earh other a week. I secured the marriage licence and a witness, and darned if the witness didn't turn out to be her husband. She tried to trick me. hut I just was lucky. I’ll never let any girl fool me again. I am going to be a bachelor for the rest of my life.” “Not if some rich girls come around ' Si.ipjk r is served, sir.” Then the schoolmates were soon enjoying Spanish fried onions. meal of fried frog legs and Hill Stknhjkm. 31 pal: “What’s etnpiette, Kllen ?” 101 lei I: “Oh, that's the noise you mustn't swallow your tea with when t here's company .Miss Doles: “It gives me great pleasure to give yon 8a on your examina- tion belaud: “Why not make it It Ml and give yourself a real thrill?” Mr. Hrown: “Name a poisonous substance. Tyler: “A via lion.” Mr. Brown: “Kxplain yourself.” Tvler: hie drop w ill kill.” Charlotte: “When I went out ihe audience simply sat open mouthed.” Clarke: “Nonsense! They never all ynwii at once.'' P« fe 17