Monticello High School - Memories Yearbook (Monticello, IL)

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iiiliig .- 1 je 535 Qing :'u fig f if . ,J - ef-J , '33?QL'W ' ' ' ' ' s UVERESTIMATED Madge and her husband had just returned from their honeymoon. She, a novice at housekeeping, had risen early in order that she might arrange her novel domestic articles in an orderly fashion. Wfhen breakfast was over and her husband, a professor, had gone to work, she went to the telephone to order a heart, the professor's favorite meat. But, after ringing and ringing, she finally gave up. Thinking that there was perhaps something wrong with the phone, she ran to her neighbor's and told of her difficulty. The neighbor lady laughed good-naturedly, explained that it was Flag Day and that the stores were closed. She offered, however, to share her dinner with Mrs. Newlywed. Politely refusing, Madge returned home-but not empty-handed, for she had been given a loaf of home-made bread, some freshly churned butter, and a jar of pear preserves not yet cooled. Madge scanned the pantry shelf with a searching glance, and with a cry of joy she unearthed a large can of navy beans-just common, washday soup or navy beans, but nevertheless. hubby's favorite dish. She washed them carefully and measured out approximately two pounds- just enough for two. That would be a pound apiece. She was so pleased with her find-why even heart could suit Pete no better. And pear preserves, with the fresh bread and butter, would go excellently with this greatest of all deli- cacies. While such thoughts Hashed through her brain, she put her treasure on to cook in her new aluminum kettle and went on with her former job of putting the house in order. There was Pete. She could see him now-his laughing blue eyes, curly blond hair. How happy they would be to sit down to their first dinner-alone together. It was a lovely sunshiny day, and she was humming a dreamy tune when- crack, pop, and a bang came from the rear of the homey little bungalow. What was this? A hold-up? Murder? Now she recalled the story she had read in the paper just the day before. A madman had rushed into a home and wiped out a whole family. Even then the story had gripped her-made her tremble. She wished that she had locked the back door as she had resolved to do. Fran-- tically she pulled a revolver from its hiding place in the front room closet. Cautiously-oh so cautiously-she made her way to the kitchen door. Biff! Pssput! Crack! Why, it sounded like a prison riot or something similar. Paus- ing an instant to steady her nerves, she put a little more pressure on the trigger and plucked up sufficient courage to peek around the corner. The icy fingers of fear clutched her heart as she took in the spectacle before her. She felt faint, and closed her eyes a moment-but only a moment, and then- The revolver slipped out of her fingers and clattered to the iioor. Still pale and trembling, Madge seized another of her larger aluminum kettles and emptied the swollen beans into it. Industriously sweeping the drifts of bursted beans from the initiated linoleum, she seriously reflected on a plausible excuse for the excessive amount of beans. ,,1f l24l 1 951

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