Montreal High School - Magazine Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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l00 T HE HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE 1. 111,11 1 1 1 1 1..1mq1mj1,,,,1ml1l,,.1mi1m.1m,1 1 I I T T .pt -uni 1an-nn1nur-nu1un1nn-M1nn...nn1nu1nu1 1 1:1 :N ,g Q rf T. v- :'- 4 ' LAYTON BROS, LIMITED Pianos - Player Pianos - Organs Victrolas - Radios Office and Warerooms 1170-1172 ST. CATHERINE ST. WEST Corner of Stanley St. BRANCH 868 ST. CATHERINE EAST Montreal Telephones UPtown 7894-7895-7896 Branch. I-IArbour 0811-T711 Established 1887 PROF. RENE ScIEBA g if Ol U 'Q I IO Boscu 0 Matriculation, French, Private Tuition, Board's Examinations LAW, MEDICINE, PHARMACY, DENTISTRY BACKWARD PUPILS A SPECIALTY 1448 SHERBROOKE STREET WEST Near Guy Telephone: UPtown 4985-5469 I H..-iq. .... -7 ning, 11-oi:ii:::::i1::i:.,14 Compliments of Elmhurst Dair Limited 7040 WESTERN AVE. Phone: WAlnut 3381 1 0 1 19.0 overtake Ross. Wow! maybe the old pins were not tired! I got into a sort of a trot, and com- ing around a bend, spotted Ross about a quarter of a mile ahead of me. I began to shout, but he didn't hear, and I could not seem to gain on him. Finally I thought of my revolver and, firing a shot, I was gratified to see him turn. He waited for me to come up and I told him Fal- lows' wish. We went back, signed the will, and then Fallows started in at Ross, accusing him of everything under the sung but good old Ross just humoured him along. Fallows then began to imagine he was dying by inches and every now and then would announce how many more inches to go. The final bit was when he began to talk of tombstones and graveyards. We were all in, and this morbid talk just had us done. Just when we were ready to collapse the truck appeared. We had covered 56 miles in 24 hours and knew it. We were about two and a half miles from Kanona when the truck picked us up. Fallows seemed to come to life at the sight of the truck and we loaded him on and were in Kanona in no time. The mail truck had also arrived and was being held for the injured man. We took him into the company's office and the doctor decided to give him a short rest before dressing him. When the doctor started, Buffam and I came in to hold the lamps. When the sheets were pulled back, poor old Buff got his first sight of the wounds and promptly passed out. The doctor and I carried him outside, where he soon came around. We had a great dinner and a bath, and iI1 in- specting my feet, found blisters on each one. The truck left at ten o'clock that night for Broken Hill and Buffam and I went with him to take turns during the night tending him. We arrived at Kapiri about forty miles out of Broken Hill about I o'clock the next day and from there sent a wire to the hospital to be ready to receive him. We arrived at the hospital around three and he was promptly hauled to the operating room. An examination showed that the leg which was crushed was septic and it would be touch and go for him. Buffam and I went up to the companyls guest-house and rolled in for one sweet snooze. The next day I found that I could not get my weight on my right foot, and it was terribly swollen. It was this way for three days in spite of steady poul-

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THE HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE During this tale, Ross and I forced fresh permanganate into the wounds that turned him white with pain. We had between us now about twenty boys, but we figured we would need about ten more to be safe. Ross tackled Kamb- wili, but they refused to turn out. I was for forcing them out with my revolver, but Ross advised against it as they would have a case against us. When in Broken Hill afterwards, Fraser, the manager of the company, said they would have seen us through any such jam, if I had used my gun. At any rate Kambwili paid bitterly. Ross reported this to Chicken, the native commissioner, who happened to be in a bad temper. A week later Chicken had the whole of the male adult population of Kambwili brought in to Boma, about forty of them. They were in turn put down and twenty lashes from a hippopotamus hide sjambok administered. Some of these men were unable to walk for days afterwards. Carrying the Wounded Man A little after noon, Fallows became delirious and wanted to be set down so that he could rest comfortably. Then he became obsessed with the idea that we were deserting him and we had to walk on either side of him where he could see us. Along about 2.30, we hit the main road and saw the tire mark of the truck that had gone down to Missola and, what was more tragic, had returned. Our feet felt just like red hot coals. Ross indicated to me by signs over Fallows' head that he was going ahead to see if he could pos- sibly get the truck any quicker, as he could probably make half a mile an hour faster than the carriers. He was hardly out of sight when Fallows demanded his little bag containing his personal papers. I gave it to him and he took a writing pad and pencil and began to write. When he had finished he turned to me with his eyes wild, but talking in a calm voice, and said that he overheard Ross tell me that there was no hope for him. He therefore had made his will and written his last letter to his mother. He wanted to be set down immediately, Ross brought back and his last moments made as peaceful as possible. I tried to humour him along and con- sole him, and he seemed to get a bit more rational, but begged that I should get Ross back to be the other witness to his will. Figuring that this might steady him I started out to J Tel. UPtown 3441-3442 BURTON 'S LIMITED BOOKSELLERS, 8a STATIONERS CIRCULATING LIBRARY 1243 St. Catherine St. VVest Montreal 2TEiRNA 'l0N 306 St. Catherine West Montreal Est'd 1895 Day and Evening individual instructiong Bookkeeping, Accounting and Business Management. Touch Typewritiingr, etc., etc. Shorthand and Secretarial Courses. Position to Graduates. Visit Solicited. Prospectus Free. LAnc. 8378. FRED DONALD CAZA, B.A., Prin. Marvel Beauty Parlors With Branches From Coast to Coast The Largest Organization of its kind in America PERMANENT WAVING ...a . 3ii ci e+f2.9 Visit Q Expert H the V 5 Operators Marvel rig? 5,4 in fOr ll azz Reason' l, I Branches able ii i ' mor of P72668 BEAUTY will cuu-uns ,md 4 Beauty 531555- -,I Culture faction Work I Qiuzmrig 555251 maint: 2 Phone for Appointment An International Institution Operating under Dominion Government Charter 8 ST. CATHERINE ST. E. LAncasler 2781

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THE HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE l0I ticingg however I managed to hobble over with Buffarn to dinner at Fraser's each night. They certainly treated us fine. I saw Dr. Bancroft the last day I was in Broken Hill. We had quite a talk. He is another great man. Up to the time I left Broken Hill, Fallows condition had im- proved slightly, but it seemed very doubtful if they could save his leg. Buffam and I took turns sitting up one night at the hospital with him, when he imagined that a crisis would occur. He surely suffers. They have his knee opened and a weak boracic acid solution flows in through four tubes at the top and out the great hole under his knee. The other wounds are not septic but will leave terrible scars. I left Broken Hill the following Monday, and getting off at Ika as being closer to my camp started north. I got there the following day and found that Ross had returned but still felt the effects. His feet had been in terrible shape also. Aftera couple of days the excitement had calmed down and then the second thrill came. An Unexpected Meeting I had been traversing as usual and was returning to camp, when suddenly my gun- bearer whistled. I turned and discovered he was some twenty five yards in the rear and pointing a little to the right. I looked in the direction he indicated and my hair promptly began to bristle on the back of my neck. Not fifteen yards away was a huge buffalo, standing directly facing me and eyeing me steadily. So that you will know the character of this animal, I am enclosing a page from my African guide book that tells of his habits. As the most dangerous animal to meet in the bush bar none, even the lion, I had reason to feel a little bit funny. My boy with the gun was too far away to reach me if the animal charged and there was not a hefty enough tree near by that was safe to scale. I elected to remain perfectly still. The old bull after watching me for what seemed an interminable time, finally made off over a ridge. I hastily grabbed my gun and with my two boys started in pursuit. We followed him for perhaps half a mile to where he crossed the Munti River. We crossed and picked up the spoor on the other side. It led through the long grass, but I wasn't having any. We skirted the edge of the dambo and then cut back to the river, but could not find the spoor. We con- Uhe Poole Book Store BOOKSELLERS and STATIONERS 2055 McGill College Ave., Montreal MONTREAIJS FINEST EDUCATIONAL BOOKSTORE We sell all High School and College Text Books all the y-ear round. If you cannot call, mail or phone your order. o 2, -ml-un-nu-nu--nninn-nn-nu-nn-un-uulinninninu-lm1lln-nfs L I HARRISON 8: CO. 5 ' Headquarters for I T SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS f I Engineering Instruments, I 5 Drawing Supplies, ' : Nautical Instruments, 1 Compasses, Charts, Books, I ' Chronometers, Microscopes, T E Barometers, Thermometers, 5 l Field Glasses, Telescopes. 1 1237 METCALFE STREET 1 iD0minion Square Montreal I elsu-nn-un-nn1nn-nu1nn1nu-nu-nu-nu-nn-un-:.n-nn1llu-uu- 'i' I I Members Montreal Stock Exchange Members Montreal Curb Market 200 ST. .IAMES ST. WEST Telephone HArb0ur 3261 After 6 p.m. 3260 Branch Offices: Halifax Saint John, N.B. Quebec Ottawa Toronto Winnipeg Connected by private 'wires Cables: DOUGCOW I I