Central Catholic High School - Katholikon Yearbook (DuBois, PA)

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Uhr mmtur you well know we need men Noxv ale you w1ll1ng to glxe your ex1 dence IH the matter? WIHHW had llstened sllentlx through all hls storx and flnallx answered Wlth some determma tlon Mr DZIWIH this IS a chance to do my blt for Uncle Sam and I am w1ll1ng to do any thlng that I can What IS expected of me? I am afrald you w1ll be subyect ed to a certaln amount of publlcltx and for th1s reason the depart ment has appolnted Mr Kent as a guard to you We have learned that Kelly IS try mg to get evldence that no report was made out for hlm and we fear that you max be called upon by h1m or h1s ac COmpl1C6S to say you never saw hlm or made out any report for hlm For the present Just act as naturally as posslble under these condltlons and I shall lnstruct you more fully 1n a few days said Mr Darvxln For days Wlnnx xx ent around ln a dave of fear but xx1th the consola tlon that Mr Kent s presence was alxvays w1th1n her shadow Manx tlmes lately she had been called to the phone by a man who Sald he had recelved a sweater wlth her name on It at camp and wanted to meet her personallx Up to thls tlme she had Sald nothlng to Mr Kent of these calls but when she dld tell h1m he adxlsed her to see the man saylng that perhaps lt was only a bllnd IH the case they were xxorklng upon and that he would alw ay s be near lf she needed h1m That nlght agam bemg asked to permlt the young man to see her she allowed hlm to come to her home As she had told her mother nothlng of the situation fearlng that she would worry she ex plalned that the young man was an employ ee at her offlce The fel loxv seemed to be most pleasant and after several evenings at he1 home he asked to take her to the theatel She went and on the way home the man suddenlv lost all hls courteous manners and demanded roughly Come on now Ive walted long enough tell me lf you made out Jim Kelly s draft report Wmnx looked around and seelng the ex 61 watchful flgure of Kent ln the background IH a determined manner answered No I know nothlng of lt Yes you do and you mlght as well tell me rlght noxy how much you wlll take to keep qulet about th1S matter sald the man NO1h1H2 can keep me from ex poslng a slacker sald Wlnny and she went 1nto the house The next day when Wmny told The court martlal comes up at Gox ernor s Island next week and It Wlll be necessary for you to be pres ent Can you arrange to do sol She gave her assent and went home wondermg how to break the news to her mother whom she must now tell of the case She found her mother ln a very cheerful mood and after the dalnty evenlng meal she drew two chalrs up be fore the flreplace and proceeded to lay before her best frlend her part 1n the Great World War Her mother took It much more calmlv than WIHHW had expected and Sald ln the quletest of manners after hearlng her daughter s story Wmxfrede you haxe been so qulet and unnatural lately that I knew somethlng must be wrong at the offlce or xxlth vour work I am glad that vou haxe told me for you cannot go to the trlal wlthout a chaperone You are too young I am proud of you and your work and I wlll go wlth you lf I am able V ' Q 7 ' V ' . . . Y v v.- u l ' 77 Q v v - ' v . , , . v e ' 7 , . . . ' v v ' ., as 1 . p ' , . ' r ' y 9 , ,- . . Y . . . 7 ' - U v ' ' ,v u . . , . Q . . Y . Y . . ,, ' ' V . . . . . U . . . , Y - V I K6 V . . . v , . , i , - ' xr . - ' as , , ' ' s c . I u 7' , I 7. . v - , an - , . ' v V 1 n . . H . 4 - - 7 . Y Y V . ,, . . 9 A c 1 . v 1 Y . , I . v K 4 -' K ' , Mr. Darwln about th1S he Said, 1 . . . - c Y n I u , . v , . V I , . Y - , ' y v ' 1 Y 99 Y. '- . . - , -9 , . ' A K I . . Y n . ' , 1 v ' . , . . V. . . , 1 x I , -. U . . ' ' . 1 9 , . 9 1 . . Y. , a 1 v V ' , ss ' n - , ' , , . . . 1 Y 9 1 v y ' ' 7 vo ., K ' x ' . . . . H - - Y v - x 1 V . v - , x 1 1 . v . . v. Y - . . U . . . . . ' v Y 5, 1 Y - . , . 1 . ' Y Y v ' - ' Y . ' -' o 1. Y . Y A- '

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N 1 LITERARY Cx X lg, af ' M SJ D ,Z fq,gf0.Cb:,v 'ATI sl-11 Her Bzt INIFREDE Quinlan was a small creature wlth the sweetest of expressions upon her almost colorless face whlch was crowned wlth a mass of raven black ha1r that accentuated her snow whlte skln Wlnny she was famlharly known to all her chums was the sole support of her mother who had not yet recovered from the shock of the sudden dls appearance of her only son Jack when WIDHW was but a tlny lass Wmny was secretary to Mr John DHFWIH head of the dlstrlct draft board durlng the war Her work won for her many commendatlons because she was always so w1ll1ng to do her share After she had been dO1Dg nothlng but strlctly sec retarlal work for several months Mr Darw ln recognlzed her further dbllltV and gave her the responslble posltlon of maklng out que hm nalres for drafted men Not long after she had been g'lV6I1 thls posltlon NVIHIIV was called one day by Mr Darwln to make out the questlonnalre for a man bv the name of James Kelly Throughout the 1nterv1ew Kelly was most sullen He pald llttle at tentlon to any one and answered re luctantly the questlons put to hlm Her busy head crowded Wlth numerous other thlngs Wlnny for got all about th1S partlcular 1nc1 dent untxl one month later Mr Darwln called her and Sald MISS Qulnlan we are havlng a great deal of trouble w1th James Kelly You remember h1m'7 He IQ trymg to clalm exemptlon whlch he should have done when he was here to have his report made out He clalms he was never called upon to answer any questlons before us and I have sent 1n h1S report as you and I heard It The government has taken up thls matter and flnds that he has prospered and has ab solutelv no one dependent upon h1m Thxs leads us to belleve that he IS try mg to evade the draft and lf we permlt thls to pass unnoticed there w1ll be other cases and as QQ W Q 'fr BRE 7 L ftp ' Xen, db a 0 . . nl ' ff ' I I , Y 2'-1 Q ni E ' , ' ' C6 ' 77, L . . .5 . - l - L 1343

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Uhr Mlmtnr The day of the trlal came and Wmlfrede and her mother were estabhshed IH a sulte of rooms at one of New York s qulet hotels At ten o clock they entered the court room filled w1th mllltary offlcers Wmny began to feel nervous but agaln the reassurmg flgures of Mr Darwm and Mr Kent f1lled her mth a determlnatxon to do her share 1n condemmng the man who had dared to try to dodge hls duty to h1s country Finally the Judge and jurors took thelr places and the prlsoner was brought ln under a heayy guard of Marmes He apparently pald no at tentlon whatever to any one or any of hlS surroundlngs Mrs Quin lan seated 1n a chalr not far away from Wmny s leaned forward and gazed lntently lnto the face f James Kelly At last he was forced to stand up and speak After hls flrst sentence she gave a low crv and falnted quletly awav WIUUV rushed to the Sld6 of her mother and anxlously trled to revxve her Flnally Mrs Qulnlan opened her eves and strange to saN they dld not rest on Wmny as mlght be ex pected but upon the prlsoner and she muttered My son' Wmny was struck dumb for the moment and sald Why mother dear what can you mean? You can t know what you are saylng Yes mv dear answered Mrs Qulnlan that IS your brother Jack who left home several years ago Go ask hlm to come to me after the tr1al Wltl a feellng of agom IH her heart Wmny went back and gave her evldene w1th a trace of unvn 1l hngness ln her tone But who could blame her? G1v1ng evldence agalnst her own brother she knew was breaklng her mother s heart After the trlal the prlsoner was lead 1nto a llttle room where for the first tlme ln years he looked 1nto h1S mothers face He recog nlzed her lmmedlately and when he learned of hls slster s presence and who she was he could no long er restraln hlS feellngs and slnklng mto a chaxr covered h1s face w1th h1s hands After he had regalned sufflclent control of hlmself he told how he had been bribed by a wealthy young man to take h1S place IH the war Later reallzlng that he was dolng wrong he had demanded the rlght to enter Uncle Sam s ranks IH h1S own name The man threatened hlm and 1n order to keep hlm to h1S agreement had brought thls dlsgrace upon hlm Mr Darwln who was present at th1s 1nterv1ew at the request of carefully uuestloned hlm Later he came to Wmny and sald that he had freed Jack of the accusatlons and that he w ould be entlrelv at llb erty to Jom the Army of hls own accord IH the name of Jack 0u1n lan Wlth no dlsgrace attached to It The other man should suffer Weeks later there was great re lO1C1Hg at the Qulnlan home Wm ny s efforts not only helped to keep the wealthy son from bemg a slacker but had also made her mother happler than she had been for years by glV1I'lg' her a khakl r-lad son who carrled the mme of Qulnlan to honor Thls shows methlnks God s plan And measure of a stalwart man Lowell Mary E Consldlne 22 Y 1 . . , , l 0 1 I , . . 7 ' I , 7 v , . . . . . . , . . . , v . Q n Q a . , , . . . , . vu Q o 7 , u . y I ' L g x in I ' ' 0 ' v 9 ' . v . Y V . . , . - I . ' 7 . . A - 9 . . n I - 0 9 S ! ' , , . . , , n u , o . . . , . . , , ' v 7 7 Q ! ' ' . . . Wmny. then drew Jack 3S1de and , . . . v . 1 ' ' A ' , ' . . . , A - , , . . . , ca 77 , , . . , . . . . ,, , - a - N 9 y - H ' . ax rv , , W , . . . , . H . . , I Y I , . . .- - if , . ,, . . X . , . H , , , . ' A 9 y K s , Y! V - . . . . . , . , .