East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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e A . fig-, his family. His mind reverted often, now, to his beloved ones whom he had left behind. Letters from home filled him with longing and made him feel that he was shirking his duty. VVhen his wife wrote that Catharine had learned a new word, he said to himself, There's a smart one, if I do say so myself. She's the very image of her mother. I wish I could hear her making a new attempt at mastering the English language. Another thing that Jim missed was the train whistle which had lured him from home. Now he heard only the Why not sail? of the boat whistle. At last Jim could stand it no longer. He yielded to the advice of the whistle -and sailed for home. It was early in the morning when Jim reached home. The sun had just started his climb in the sky and seemed to smile down approvingly upon the man hurrying eagerly towards his little home. One of Jim's neighbors, Mr. Lazare, greeted him with So ect ees that you are returned? Eet ees very glad I am that you are. How good it seemed to see familiar faces once again and to hear friendly voices one knew so well. Jim slipped into the house, stealing quietly into Lucy's room, only to find an empty bed which appeared to have been unoccupied. Fear seized him! What ifl. He rushed madly into the children's room, and found Junior and Catharine fast asleep, as well as Lucy, who was immediately awakened by her excited husband. She was delighted to see him and made him promise never to leave her again. Then Jim went over to the bed of his wee daughter. After gazing tenderly down upon the innocent little face, surrounded by a touseled mass of soft, golden curls, he bent over and gently kissed the pretty child. Next he awakened his small son, who, after blinking awhile, began to cry. His mother pleaded with him not to cry when his daddy came home, or he would go away again. This plea was suflicient to shut off instantly the flood of tears which was replaced by a brave smile shining through the remains of the recent shower. After this little smile, Junior further demonstrated his love for his daddy by a bear-hug from which Jim could hardly free himself. Jim, pointing to the rising sun said to his wife, Lucy, yonder sun marks the beginning of a new chapter of my life, one in which happiness, love, and stick-to-it-iveness shall reign supreme. That night found Jim in his own little bed when his old tempter, the train whistle, called to him. Now, however, the mischief-maker had reformed, for it seemed to Jim that it was advising him, rather than leading him astray. It cried penitently, Don't wander! Don't wander! I won't, said Jim, I've wandered enough, old top, to hold me for awhile. Just as Jim was dropping off to sleep his old counselor, the boat whistle, softly cautioned, Do not sail l At last its voice trailed off into nothingness, leav- ing behind a happy family reunited by its wise suggestion of Why 11ot sail? ELEANOR EGGIMANN, '28, LIDGXJ M y Aeroplane Ride Slowly, flying away from Mother Earthg up, up, up into the great unex- plored beyond. Oh! The air is wonderful and the breeze laps about one like waves upon a shore. Wondrous blue sky, Hoating, milk-white clouds en- trance one. ' Circling, like an eagle over his nest, the plane begins to drop, and with each fall one imagines the Earth rushes 'toward him to claim him once again. At last, with a great roar, the plane reaches the Earth. BLANCHE PRAY, '28. Page Twentyatwo

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e Zglgg-E Why N ot Sail? ' Come hither! Come hither! called the train whistle to Jim Stanton as he lay meditating before going to sleep. Every night had this whistle called in this some manner, growing fainter and fainter, but leaving with .lim the de- sire to roam-to get away from his dull, monotonous life. When Jim had built his little bungalow on the outskirts of Ferry Point, he had been one of the proudest young men in the community. Then, when llillij' ,Rock had consented to be his wife, his joy knew no bounds. But that was ten years ago. Now Jim was dissatisfied with his possessions, namely, a home, a wife, two pretty children, and a little bank account. He had grown tired of answering the many questions of Junior, who was in the second grade at school. He disliked to play with wee Catharine, a lovable little maid of two, who seemed to take great delight in riding the horsie',, especially when her chubby little hands were the stickiest and .lim had on his Sunday clothes. Even the position he held as ticket agent had grown burdensome to him. In fact, his work was partly the cause of his restlessness, for every day he saw people departing for great cities, where, he thought, famc was waiting with outstretched arms to embrace all arrivals. The city which beckoned most to him was San Francisco, just across the bay. He thought that it would be very easy to secure a high position in such a large city, and he would be not far from his family, which, in a short time, might follow him. However, ran his line of reasoning, before they arrive, I can have a good time, and besides save enough money to keep things going here. Ou this particular night the train whistle seemed to be more enticing than ever before, with its, Come hither! Come hither! As it died away in the dis- tance, a low, dull boat whistle took up its alluring call. 'iwhy not sail? it seemed to say. VVhy not? thought Jim. The next morning the resignation of James Stanton, ticket agent, was turned in, much to the regret of .lim's friends. That evening Jim kissed his little family good-bye, glancing warily at little Catliarim-'s hands to protect the snowy white- ness of his shirt- The setting sun looked down upon the tearful little group, watching with sorrow the fast-disappearing form of a lone figure which they loved dearly. The train whistle that night shrieked mockingly at the bereft family, Gone thither! Gone thither! Early the following morning Jim left his hotel to search for work. There were many positions open, but none appealed to him, as they were either too low-salaried or required more work than he intended to do. However, toward evening he fairly jumped at the chance of being a clerk in a large grocery store near the ferry-depot, to which he had wandered, almost at the point of an returning home. For a few days .lim liked his work very much. At the close of the week when he received his wages, he sent seine money home and, after paying his rent and, deducting his expenses for the coming week, found that he had scarcely any- thing left for enjoyment, His recreation consisted mainly of street-car rides to and from the Cliff House. This form of entertaimnent soon grew tiresome, and by the end of Jim's third week's sojourn in this large magnificent city, he found his interest ill his surroundings waning. Even Chinatown failed to faseinate him any longer. Moreover, he found that his pay would scarcely cover all his expenses, especially, since he was maintaining himself apart from Pale Twenty-one

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