Klamath Union High School - El Rodeo Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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the slum! 10 am un ry as l0 thlt d Sidney. uditorium ulmm ha know, loaning or ey said nothing but' ' 1n; yg down llw street Wh I s e. p was IIH'I returning fri - 0, The puln'vnlvll. r9003: 1'. plor lo llu- President it of the Auditorium jinx: small light in the Allditav going 0n :1! tlw Auditt 9 boys piling:r Up somebm up to solm- mischief, SOI thvrv Wt-rv only the of': we thru- gnl hack. thist- . on to him. You can do Ind tlwn taking Sidnevt he led him to tlu- house. had now but little chat light he PXPlZlilllt'd. Why, mt hun- you got to say HI at tlu- Auditoriumal sir. his t-hnrgv that is laidati Auditorium on the wilyt lolicemo-n sprung at mei Auditorium. l WasstudE it call up Ralph. 1-1-gueii lddvd dunhlfully. Im'r and he :u-tvd 0n SidE lk ow-r lhu phone, he WT en into this lnix-UP- Hal 8 that Ralph has disappea' Vent to thu banquet for the study. When they been able to tind hint f ersv, haw not the m '0 did this, Sidney. but, belh-w- Hint 3'0 knowso v'thlng to say for yours 'ht. Hu- l'rc-sidvnt said' M will let you know in the morning as to whether I will hold you guilty or not. You may go? The next morning Sidney was presented with a cold formal note which ran: ttCircumstances prove your guilt in last nights affair. You are forbidden participation in athletics until further notice. Sin- cerely, G. S. Sumner, Pres. VVinship Collegef, Sidney was stunned and bewildered by the suddenness of the blow that came upon him. The rest of the day he spent in trying to find Ralph Hoffman, but it was of no avail, for Ralph had dise appeared as completely as though the earth had swallowed him. He found Barton at the dining hall, and curbing a wholesome desire to ttlicktt him passed him with a cold stare. Sidney knew it was no use to ask for Bartorfs help, for Barton was- a thoroughly selfish fellow. Another twenty four hours passed and Ralph Hoffman was not found, although there were several detectives following up the case. Sidney had given up in despair and foresaw the defeat of the football team that afternoon. A substitute was to, be put into his place for the game but defeat was a certainty. Meanwhile the whole school was in an uproar over Allison. Some defended his actions, while others upbraided him for his seeming disloyalty to the school. The afternoon was a perfect one. The Craven College team arrived at noon and were royally treated by their rivals. The game was called at two thirty and a great crowd was on hand long before that, as the Craven-Winship game was a time honored event in the little college town. NAre you ready, Winshipiw cried the referee, ttAre you ready, Craven? He blew his whistle and the great game was on. Craven had the ball and took things with a rush. They made their downs steadily and soon the ball was on Winshipts ten yard line. Five yards more and then two more! ttThree yards to go, boys? yelled the Craven captain. The next try resulted in a touchdown. Craven failed to kick goal. At the end of the half the score stood, Craven-G, Winship-O. Sidney was watching the game from the substitute bench when Barton tapped him on the shoulder. ttI want to see you, follow me? and he beckoned to the grand- stand where President Sumner sat. Sidney followed without protest. ttVVhat do you want, boysiw asked Mr. Sumner. ttI haVe something to tell'you if you will go somewhere where no one can hear? Barton replied quickly. ttAll right, boys? agreed the President. Sidney wonderingly followed the two to an empty place in the grandstand. ttNow what is it you want to tell meiw asked Mr. Sumner. ttI-I-FVe got a confession to make, blurted out Barton. tTm the one who was the ringleader in that miX-up about stacking the books in the Auditorium. Four other fellows helped me but I Page 21

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a captive. They then started down the street to an unknown des. tination and Sidney was in a quandry as to the meanlng Of it all. itWhat am I wanted foriw asked Sidney. i HFor stacking books in the Auditorium about half an hOur agof said one of his captors. Sidney said nothing, but inWardly raged. i They had gone but a little ways down the street WhenMr' Sumner, the President of the College was met returning from the Annual Literary Association banquet. The poliCemen, recognizing him as the President, stopped him. itMr. Sumner? said his chief captor to the President, tithis is a fellow we caught downlin front of the Auditorium just IIOW. About twenty minutes ago I spied a small light in the Auditorium, and knowing that there was nothing going on at the. Auditorium, looked in the window, and found some boys piling up some books in the corner. I knew that they were up to some mischief, so I Went to call for some men, seeing as how there were only five of ,em,I knew I couldnt manage them. When we three got back, this fellow was the only one around, so we nabbed on to him. You can do what you want to with him? iTll do that? said Mr. Sumner and then taking Sidney by the arm so that he could not get away, he led him to the house. He groaned, for as he reflected, Winship had now but little Chance to win the football game. As soon as he saw Sidney in the light he exclaimed, itWhy, its you Allison. How comes this? What have you got to say for yourself? What were you doing down at the Auditorium at this time of the night? Explain yourself, sir? , ttMr. Sumner, I am innocent of this charge that is laid against ,9 me, from Ralph Hoffmants, when those policemen sprang at me from behind those maples in front of the Auditorium. my Greek with Ralph. To prove it, just call up Ralph. I-I-guess he is the only one who can clear mef, he added doubtfully. iTll call up Ralph? said Mr. Sumner and he acted on'Sidney,S said Sidney, iiI was passing the Auditorium on the way home . I was studying ' suggestion. After several moments talkaver the phone, he turned ' and faced Sidney. HAllison, Pm afraid you have gotten into this miX-up. Ralph,s mother answered the phone and she says that Ralph has disappeared She says that she and her husband went to the banquet for the evening and that they left Ralph in the study. When they got back Ralph was gone. They havenit been able to find him, and Mrs. Hoffman is nearly hysterical. I, of course, have not the means of knowing for sure, whether or not you did this, Sidney, but the Circumstances are such as to make me believe that you know Some' thing about this affair. Have you anything to say for yourself? Mr. Sumner paused. INC? said Sidney slowly. - W911, then, you may go for tonight? the President said. I Page 20 i :: strive I :ng mmmm , 1 ,Icv vi... to: i :- 4 a- ..

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wonht tell on them. When we got through we fixed 111? a job 011 Allison so that he Would be the goat. . We knew that Aliison WO'uId appeal to Ralph Hoffman as to his Innocence, so we Just Simply kidnapped him; I let him out about fifteen minutes ago. The only thing I did it for was because I was sore at Alllson for not joining us in the job. I thought I would do one good thlng for the 3011401, for 1 really love it, so that iswhy I am telling you this. That is all 1 have to say about it. I am going to take the three oiclook train, and am, going for good, so that it will do no good to follow neg, Before the astonished professor and Allison could say anything, Barton had left the grandstand and was out of sight in the large crowd. In less time than it takes to tell it, Sidney was in a football suit and asking Mr. Williams, the coach, to let him iinish the lag; of the game. Mr. Williams oonsentednand the referee called time so as to make the change in the line-up. As Sidney took his place in the team, a mighty cheer went up from the VVinship bleachers. Ten minutes more to play? said Mr. Williams to Sidney, iiDo your best? Craven had the ball and was making slow progress up the field. Williams cried, iiThre-e more minutesiii Some one fumbled the ball and Allison recovered it! Tucking ' the ball under his aria, he ran down the field to the distance posts which marked Craven,s goal line. There were two more Craven men to dodge! He straight-armed one and dodged the other! He seemed to fall as he neared the goal line but he made the goal before he fell! Then the world went black to him. As he opened his eyes he heard some one say, HHe has got a sprained ankle? The next thing he heard was tiRah-Rah-Rah; Rah-Rah-Rah; Rah-Rah-Rah; Allisoniii .It drowned out everything and seemed strangely sweet to him. The setting sun cast a dull red glow over the quaint, moss- covered brick buildings of Winship College. propped up in a chair by the window, iiGee, but its great to be a part as he watched the red Sidney Allison sat. looking out upon the sunset. sunset slowly fade into darkness. m- r s in .LW . t? :3; -- . n t : ; L.- .e. :i7d I f WIC4 k K ?;V'it ' , 1.; . g . x i y e: K '69 - ,.. It a. L04 tilt 0.! c- I a of this world? he murmured - i