Burnet High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Burnet, TX)

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11 THE COMET Alyne took the bracelet off and handed it iu Jean. He examined it clovely. As lie jellied tin catch out, a piece of (taper fell out. Jean banded It to Alyne who unfolded It. It was the map they had la » looking for. Alyne put the map in a box in the safe after Jean had (tone. The foreman and Tom Jones went to the hunk house and tied Jean to the bed. Then they went to the house to get the map. Alyne asked them what they wanted. “The map to the mine ’ they said. “I haven t the map ' Alyne answered. Oh. yes you have. I run search you if that is what you want. said Tom. They over turned chairs and laid s. hill did not hru'l the map. Hobble, who hud go e to lie i, heard the noise'and came running In. The men pushed him hark Into his room. He broke a window pane and ran to the hunk house, There he found Jean tied t» the bed. He united him and they ran back to Ihe house. At the house .lean and the foreman had a fight. WhPe Jean and the foreman were fighting, Tom took Alvne and put her in the ear and drove off. When Jean had “knocked the foreman nut. he turned to pee that Alyne and the mail had gone. He ran ontsiih an! CHRIS. DORBANDT Bp Will Allen Faris The subject for this sketch is f hri«. Dorbnmlt. He wa burn cast of Bertram on the San (hiViol River in about eighteen hundred fifty four. He is one of the oldest oftlz'tis of Burnet County, He lived on the San Gar hr i el until grown. He then entered polities and moved to Burnet. He w, s elected several terms as a peace officer. First he was elet ted as Marshal] and later was elected Sheriff of Hu: net noun tv. He served two terms ns sheriff, lie was us good a pen»e officer ns Burnet has eve» had. He later moved to n Tanch alamt thineen miles Wi t of Burnet on the Colorado Hirer where he now resides. From ihe time he was Sheriff until now he has been one of the most influential citizens of Burnet minify and has probably done as much or more for the county as any other man, . Just Ever Dag Life Bg Jack Fro A iVw years ago Henry Ford and I second a large eon- tract to grub and clear laud. The amount of land according to the survey being about two acres. Henry and I had teen ( ais for many years and had pro- mot'd many schemes. We had always found it very profitable in d inspiring to take plenty ■ f physical exercise while our bruin was undergoing sueli strenuous work. Our scheme at that time was a proposed method of making g’ass out of waler. Said method being very simple indeed, ,:.k all one had to do was to select a nice smooth i omi of wa'er and sil by calmly waiting until the cold of winter caused it to freeze solidly. then pour a thin application of the litjUid that Henry and I Lad compounded for that purpose Bobbie told lilm which way the »iir had gone. He ran to the corral for Ids horse with Bobble at bis heels. Jean got bis horse and rode after the car as fast as he could. Bohlde mounted his pony and followed. As Jean was about to overtake the car the man looked around and ran Into a rock and broke the steering rod in the car. The car ran over a bluff. Just as it went over Jean roped Alyne. She fell over the bluff and was Caught on some grass. Jean pulled on the rope and it slipped off over her head. He did not know bow he was going to get Alyne bag t«. the top. He tied one end of the ror«? to the saddle uorn and the other around his waist There was not a second to be lost for Alyne might slip from the grass any time. F mill' h reached her just as the grass gave way. He then whistled to Ids horse who pulled them to the top. Bobble rode op just as they were getting back on top. Jean told him how they got to the top. He said. “You alt go back down, so I can pull you up with n good horse» 4 They saved the map lo tile mine hut Jean told Alyne, “All lhe gold I waul is just enough to put around your finger. over the ice arnl presto you had thousands of square feet (if gllthS, Vow we were getting along nicely until one day without ever writing us a line, here comes Jno. D. Rockefeller, Jim t Morgan. Kd Harrlinftn and another bird whom 1 believe they railed Jim Bigger. Jim Bigger the one that cheated Joe Jinks out of n fortune, Joe’s the one that got rirn tv Imying G. Rubber siock and then letting old Shrivel sell ft Tor him. They explained that they had gotten I Iron ..f ;he bus rush of the city and had decided to come down and se nd n few days in camp, so all the oli gain: could ix together. Well, of coniae we were more than glad to see them even though It interterred with our important work. This Jim digger looked kinder crocked to me. I just couldn’ make nr self like him and I told Henry so. hut Henry said. Oh, Tu . Tot! Its just that splendid imagination at work again. IPs alright. said. Just you wait and see if be doesn't cause tis trouble. And sure enough I noticed Jim Bigger getting up late at night and sneaking out. I sent an eagle eye on him and finally one night I caught him rod-handed, Tie had gone into our laboratory and had stolen our formulae for making glass. Try as we might we could not recover the formulae nnd as Henry and 1 had always l een careless about our important business we did not remember just want this fluid contained. Now this form nine has been slightly changed and Is well known in the f’nftprt States of Ameilea as Alcomb. After that. Henry and me were two ruined and disheartened men. We decided to drift with the world. So we separated and Henry went to building Fords, hut I am still grubbing ns T don’t rare to waste my time the way he does. I often wonder how my old friend Henry feels when he hears of my success anti he. poor fellow, has to come In at night, after building Fords all day and attend to the kids while his wife cooks supper. Oh well! We can't all be fortunate. —

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10 THE COMET every day and 1 was so happy I could hardly remain iu the schoolroom. My pupils spoke of me changing so much. was really young once again. When whool was out I went home ami spent two months ♦»f my vacation. I intended spending the rest of my vacation In the city visiting Mr. Kimble. When I had hecni home • hr« e days, I saw Brute in town and he took me for a short ride, as he had something he wanteti to tell me. I was heart broken when he t Id me that he did not love me any longer and decided he wanted to l»e an old bachelor. I knew tlui, he meant It. so I congratulated him and we prom- ised to be friends forever. I had a wonderful time with all my old friends at home, but was glad when time came for me to go to the city. It was a hot afternoon In August when I reached the it . I called Mr. Kimble after getting my room. He came to see What the Chamber of Com- mere Means to a Town By A llie Cummings The Chamber of Commerce was organised at Washing on, I). C. in 1912, during the time of the National Commercial Conference. This organization has no official relation with the government. It keeps in touch with the affairs of com- merce and production at home and abroad. It's main pur- pose 1h to prevent dangers which might retard commercial development and make note of things which might result in • xiwnsion. It should l e the aim of every business man to work for tlu» betterment of his town. The Chamber of Commerce has ] roved a successful nitans by which to do so. Take for instance the Burnet organization f the Ghamt er of Com meree. It has proved a uecexs in several ways. In February a committee was appointed to see about getting me us soon as he got off from the oih«e. 1 told him hIhcU m vacation and he told me all about ids work at the o c . He teft early as he had to get to work early the next morning, lue next moral.lg instead ol hearing Mr. Kimble's voice over ihe telephone, 1 heard some one's gruff vo te inquiring about me. Ti e |k:Iicemen were sending a car for me and I was t» conie with them. When I reached the house, there in the l d lay Mr. K in hie. noad. He had taken some poison but had written m a note, telling me he knew that we were too happy to remain that way and he could not stand the disappointment. I «as ready t- givr up life when I runembered what the fortune teller had told me when 1 was only a school girl. I was to have wo true lovers hut would be an old maid and my Hie would hi a great ill caning to oilers, f I would hide m grief and gi e my whole lift to teaching school. Ti Is I have ;r i» I t d «. n chicken hatchery In Burnet and it was a air-ctas. Russe I K o. baa instated a large incuha o which i n w in » r. erati n. There was also a committee a pi Kiln ted to secure a show window in which to di pin saui des of the valuable m nerals ii Burnet county. if was leiorted a succe h. Ibis wi.l br a good means by which to advertise the mineral resources ol Burnet County. The chamber of commerce causes a town to be more iittrm- live and properous. For instance in Burnet, the Chamber of Conuiu ne is providing Tor the streets to be worked and doing all uj their power to get good highways running through the ciaintry. Also, by the help of the City Council li is work- ing to get the town more dean and sanitary and urging the lieople to dean up around their premis s. The organ zati n of a town is not really complete unless it has an active Chamlier of Commerce for it is through this orga d zati on that a town is advertised and its welfare pr vhled for. Jean Tyler’s Jldventufe Bp Julia Guthrie .lean Tyler was a cowboy who was not going anywhere an 1 was in no hurry to get tlu re. He was riding along singing. I met my love in the Alamo. when he saw a man ridiii? toward him. This man was a border bandit. The Sheriff s posse was dote upon his trail. He had been shot. Jmc as the imase n de up tlu bandit handed Joan a letter au I aid. It don't make any difference how I got t! is letle . t iit if you are the man I think you are, you will help that girl. ’ After ihe posse had left, Jean went back to bis horse. He had read the letter. It was to the foreman of the Bar X ranch, which was not far away. it told Jean that the writer was sending him Tcm Jones, a man that would make the girl • alk. Jean was sitting on his horse, trying to decide what to do. when he saw a bunch of ifiwn running. He wondered what had disturbed them. He looked more closely and saw that one of them had a rope on her horns. There was s me thing dragging at the end of the rope. He saw that it was a ohCd. He started after the cow and Anally caught up with her and threw her down, lie took the rope from no burns and ran to see if the child was hurt. The little b v bad '•eon riding a Shetland pony when be roped the cow. nr 1 th? “ope caught on his wrist and drug him off. Jean said. Don't you know that you and your horse don carry enough weight to rope cowb.m Bobb’e, for that was the little boy's name, looked up at Jean and said, If you iuidn • utted in I would have hnd her tied down in another mile ‘ Jean took the little boy up behind him on his horse. They rode up to the house. A lyre Morgan had been attending school iu the East, when t-lie was «ailed home t«» the bedside of her father. She and ilc foreman were in front of the house as Jean and Bobbie Hide up. They told her of Bobbins adventure and she thanked .can. A I ne was ready to rhle to town for the mail so after she (liant ed Jean she rode off. Joen thou r■■reed ro the foreman, 1 am tl e man that has come to make the girl talk.' The foicnian said. ‘She 1ms Hist started to town. You -An nit- h her In the canyon where no one will see you.” Jean rode mi off .iust as the real Tom Jones rode up. “I got to r letter telling me almut the girl and the map »bowing the lo- cation of Hie mine you wanted me to get from her. Here 1 am. The foreman looked at the man, “If you are Tom J nos who is that?” and he pointed to Jean who was Just d:sapj ear- ing In a cloud of dust. I don't know but we will have to catch him before he spills the whole thing.” Jean soon caught up with Alfue, who was enloying her vide. He told her about the letter. She said Let me go on to town and you go back to the ranch and we will talk tli s o' er tonight That right Ah tie fo’d Jean I hat her father had die I with- out telling where to look for the map to find the mine will “Just h,- f re be died he gave me this lira c ot and to d me to always keep it. ‘ Would you mird if I toik a good look at it? Jean wanted to know.

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12 THE COMET POET’S CORNER By JftargareC Fisher A PICTURE As I sit beside my window. With tomorrows lesson done, 1 gaze upon Post Mountain, Bright with disappearing sun. Each Liny peak seems golden, Each depression violet blue; While the glorified horixoa Is a matchless crimson hue. Ho perfect 1» the blending, Ho in harmony eaih nook. That I know' the scene kS but a pa„e From God h big painting book, —Margaret. Fisher. E. S. Q, BURNET HIGH SCHOOL tn There is a place known as Burnet High School, Where the teacner looks us in the fice and tries to teach the Golden Rule.u I III it's n large stone building in the center of our town, A boy heats a gong while we march up and down. [HI] To the Seniors, dignlied and tall. It will be a memory cherished by all, uvi School takes up fifteen to nine. We leave our play and come to line. IVI Recoud bell rings, five minutes after. We bear each chime ami stop uor laughter. IVI | rinr first lesson, by Mr. Sallee Is heard While he is talking we dare not say a woidL [VIII The English lesson is beard by Mr. Fry We can't learn English Literature no matter how hard we try. t V1111 Mall» is taught by Mr. LeFcvre and we all appear so dull. Tic triei? very much, but all in vain to make knowledge soak through our skull. [IX] We v» now reaches rh • n 1 of the lad- der: the last of ti e stqie to climb. In all, v e may see gladder” bur higher learning we may find. SPRINT- IN BURNET m Of all the a’ons of the year. Spring is the one 1 like best. There you need only tr tu n your ear And mil tire will do the re t. mi It Is the lime every one likes to tramp through the woods. Ann listen to the birds : Wnen flowers put on their new fo da Oh. its too f»enuttfnl for words! mu There's never a flay, there isn't some- thing new, In this new world of time. Aiul though it Is only a very few To see them would be fine. IIV] This beautiful scenery is In Burnet, our city. Please try to see It for to miss would he a pity. There Hre creeks with wild flower and grass. To nod a welcome to all who pass. [V] We even have it city park For travelers, tired and weary. Electric lights prevent the dark And it could not lie dreary. [VI] Well soon have the grand highway That we've all looked forward to. Now let me tell you what to say, Thai Is. If 1 were you. [vni Pack up your hammer in your old Wit hug and boost, boost, boost! For you know as well as I, that Burnet rales the roost. “NONSENSE [I] It was a nice October morning In Septemlier Iasi July. The sun was shining brightly and the moon was in the sky. The flowers were singing sweetly ; art the birds we'e In full bloom. While I went into the cellar to swee » an attic room; The tinip was Tuesday morning at half cast Saturday night 1 saw a h mse a million miles away: bur t was out oT fight. Tie Iwek projected in ■ a d. wile the I»ack whs In the front: It stood alone with fifty others and It was whitewashed black. [IT] The .Uliana IJph were tightly sealed as he yelled with all his might, Kill me. If you wish! but spare mm life, he cried. The hero shot him with his knife and killed him till he died. It was in id nigh t on the ocean; not ft street car was in sight. But our hero took a submarine and disappeared that night. Recipes By Fannie Cumminqs CANDIES Karo Fudge 2 square chocolate. Vi cup cold sweet milk, 2 cups sugar, 1 tea spoonful vanilla. % cup karo, 2 tablespoonaful bolter, Mix all of the ingrediants together, except the vanilla and cook until It forms a soft ball when dropped into ' Id water. Then remove from the fln . add vanilla and »«at until .t be giu.s to granulate. Pour at once Into a buttered pan and mark deeply when nearly cool. Coffee Fudge 1 cup thick cream 1 square chocolate, M cup strong coffee. 1 teanpoonful vanilla. 1 mo marsh mallows Bell all together for three minutes, then remove from the fire, add van- illa and beat until It commences to thicken. Then add the marshmallows v hlch has N en cut In squares. Broun Caramel In one vessel put 2 cups sugar h large lump of butter and 1 cup of sweet milk. In another vessel put one cup of sugar and place both vessels on ih fire nt the same time, stirring the dry snear constantly to prevent sco’ching. When the milk, sugar and butte hi e corre to a Invii and the dry sugar has melted to a Mown syrup, mix them to get her and bell for 8 or 10 mlu-t s. Before removing from Hre add a pin h of and a. Then take off and beat un- til creamy. CAKES—lemon Cookies. 2 eggs, 8 cups sugar, 1 cup lard. 1 cup sweet milk, 2 lablet poonafv.I lemon extract, 2 tableapoonsfui baking powder» Flour to make a stiff dough. Ho, ig hnuts 1 cupful sugar. 5 tahlespoonfnls crjaco, 3 eggs. 4 teaspoonsful baking powder, Ml tea«|MHjrifnl salt. 1 cupful sweet milk, 1 teflsunonftti rated ut’ 'or. rrom 4 X to 5 rupgfu) flour silted u fort measuring. Cream lard, add sugar gradually and also eggs which have been beaten. Slit ury ingredients together and and alternately to the egg mixture. Boll out a soft as can be handled and fry In hot erisco. Marshmallow Peaches Take good rii»e peaches and remove the seeds, then In place of th»1 seeds place marshmallows. Put on ice and when cold serve with whipped cream Angel Food Cake 11 eggs, whites. 1 cup White Crest flour. 2 tea spoonsful cream tartar, 1 T,4 cups sugar, M teaaimotiful lemon juice. 1 teaspoonful vanilla extract, % teaspoonfnl salt Beat whites of eggs until foaming, odd cream of tartar and lemon juice, bent until stiff and dry. add sugar gradually, beating all the time. Fold In flour lightly. Sift flour and surar five times. Add flavoring. Turn qnl'dclv nto ut greased nan and bake in moderate oven 45 minutes. Biscuits 4 cups flour. 4 level tea T»oon«cfu1 baking ”0’vder. 4 level te°«no©nafui lard or butter, 1 2, mice milk. 1 level ten spoonful salt. Sift flour once, then measure, add