Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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14. As he trudged along to the grocery store, Lem sighed to himself, Sh, dearjif I could only have a coujble of swigs. Ding bust it; Hank won't say anything so long sis I don't gat drunk and tell about that strike.I know what I 11 do. 1111 get me a couple of bottles and give one Hank back at camp. Then he won't feel so bad. ‘Then into the store he went to pur- chase his goods under the suspicious eyes gf the storekeeper. .rfhen he 'was ready to pay for the goods he had bought , the only money he had was a little poke of the new gold dust they had panned the evening before. That was the very thing that proved the storekeeper's suspicions, but he said only this: Mighty fine dust you got there, Lem. Looks as if it had just come out. No , hastily replied Lem. Keeping it in that thar poke makes it stay nice and shiny. I suppose so , said the merchant, with a meaning look at the group about them. 'Well , Lem , he said, that will be exactly thirty-five dollars. Lem handed over the dust and turned around to talk to a friend. In doing so , he did not nfi tice the storekeeper slyly stick his hand under the counter and then bring it out again with faint traces of water on it. Nor did he see him put one finger into the little leather sack and bring it out again fairly shining with gold dust. After doing this he carefully wiped it off on a Jiowel under the counter. As soon as Lem had gone,the storekeeper called to him a sneaky eyed mad and whispered.casually but importantly in his ear. Then with a knowing grin and nod, the man turned and followed leisurely after Lem. Next, we might have discovered Lem coming out of the saloon with a big box under his arm and feeling, silently of course, very important. He then went to his mules, tied on the goods,and started back toward the valley, humming a little tune under his breath. Unthinkingly, he went straight to the valley without once looking behind. If he had looked be- hind he would have,the same sneaky eyed person he had met in the store, carefully following him. As he arrived in hamp, he spied Hank vigorously panning the bottom of the brook, and shouted, How much have you made while I've been gone? Oh , answered Hank carelessly, about eight hundred. Not b d; not bad , said Lem. Are you satisfied now that this is the mother source of the Silver Knife? SJiet your dum trap and unpack them things. I'm plumb out of chawing terbaccer', growled Hank. As they went about unpacking the purchases , the man who had followed Lem so closely gasped when he saw the pile of dust. Then arising hurriedly but silently,he started back to town , thinking to himself, Gee, wait 'til the boss hears about this.

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15 The next morning when Hank and Lem arose, they looked toward the horizon and beheld a strange sight.At first they thought it was just anoth- er dust storm, but soon they were able to make out£ the figures of heavily loaded wagons and many, many horsemen, coming rapidly toward them. Hank, as soon as his brain had. begun to function, gave Lem a queer look, screeching, Now, you have don» it.It's a strike , and if we don't clear out we'll be killed! Thev very, very hurriedly put their few belongings together and, taking one last look at the rich brook, started sorrowfully away. Lem, who had been about ready to cry, finally yelped, Cheerji up. Hank. It's better than being murdered! And besides, now we can go to Ne vady. Howard Olmstead '40 tt- - -! - -! - News Flashes This is radio station F. J. C. in Franklin, Vermont, bringing you the latest news of 1959. A reunion of the class of 1939 is being staged here today. In honor of that class we will give a brief review of the life of each member. Donald Ashton is now the captain of the U. S.S. Mauratania. He has worked his way up from the bottom through a series of promotions, and hones for another promotion soon. We can still remember the time when he told the sailors that girls onlyvbroughtAtrouble, and within ten minutes he himself was trying to date a pretty blond. Loyd Gyr, our farmer, is also here today with his little family of seven. After graduating from high school , he went to work on the farm and was soon married. You have all heard of the famous manle sugar he makes. And oh, yes, we ought to ask hin about that huge DumDkin he is growing for a world wide exhibit. We hope for his sake that it will Drove even larger than his expectations. Here comes the rose among thorns, Ruth Harrison, now a'lIrsT to you. She graduated from high school with second honors, took up nurses train- ing» graduated as a registered nurse, and was soon the head, nurse in the hospital. But after that it wasn't long before we heard wedding bells. In the last ten years she has been very busy taking care of her three children; so that little yellow house on the hill is really a home now. Next - Robert Irish! Who has forgotten the times his fawe has come to us on the screen? It was an eventful day for him when he was discovered as the screen hit of 1947 .But, although he was a successful actor, he soon tired of his work and retired to his estate at Brown's Cor- ner. Even if he is now a gentleman farmer , how many of us will ever forget his most popular hit, Man of the Ozarks ?