Dennysville High School - Dentonian Yearbook (Dennysville, ME)

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1 j:Ten'Litt3.e Indians fconcludedl . E Night passed'and Miss Hancy'awoke to find Mr. Henry watching, and on his guard. She looked in his pocket and ionnd a gun. Because she was sure he was Mr. Davis, she pulled the trigger and he fell to the floor. She threw the gun down and went into the next room. Then she heard a side door creek, and who was there but the judge! He had a rope and was planning to hang her and make his insane plan a success. She ran to the stairs with the judge just a few feet behind.- But just as he was about to catch her, a shot rang out and the judge fel1.w By some miracle she had missed Hr, Henry aid he had saved her life. 'A boat pulled up to the wharf and a man got out with a box of groceries. Miss Nancy and Hr. Henry went away from this terrible place and vowed never to return. Fate had given these eight oeople their first reward for their deeds of violence. They were their own undoing. Eugene Leighton '60 Who's Who This is a funny world! Many things happen which we never really under- stand. Poor Henry! he was a victim. It all started one cold, wintry even- ing when Henry boarded the train from New York to Montreal. He was delighted, for he was going on his long, awaited vacation. ll e wle riding, he n- tieipated all the adventures he was going to encounter., Henry thought, . UAt last I'm going touring through the historic city of Montreal, and from there I'll go hunting, fishing, skiing, and snowshoeing.n Well, why wou1dn't he feel this way. But Henry didn't know what was going to happen. Henry got off the train very early in the morning. When he alighted the conductor tipped his hat and said, HDid you have a good vacation, Henri?N Henrv replied, UOui. Oh,W he thought, Nthis is going to be fun, not only shall I enjoy the sports, but I shall also have fun using a few French terms.U He didn't realize that soon he would wish he had never even heard French. Our man on vacation decided to find a good hotel, engage a room, and freshen up a bit. This he did, but when he walked to the desk the clerk looked at hin with amazement. Hwhy Henri, you are back so soonin the clerk said. NOui, oui,U replied Henry. To his bewildarment, he was given a very elaborate suite. Surely, he would or could never afford this, but the management wou1dn't listen, Henri must have the best. Po, Henry didn't object If they wanted him to have the best at their expense, x'y should he mind. Wit this thought, he relaxed. , At noon when he went to the dining room to have his dinner, the waiter came with the menu and asked, UHenri, what will you have?W Henry was again very much surprised, thinking, UHow did he know my name?W At this juncture in Henry's life, Fate was playing a major role in a most unassuming manner, Who were the two men whom Henry had scarcely noticed sitting behind him?

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Ten Little Indians Eight people were invited to spend the weekend at the home of Mr. Davis on a desolate island. Now if ever there was an odd mixture of personalities t'is was it, for the guest list included a judge, a doctor, a general, a detective, a few common names, and a nursemaid. As they arrived, there was a slight storm blowing, and the mysterious host was nowhere to be seen. o The mansion was lighted by a power generator and stood alone on this island, The house had many small dark closets and very large rooms. Soon the storm had become verv intense.. Consequently, no vne could reach these people in an emergency. The study had a fire place with a mamiel over it. On the mantle were ten innocent little Indians. The maid and butler, recently employed by Mr. Davis, served lunch and ' the odd group assembled in the study. Then the butler put a record on the ' machine, as Mr. Davis instructed him to do when everyone was assembled. Butt as they heard the record call out their names one by one, there was a ghastly silence. The butler and maid, who were man and wife, had conspired to kill their elderly employer for the money in the will. General Harris had sent his wife's lover to certain deata in the battle field. The judge had sen- tenced an innocent man to the fellows. The doctor had operated on a patient. while drunk, consequently, his patient died. Jr. Henry had supposedly deserted his comrades in time oi danger. Hr. Henry is in thc imwort-export business now. Thss Wamcy was a nursemaid to the nephew of the man she loved. She supposedly let the boy drown. irs..Uacy, through her variovs love entanflements, was the cause of her husband's committing murder and dying in the electric chair. Mr. Andrews murdered his business partner. All of these people were freed by the courts, and as yet, had not received their just reward. After tic record was played, there was a mad rush of accusations. Hr. Andrews thought he needed a drink to stabilize his constitution. Soon after his dri k, he fell to the floor dead! Then others questioned each other. During the talking the detective who ha' been in his room all the time entered. He had bribed witnesses among other crimes. He noticed that one Indian had no head. Could t'ey all be dzstined for the same fate as Hr. Andrews? Where was their host? The room was full of confusion. Howev r, everyone believed that thin s would be better in the morning. But just at that time the butler came into the stud, to announce that his wife was dead! Everyone looked on the mantel and two Indians were headless! The remaining group planned to Search the house. As diss Nancy came back into the study, she found the butler dead and two Indians missing, while three were headless. Everyone heard hor screaming and came running. The General had retired to his room and had not taken part in the search. Every- one went to his room and found him dead with a headless Indian beside him. Rh , lacy was found in the closet, dead. The detective came to the conclusion, Hr. Davis was one of the guests! They all returned to the study and began a series of accusations and counter accusations. Then the liehts west out and when the candles were lighted, t'e doctor was dead and oily four Indians were left with heads. It mav'have been an optical illusion but anyway the judge and detective dashed for a boat that wasn't theirs. Mr. Henry found the detective whore his fate had been determined by a bullet. Need? so tc say, only two Indians were unbroken. 1

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Whois Who Ccontinuedl After eating, Henry prepared for his tour of the city. While he was dressing, his telephone rang. He rushed to answer it, but when he said Whellou the person who was calling put down the receiver. WOh, well, probably the wrong room,U Henry mumbled. Forgetting the phone call, he left his room and spritely walked to his waiting taxi. En route, he was so engrossed with the beautiful scenery that he didn't notice the car which was following him. Later on, as he stepped away from his cab at a stop near the Jacques Cartier bridge, a car went close by splashing him, almost knocking him down. The cab driver was enraged at Uthe nerve of that jokcru. Then, the driver asked HHenriU if he wanted to go back to the hotel. All the while he was mumbling, NC'est mal, c'est tres malln Such trifling annoyances had small effect upon Henry. He was too deeply rnpressed by the city's splendid parks, its many large bridges, and its beautiful churches and cathedrals, dominated by spires, and towers, and domes. However, come night, Henry was exhausted. Poor Henryi He couldn't sleei. UUhy would anyone have almost run me down and splashed me? I'm a stranger,N he mused. As he lay, he thought and decided not to gather any conclusions as to why he was almost run over and why he had received the telephone call. During the late evening, Henry heard a crashing noise. He jumped out of bed, scurried into his robe, ran to the window, threw open the curtains, and saw a man running down the narrow street. Under Henry's feet were some fine bits of glass and he saw that the pane was broken. The hole was very small, but the object that had Lone throufh the window had shattered the whole pane of glass. He searched for.the object. At last, he found a rock with an envelope tied around it. his hands shook. The rock fell to the floor, and Henry tried to read what was written on the crumpled paper. The writing was hardly legible. It read, NJe vous verrai a l'auberge de la campagne a sept heures. Nous n'avons pas de temps a perdre, Henri fFenryD.n Whenri Henri but nr name's Henry U he said aloud. J : J 9 Early the next morning he went to have his breakfast and find out where the country inn was located. He bought a paper and stuffed it into his pocket without glancing at it. Then, he got ready for his lon, walk up into the mountains, for that was where the ini was located. henry knew he f' . shouldn't go, but as one says, UCuriosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it backn. On Healy trudged. At last, he saw the iin. He left his Snowshoes outside the door, walked into the dining room, and placed himself beside the fireplace. He felt a tan on his ShOUldGFQ He turned around. Could it possibly be? Why, there stood a man who could have been his mirror twin, but for one difference: Henry was an American and the other man was a Frenchman, who answered to the name of Henri. Henry was traeped. ' Henri sat down in front of Henrj and lifhtt? n rirarette. While slowly putting his package away, Henri spoke, WNow, we have finally found you. It took many long years, but at last you're here.W Henry was really scared because he knew not what they were going to do to him. One of the heavy-set men laughce and said, nCan you imagine it? He looks as if he docsn't know what wc're talkinw about.N