Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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TRUE BLUE As he is frolicking about with his new toy, a beautiful auburn haired artist Agnes Nordby, chances to look out from her window above him, and wish- ing to paint the pretty little dog, runs quickly down the steps and picks up the dog. Arriving at her room she opens the box and is greatly amazed at the contents. After her day’s work is done she goes to see an old class mate whom she supposes to be a very dear friend of hers, and takes the jewel to show it to her. Her friend, Esther Erickson, is a hypnotist, and so great is her greed that she hypnotizes Agnes and takes the ruby away from her. W hen Agnes comes out of her trance she runs out and brings in the first policeman she sees, Dud Odenwald, who arrests Esther and takes the ruby away from her to restore it to its former owner. That night he goes to see Mary Rusch, who is cook for a popular lunch counter. Before he leaves he gives the ruby to her. The next morning Mary makes a special dish for the counter, some wonderful choc- olate p.es. While dreaming of the events of the preceding night she drops the gem into the filling of a large chocolate pie which she is making. About nocn, Stcphina Nachtman, the flighty young waitress, hastens out into the kitchen for another tray load of chocolate pies. As she lays the tray down on the counter, she sees a young woman elegantly dressed in the height of fashion enter accompanied by a gentleman wearing a dress suit and a tall silk hat, swinging a swagger stick cn his arm. The young woman is Mae Killian, a society leader to whom an immense fortuno was suddenly left by an unknown uncle- The gentleman accompanying her is Sticky Larsen, who has also risen to be a very prominent figure in society. Immediately the flip young waitress calls out in a sweet voice “Shocolat Pie” today, any ven vant some shocolat pie.” Mr. Larsen buys the pie and as they are eating it he discovers the ruby. He gives it to Mae for a keepsake and in a little while they leave. As they pass down Broadway they suddenly hear some deep melodious tones ringing through the air. On coming closer they recognize Helen Katner, clad in a shawl and a poke bonnet, the Salvation Army badge across her arm. She is standing in the midd’e of the street singing hvmns to attract the attention of passers by. As she sees them approach she holds out her tamboureen. Mae reaches into her purse and draws uct a handful of coins which she drops carelessly into it. After they have gene, on looking into the tamboureen Helen sees lying among the various small change a shining ruby. As she moves down the street, she sudden- ly hears a great clamor and clapping from one and drawing closer around the corner sees Helen Hosfcrd, a fiery suffragette mounted cn a soap box orating in a loud and ringing voice cn the rights of women. Her arguments are so persuasive that Helen, being a changeable scul anyway, is speedily converted and denates to the cause all her pro- ceeds from the day, including the ruby which she gives to Helen H. The latter is so jubilant over, her recent success that as they are passing by a circus tent, she wishes to go in and make a speech to the circus performers. The first person they see is Laura Brandenburg, a matted black wig hanging down over her eyes, clad in s’ ins of wild animals and barbaric ornaments, seated in the midst of a cage and surrounded by writhing and hissing serpents. Nothing daunted, Helen starts out, hut just as she reaches her most effective point, a huge black serpent stretches out its evil head, and with a warning hiss, seizes the ruby which she is holding in her hand. Tremb- ling with terror Helen runs away thinking that the ruby is lost forever. It is May 21, 1930. the tenth anniversary of the world-famed class of 1920. A grend reunion of the entire class is'being held in the Bohemian 21

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TRUE BLUE until, completely captured by'her wiles, he hands over to her the ruby. The next day is the lcng looked for day set for the Notimal Horse Race in which the two world famed jockeys, Fae Gridley arrd Laura Jones, are to ride. Of course Ragna is present and losing her head in the excite- ment of betting, she stakes her precious ruby, in a bet with Helen Koehler, another promising young actress, on the horse ridden by Fae Gridley. When the race is finished, the horse ridden by Laura Jones comes out ahead on account of the slight difference in the weight of the two jockeys, and Ragna is obliged to hand over her ruby to Helen Koehler. Helen gives it at once to Fred Hanna, a crafty moonshiner, with whom she is infatuated. Fred has a small still hid away in the Rocky Moun- tains, whre he makes a very fine grads of liquor, for which he receives an exceedinglv high price. All one night after he has received the ruby, he sits in his hut, examining it by the dim light of a lamp. Suddenly he hears footsteps approaching the door, and thinking that government officials must have found him out, in his terror, he drops the ruby, which falls by chance into an open bottle of liquor standing near him. While he is out investigating, his servant, Esther Heggen, of whom Helen is very jealous, closes up the bottle and sends it with a number of other bottles in a ship- ment to William Kealy in New York. William Kealy is a young doctor just beginning his practice after years of study . He has as an assistant, a well tiained nuise and former classmate of his, Lillian Leaf. One morning the young doctor comes from the operating room to the next room, where the nurse is work- ing and takes a half empty bottle of stimulant from the shelf, which he intends to give to the patient, lying at the point of death in the next room. As he takes down the bottle Lillian notices a shining ruby almost concealed in the bottom of it, and being a greedy person, she wishes to obtain posses- sion of it, but she can think of no way of getting it without letting the Doc- tor see her. Finally, which is very seldom, a bright idea comes to her and she falls to the floor in a pretended faint. William rushes to her and pours the rest of the bottle into her ha’f-open mouth, sighing heavily as he thinks of the great waste upon an unconscious person. As soon as she feels the ruby in her mouth Lillian comes cut of her pretended faint and thanking the Doctor walks out of the room. As she is journeyin'1- swiftly homeward she chances to pass a tent in which a “Holy Roller” meeting is being held, and Lillian enters and sees Sigrid rolling about on the ground in a frenzy of religious fervor and thinking that she is doing it to reduce, Lillian shamefully follows her example and rolls about upon the ground herself. Finally disgusted at not feeling any thinner she gets up and walks out, without even greeting her friend, and Sigrid still rolling about chances to come upon the ruby which had slipped from Lillian’s pocket. She picks it up, and in a little while, starts for home. On her way home she meets Mr. Lylle Halverson, who has recently been married to {he belle of Lakeland, Miss Doris Merrick. He is very much upset, and as usual, confides his troubles to Sigrid. He tells her that he was out the night before with an eld sweetheart of his, and that his wife has discovered this, and is very angry with him, and he doesn’t dare to go heme. Sigrid advises him to bring his wife a lovely present, and tells him that she will sell him a ruby which she has in her possession. Lyle immediately takes her up on her elfcr and after putting it in a lovely box he brings it home to his wife Doris who is so pleased that she forgets to be angry with him. The next day she leaves the box on hci dresser and her little deg, Tootsie-Woctsie mama’s little darling jumping upon her bureau seizes the box and scamper soli with it into the street. 20

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TRUE BLUE apartments of Anita Haven, and Jane La Barge, hopeful young literary aspirants, who are the latest authors of this impertinent effusion. Every member of the class is present. And thus they ai e able to trace the travels of the great Oriental ruby,which by the unanimous agree- ment of the entire class is given to Hudson High school as a slight memen- to of the class of 1920. —ANITA HAVEN. JANE LA BARGE. Teacher—“Where do we get our wool, Marvin ?” Marvin—“Oh- ah -I don’ know.’ Teacher—“Why from the sheep. “Now where did yourtrowsers come from ?” Marvin—“These? From dad’s old ones.” According to Mr. Rock’s statement Stephen Young will be pretty cool this summer because his white hair will reflect all sun rays. Found—A pair of long trowsers by Charles Harding. A small boy handed in the following examniation paper in History: “General Braddock was killed in the Revolutionary war. He had three horses shot out from under him and the fourth was shot through his clothes.” —Ex. Memories of school days may vanish, And old recollections fade: But I’ll never forget, to my dying day, The speech that Tommy made. Miss McCarthy—“How long did Napoleon III live after he fled to Eng- land?” Constance B— “Three years.” Geraldine T.—“He never did, he lived all the rest of his life.” Physics: Mr. Rock — “William please come up in front and put your breakfast in the waste paper basket.” Have you noticed how interested Mr. Kellerman is over the prices of boys’ suits ? Jane La Barge in United States History Class: “A specified duty is one on specified articles—an ad valorem duty is one on wool.” The time has come to write my test, I pray that I may do my best, But should I get a measly “P” Please don’t put the blame on me I’m a Freshman. Sidney N. in Modern History—“In those days they used to have monkeys in the choir.” W. Jensch—“Oh that’s nothing. I’ve seen lots of mon- keys in our choir.” 22