Central Collegiate Institute - Ye Flame Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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LITERARY POEMS Clairvoyant-Ross B. Knowles, 4D. April-Mickey Bole, 4B. Lovely Lily-Robert Mitchell, 4C. Meditation-John Green, 4A. To the Future-Muriel R. Perry, 4C. The Chalice-Marianne MacDonald, 3F. The Northern Lights-Marianne MacDonald, 3F Hack-Writer-G. Withrow, 4B. My Teacher-M.lVI.B., 4F. SHORT STORIES Nil Desperandum-John Green, 4A. Romance? Maybe-Esther Milner, 4A. The Interloper-Jean Thomson, 4B. 20

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PRIZE WINNING STCDIQY BY JOHN GREEN j. NIL DESPERANDUM As the train drew into Menston Junction, a figure, which had been slouched in a corner of one of the compartments, rose. We change trains here, she said. Her companion, seated opposite, also rose, and, at the same time, threw a furtive glance at an old lady, the only other occupant of the compartment, who was gazing abstractedly through the far window. This second young woman nodded to the speaker, and when the two left the train, a small brown paper parcel lay in the shadows of a corner seat which had been previously occupied by one of them. Kate and Jane, as we shall call them for convenience, were suddenly halted in their stroll across the platform by a shrill, Hey there! They turned, and there, approaching them, was the same fat old lady who had been their travelling companion. She was panting as loudly and as earnestly as the locomotive on the tracks, and in her hand was a small article. She held this out, Saying, HYOU. nf -I I-QNIW-I f I this on the train. SJ' Kate looked ques- I tioningly at Jane. The latter appear- ' ed to be angry. ,Wx Ifiglfiggg She snatched the -,Q 'ff F, Q object in a very ' I Iglfjl rude manner from I, Z , ff'l'H' the old soul, and Q ' ,QQ I wi t h her com- - 'fi ,W Fig! ff If panion, stamped A E 4, 7' L 5 .I Q WQQ'fiS:,j'ljff,5. I3 a w a y toward a f j 1 f' I ,?'4f,4ai,IQ2l:j. I waiting train. f axes, X 1 ' As H o o k e y f 1, fi I, L ' .yQf,. .':.'1.'fffif.Z Tunnel was being , ',,.,4..f,i,f5,,igl,, repaired, the ex- tl .H . ' 'fg',v'4'::Q' -,422 cursion from Mens- 3 I ' ton to Leeds had to slow almost to a stop as it passed through. Taking advantage of the slackened pace of the train, and the darkness, and having made certain that none of the other passengers could see what she was about, a woman slowly opened a compartment window, and threw something out. Two sighs of relief whispered through the under- ground air. A moment later, however, there was a swish and one of the sighers was struck in the lap with a small object. The voice of a Workman came from below. Better watch what's doin' up there, or thou'll be losin' summat fer good some o' these days. 22