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

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wh: Hir-ntnr All right' my son do as you please but not a cent of my fortune wrll you rnher rt You yvrll haye to get along the best yvay you can Go Lord Gerald left the presence of hrs angry father Four weeks after the above scene finds Lord Gerald and hrs brrde on board the Mar rana bound for the U S Lord Gerald rs now pennrless the only yaluable thrng he possesses rs a r rng that hrs father had once grven hrm on hrs brrthday Thrs short trrp to Amer rca was to play a strange but rmportant part rn therr future One nrght a great storm arose and the lrves of all on board were so much rn danger that the lrtc say ers and borts were ordered out One ot the passengers was a very old man most shabbrly dressed He accosted Lord Gerald askrng hrm rf he wou'd protect hrm Lord Gerald readrly con sented and drd everythrng rn hrs power to comfort the old man When the storm had abated the passengers were ordered to therr rooms but the old man resisted sayrng he was afrard to go back He was shakrng as wrth the ague and Lord Gerald not findrng rt rn hrs heart to see the poor man rn such mrsery rnvrted hrm to spend the rrrght rn hrs room In the mornrng there were no signs ot the tragedy of the nrght be fore In a few days all were glad to see the rnvrtrng shores of Amerrca but Lord Gerald and Rose had a str ange feeling come over them for they knew not what the future he d for tlrem rn this strange country They were about to step off the boat when a cabrn boy hurrred up to them with a sealed letter or rather a note and hastrly openrng rt they found rt to be from the old man yvlrom Gerald had befrrended beggrng them to come to hrm tor a last farewell 'lhey retreated to hrs room and stood dumbfounded rn the doorway tor there rn place of the old man stood Lord rf to welcome them both rnto them y ou are a son to be proud of How can I ey er beg y our forgry eness 7 When I refused to consent to your marrrage rt was only rn a fit of anger because for the fir st trrne you were gorng against my wrshes but noyv I see the wrll power the strength of character you haye and above all the char rty rn your heart I drsgursed my se f and rntended followrng you but I could hold out no longer and noyy wrll you both come back to share our once happy home wrth me ' Of course too grateful to refuse they accepted The answer Rose gaye to hrs rnyrtatron rey ea ed yy hat a noble refined cultured woman she was th r.h II rrr at my rn - 45 rr ' , Y ' ' . v . v . .. . 7 v 1 H I V L Y 1 1 ' ' , tx ,' yr , - - . . , . . . . . Q. '. v Y . I n . L . 7 . L 1 ' T, r' 3 ' ',-Arr v, -K4 f Z S fx . . . I ' r ' A , . 9 ' ' 1 r 1 y ' . ' , . 1 ' 'Q l Y . f . ,- , . 1 v I . 1 , v ' . 1 7 y . I . A K t Dunsberry, Gerald's father. My son , he said stretching out his arms as ' ' 65 Y 1 ' v ' Y L . .' l Y V I ', I 1 ik! ' -'Y 1 ' 4 . . , y . - , ' h , , 1' v ' v . ' ' , r . v . . - t . . ' v' v r , 1 , ,' , x - y t , . - . v ' ' 77 I 1 ' 1 y I - I . Y . . Y. K . Q v , 7 . v - , Kind hrarts are gardzlrs, Kind ou' ts are roots. Kind words are blossoms, Kind deeds are fruits. I ' X R 'I ,

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wht Hllrntnr N llkflldfh nf iLxI1lh1II.'5Ei I h h ORD Dunsberry and h1s son Lord Gerald sauntex ed together smok mg thelr after d1nne1 clgars on the broad turfed terl ace overlook mg parks and gardens whlch seemed to sweep wlthout boundary 11ne IIIIO the purpllsh land bex ond The grey mass of the castle stood clear out agamst the blue of a sky whose twlllght was stlll almost dayllght though 1n the pu1 1ty of lts ey enlng stlllness a sta1 already hung here and thele and a young moon swung low The g1eat spaces about them held a sllence whose eycqulslte entnely was malked at 1nte1y als by the dlstant bark of a shepherd dog dr1v1ng the mastels sheep to the fold thelr soft mtermlttent plamts floated on the an a lox ely palt of the Qllfllllg day s repose Whele two who ale fuends stroll togethe1 at such hours the great beauty makes fo1 s1lence or for thoughtful talk These two men fathel and son we1e fuends and IIIIIIHEIIGS and had been so s1nce Lord Gerald s fi1 st memory of the tlme when h1s Ch1ld1Sh 1I'1d1V1dl13l1tY began to detach 1tself flom the background of mlsty and ln d1st1nct thmgs They had llked each othel and thelr l1k1ng and 1nt1macy had 1nc1 eased w1th the onwald moy 1ng and change of years But recently a ba111er had splung up between them Lord Gerald w1shed to many Rose Galdner but as she was a p1ous y oung Cathollc glrl l-1s fathel chd not want h1m to many mto hel famlly The Dunsbeuys weme not Cathohcs and to M1 Dun belly Tflallylllf, one was the gleatest d1sg1 ace Haye you seen Rose? Lord Gela d was saymg Yes but she s not of your class and lf you marry her you w1ll go agamst my wlshes repl1ed Lord Dunsberlv But Dad she IS to be my Wlfe 1n three weeks What' thundered the usually unluflled VOICE of h1S fathex So you mean to tell me that you 1ntend gomg agamst my WISIIQSQ I hate to dlsagree wlth you Dad but IH th1s case I must as I said befole Rose w1ll be my wlfe 1n th1ee weeks tlme There was outward as well as lnward anger stamped on the faces of these two On the one was bound detelmmatlon on the other fear and hu1t prlde 44 'I X ' Fx. tl, w I ' ' I I 5 I x Honor ant S ume from nn condition rise: Act we-ll your parl: there all t e honor lies. y ' . 1 - 7 X . I v . . 1. 7 . V . . 1 , . . . , 7 7 Y 1 , . L l v A A .A ' I ' n -lv v K 1 I n vc I vv X ' v . ' ' ' ' 1 1 y 1 ' v' n 7 , K 1 v u 1. 1 . , , 1 l v v ll 1 1 Q 1. . . a . , Q . . . . . . . . 7 - i - . - , , , . Q . . . . . Y ' 7 . N . 1 7- l 4 -1 r, 1 ' 1 4 1 7 ' y ' ' 7 't y ' 1 ' 7 ' 1 - v ' Q ' v . . v 1 . K , - L ' . sc , , U . 1 , ' sc Y , , ' , ' s ' . 9 , Y. ,, . 1 7 v ' U . . . ,, , . u n , , , ' ' , rr . . . 7 . ,, H . . Y . . . 1 1 1 V. Y V. . 5 v . ,I , L t . ' 1

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wha illlrntur .IIUIIIISL jlivpt OROTHY Gardnel was a changed glrl slnce he1 serlous lllness 1n March Thxs was not strange for a glrl who had neglected her relrgxous dutles and was brought almost face to face wlth her bod knowmg ln her healt she was unprepal ed When S1Ck she prom lsed that lf her llfe was spared she would never pass a Cathollc Church wlthout maklng a V1S1t That was slx months ago and she had not once broken that promlse It was now late m August and two school f116lldS were XlS1tll1g hel and her slster Ruth Many were the entertalnments and pleasures planned by the slsters for thelr fr1ends but the crownlng one was to go Into the c1ty fifty mlles dlstant and hear the most famous smger of the wo1ld Mlle The four g11lS were to go mto the c1ty on the QIX o clock tram and Would arrlve at then' destmatlon IH plenty of tlme for the wondel ful con cert There an aunt would meet them and act as chapel on for the evemng The day dawned dark and cloudy Of course th1s put a damper on the sp1r1ts of the g11ls but at noon the clouds passed away makmg the afternoon an ldeal one and under thls spell the glrl s enthuslasm reached xts hxghest pomt At last the car a1r1ved at the door drly en by a younger brother of the glrls They drove down State Street and as they came to the Church Dorothy 1ns1sted that they stop whlle she went ln and made a v1s1t The car came to a standstlll though none but Dorothy went 1nto the Church She knelt ln p1 ay er a few mmutes and as she got up to go out she thought she heald somethmg drop but glanclng down and seelng nothmg declded lt was her lmagxnatlon Gettmg mto the car aga1n she was gleeted wlth crles of Hurry 01 we w1ll mlss the tram It IS late now we should have stalted ea1l1e1 They wele soon at the statlon and as the traln came thundellng ln DOI othy went to get the tlckets She felt IH hel pocket for the pulse and d1SLOX Bl ed lt was gone Huuledly she sealched the other but not bemg able to locate It went to tell the others Dlsmal CFIES went up as she told them and they sald Why d1d we gne you all the money? Now vse w1ll haxe to go back for mole and we w1ll sulely m1ss the tram Qulckly they got ln the cal and dloye xapldly down the street As they passed the Church someone sald Pelhaps you dlopped lt 1n the Church go 1n and see Dolothy went lll and sule enough thele was the pulse m the pew whele she had knelt She bleathed a sholt p1 ay 91 of thanksgw 46 Q ,, tea Q Q , ' 5 , l - . 1 . , . . . L 1 . w . . . 1 1 V . N 7 . 1 ' 1 . 1. . V Y .1 Y. 1 . Q 1 7 .Q . . . , 1 1 1. L 7 1 , 1 7 7 . . . , . y 1 ' ' v x ' 1 , 1 . . 7 - x , H 1 1 . 1 . ' 7 1 1 ' 1 77 y 1 ' ' Q. . . . 1 1 , 1 1 ' 1 7 1 ' 11' y 1 , 1 V . 1. k K y L 1. H 7 . 7 ' 1 v V 1 ' . 1 . 1 7 1 1 . '4 r ' 1 1 y 1 ' y w . ' l! LS , , ' ' 'L ' 1 , l 1 ' V7 1 , ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 v 7 l' y 1 , 1 1 1 1 y 1 - . . L 1