Humboldt High School - Life Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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burglar utters a smothering cry: Stop, stop, I say. Nancy make him stop. 'It's me. CTeddy lets up a bit and Nancy goes closer and gasping with amazement says: Why Teddy, It's Jack. QJack rises, torn and bruised.J JACK- Some little left you have there kid QOut of breath and wiping his facej -You can tackle too. - Ever play football? NANCY-Why Jack, W'hy-how-XVhat have you done? JACK-I heard you arrange to meet him. Thought Ild play a trick on you And say, 1t's turned out differently from what I expected. QEnthusiasticallyj Some hnd l've made. I-Ie's built just right for football. Ever play the game? TEDDY-Left half-a year ago. JACK- Uoyouslyj Great Gosh, Say I--I-why weive been praying for a man like you. You'l1 play, won't you? VVhy, man, you've got to. Practice tomorrow at Z :30. TEDDY- CHappilyj Football again, Gee, that's great. If Dad will only let me. Oh, I'll make him let me. Nancy who has been listening now says in surprise - But Teddy, I thought TEDDY- QGoing up and taking her handsj Honey, wouldn't you rather have a football hero than a husband who can't support you, honest now? NANCY- CSurprised at herselfj XVhy I-I-believe I would. JACK- Gee, this is great. Got some paper? Here's a pencil. I'll give you the signals now, so you'll know them for tomorrow's practice. QTed takes note- book trom his pocket and prepares to write. JACK-Oh Nancy, these are secret signals, you know, and if you don't mind going in- NANCY- I'm Very tired, I think I'd better. Good night Teddy. TEDDY- CGoing to herj Good night Nancy, I'm going to try very hard to be a real good football hero for you. NANCY- I know, Teddy. fRuns off.J JACK- QPulling Teddy down to stepsj Ready, all right here goes. CAs Teddy writes he dictates. Series A-Syaight plays, twenties, thirties-Series B-Forward passes, forties, Hfties-Series C- And as the curtains go down some how We know that Ted has chosen the better game. THE END ' . Dorothy Hosking, '22 Business Announcement Painting and Decorating NVe have experienced men onlyg all freshmen faces and clothes perfectly done. Rushing business in September and February. Freshmen: come early and avoid the rush. Situated in the Gym any noon. Notify James Lackey, office boy of Krch Sz Novotny Co. 1 Tlziween

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JEFF - fSpiritlyj XVe'll hght, don't worry about that. Say, we'd better be go- ing, Poodle, ll is our bedtime you know. POODLE -- That's right. Our best to the beauteous Nancy, Cap. JEFF- Perhaps some music will lift her leaden spirit. JACK- Good idea, herels my Nuke, what'll you have? JEFF-The one about She Sleeps my Lady Sleeps 'I is good. I-Iow does that go now. Star of the Summer Night? Oh yes I remember it. In tune, Cap. JACK - Yes, everybody set? JEFF-All right. JACK- On your mark. POODLE - Ready. ' JEFF-Go. And the musical efforts of three lusty and variating voices float out into the stilly, starry night. At their cessation, the polite host remarks: Gosh, Poodle, your version of the serenade must be different from ours or there's something wrong with you vocal chords. VVe didn't coincide or something. POODLE-Much obliged for the compliment, Cap. Come on Jeff, we've five minutes to make the line in. Nite. Nite. JACK- Sleep tight. fWith this the boys leave, and the slam of the screen door announces Jack's departure from the scene. The porch light is turned off. Only the moon and the twinkling stars see Teddy come softly up the walk and hear his tender whistle, and observe Nancy's extreme nervousness as she creeps out of the house, grip in hand, ready to Hy with her waiting Lochinvar. Only they see the youthful runaways clasp hands, hear Nancy whisper Oh Teddy, kiss me quick. See Teddy's swift and ardent response to the re- quest. Hear him ask softly All ready, honey? And Nancy's frightened Oh Teddy, l'm afraid, afraid. 'l And then a light, not moon or starlight, shines on the stage. Nancy gasps Quick, behind the lilac bush. A moment later the narrow beam of a flash light appears, followed by a figure wearing the ever symbolic handkerchief over his face, a figure which creeps cautiously to the door and Ending it open, enters. Teddy tiptoes to the window followed by Nan who whispers Oh, Teddy. I-Ie's at father's desk. Dad has sonze very valuable papers in it. I heard him tell mother yesterday. Oh, what shall we do. Hut burglar's ears are sharp and Nancy's whisper had not been quite low enough, for there is a noise from within and the intruder comes out. Nan and Teddv try to hide but it is too late, and as the thief grasps Nan's arm he says: fTenselyJ Better not talk so loud girlie. Belong to this house, don't you? Probably know about some papers of your old man's. Whisper their hiding place to me softly and sweetly and there'll.be no trouble. NANCY -- Oh, I don't know what you mean. STRANGER-Oh, yes, you do. Quick, where are they? I don't want to use this but-Cshows a revolver.J NANCY - fTerriHedJ Oh, Oh, you don't mean that you'd-Oh Teddy. fTeddy rushes and trips burglar with a flying tackle. They roll so as to be half hidden by the lilac bush. A fierce struggle is seen and as Nan screams the supposed Twelve A

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ON A BUG We all know that there are many diferent types and kinds of bugs. We know that there are the little insects which cause the girls and women to squirm. Then, there are potato bugs, those little red ones, and those black and yellow striped ones. I-Iow many times when I was out in a ten acre potato patch under a blistering july sun trying to pick potato bugs did I wish that Noah had for- gotten to take two potato bugs with him in his Ark. The June bug is another one of those despised creatures. The other Sunday night during song service, last Sunday to be exact, one of those June inhabitants flew in the church window and chose the neck of an aspiring grand opera soprano as a resting place. The chorus of Vtfork for the Night is Coming suddenly rose to an alarming pitch, and with a resounding slap, the career of the innocent june bug ended. The bug I wish to talk about, however, is not any of the species I have just mentioned. This bug is a person who has an almost insane desire to own and operate a wireless station, and who carries out his plan to a successful degree. The dangerous age for a boy is about sixteen years. At this age the fast ripening student usually has an adventurous spirit, and a courageous desire to experiment with the newly adopted invention, the wireless. When a person turns into a bug, he decides to get the theory of the thing. I recall distinctly how I went to the library and took out four books on wire- less telephony and telegraphy. I tried to make myself believe that I really wanted to learn the scientific explanation about ether and such things, but what I really wanted was a terse explanation of how I could use an old telephone re- ceiver, thirty odd feet of copper wire, an old automobile spark coil, four sheets of tin-foil from a tobacco box, two dry batteries from our doorbell, and construct an outfit. The books had the theories all right, and plenty of them. The average would be bug, usually has everything planned out to perfec- tion where he will put his antenna, in what place he will keep his instruments, on what water pipe he will connect his 'K ground , and all similar things, but he usually forgets the little item, money. VVhen an aspiring ether shaker reaches this cold realization dark gloom and a very blue horizon are in the offing. Some- times an ambitious person works until he has acquired enough money to buy a few instruments, sometimes a friend gives him a few things, but more often, after a few weeks of coaxing, he gets his dad to write out a check for about fifty dollars. When he has procured the money, the sky seems the limit for his ex- pression of happiness. He begins to tidy up a corner of the attic, cellar, or some convenient room in which to place his instruments. Thirteen twelfths of his in- tentions are good, but his idea does not usually comply with his mother's idea of system, for after much discussion there is allotted a little corner of his bedroom where he must put his apparatus. Now everything is ready , he proudly comments to himself. I told Marv when she could come and listen to some real wireless music, I have the room all fixed up, and I have the date all set when I will give a wireless party. The bug bravely starts out for a popular electrical shop with the intention Fourteen