Grant Union High School - Prospector Yearbook (John Day, OR)

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and down with a clack-clock-clack-clack. Lcola slipped the teeth out nervously and went back to her- polishing. I looked at Eddy. He shrugged and said that when she got ex- cited her teeth always stuck. As we payed, Lcola said ood-i and we said goodbye and left. Eddy said his helicopter was right -’round the corncr,and since he had to go out and cover an assignment on a circus, why didn’t I come along? I decided I might as well, so we stepped into his Hcllco and in a few minutes were hovering over the circus grounds delicately, Eddy brought it down gently nd telling me to be back there in an hour, he went off on his assignment. I v andered through the grounds and suddenly came upon thean- imal section. I saw a large crowd gathered aroung the lion’s cage. There was a sign that said, MLady Maria, Greatest Woman Liontanbr on Earth. The act was very good, and then suddenly, I was seized, with an odd feeling X had soon this Lady Maria somewhere,before. Then it hit me. That was IIARY HOHNSON, or I would eat those pink silk tights she was wearing. she made a flashy little bow and scurried out of the cage,just missing being torn apart by a wicked blow aimed in her direction. The lion who had aimed sighed and went back and lay down. I came to the carnival grounds. There was one sign that stood out before all the rest. It said: Madame Mandrake, Mind Reader Magnificent. I examined the facade and being broke, was about to turn sadly away when a voice above me said, 'Veil.hello, Billie. I looked up to meet the ticket taker's eyes and fainted when I saw it was GORDON MULLENNEX. I awoke in a darkened room which was amply supplied with slightly soiled rugs and cushions. Incense stung the aii; and then I noticed a little platform and a few chairs. A small woman dres- sed in filmy robes cane through a door by my cot and said, Well, Billie. Gordon told me, but I couldn't believe it. I felt very tired as I said, Ilello, LURA honey, There was not time tft do much talking as her act started in a minute. Dis- closing my financial status, I told them I’d better leave. Stick around, Gordon said with a hint of pride in his voice, the Utae woman’s pretty good. We’ll let you In free. iBwiauBiou uno niysica exass to myself. s back In 1945 and nodded knowingly Page

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bellowing, Got the cuss-cuss off that street, ya ignorant fomalo before I get mad and start losing my temperi I whirled and faced LYLE HIBBARD in the blue uniform cf a City Cop. Why Hibbard, I exclaimed, you, of all peoploi He cut mo off with-- Hi Fate, good to soe ya, derned if it ain't. Woll, you're holding up traffic, you know, better get the cuss on across unless you y ant to get run over. I hurried on in frewfc of honking horns and looked back °nly long enough to see tho blue uniform bobbing around and heard a harassed voice bcllov ing, Will you get the cuss-cussout of the v ay before I lose my temper I sav a likely-looking cafe and decided to have my coffee here. As I seated myself at the counter, I glanced over and sav a well-dressed man coming toward mo. This is almost too good to be true, I thought, and all in one day too, for it was nono other than GLENN EDDY hiding behind a simply darling mustache. WeHUM, he said and sat down, What arc you doing here? I told him about my job which I wasn't so proud of anymore, and he thought there was a place for me on his oaper. I agreed to See about it in the morning, and then we fell into talking about the good old days and all the old gang who had made up the '45 Graduating Class twenty years ago. I told him about seeing some of them that very day, and he said, Well, here's anothersuprisc. for you, then. I looked where Eddy pointed, and my mouth fell open; I saw a tidy LEOLA WELLS behind the counter briskly polishing a coffeeurn. At the sound of our voices, she turned around and smiled a vride, toothless smile. I , she said, oufre oo? She deftly set in place a sot of false teeth and told me to close my mouth. Does it hurt? I whispered. Oh no, she sMd. I divorced Henry for it, though. He's working in a leather factory back East now, tanning hides. Henry, I gasped. Yes, buff I haven't been Mrs. Hankins for throe years now-- ever since he put me tnrough a ringer when we worked in a laundry together to collect accident insurance so he could pay hisinabtlne debts. I choked on some coffctf -nd she continued. I had my mouth open yelling and-- suddenly her jaw started-moving vigorously! Page 8

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After It was over, I wished them continued success and hap- piness and made it back to the Hellco just as the hour was up» It seemed that Eddy covered a few night spots for bits of gossip to put in his column, rr.i when he asked me to go, I said I love to, thinking perhaps there would be food somewhere along the line. The first place we went to was appropriately named Toni’s Greasy Spoon. We were mac at the door by a fZashy blonde who showered us with dearios till wo bed ordered, 'ihen opening her mouth, she roared the orders into Toni A dark head appeared Yes, love, a sad voico said. ' ANTHONY I Eddy and I screamed at the same time.He cautiously came out and said Hi. There were tears in his eyes. Thi-thia is my wife,Mae, he said, blowing his nose bleakly. Mae, meet some old friends of mina- uh--not—the—the Eddy’s? No, no, we assured him hastily and got out of there as soon as politeness would permit. Depressing, wasn't it? Eddy mumbled. Yeah , I agreed. So we went to a very expensive place with an orchestra and floor show. The headwaiter, smiling and nodding and rubbing his hands to- gether came toward us. I closed my eyes r.d punched Eddy. Don’t look now, I said, but I think this would be our old friend. WAYNE MCKINNIS. ’ Sure nuff, it was, and it seemed awfully good to see him, too. McGinty said he liked the job fine because it gave him a chance to run interference for a change instead of always carrying the ball. Check your hat,sir? came a pleasant voice behind us. Turn- ing we saw BEVERLY SUKSDCRF smiling at us, and then she saw who Eddy really was and was out of thut cage in one second flat. Glen —dear, she cried. Beverly] At last I’ve found ycu, he said. Beverly was too happy to say any more than hello to me, and they left quickly, to find a preacher, Eddy said, his mustache aquiver with excitement. McGinty rejoined me and we watched them leave. ’Nother one bites the dust , he said sarcastically as he led me to a table. Why so cynical? I asked.