Machias High School - Margaretta Yearbook (Machias, ME)

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J W FlqlWG3 lvldrganella THE X -XLLEX OF DE-XTH bx Hol11s Nlonaghan HF sun IOSC oxe1 the moun I1 of Fcu 16101 t fill xallex xxhlch had HGXLI be fOl6 been x1s1ted bx man H1gh toxx e11ng xx tlls shut ofT the pl xcc f1om the sunounrmg xxo1 d ind so madc It xlmost 1m pcnct1 xble It xx IS hlled xx1th tlees that g.,1cxx so close togethel that the sun sc ucelx 1E,lLl'1LCl the g'lOUl1l ex cept IH spots Nloss hung f1om the t1ees md the damp odo1 of 1ott1ng xxood hlled the pl xce The gloom that hung oxe1 the xallex xx 1s S1118 xxh1ch de 1th 18 p1escnt One th111 xxh1ch xxould hxxe att1 mctel the 1m IT16cl1dfQ '1ttent1on of exelx 6X1JlO1E,l O1 b1g gxmc lllllittl xx IS the absence of 1n1m1l l1fc The t1e s xxh1ch should h mxe been hlled xx1th cnatte1 1ng monkexs xxe1e at a loss f0l ex en buds and snakes xx hxch fue usuallx p1esent xx e1e absent 1n thlN xallex FOL11 men sat uounl a fue on xxh1ch xxas th1oxxn moss and xxet leax es 1n o1de1 to make a smudge to keep axxax the troublesome lnsects of the 1ungle The fl1 st of the fOLl1 men xxas a tall th1n faced anl d1s t1Hgll1Sl1QCl look1ng 13818011 knoxxn as John Scott 1n the soc1al xxo1lcl of Iondon Next xxae 1 man xx ho Illlght 1ead1lx be taken T01 a Ge1 man but xxho xxas h1gh 1n the SQIXICQ of England S11 Thomas NIa1lbo1ough On the 01313081119 s1de of the H1e xxe1e h1s txxo compamons James Hunte1 and S11 Rlch u cl Qonkllng On thc Illttflllllg' d xx the11 D01 tel s hld descltcd them and had txkcn most of the U1l1llJl'T'lE,llt xx1th thcm o noxx thex xxc1c st1ug,g.,l1ng x unlx to 1c ich c1x 1111 mtlon Thex h td cxcploud the xallex and although they found lt to be 11ch 1n xeget1t1on thex hxd scen no gzmc Txx1ce xx hen thex had come upo11 op cn spaccs thcx h td found skeletons of exc1x spec1es ot 1n1m1l l1f that the bodx of Lnexxlx kllled deel xx1th the c ucass unexten but 1n th yug lu xe1n xxe1e txxo holes f1OI'I1 xx h1ch some Clbitllle hid suckcl the blool f1om the bodx Nloxx thc mcn xxe1e fllSCLl'wS1Hg the mx ste1x and e ich one felt 'Is though he xxas be1ng xxatch ed but t1y as they mlght they could see noth1ng That day after Cl1I'1I191 S11 R1cha1d xxande1ecl off xx1th h1s llfle unde1 hm dlfll He nex C1 1QtLl1I16d but h1e bodv xx as found lat 1 xx1th txxo g1ue some holes 1n h1s neck The featlues xxe1e d1sto1ted 1nd f1Oth xxas on h1s l1ps as 1f he had dled IH a ht -Xll 111ght the 1ema1n111g th1ee men sit uound the f11e xxonde11ng xxho xx ould be next and each p1ax1ng that he xx ould be spa1ed When mo1n1ng finally, came It found the men ex Page II 1 1 l Px 4 N 1. Y 7 1 1 Y 11 A ' ' Y 1 1 1 V , 1 - 1' 1' 1 V 1 W, ,O 1 . . , , , . . . ,jg tal fu 1' 1 o a Q ' - - s, ' Q ' G lag? gf. 'V 7 ' - V ' 1 - - 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 1 ' ' Z? 1. , c 1 xg3,x, V, ,E Z ,,,,., , 2 , 2 , 1 2 1 , 1 , K. 1 1 1' .1 ' 1 1 ' , V' I Y F V .1 2 L. 1 ,' 2 I. '- V ,V .,.,'. . rr' .2' V 1 1 'z 1. 'zu ' 1 'aa' 'Az ' V 'zz ' . . ,., . .1 . L. , . , , K, 1 ,A ., V , I .1 ,V ,E 1 . V 1 ,Z 1 1 1 i 41- 1 V ' , 1' . ' 1' L1 2 , 1 1 1 ' l. V' 1 V UV 1 l 1 - V ' 1 2 1 A 'V 1 L1 1 . H1 ,UV 2 L. 1 A1 1 V 1 V1 V V2 A1 ,fl 'L1- ' V , 1.V LV 1' .1 ' 2 ' Z ' 9 1 te1' and 1'epell1ng l1ke a 1'OOITl 111 exxsted. Once they had stumbled on V ' . i 'LV V .1 1 ' ' g V DV ' 3 V LV ' 1 V' V ' 1 V 2 V 1 12 1 I ' - .2 1.1 LV.. 12 - 9 ' G I' - '1 xc ' V,1V AV 1,1 21 V' V-1, V AV 1 V '1 ' ' ,1 1 1' 'z S 1 1 .' ' 1' - -'az ' z s - xc 1 c 2 ' 2 ' J' 1,CL1' V ' , 1 UV. A V 1 A V V L1 2 V ' A V' .E 1 1- 'L1 1 A1kV' VL1 -NV c 2 1 '1', ' ' c .ff ' v c 1' 1' ' - 4 '1 V 1 1 . ' V va v V l 1 Va f N r ' 1 t . 1 . 1 . - 1 1 C L V ' , V1 V 1 V 1 1 V V1 1 V' ' 1 1' 1 ' 1 V AV ' 1 1 ,1 ,1 1 1 . V 1 1 1 , ' 1 1 V V .1 ' LV 1 L1 V L1 1 Q 1 V' V 1 - ' 111 1 V1 1 ' '11 1 1 1 1 A . , ' 4 ' V 1 '11 1 1 V 1 ' 1 f, , - , c .- . , z . . . . V . 1 V V 1 I 1 1 V ' 1 . . ' Y p V V 11 1 1 1 V 1' V J 1 A A x C 1 C C ' 1 1 ' V ' 1 1 V 1 . 1 V' ,, 9 A Y u 1 - V l ' u 'I 1 V 1 V 1 . ' , 1 A 1 ' , 1 , 1 s ' 1

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TlWQ Wldrgawelle Sdlfl good bxe and lllllllefl back to the lllfl She thought lt xelx fool 1sh to be supe1 sl11t10Lls so she passed It out of hel mlnd ID a sholt tlme Th it nlght all the people it the lnn cllm b ikc on the be ic Je xnne ind ill thc othels lO1I'l6fl 111 fOl fun Lut aboxe the gool tlme the old mans stolx kept connng. blck to hex About ten thntx thcx all lcft the beach to letlli, Je inne xx is the fnst to leaxe Confound that StO13 V It kept corn lng back' When she at la t 16t11Ql she lockcd the dool seculelx he t11ed to sleep 1nd couldnt About elex en thntx ehe was awakened bx a H0159 outslde he1 wlndoxx he found It to be nothing but the cat but she could not get to eleep tgaln The tlme xxole on and a sh t tlme she hea1d the old F1 ench clo k st11ke txxelxe When lt had stoppefl she heald somethmg that f1oze the blood 1n he1 xelnsl It was a Qteadx dup dup dllp dllp that she Could plalnlx heal' Bealde P1e11e LES tlangee old 1oon1 was next to the one she xxae IH' Nex 91 xxould she doubt the old man s wolds agaln In the houls that lemamed It was lust tOltLl16 fO1 hel a steadx dllpplllfg Lllltll d iw n About sex en oclock she got up As she looked out the dool she saw a wet place on the flool that had been lust xxlped xxlth a cloth' look mg 1lltO the next loom shc s1xx a old lafol llX1I1g on a dustx table At bleakfast that mo1n1ng she told of he1 expellence of the past nlght and of the old man s stolx When Qhe hid flI'llSl'lLCl exelvbodx xxas X915 qulet Some seemed to bellexe and othels smlled Much to Jeannes 8111171159 M1s Robe1ts bu1st out laughlng That 1s t1ue she sald about P18116 LEst1ange taklng h1s own hfe But that old legend about thlg place belng haunted IS all foohsh ness 'Nobody ehould bQl18X9 ln ghosts Sam w1ll be glad to know whele hls 1aLo1 IS He loit It about two xx eeks ago and he SVNO19 up and down that the l1ttle Dutchman stole That d11pp1ng you heald was onlv whele the m1st gathels on the lattlce woxk and d1lDS flom xxln dow elll to the H001 Sam xxlpes It up exe1x molnlng At th1s staltlmg 1ex elatlon Jeanne felt much better THE STAR Thelc s 1 stu ID thc heaxt of each 17615011 A stu h xt hmcs thloughout life A stu that shmc ln all ple lsulcs A stu th it shmee brighter ln stllfe Ncxcx let Nex er let nn fortune daunt xou hard hlpe tear xou apart But thmk of xoux elf and xour futuxe And of the stu' that lb dccp ln xour heart 1 D Page IJD Pg X-I 3 11 ' - 1 1 - 1' 1 . ' , 1 1 ' L c 1 ' ' v - 1 1 1 ' . . 1 1 t ' A . 1 . I I . I I 1 u . 1 , 1 Z 'V 1 x 1 2 ' 1 . I' A1 1' 1' 1 1 . J - had a 'z 2 1 2 'h. X .' ' .' x sz ' n 2 z 2 a f ' ' 2 ' zu ' .' j . 1 J 1 - f ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' y- 1 1 -' 1 1 ' 2 . 1. A - ' 1 .1 I 1 1 1 'A1 .1 1 1- L . , . , 1 ' 1 , 2 2 ' ' 1 A 1 1 1 1. 1 1 , , ' ' 1 1 1 ' 14 1 ' 11 1 v ' 1 I 1 1 L 1 1 1 1 ' s 1 1 . 1 . - . 1 1 1 , , . 1 . 1 1 S . 1- 1 I o V 46 1 l 1 1 ,y w vm D 1 c 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 ' , 1 1, 1, 1 1. 1 ' 1 1 5 1 11 ' ' 1 1 - 11 x v K' K ', 1' 1 1' 1 S ' 1 ' 1 n h ' K 7 1 n L - ' ' ' ' in ' s or -' ' ' ' L' 1 V Y 1 1 My fl 1 ' 1 Y - ' , 1 1 7 C K V tl 'S . v 1 I l as , 1 t 1 1 , ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 v 0 v v ' v W. 1 v' 1 ' l Y v 4 v v . A L K . A v n v a ' ,, , 7 1 1 1 1 ' ' . . . ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1' ' 1- - . 7 ' v 1 'f 1 - 1 1 . 1 1 1 11 11 C 1 C 1 .' 2 ' t z s 1: ' , .' 2 ' 1 Q 'S ' 121' f, ,' 2 ' Z .' ' 1' ' . A' , 1,1 'S .1 3 ' , 1 15 v 1 . . '1 ,, ' 1 1 K. I . . '28 f 1 X

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TIWQ IVIGPQGPQIIG hausted f1om then long., Xlgll and lack of food S11 Thom is w as show mg sx mptoms of fexel and went ln sealch of watel to quench h1s thnst wh1le the John Scott and Huntel stay ed by the the de1ected and mel ancholx exch thlnklng about home and Fngland whlch they mlght nex el see agaln Aftcl S11 Thomas falled to Ifftlllll thcv wcnt III sealch of hlm and found hlm beslde the blook w hele he had stopped to dunk H1s case was ldentlc tl to the filst That mght the two men heaped on wood and the the leaped hlgh 1n the a It thlew a dlm llght 1nto the est seemed dalkel than exel and somew hele 1n It lulked that mystell ous death whlch had taken two of the11 comlades It was 16Q0lX ed th tt nlght to stalt fO1 the Coast lathel than stay thele and be w1ped out by that ho111ble somethlng Scott stalted fo1 1 nealby h1ll to ascel ta1n the best loute to follow wlnle Huntex lemalned ln camp to pack the thlngs whlch they would take w1th them Aftel wa1t1ng an hou1 fo1 h1s companlon to 1etu1n Hunte1 went m sealch of h1m mak mg, sure that h1s gun was fully load ed and leady fo1 actlon m case he should meet the k1lle1 of h1s fllends He emerged suddenly 1nto an open space of ledges stlewn wlth bould ers Whlle plckmg h1s way across thls plateau he suddenly spled h1s Pug: companlons 11fle on the glound nealbx A llttle fa1the1 on wa the body oxel whlch clouchel an mfle scnbable Lltcitlllfd wh1ch seemed to belong to the old age 1athe1 than to the modem It lesem bled a tuantula of lmmense s17e It stood fullx inc fcet high 1ts cold bexdx unblmkmg cycs plotludlng. fl om 1ts he ad is though set on stllts Splncs QILVK out flom lts 61 ht lec,s each of whlch was equlpped w1th claws The entne body was cox eled w1th long blOXXH han Huntel stood fo1 a few moments stallng It It Then he thought of seemed to make hlm folget h1s IIIIQ and compel hlm to look at the crea tule Hls b1a1n seemcd to be ln a whnl Hls body seemed to shllxel before those unblxnklng ey es The heat was te1r1hc He could see noth mg else but those two staung eyes He began to babble as a ch1ld The gun dlopped and he fell to h1s knees Then that cleatule leaped thlough the an and sank 1ts fangs 1nto h1s neck Jlm woke w1th a start suddenly consclous of h1s fathel shakmg hlm by the shouldel The boy mutteled I dreamed I was a famous hunter and almost got k1lled' He added ruefully Guess I shouldnt haxe eaten that last plate of beans last. mght' D 'P QE: L' ' ' ' r r' ' . . ' 'L1 .' 1 1 . I ' 1 2 K1 1, A. L1 .- 1 . ,' A ' 1 , , ,I S A1 1 s 1. 1 . L1 181 V K, , 1' . . 1 U 1 , 1 . K ' j, 2 ' f ' - 2 '- ' ' 3 . 1 A 1 - ' . Lv ' y- ', K1 1 ' 1 A , ' y , ' K1 . v 1 K1 1 7-1 ' . x - ' 1 1 A1 2 .' ' ' ,1 A, 1 1.1 1 . ' ,- ' I ' ' Q J ' x I L' 1 ' - . ' 1 2 2 1 L. 1 ' K1 ' . ' K1' ' JL, . , 1 1 ' K1 'g Jas' .A L' 'f A' . ' '2 'K' l .Sl ' 1 1 1 L1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ,' Y.. . 1 ' 1. II'. ' ' ' 1 . I K' 'l r 2 ' . , darkness, but the surrounding for- his gum but Some strange power K1 K. 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 K Q . ' , r I ,'k, ,' L' ' . ' ' Y 1 ' 1 11 ' 1 J ' ' s ' . ' z ' ' K- ' ' 1 , 'A Y ' ' 1' ' -1 1 - 1' 1 . I-1 V I 1 v v l . I , FF Ulf lk FF IF ' 3 1 1 ' 1 1 . ' - ' 1 1' 1 K 7 3 ' 7- 1 f 'K1 1. K1 h . K1 .' X1 ' 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 . 1 ni 1 ls 1 vs 1 I I . . . , K1 7 D 1 4 K1 Y l ',, , '1 . L1 L- 1 Y .' - 1, U A151 L1 ' 1 1. - I . . r 'K1 11 1 1 1 4 L1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 ' V' . , . f xx I2