Macomb High School - Spiderweb Yearbook (Macomb, IL)

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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

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--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

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..+z:euuxawGvfH5rQ.91iow:aeas- THE SPIDER WEB - 1931 -aan - owwaaw- Afraid of the Dark 5 WHERE are you going, Mother? I inquired as my parents put on their wraps and started for the door. Just over to Smith's, next door, and we'll only be gone half an hour, answered my mother. But Mother, what about me? What about you? Why surely you aren't afraid to stay alone for half an hour! A big girl like you, afraid to stay alone! You read that new mystery book and the time will be gone before you know it. Whereupcn they departed. Well might she say Read a mystery book and the time will pass quickly, but little did she Lnow of the fears that assailed me upon the closing of that door. How' ever, I decided to take her advise, and sat down with my book. In the course of five minutes, two men had been murdered, and our house was filled with strange sounds and shadows. A steady tap, tap, tap in the kitchen, a scratching noise near the fireplace, a swishy noise as if someone were dragging his hand over the wall. What could they be? I tried to reassure myself that they were only the dripping of water from the faucet, a mouse in the wall, and the leaves of a tree rubbing against the house. But then, what was that shadow in the corner? Some hideous creature with intent to kill, or merely a shadow cast by the bookcase? And who could tell what might be lurk' ing in the darkened diningfroom? I squeezed back as far as I could in my chair, and tried to get up enough courage to look into the dining-room, but my eyes were glued to that shadow in the corner. It was moving, actually movingl. Oh dear, why didn't Mother come home? She must have been gone at least an hour. just then the door opened, and there was Mother. VVhat relief! We came home fifteen minutes early, she said, Dad thought you shouldn't be left alone. I had been left alone fifteen minutes! 4867171170 Kettron. Portrait of A Chemistry Student As Told by Mr. Freeman UPON arriving in the Study Hall, Student decides to clean out his desk. He dis' covers his Chemistry manual badly rumpled, rembemers he hasn't studied Chem' istry for today. Wonders if he'd better study or take a chance-there might be a test. Remembers he hasn't finished his math. Flips a coin to see which he shall study. Heads -Chemistry it is. Has forgotten the assignment. Asks a girl Cmember of the classj nearest him. Decides she doesn't know, and gets permission to speak to a boy across the room who does know. Lingers there too long, and is sent back to his seat. Looks at clock. Not too much time before class! Hurriedly opens book. Reads about three linesw-a note falls on his desk. It isn't for him, but he reads it anyway. Returns to bcok-reads two more lines-looks at clock again-better get to work now! Doesn't remember what he has read so goes back and reads it again. Boy in front of him goes to pencil sharpener. Watches him closely as he goes, sharpens pencil and those cf two of his neighbors, and returns. Reads about three more lines. Two girls behind him are talking. Turns around and tells them to be quiet so he can get his Chemistry. Reads a short paragraph. Doesn't know the meaning of a word. Gets perinis' sion to visit the dictionary. Gazes about the room recognizing various friendsilooks at clcck. Gosh! Only three minutes left. Tries to digest fifteen pages in that time. Buzzer sounds. Rushes to class and tells Mr. Freeman that today's assignment was much too long! W -eElizabetl1 Boyle. ----wires ness- 21 -'gan :wi--N