Hartland Academy - Ripple Yearbook (Hartland, ME)

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oprnlons of hlm to show them that ln the core of hrs soul was a goodness that no one knew about I have never really loved mv hus 'and and I cannot grleve over my loss the Way I know I should but how could I be grudge hlm ln death the thlng he wanted most ln llfe tcloses eyesl May you dear Father make a place for hlm ln your kmgdom and know hrs true value whrch he never qurte achleved ln lrfe fHer head drops to her chest as the curtaln closesl ABOVE SUSPICION Helen Maclnnes ThlS story starts rn the year 1939 It con cerns a young couple by the name of Myles Rlchard Myles 19 the owner of a college ln England One day rn June hrs wlfe Frances goes to meet hlm at hrs office and ls very surprrsed to End an old frrend of therrs already there Peter Galt IS the young mans name He had come on a very rmportant mlsslon Hrs duty was to persuade Frances and Rlchard to act as SPIBS whlle on thelr vacatlon tourrng Europe Therr first stop IS rn Parrs where they re have few excltrng experrences untll they reach the village of' Pertrsau Here they go to vrsrt a Dr Mespelbrunn who collects chess men Upon arrlvrng at hrs house they are astonrshed to find the doctor rs a German who went to college Wlth them They suspect somethlng but they dont let on They are about to leave when they hear a knocklng The German explarns that lt IS only hrs dog whlch he keeps tled After they are a safe dlstance from the house they turn back crrclrng around the back of the bulldlng As they reach thelr destlna tlon, they catch slght of the ugly watch dog He rs about to sprrng on Frances when Rrch ard lashes out at hlm Wlth a sword whrch was lnslde hrs cane After kllllng the dog they reallze that they must get away before the men at the house find them They reach the hlghway and flnd that thelr two frrends are wartlng for them One rs an Englrsh lad named Thornley the other an Amerrcan news correspondent named Van Cortlandt So Richard and Thornley go back to the house and rescue the real doctor who has been kept prrsoner ln hrs house Next they go to Drelklrchen where they are Q25 dlsgulsed as German peasants They have to get back to England before they are captured 'ry the Germans They arrange to have Thor nlcy brlng them enough money for thelr escape He 1 to brlng It to a celtarn place fchurchj and stay there untll Frances arrlves for lt After gettlng the money Frances returns home but before she gets there sire rs plCk8d up by the Gestapo Thornley happens to be near by to wrtness thls act He contacts Rlch ard and together he Rchard and Van Cort landt set out to re cue her' They are glven a trp as to her whereabouts by a young grrl named Ann They finally find her ln an old monestary After tlhe rescue fhavrng completed thelr mlsslonj they make thelr way past the German mtellrgence officers to get back to England MRXIHQ Brooker 46 THE RAZORS EDGE W Somerset Maugham ThlS story op-ens IH ChlC2g0 The author 19 on hrs way to the Far Fast and IS stopplng rn Lhlcago for a vrsrt While there he recerves an lnvrtatlon to drne wlth Ellot Templeton hrs srster and her daughter He accepts wlth alacrlty as Ellots partres are noted for thelr success He rnvltes onlv those who are famous and who grve llfe to any party Ellot was very snobblsh but was generous and krnd hearted to hrs frrends Upon completlon of drnner the famlly starts drscussrng Isabel s fiance Larry Thls em barasses the author for he cant help but lrs ten to them He discovers that Larry rs a veteran of tfhrs war who has no ambltlon what ever but to loaf around Isabel decrdes she won t marry hlm untll he gets a good posltron and can support her rn the style to whrch she had been accustomed The other attractron for Isabel rs Gary Ma turrn a very wealthy boy Hrs father ls a stock broker Gary loves Isabel and Ell0t who thrnks marrlage should be a profitable affalr approves of hlm The next day the author sees Larry and has a frlendly chat wlth hlm He finds that Larry doesn t know what he wants to do and as they parted Larrv announced that he was gorng away Ellot goes back to Parls to lrve as he drsllkes Amerrcan lrfe In a short trme Isabel arld her mother vrsrt hlm Isabel has come over to get ,- . ' . ' - - . . . D b , L ' - L . U ' 'I ' r , ' ' ' I L , , , - - . . 5 ' - - 1 v I . ' 1 I I I A ' 4 L l Lift. . . 5 - - , . , . . . V L Y A ' 1 - . . . V , . , , 1 . 1 Q Q U - - A I . ' ceive directions as to where to go next. They , , . . ' , . ' . , . . . . , . . Q n 7 'p ' ' 9 I 1 - 4 5 . B ' 1 l -. - . . . . 1 , Y . - . . . . - . . , . . . . V ' - . . 1 ' . . 1 Q It l ' ' , Y .. , . . . . . ' I l , . .r .. A A 1 , g ' . . , ' , . . ' , v , . . . i ' 9 , . . . . . . , . . . .

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folks Malse John Garllck he was spendm de nlght ln de sto en so was Marse Jlm Ellgood Young Marse Bob en hls wie wus bofe um on de tlam Dormda Well make a good supper Then you can go to Ebenezex s I aw smoke commg out of hls chxmney so lt vull be warm there ishe turns away from hlm and walkmg across the stage she slnks into her chan and begms to darn again Presently Ellsha stands up D E11 ha Qstrldes across flool to door and opens xtj Good mght MISS Dormdy fexlts and shuts door behmd hlmy lDo11nda rxses locks door lowers the llght some mole and touches Iohns shoulderj Dormda Youd better go to bed You wlll have to be up agaln ln a llttle whlle John fslttlng up and bllIlklI1g, 1 could sleep for a week Dld Ellsha come? Dormda Yes he put his ma e ln the stable and went up to spend the mght wlth Ebenezer He dldnt brlng any news All the wxres are down Mr Barllck and James Ellgood are both waltmg' out there at the statxon all nlght John Then xt was Fathers tram It must have been a bad wreck DOllTlda flooklng weary and drawnj Im afrald so Thxs suspense is so baffllng Any thmg ln the world mlght happen and we wouldn t know untxl next day fShe walks to the wmdow and gazes outl I know now how Mothex must have felt when she was snowed ln for weeks wxth nobodys company but her own John fl'lSlIlg'J Those days were really bad How glad I am that I hve xn the day of the telephone and teleglaph Exen now xts bad enough Dormda I know John fTurn1ng from wm dowl But lets not talk of thls tonight Lets go to bed fJohn walks from room as Dormda tulns off light, Curtam qcene II Ut IS eally mornlng at the statlon Men are wolkmg on the slde of stage as Dounda and Nlxmrod come ln from other sldej Dormda I brought the buttel along If the tlalns are nunnmg again they ll need lt m Washlngtol flooks off toward other slde of the stage and ln a halsh VOICE, The trams are lunnlng agaln They must have got the track cleaned tTunnmg to NllTll0lll Hutch the noises Nlmrod Nnmod 1Turn1ng to go off stagej Yesm C24 Ah hope deys gwmter teck dls year budder ah does fEx1tsJ fDormda turns once mole towards center stage and shlvers lmoluntarlly She beats her chilled hands together and wants f0l Nlmrod to Join her He comes back on stage J Dormda Those men Nlmrod How much human bemgs are hke turkeys hustlmg around thelr work Here comes Bob Ellgood and a stranger iThey enter on opposlte slde I How old Bob looks as old as hls father' f0ne of Bobs arms IS bandaged and he ns vely dlrty and smoky wlth hls han rumpled Dormda and Nlmrod start to meet hum and stop abruptly Bob comes forth and extend hls good hand Bob Father and I were Just gomg over to youl place Mrs Pedlar We wanted to be the first to see you We wanted you to hear of Nathan from us Dormda tquletlyl Then he IS dead Stranger He dled a hero Bob Clookmg fixedly at the groundj Yes he dled a hero Clookmg upl That IS what we wlsh you to know and to feel as long as you l1ve He gave hms llfe for other He had gotten free wlthout a scratch and he went back nn to the wreck The tram had gone over the embankment It was burnmg and women were screamlng He went down because he was strong He went down and never came back Stranger lrubbmg his head as lf to wlpe out the soundsl Ugh' Those awful shrleks I ll hear them all my lxfe As long as I hve Ill never stop hearmg them Dormda istupldlyl He got free' Bob fsadlyj He got free but he went back He got an axe from somebody and he went back because he was strong He was cut tlng the car away to get a woman out when we found hlm he was quite dead Dormda Wlll they brmg hlm to the farm? Bob If you wxsh It but we would hke hlm to rest ln the churchyard and have a funeral hke a hero We will take care of everything so you wont have to see hum We hope you wont see hlm as you wouldn t ever forget his mangled form although he dled a glorious death Dormda fdazedlyl The funeral of a hero Yes by all means He would have llked that lBob turns and walks off wlth, the stranger as Dormda turns her face toward the heavensb Yes he would have llked that Many people have always regarded hmm as a little udlcu lous and he has always trled to change thelr I , . . , ' 1 ' ' . , - ' . . , V . - I , . . - . Y. . ' , . -. . v ' ' ' - ' .1 , . s ' ' ' . . , ' . 'W v ' . . , S I- ' r ' 1 u n 1 u I ' ' 1 ' ' s ' ' .Y 5 , .. . , . . J ' . I ' ' I- ' 1 - - Z- , 'i' 'l- ' , , . A . . ' . , . . . - , . -'L 9 . ' v - ' ' , . S. .' - . ' 1 . ' ' - -i 9 9 r - ' . . Y , . , . . , . . . . , , u - Y ' I :it . . , - , , , . . , ' ' ' 1. ' .- 1 ' ' I . :i , I ku . . . . , . . - '. , l , - ' . . , I . 1 v . . , . . - , u , B , y s n . . f ' . ' ' ' W . . ' . . I A, . . S, . - . I l . , . .

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