Carmel High School - Rocket Yearbook (Carmel, ME)

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most as hlgh as the one he xxas standlng on John Pame stood xx atchmg adm1r111glx at the golden bodx that shone m the last raxs of the Settlllg sun Rlght then and thele he made up h1s m1nd that Blg Ben xxould be h1s b8f0l8 the sum mer xx as ox 91 That mght John bu1lt a small shelter on the bluff QUITICIQHI to keep out the ra1n and cold for al though It xxas summer It got cold nt mght 1n the mountams of Wxo mmg The nexzt dax he xxent about trxmg to figure out hoxx to catch Blg Ben That nlght he saw a lone Indlan 11de out of the xx oods on the same bluff about txx 0 hundred yards axx ax md stand lookmg ove1 the held The Indlan suddenlv turned and saxx lohn s1tt1ng there quletlx vx1th a sm1le on hls face Fmally John broke the sllence bv saylng He s 1 beautx 1snt he The Indlan xxlth a smlle on h1s face He sald Mx people try to catch hlm manx tlme but h1m too smart My name Ped Feathel mx tr1be l1xe far xxxax John asked h1m to haxe some supper and the xx xy Red Feather ate he couldn t haxe eaten to a xxeek After supper Red Feather told John all about the tlmes h1s tr1be had tr1ed to catch Blg Ben and h1s herd Weeks passed and John and Red Feather tr1ed GXCIV xxax posslble to catch Blg Ben and h1s herd but nexer succeeded Flnallx on the second of Noxember xxhen lt xxas startxng to get cold John and Red Feather stood slde bx slde and watched Blg Ben brlng h1s herd doxxn the xallex to feed a11d drlnk As Blg Ben stood on h1s bluff John 1nd Red Feathe1 sald almost to gether Good bxe old man and max Vou nexer be caught As each one xxent h1s xxax thex heard B1g Ben nelghlng as lf to sax Well x ou h 1d a good t1me trxlng come agam and we ll plax the game agaln Rlchard Nexx comb 48 STAR REPORTER It happened on Fxfth Street You k11oxx that short nalroxx llttle st1 eet connect1ng the resldentlal and the busmess sectlon of the c1tx It s 1 short cut hardlx exe1 used exccept bx someone xx ho 1s 1n a huux I xx as III a hurlx to get to the banquet 1n h0IlOl of lVomen lll Polltlcs somethlng llke that I xx as out to lck up a blt of g0SSl1l tor e 1 01 111ng Star he p :pu xx hlch I xx as a 1epo1te1 I happened to be the onlx DLISOII to xx ltness the brutal m insl 1ughte1 of that bent old mln LIOSSIHQ' the stlect It xxas during the noon lull of buslness that a poxxerful black sedan sxxooped around the tolnel xnd st1 uck the man lillllllg' hlm lll stantlx The car droxe up beslde me and stopped A XOICQ from the open shoxx us xxhere the pollce st ltlOH I d1dnt have t1me to protest or thlnk xxhen I found mxself 1n the presence of four of the roughest lookmg men I had ever seen I po lltelx gaxe them the d1rect1ons but thex thex had thex tlon xx 1th the old man s death but exldentlx not Suddenlx Il6dllZ6fl xxh it xvas happening I was belng k1dnapped I tr1ed to thlnk ot some xx -xx of gett1ng out but I could11t so I declded to xx alt for an oppo1 tllllltx In a fexx mlnutes xxe stopped be f016 an eXpens1xe looklnff hotel Ill the suburbs ot the c1tx I xx as ush ered 1n xx1th a vxarnlng not to make anx QLIQDICIOUQ moxements VVe e11tered a room on the th1rd floor It xx as full of men Thex all stopped talklng xx hen xxe entered Then I reallzed I xx as IH the pres ence of the most ruthless and smart est gang 1n fixe states the Tom d1dnt seem to hear bec luse droxe sxxlftlx bx the stleet I 1JOlI'lt9d out I had supposed xxanted the pollce 1n connec Tl 1710071 1 1 1 ' 4' 1 vb V 1 . 1 , 1 I Y L 7 n 1 1 1 D 1' .4 ' . 1 . 1 , 1' 1'1' 1' ' A . 1 v I' 5 - 1 1 A I Y v 1 1 C A U 1 4 1 . 1 1 1 ' ' , 1. 1 11 1 ' I ' I v v I . ' ' , I sa ' - ' n , -' - Ol 9 1' . '1 1 ' . , , ' 1 . . . A , , I1 . . sk. . th, 1 ' ' ' 1 ' , 1 , ' H 1 A . ' 'NI ' , t 2 1 ' for l v v I 1 y' 1 v 11 D' 1 , y ,1L1 - , -, ' ' z .' 2 f ' l K 4 1 a 1 11- , , , c 11 v I V Y ' ' ' l L ' 1' -1 1 1 y 1 1 - L . 1 1 I ' f 1 1 ' ' 1 v ' K m U C p 1 1 1 1 . . . V Y. , L , - . . . ' Y ' Y ' ' U 71 1 v 1' . W . , . l V . , ,, I 1 v I C l , n . 1 I v I 45 . v v walked slowly oxer toxvard John, door sald, Get 1n. XVe xx ant you to 41 Y - 'Y n V 1 1s. ' ' A, . , 1 y ' ' 1 N Q Y v . v vw I 1 1 1 L 1 2 vu .Y.,, ' l K' . L' s . 'z ' - A- , - ' ' V ' v 1 ' ' , 1 ' 1 1' ' . K I, ' ' K . , .Z K. 1' 7 ' ., A L L 1 I . s ' L' I I . v YI . . - n nn . I ' '. ,K , ' 7 'l v ' 1. ' v' v r ' 4 ' , , ' . ' . 7 I ' ' 1 ' Z ' 1 . 1 , , ' , . . 1 1 I ' ' , I 1 x 7 ' Y ' 7 I . I A Y' Y v v 1 . , A ' ' '- x V u . 7 1 1 1' I ' . 5 v Y - . ' . . . , x A n , , ' ' Y , - ' . - . 1 Q 1 1 1 ,, u , f r ' . 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ,, . . . . .. ' Q, Q YA' Y . . . Y ,, , . . A .1 . 1 1 . 1 ' 1 1 z - j g . V . s Y ' - H . .- -I L' nn ' . v , I v U A ' U I

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R1ckex Gang The pape1s xx e1e full of thell dOllIgS The chlef had put ou1 best l9DOltE1S o11 the c 1se So fa1 thex had found lIOtl l1ll2' about the gang Xou can 1911129 mx happ111ess to be on the 11131619 of the xx hole thmg I had llOt thought about fea1 Mx 01113 thought xxas Xxrhlt 1 St0lX IDI Olll p 1pe1 Thls ought to get me the pos1t1o11 ot bt ll Repo1tc1 1f I could b1111g about the ar1cst of the glllg' Pelhaps I could get bette1 1obs than COIIQCIIIIQ' g'OSSl1J hom the Vx omcn s Club Aftel he lllllg' the facts th1 lcade1 sud VV1 ll h 1xe to get 11d of he1 ll noxx the 1 1l1s IV1 de 1fte1 tht mectlng I xx 1s f1ant1c1llx sea11l11ng m1 m111d fo1 '1 xx ax out I let mx face Cl1OD 111 1 xe1x s1mple exp1ess1on xx huh xx asnt xe1x hald to do be cause mx face 11atu1allx fell 111 those IIIIQS Fxpeuence had taught me that It xx as smfuter to appe ll dumb Suddenlx I h 1d an ldea I xx as des matte1 hoxx slmple VVhe11 no one xxas look1ng I p11t mx f1lIf.,6l xxay doxx11 mx th1oat xxh1ch of COUISQ made me S1Ck One of the men shox ed me RCIOSS the hall llIf0 the bathloom As he closed the door' and locked It I heald thc leader sax Of all the luck As soon as I heard the kex turn I pulled the uglx grlmace f1om mx face and trled the xx 1ndoxx It xx as open I xx o11dered xx hx thex hadn t thought of the xxlndoxx Thex prob ablx thought I xxas too dumb I cllmbed rap1dlx doxxn the fire esc1pe 1nd lan to the 119 11est phone booth and called the pollce In '1 fexx mlnutes the street xx 1s sxx a1m 111g xx1th polxce Thex soon h 1d the xxhole gang xxho had ex 1dcd c1p tule for txxo xears It xx as one o clock xx he11 I 'IIIIX ed at the OfI.1C6 of the WIo1n111g Star I h 1d to get back to get tht Nt0lX ln the mornmg ed1t1o11 b1fo1e 0111 11xal The Sun got the nexxs VVh1le the headlmes xx ere bemg set I' nurlc 011. 11p I tx ped the St0lX xx hlCh xx as the lJlg'g'GSt scoop ou1 papel had had 101 xears and xx hlch gladuates me to a blg tlme 19DO1t81 Kax R1cha1 dson 48 THE THOUGHTS OF SILAS GREENE It xxas a lovelx sp11ng Il'l0I'lIll1g xx hen Norma a11d Uot sta1ted on then' tllll Because It xvas such a lovely d1x thex both put on cool xx hlte dresses Thex stalted out xx 1th 1 Slllglllg' he 11t plcpaled to haxe 1 xx onde1ful t1me' Thex are 11d1ng along 111 the coun t1x en1ox1ng the be1ut1ful scenerv Suddenlx thex haxe 11 flat t1re' Thex haxe to get out and change the t1re Soon the11 vxhltc dresses 11e st1e1k1d xx 1th gn 189 1nd grlme O11 1 h1ll sta11ds 11 tumble doxxn Liblll Refuse 19 Stlevxll a1ou11d Th1ee xe1x th111 go 1ts are grazmg o11 the laxxn As thex are lIOt t1ed thex max xxa11de1 IS thex please 'lhex could easllx 11111 1xx IX or get 11111 ox er 1f thex should xx -111de1 1nto the road Hangmg Oll the po1ch a1e some mens clothes Thex a1e 111 much 11eed of mendmg Seated 011 the IJOILII IS S1l'1s G1ecne the toxxns b11m Slceplng bcs1de hlm IS hls h0Lllld S11 IS IS 11ot xe1x old He has bllght led han and IS C0l1Sld6IdblX stout Ile IS Slttlllf, comfoltablv xx 1th h1s d11tx stockmged feet o11 the 1111 Thls IS the xx IX XOLI usua x nnd h1m He contnntedlx puffs on p1p1 Ili C1165 11ot th 1t the xa 1 1 1 1 1un p1lc Ol thatc s1de of the polch h1s completel 1 IX ed ln ' 1 , 1 -1 1 1 7 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' ' 7 1 ' 1 - u . I . I u 1 n. l L Q L1 u Q its 42 A1 I . u lv 5 A, 1 v ' , Q K 4 Q v . . - Q 1 Q 9 1 ' 7 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 7 ' c 1 t 1, ' -7 1 , 1 11 1 U r 1 1 1 1 Q 1 , c 1 1 K I 1 1 2 Q. 'kv rx 1 1' ' ' E 1 1 1 ,1 ' s K I 1. C bxlu rg . . K1 1 ,- 1 vf L -yr L' ' ' 1 1 1 ' ' '1 - 1 1 1 Q f , '1 V' . 1. 1 K I - o L A A 5' 2 ' c 1 T V ' 2 1 1 ' KC 9 ' ' 'C ' ' S , ' 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 , ' . , . .1 .. A 1 X o k 1 1 xc. 1 ll 1 It , , . . , , H 1 . f 2 , 2 ' l 1 Q 12L1 11 ' 2 .1 K 1 1. ' V K1 2 ' ' . ' K vi .rv u ty 7 I 1. . I l - 1 . 2 v l v 1- r 1 l A - ' . ' - H 1 1 1 ' 1' 1. 1 1 ' , 1. 7 1 1 1 . - . 1 . .1 5 ' 1 ' 1 . ' , lr y v 1 7 . v r 1. c 7 1 . 1. J. ' 1' .1 2 2' L 1 Y 2 . l 1 YK A' 21' 1 4 1 I I' 'L' ' ' . ' - 1 11 1 115 1 f Q perate, I would try 3l1YthlI'lg', no . V . . . - z 1 . ' - 1- K ' , -1 ' 1 - 1 'z . 1 . 1' ' ' ' . 1 .1 . , . , .L u . , .-, 2 A1 1 7 V 1 ' v Q ' , , B . . ' ' ' 1 . ' 1 1 2 12 1 1 A s 1 Y , , as 37 ' Y , -V A 'Q ' ' . 1 - 1 ' 1 1 , Q I 1 . L , . 1 , V 1 . v v v V , L K' 1 1' 1 1 - 1 ' . . 9 t, 1 K u .. A. U , , 1 A n C C I A 1 1 1 1 1 1 x , 1 c 1 1 A . 1 . l ' 1 1' 1 1 ' 1 , ' 1 1 1 11 1 ' vl v 1 K I U 1 1 c 1 1 ' l , , ' 1' ' v 1 1' . 1 1' r W . l 1 1 , , I ,Z x 2 - . L. . A, s , , ' ' 7 1. ' '1 '1 . 1 1 I1 U -. 1 . . 1 al K 1' l L 1 7 1 11' 1 1 . 'Cn 1 a 3 ' L' , ' as , ' r 91 ' ' A I a ' 1. f 1 'z ' .' 1 1 rd 2 , , . 1 - - - , , , lox ks lkl 2 , k -, ' ' me .. v U ,, I V h1' , 1 1 2x1 . 1-1 v 1 -- ' . . v . 14 v . 1 1 1 u .