Liberty High School - Lion Yearbook (Brentwood, CA)

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fairy waved ber wand in the ai1' and said i11 the sweetest voiee ,I ever heard. But see, you a1'e only as large las I am. The hammock suddenly grew so large that I was t'ri1g l1tened for fear I'd fall out, 'but the fairy, who was as large as I was, took me -by the hand an-d we sailed througih the air. It seemed to me that we had sailed a long way, but when the fairy lighted, I found that we were only on the rosebush just aeross the garden. She opened a rose bud with her fingers and led me into it be- tween the petals. In front of me I saw a very long' hall, so long' in t'aet, that I eouldn't see the end of it. The fairy asked me whieh one of mv elassmates I wished to see first. The faet. that the fairy so nearly resembled Sala made me ask to see her first. She put her hands on the knob of a door on one side of the hall and said, Sala, whose patienee always lasts Is now the 'teaeher olf a Latin class. She opened the door and I saw a tall young' lady standing' at a desk. holding a book in her hand. Beyond 'her was a large 1-'lass ot' students. listening to her as she asked them questions. 'She was very en- thusiastie about her work and her students were bright and attentive. I wanted to speak to Sala. tbut the fairy took ime out and elosed the door asking' me who was the next person l wished to see. l thought I would like to see one ot' the boys. so l asked to see John. The fairy put her hand on the kuob ol' a door, whieh was aeross the hall, and said. John, the sturdy pioneer. 'llas beeome a meehauieal eug'iueer. -She opened the door. and there. amidst all kinds ol inaelunery, I beheld .lohu. lle was tall and broad. due to athleties at sehool. Apart from the ma- elunery I saw a woman ui a kitehen. at- tending' 'to household duties, 'l'he fairy told me that this was John s wite. I should like to be iutrodueed to .lohu's wife. I said. 'l'he fairy took my hand and led me to out of the door. ls there auvone else you wish to .. , I 5 I 'I see. -lll aslvsd. Ilet'ore l :lsli to see some one. I said, I would like to know why you will not let me speak to any of my class- mates? The reason is, answered the fairy, 'tthat if you speak to them, the charm breaks and they disappear ifrom your 77 sight. Very well, I said, let me see Ail- een. The fairy put her hand on a door whieh was on the sa-me 'side of the hall as the first one I had en-tered, and said, Aileen has surpassed all her rank, And is now working in a. bankf, When the fairy opened the door, I saw a tall young' lady leaning over a coun- ter in a 'beautiful 'bank build-ing: She was keeping' books, and around her were many other employes doing other work. I no- tieed one young' man paying' partir-ular at- tention to Aileen. The fairy told me that Aileen was engaged to hiini. As long' as I eault talk to Aileen. I might as well go to see some of my other elassmates. Let me see Ray, I said, when we were in the hall again. The fairy approaehed a door on 'the opposite side ot' the hall and plaeing' .her hand upon the knob. said, opening' it. For hard work. Ray never eared, 'So -with the Brentwood Bank he shared. l ibeheld a gentleman sitting on a Morris ehai1'. near a table, reading- a book. This was surely Ray, the lover ot' books. ln another part of 'the room was a woman lying' ou a divan. l imagined this to be Hay's wit'e. and found l was right. The t'airy told me that it was flIay's tbantk in wliieh .Xileeu was employed, l.et ine see l'Isther. I said. going' out into the hall. When I saw the fairy go to a dior aeross the hall. l supposed that the girls were all on one side ot' the hall. and the lt .Vf on the other. She opened the door saying. l'Isther's brightness was ue'er surpassed. She! Ieaehing' students now at last. l -HU' lfsther witll a large elass oft' rllldvtlls. Some ot' her students 'were l1o':ei' than she was. t'ol' she was not vi-VY

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Guru without a doubt, millionaire fhanker. just -married. One need only look at his face to see t-hat he is happy. 'Another ring of smoke and now I see a room crowded with people talking and laughing. Suddenly a hush falls upon them. I look around eagerly. Then from a distant part ot' tl1e stage comes a woman, dressed as Q1 girl in the Early English times. Where have I'-seen the costume be- fore? In the great Shakesperian plays Macbeth and I'Ia+mlet. The Lady is Lady Macbeth. How well she does that difficult act and with what pathos she speaks tfhose words. The face becomes clearer and now a cry of surprise comes from my lips. It is Minnie 'S'heddrick. She continues acting then I see her glance fearfully towards the ha ck of the stage. The audience think her acting ibut no, there goes a little red flame, anot-her and another. But Minnie tbravely keeps on. Suddenly a loud voice below is people out. Those I notice even then. heard ordering the tones are familiar. The people, knowing- nothing, wonderingly pass out. I follow. Yes. of course. no one but I'Iarold't'ollis could speak so loud and clear. Ile trained his voice at Liberty, The picture lbecotmes dim and fades away. Another. another and another ring ot' smoke ascends and all disappear. IViIl I see anthing more? Ye-sl The last as- cends and I see a slowly moving train. As it passes by a familiar face appears at a window. It is the merry face ot' Manta I'ntca-mp. 'She is talking happily with an- other girl. The train moves faster Init I follow with my glance. Into the dark night it goes on and on. Then a sudden roar and crashing and all in chaos. I think of the happy face seen such a short time be- fore. IYill it ever be seen again? Oh horrors Y and with t-his exclamation I awoke from my sound sleep in my easy chair. my neck almost stiff and my fing- ers severely bu1'ned 'by my cigar. Getting up I walked out on the cool veranda and seated myself. Sitting here I heard voices and so familiar that laugh was. And then-was I still dreaming or was it reality? There before me stood Manta Putcalmp. In my surprise I satw only her and went up to her. lSthe knew me immediately. I asked her if she had a pleasant journey. :She paled and then told me of an awful wreck the night be- fore. She asked me if I did not remember her companions. Then I looked around me and there was Elaine Ivallace. Judson Swift. Everett Lemoine and Myra Pearce. The had all started for Egypt at the safme time. Elaine had come over in an aero- plane, in which she had won much fame. Judson -was ambassador to England and was now taking- a vacation. Everett to my great astonislnnent was still a batchelor and was out on his steam yacht for pleas- ure. Myra was there to help the cause of IYoman Suffrage. I eagerly asked after Richie IYaIlace of whom all the girls were fond and heard that he was looking for the flag planted on the South Pole. 0. '12, lgrnphvrg nf .Svnphnmnrra It was a pleasant atternoon ot the to me. and tell me all about them. I was . . , , sunnner ot' ISl2ll and I was lying in the tlnnktngl ol Sula. when the dove seemed to hannnock under a tall tree near my old be changing itselt' into a little girl with country home. thinking ol' my classmates golden hair. She was no larger than my nl' liilierty. when a beautiful white dove little finger, and she had two tiny wings perched on the hammock near my feet. I upon her back. She stretched out her gmilotl gf it 511111 said unconsciously. Yon small arms and beckoned to me. dear little dove, I wish you would fly to IIow can I come with yon? I asked. where mv classmates are. and then return I am so large and you are so small. The

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tall. I was told by the fairy that it was a I'niversity in which Esther taught. This pleased me very much, and as I longed to speak to Esther. I went out before I would be tempted, and asked to see Ferd. To converse with every nation. Ferd built a wireless telegraph sta- tion. said the fairy. as she opened a door. There I saw Ferd, tall and healthy as he always was. He had many operators em- ployed by him. for he was the manager and gave them directions. He seemed pleased with his employees and. no doubt. was happy. I must not forget Susie. I said as I walked out of the door. The fairy crossed the hall again. and faced a door, saying, 'l'onstancy is Susie's fate. She's teaching in her native State. When she opened the door. I beheld a young lady teaching a class of about forty students. .So this was Susie teaching in Virginia! There were also two or three negro children in Susie's class. I noticed that they were even brighter than the white children. Oh. how I longed to speak to Susie. but I did not dare to, because I wanted to see the rest of 'my classmates. Eugene is the next. I said. walking out of the door. The fairy crossed on the boys' side ot' the hall. and said while facing a door. 'flfugeue was ever lIoffman's chum. A l . , Q u So into partnership they ve come. 'On opening the door. I saw something I'amiliar about the place. It was precisely t'ie same building in which I had seen Ferd. l QI'lI was not there now, but Eugene walk- ed abrut giving directions tu the operator. it ',p.,,g,.,1 me T., think how well Ferd and laugallg got along' together. The fairy told we In hurry. so I asked to see Mae. Of Idrentwood. worthy Mae is mayor. And a large salary they pay her. said the fairy as she opened a door- IIIWII looking into the room. I saw.XIae seated in the Brentwood ft'ity Hall. lSl1e was holding a meeting, and I noticed that she conducted it well, tdue to the 'Parliamen- tary Law' which she learned at Libertyj. I was glad to see the school work doing some service. I'pon being reinded by the fairy to hurry, I asked to see Henry. I surely was not going to forget him. The fairy went to a door and opened it, saying, lIenry's knowledge of autos was always large. He's now the owner of the Byron Gar- age. As I entered. I saw Henry, now devel- oped into a man. giving orders to his em- ployees, and at the same time, fixing an automobile which was b1'oken. He soon found had it repaired. and on trying it, that it ran just as well as before it was broken. There is no one else to see. I said, as I walked out of the door. You are forgetting someone. said t.he fairy. Uh, no. I said. there are no others in my class. Come to this room, sa-id the fairy. opening a door. I saw a strange young lady seated at a desk in an office. The place looked familiar. but I did not recog- nize the woman. After a few minutes of' thinking. I remembered that it was the of- tiee in which I worked. 'Ivhat was this stranger doing here? I had forgotten that I was having a vacation and that sollle one else had my place until I should return. It was then only. myself that I had forgotten to ask to see. I went to speak to the woman, to 'tell her that I would be back in a week. but when I had spoken the first word, everything vanish- ed ifroin my sight. and I found myself ly- ing in the hammock. I was no longer sniall. as I had been. when the fairy took me away. I sat up in the hammock. and began to wonder at what I had seen. until I was tinally convinced that it was only a dream. and I had I'org'otten myself. MA RY PA Ii ICNTI. 'I 4,