Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

Page 25 text:

--o-znaanmsulf'-:Jw'..wcm:.oum THE SPIDER WEB-1931 -assure - aah- 1 x Got In Late at Night 'af UNE June night I was invited to a lawn party given by a girl friend. Before leaving, mother gave strict orders not to come in later than ten o'clock. Of course, the time always goes so fast when you are having a good time. I really did stay a little later than I expected to. It was just 11:30 when I departed for home. All the way I kept wondering if I could possibly slip in without waking the whole household. I finally reached the front door and it was locked! I just couldn't call mother to open it, for I knew what she would say. I stood there for a few moments trying to think of a possible way to get into the house. I then started to see if I couldn't find a basement window, that by some chance hadn't been locked. Oh! Here was one! Now to climb in so carefully that I wouldnlt make a sound. But, just as soon as I started in, I discovered that this was the window that opened onto the shelf where mother kept her empty fruit jars and tin buckets. How would I ever get over that shelf without knocking some of them off! I set my foot down carefully between two jars, then the other foot between some tin buckets. Now to close the window. I managed this very successfully. I looked down to the floor and knew I would have to jump off the shelf. And it was so dark. One, two, three,-jump. But alas! No sooner had I started to jump than I discovered I had caught my frock in the window! And it was a new dress I had bought especially for the party, so I knew I would have to get it out. I reached up and got the dress out of the window. Now to make the jump. Crash! Bang! Whela I jumped I pulled off buckets, jars, lids, and all, I think. The shelf was angled slightly from the wall, so all those buckets and jars rolled off! I stood very still listening. My heart was beating so hard it was almost suffocating me. Not a sound. Everyone must be sleeping soundly. Now to get up thoseacellar stairs. I walked cautiously over to them and started up. Squeak! Squeak! I was about half way up now, so I stopped and listened again. Not a sound yet-. I proceeded the rest of the way up, opened the door. Now I was in the kitchen. I still had to go through the dining room, living room, and hallway. I gradually felt mv way across the kitchen and dining room into the living room. Outh! I should have known that chair was there. I tried to catch it, but bang! over it went. I didn't dare move for fear of bumping into something else. I couldn't set the chair up again, either, for I would probably make more noise. I then went on through the living room and hallway. Next to get up those stairs! Squeak! every place I stepped a board creaked. I went up as quickly as possible, then stood listening. Everything was quiet. - 0-il-., lBi'- 19 mit- - . 'li-H' -J I N 1 '- ,lqf ij l . j xv I :fill pls' f jflllrggl In lmjllu N 5 lljll. l Jill! I

Page 24 text:

..,1 ,i -I Wil - emleif- THE SPIDER WEB-1931 -+ilUKOl NGE!liW The llntrodluction Said a green Freshie to a Soph. one day, 'LWho's that guy they call Galloway? The Soph. looked surprisedW Say don't you know that guy? Why he's the smartest fellow in Macomb High. And right over there fthe one that looks sorta blankj His right name is Henry but they call him Hank. And there's old Conrad-the last name is Senn, He sure likes the girls but the girls don't like him. Bill's the guy with the light wavy hair, He always shoots paper wads when the teacher isn't there. Of course there are lots worse boys than he, But I don't know where on earth they could be. There's Moon and Creasey over there by the door. Wheii those two get to talking they sure keep the floor. There's Kenny Yeast too-boy, he sure has the brass, He argues all the time so there won't be any class. The Soph. left the Freshie when the tardy bell rang, Saying that tomorrow he'd tell him more about the gang. -Hazel Vanskike. wlselz' lei'-18 wwf H 192+-

Page 26 text:

VN. -+!9lfmr9wQ.:b6X5r'-w6w:.aum- THE SPIDER WEB-I931 -mama - 195+- Finally I reached the door of my room. I opened it a few inches at a time to keep it from squeaking, listening meanwhile. Bang! Bang! Of course that clock had to strike twelve o'clock. I heard a slight noise in mother's room, and expected her to call to me. Nothing happened so I hastily slipped into my room, closed the door, undressed, and crept into bed. At last! I breathed a sigh of relief for I had crept in safely. The next morning I went down to breakfast feeling quite proud of myself. I began telling all about the party. Mother listened very calmly then said, What time did you get home? That fatal question! I knew it was coming! I replied, I don't exactly know, Mother, I was having such a wonderful time, so it was probably a little later than ten. My heart was pounding in my ears, and I was fairly gasping for breath. Mother then'asked, How does it happen that all my jars are broken, and all the tin pails are on the floor in the basement? Also, how about that overturned chair in the living room? I hastily averted my eyes and replied, You must have forgotten to put the cat out of the basement, Mother, and she probably turned those things over in the basement, and as I started to turn on the light in the living room, I stumbled over that chair. I didn't set it up again, for I was afraid I might wake you. Oh, those little white lies! I resolved then that the next party I went to I would come home when I was told, rather than go through that terrible experience of trying to sneak in again. -Nova Callahan. '-.Wx i I x lf 1 an 1 'agqygs Vax 'V' -'-0-IGI IB? 20 -mu 'saga-M