Decatur Catholic High School - Tattler Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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' ' 'l Hli 'l'A'l' lll.lQR ' PROOF ,ENOUGH Oh, you can't! Dear, don't-don't go! Dan's eyes rested momentarily upon the ghastly face and the trembling, white arm that tugged helplessly at his own. Miriam don't tremble so. I'll be back in just a moment. I must protect you. The next moment she heard him call, Who's there? Halt, or we'll shoot, growled two rough voices. Then the crack of a pistol rent still, night air. Miriam grasped at a chair for support, then fell to the floor, unconscious. Finally, after an interval of, she knew not how long, she recovered just enough to lift herself once more. Her face remained white and she trembled nervously, for she recalled the words that had startled her from her sleep. We'll tell him to turn her over to us, or we'll kill her. Then she remembered the terrible ordeal wh'ch had fol- lowed. She listened breathlessly. Dan, she whispered. There was no response. Oh. Heaven! shall I find him mortally wounded and cold in death, she murmured faintly. She advanced to the steps of their apartment. She stared for a moment with wild eyes into the opaque darkness, then determined to advance to the landing. Silentily groping along the wall, she finally reached her destination. Stock still, she stood reach- ing into the darkness until her hand touched-a living person! Amazed, she jerked back and asked in a whisper, Dan, is it you? Yes, Miriam. and pressing her close he whispered, Step back to the wall and snap on the light. Click! Well, what was to be seen? Oh! there were two kegs sitting there on the landing below them. Dan and Miriam stood tensely waiting for some move. Somebody grumbled: someone behind those kegs! Dan shouted, Now you're done for. Give up or I'l1 blow you into pieces and paste them on the wall there behind you. A little paled-Dan supposed from anger at their capture-two men appeared. We surrender, they offered with uplifted hands. Then- Hello, Dan and Miriam! Why Jack and Bill, I've a big notion to let Dan shoot you yet! I am going to let the police take you when they arrive, yes, sir! Why I've a notion to shoot you myself! Oh! I have it, I'm going to tell dad! This volume of speech seemed to bring poor, nerve-racked Miriam to herself. Well, Miriam, we didn't mean to scare you to death, but dad persisted in bragging about his new son-in-law: and-well, we are from Missouri, and we wanted to show dad, too! Dan's a wonder, Miriam! Congratulations! the -Anna Colchin,'27. TRY THIS EXPERIMENT I was at Pud Simpkinls house yesterday. And while I was there I accidentally broke a window while experimenting to see how much it could stand without breaking. Pud's father sent me home and told me he'd call up my father after supper. After supper pop was reading and smoking, and I kept putting off telling him about the window. Then the telephone rang, and I thought I knew who was at the other end. For once I was anxious to save pop a step, and I volunteered to answer the phone. Oh yes, it was Mr. Simpkins, all right, but his voice sounded strangely agitated and joyous. Of course, he asked for father. So there was nothing left for me to do but call him. I-I-I-made an experiment this afternoon at Pud Simpkin's house. That's his father at the phone, he wants to tell you how the experiment came out, I stammered. Pop went to the phone and talked a while, and when he finished talking he turned to me with a broad smile. My heart leaped. He said, Fine experiment, sonny! You probably didn't know that the pebble you threw at his window was a gold nugget. And that isn't all, he sold it to the jeweler for one thousand dollars. He promised he'd give me half of it, to keep for you until you're twenty-one. 0- ...-.- Ninety 2 O 0 l 0 Q 0 0 o I U Q 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0 u 0 1 o 0 I 0 0 Q 0 s Q o 0 0 o 1 o o s 0 o 0 o o o 0 0 0 0 o 0 9 c 0 0 0 o o 0 o 9 Q Q -three