Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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THE LINCOLNIAN I9 We .1-:IQ 'st ' iii'-ill ' . K. ' 1 1-H151 C. 1.25, 1 ff UT? fi. . , X ' , 113 . , A .7 ---qu gn nur n- By CHARLOTTE BERNICE MUCKLER, '21 Ann Mary sat in assembly and gazed at Uhe stage with unwavering eyes. T-he girl in the next seat nudged a friend 'and whispered, Look at Ann Mary Willetl Just drinking in this dry old stuff! Did you ever see such a dig as she is? But she was mistaken. Nota word of the address had Ann Mary h-eard. All her attention was fixed upon Bob Jarvis, student-body president, who sat near the speaker. Poor Ann Mary! Shy, sensitive, se- rious, and not very -attractive, she made few friends, although she had al- way-s longed for popularity. Wirth no one to -help her but a. stern grand- father who thought his duty done when he 'had clothed and- fed her and-sent -her to school, she turned to her studies for defense against loneliness. Of course, her schoolmates did not understand, and shun-ned her more than ever, call- ing her a dig an-d teach'er's. pet, an-d other names of -like mean-ing. Then, into the mid-st-of her solitude. came Bob Jarvis. Handsome, carefree, good matured, he smiled across the aisle at ner one day -in a study period and of- fered to sharpen a pencil she had just broken. The pencil was sharpened, and Bob forgot the incident. N-ot so with Ann Mary. Kindn-ess was none too frequent in her li-fe, and swift gratitude rushed to meet the little favor. From that time on,-Bo-b Jarvis was Ann Mary's hero. When he was chosen captain of t-he football team in -his Junior year. .she rejoiced 5 when he was barred from the basketball team because of a flunk vin Latin-, she was rniserable until -he had made it up: and when he was elect- ed student-body president, she lthrilzled, and proceeded to ignore all assembly speakers just for the bliss of gazing upon Bob, which brings us back to the beginning of -our story and the end of the assembly, After gathering up some intention- ally scattered papers-, Ann Mary left -the auditorium just behind Bob and the vicesprincipal. Bob's excited words reached her ears. But, Mr. Garth, sometfhing should he don-e. Must it positively have Mr. Hunte.r's signature? Positively! No money can be de- posited in fthe name of the school With- out the principal's signature. Then, can't he be reached, some way? It's tempting fate to keep a hun- dred and fifty thousand in- gold in the school over night. Nonsense, boy! The safe is fire- proof. and no thief could get past Don- nelly. Bes-ides, you are fthe only one outside of the office wfho knows the money is there, and Donnelly will be told to keep special watch.

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The world is a mirror of kings and slaves lt's just what you are and dog So give to the world the best that you have And the best- will come back to you.

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20 THE LIN Things do leak out, Mr. Garth, and one watchman isn't any over supply for a big school like Lafayette. Besides, 1've none too much faith in that new clerk in the office. I don't like the sit- nation. Mr, Garth glanced sharply at the un- usually sober face of the boy. . Look -here, Jarvis! he exclaimed. You're over-excited-. Mr. Hunter is on-t of town and can-'t be reached. He'll be back tomorrow, and the money will be banked. Donnelly can take care of it till theng so there's an end fto it! I suppose you're right: but I wish the old man -had kept his money till tomorrow or else given us a check. We do need that gymnasium, and you canlt pick a hun-dred and fifty thousand dollars off every bush. Don't worry. You'll get your gym- .nasium. Ann Mary didnlt hear Bob's answer as he entered -the office after Mr. Garth, but she had heard enough to set her rejoicing. A 'hundred and fifty thou- sand dollars! Then old Mr. Peters, an eccentric mi-llion-aire of the city, had kept his promise, and Lafayette High would have its long desired gymnasi- um. The gymnasium that Bob had wanted and worked for and talked for so long! Of course, Bob was worriedg but that was only his eagerness for the coveted building. It would be all right -she was sure of it! Just tfhen she slipped on a bit of orange peel that some careless 'student had dropped on fthe stairs. When .she picked herself up at the bottom, she was well shaken up and bruised and her ankle pained sharply. She would have liked to cry .in someone's arms: but waiting for Bob had made her late, and there was no one inthe hall. So she choked back the tears and limped up the stairs to her class, not .stop- piing 'to 'consider that perhaps her ankle needed attention. After school, she went into the chem- COLNIAN istry laboratory to Work out an experi- ment that had given her trouble in the morning. The inst-ructor was called away, but Ann Mary stayed, becoming so absorbed in the experiment that she did not notice the janitor until he knocked over a test tube with his broom. Although he apologized, he could not remedy matters, and .she had to start the experiment again. By the time she reach-ed a. satisfactory conclu- sion, it was growing dark, and she hastily put away her -materials and apparatus. As she turned to leave the -room, she twisted her -injured ankle. When An-n Mary cam-e to herself, she sat up in the d-ark and wondered where .she was and what had happened. Then she remembered-a hurt ankle, weari- niess, a. sudden twist, blackness, a fall, half-unconsciousness, and then over- powering -drowsiness. How long had she slept? She rose to her feet and carefully tried 'her ankle. It hurt, but she could use it. She felt her way to the switch and turned on the lights. Ten o'clock! She had not been afraid before, but now the lateness of the hour, the thought of what her grand- father wou-ld say wh-en she .reached home, and the awful stillness of the night swept over her, .and she caught her breath in a frightened sob. Don- nelly! She must find him-he would take care of her! She ran to the door, -then had to cling to the wall, dizzy with the pain- in her ankle. Slowly she crept through -the hall, dimly lighted- by the glow from the laboratory. Where could Donnelly be? As she turned into the main hall, leav- ing the friendly glow, .the utter black- ness and silence of the familiar place terrified her. A light flashed near the office. She' tried to call, and could not. A second attempt, and shef recoiled from her own voice a it echoed back. Mr. Donnelly! Mr. Donnelly! A long pause as 'she waited. Then guarded footsteps approached, and Ann