Cissna High School - Review Yearbook (Cissna Park, IL)

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N WE, lllfh GTE. lllfclll.. SENIOR CLASS PLAY THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRD GABLE Cast of Characters Roy Lane Cwho occupies the third gablej ...... ..... C hester Hofman Mrs. Lane fthe housekeeper, Roy's motherb .... ......... R uby King Sally Sherwood fwho selected the placel ...... .... V elma Freidinger Tom Sherwood CSally's brotherj .............. ..... W ilbur Cluver Judge Sherwood fwho seeks peace and quietb --- .... Earl Brenner Mrs. Sherwood fhis wifej ................... ..... L ucy King Janet Morgan Chis prospective secretaryj--- ...... Nellie Sites Jane Morgan fwho takes Janet's place! ..... ..... R oma Dryden Roger Hadley fthe strangerb ........... .... R alph Schmidt Simpson fRoger's assistantj .............. -- ..... George King Synopsis Hoping to find peace and quiet after a strenuous period of enforcing the eighteenth amendment, Judge Sherwood, Mrs. Sherwood, Tom, his son, and his daughter Sally rent a remote summer house near the coast. They arrive at the gray house with three gables during a severe storm and'are shown to their rooms by Mrs. Lane, the indifferent housekeeper. During the family's absence upstairs, Janet Morgan, the J udge's secretary, is per- suaded by Jane Morgan to exchange places with her. That night Tom sees a leering face at the window and notices a light in the supposedly empty third gable. Sally and Jane are followed by some mysterious person, and the Judge finds an ace of clubs on his dressing table. A wounded stranger who doesn't know his name comes in and another ace of clubs turns up. The next morning Sally tells Tom that she heard a motor launch, and Mrs. Sherwood tells of hearing voices in the old speaking tube. The stranger disappears, but .comes back to prove himself the son of one of the Judge's friends. An important letter disappears and in its place is one containing an ace of clubs. Roy Lane, son of the housekeeper, holds a tryst with Jane, ordering her to get rid of Judge Sherwood by nine o'clock. That evening at a bridge game lights go out and Tom sees the face again. Mrs. Lane reads a horrible future from the cards, Judge Sherwood goes to answer a telegram, blood drips upon Jane from the ceiling, and she faints when she finds Judge Sherwood gone. Meanwhile Roger Hadley is in the third gable, the room of Roy and his smugglers. After a skirmish Roy is captured, the Judge returns and everything is cleared up properly.

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IP. lll-7. 113. llflll. JUNIOR CLASS PLAY HTHIRTEEN PLUS Cast of Characters Henry Logan, a New York attorney, owner of the camp ..... Leroy Morton Theodora Logan, his daughter ........................... Hazel Dipple Eleanor, his wife ............. - ..... Isabelle Siebenthal Judge Kelcy ............... ......... E lmer Yergler Ethel, his daughter .... ..... J udith Aeschliman Dr. Wainwright .............................. ....... L eonard Berg Helen, his wife ................................ ........ E va Brown Arnold Jeffrey, in the employ of the government ............ Orin Richoz Philip Channing, a popular writer of fiction ....... .... A rthur Freidinger Flora, the cook .......................... ...... E dith Reutter Meriam, the table girl, Flora's niece ....... ..... F reda Rudin George, a guide ........................ ---Fred Huebener Marie Le Bon --.-.--....-.-----.......-... -... - --Dot Litherland Synopsis Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Wainwright and Theodora Logan are playing cards. Mrs. Wainwright wins by a very odd score, thirteen plus. Everyone thinks this very mysterious. All go out to a camp fire except Mr. Channing, who is writing a manuscript. Flora, the cook, is hunting for her niece, Meriam, and comes into the room where Channing is seated. Ethel Kelcy appears and asks Channing to help her with trouble he knows nothing about and he must promise not to inquire about it. The Judge and Channing have a quarrel because the latter wants to marry the former's daughter, Ethel. Soon there is news that Judge Kelcy has been shot and everyone is held under arrest by Mr. Jeirey, an employee of the government. Chan- ning is accused of the act first because of the previous quarrel which had just taken place between the two. One after another is accused until all are suspicioned of the murder. Mr. Jeffrey collects the guns of all the mem- bers of the camp and finds that Miss Kelcy's is missing. Eleanor finds it in the fireplace at the opportune moment, which makes it appear as if Ethel were guilty of the crime. Channing tells of seeing a Woman, later turning out to be Flora, on the roof when the Judge was shot. Channing scares the truth from Meriam, who has taken part in the murder. Flora also admits her presence on the roof, but denies firing the shot. Channing ties George,,a guide, to a chair and calls for Marie. He then crawls upon the roof where the woman was seen and there finds a hidden bootlegging room. He forces the truth from Marie, who tells him that she and George are taking charge of the room. She was taking George's place and accidentally fired the shot. Just at the critical moment, Judge Kelcy enters and all are surprised to see that he is alive. This was only a plan of Judge Kelcy and Jeffrey to capture the rum-runners in that region known as thirteen plus. Mr. Channing finishes his manuscript which turns out to be Thirteen Plus and finally receives the consent of Judge Kelcy to marry Ethel. Evustm..