Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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9 father wore there If only they would come. It was past tho time they said they would be home. He tried to think of a way to escape. There was none except to jump from his bedroom window. He was afraid to do this because he know ho would certainly get hurt. But, if he stayed in his room he would get burned to death. Which was best? He decided he would have to make his mind up quickly. Finally he decided that ho must jump - to safety, maybe 1 His folks,upon returning home,found their house in flames and began searching for little Jimmie. They found him lying unconscious below his bedroom window. Without taking time to call the fire department they rushed Jimmie to the hospital where the doctors discovered that he had a broken back. His father and mother vowed then, that if he pulled through, they would never again leave little Jimmie at home alone. They had learned th ir lesson the hard way with the loss of their house and tfimmio in the hospital with a broken back. Dorcas Riley 56 THE WORST THING THnT EVER HAPPENED TO ME I was crusing along at 150 miles per hour and enjoying the Vermont scenery from the air. On oith r side of me tho silver wings if my new airplane stretched out in the breeze. I sat there daydreaming and then thump I Something struck my windshiold. There was a largo cr ck in the windshield and the plane began to shudder violently. Then, in a moment of intense fear, I realized that tho worst experience that qould happen to n pilot had happened to me i The propeller had shattered and v ould soon shake tho ship apart if I didn't do something. If I had brought a parachute I could have jumped, but I had to sit tight and ride this one out. I pulled back on the throttle and the ship settled down a little, but I had to set it down somewhere. I.scanned the horizon and I could see only trees all around. The.propeller began to fly apart and I had to shut off the motor. Now I had to set the plane down. There was no hope of getting out of this crash. I togan losing altitude and the ground loomed up before me» I hit tho ground with a crash and blacked out.