Central YMCA High School - Centralite Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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GP Q V v r i 1 r 1 0 +Uv'- '-'.--'--ffw-r- - 0 t' Y WM? QE QB HQ fl H' GL H 11 fl Q va-:r . . ul 1' g. L- c is so cccc ccccc c e ' so F, iterary lj I iq - 455' Losr AND FOUND Jack B 1. b' ' - - V , roo s, am itlous young student of the Evening High School, had gif: much reason to rejoice over his good fortune. For had he not saved up the Z-2. sum of 545.00 in the remarkably short period of five weeks? By sheer dint 1:1 of strict economy and sacrifice of private luxuries and amusements, he had ij been enabled to attain the welcomed objective of his self-appointed task- ll the accumulation of the aforementioned sum of money. With this amount, ,S1 Brooks wouldlnow be able, on the morrow, to pay in full his tuition for the ph semester. This achievement would be a laudable event in the career of any livh young man as it was a step toward the furtherance of his education and ex- xt ii perience. 'l To go on, Brooks meant to celebrate, in a sense, his accomplishment. I-le wil planned to appease the lnner Man in a most satiating manner at his regular 'I EI eating place, from which he had stayed away during the period of privation. rf. il Accordingly, the same evening, after the close of the usual strenuous working 'g' day, jack hastened to the Astoria where he ordered and consumed, without Hi any thought or fear of indigestion, a meal such as he had not enjoyed for a , li seemingly long time. After finishing, Brooks glanced at his check and frowned I! !when he found that he did not have enough in loose change to cover it. E il Helwould have to take out a ten dollar bill from his wallet containing all his gl savings. He had always been averse to displaying money needlessly in public Sl places, but he consoled himself with lt can't be avoided. He took out his H purse from an inner coat pocket, paid thecheck, and placed his change back I. in the wallet. Before .putting on his topcoat, he gave his money pocket, un- ifi conscious y, a reassuring pat. , . Eg After this enjoyable and filling dinner, Brooks proceeded in a leisurely g' way to his-boarding home, where after a few hours of preparation of the ig following night s assignment, he retired for the day, falling into the troubled slumber of all heavy eaters-a sleep of fanciful dreams. .Upon entering'the .school building' the next day, Jack Brooks bethought -, himself to pay his tuition before going to class. On the threshold of the .' 5' cashier s office, Brooks put his hands into his money pocket and pulled out I. a merno book instead of his purse. Transferring this to another pocket, g he again putuhis hands into his money pocket. At first, his fingers searched J' idly, .then irrltably, when they did not come in touch with the purse. Then E frantically he took out all the contents, looked through them hurriedly with lf gi the agitation of his mind increasing rapidly as no purse came to light. Brooks Egg, quickly searched through all of his pockets, but the wallet could not be found. ' I at 3112 ftfnr Claibintg to iaith lof his Flrecint joylj anddthedbitter Jastelof it ag sg u rea ization o is oss o ave s impe an save so on an then to lose all in .an infinitely shorter period! Whether he had logt the :I I wallet, or whether it had dropped out of his coat, or whether his pockets g' i had been picked, he could not recall or ascertain in his bewildered condition. 135, The first thing to do,. he thought, would be to make an investigation at the gl Astoria. Upon reaching the restaurant and making inquiry, he was informed Q 5: gy this cashier thatgherczhgd been a wallethturned Ln by one of their patrons. ,Q , roo s anxiousy 1 enti e it, murmuring is than s. . I ,lili Wage 701 1 l f m m i m i l J 'rq- ' Q -A---U-Q Q - EJ

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