Newman Township High School - Talisman Yearbook (Newman, IL)

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TAI3ig .rj l. c-1 TRIL MI HAWT BOOKKEEI ING CCOntrnuedJ youll need when you get rn Freeport? And you won t be back trll Sun d 'V Oh B e r t r e Sorrowfully she finrshes the brref conversatron and throws her pros trated form on the couch relrevrng her heart wrth tears But grref strrcken as she rs Krnfr Thought rs vyorkrng rn her mrnd and yyrth a sparkle returnrng to her eye she srts up and smrles agarn So much must be done rn the fevy hours before Aunt Maudre arrrves Hastrly settrng the house rn order she dresses to go downtovyn Through the congested traffrc she makes her way to the store yvrth the srgn rn gold letters over the threshold Pawn rt at Otto s Wrth the pay ment of ten dollars once more the prnk chrna bowl rs rn her possessron And now she must rent a car for the week end After much ar gurng she succeeds rn securrng an automobrle at flye dollars per dav The deal r says all the trres are bad but he thrnks they yvrll last for that length of trme These essentrals attended to she returns home wrth a heart that would have been qurte free from anxrety had rt not been for money matters She had spent most all of her household budget for that month rn thrs srngle afternoon and how she would manage thrngs she drd not know But thrs yyorry must be dropped for the trme be ng as the present problem was to arrange a surte of rooms for Aunt Maudre as lavrshly as possrble Wrth the ard of a nerghbor boy she rearranged the furnrture rn the tyvo bed rooms and made a small srttrng room of one She herself would sleep on the drvan Dear me thrnks thrs troubled lady rf only Aunt Maudre weren t so partrcular thrngs yvould be so very much easrer I thrnk rt rs best that Bertre be away thrs week end so he won t find out about my rent rng that car As the Western Lrmrted arrrves at the statron thrs same drstracted young lady warts at the steps of the Pullman coach for that rnevrtable Aunt Maudre Wrth a seemrngly gracrous smrle and words she greets thrs overly dressed strongly perfumed person trnklrng and Hashrng yvrth superfluous reyy elry Dear Aunt I am .so glad to see you and I was over royed to recerye the telegram Grve me your luggage check and I ll attend to that Let me take hold your arm Im so afrard youll fall You know these steps are so verv trrcky Yes I have the car here for us Thev re ayvfully handy aren t they 'I' You know I was so surprrsed when I got thrs one Noyv I thrnk yvell stop rt a cafe for drnner tomght thought rt yvoull be less trouble than cookrng at home Noyv my dear nrece Aunt Vlaudre reyokes has your marrrage come to thrs already? When wryes as young as you begm to trre of housevyork drvorce rs rmmr nent And rust yylrele rs that husband of yours may I ask Noyy lrsten to your Aunt Maudre G orgene don t you trust thes men too far llke as not he s off on some lark and left you home a one T L-all Jr , , . , 1 . A , 1 - , . l ' ' y ' ',, r n I . . . Q - 7 1 - ' I I. . . . v Q . . . . v. 1 Ca 1 r 9 ' l . . - l I . . . . 4 Q 7 , . . ' w . . ' ' , u - 1 73 - I , . ' , . ' n ' L l ' .- S ' 5 - . . . 1 't o . N . I ' ' i . . . ' X ' . . . . P ' . . . . 1 v - ' Q - , . , I r 4 . . ' s ' - . ' . 1' ' . . . . .. . . . Y ' . . . ' . - 7 ' n , 11 - ' ac' , , ' ' V Y , . i . . V , I K , I ' - 11 4 . . 1. . . . H I r . X 1 . nv Li, x . . 1 K 1 ' ' V V 44 5 l - . - 1 . ' . Y . , 1 - 1 v 1. 1 1 . . . . . , . 1 . , . V . v , . .' . . . 1 . - - 1 ' . r ' ' . 2 ' ' ' ' . I ' r ' ,Y 64 I, I X . . X - as 4 - , as , ,' ' r . , A I ., . ' . . v v Y . . V . . . . .- . U . , 4 ' , . ' v - , . ' ' ' . . . 7 c C ' 4 ' Q ' 1 o .- 4 Y V 7 -. V r 1 1 11 ,l . . . r . rr ol ' Page hirty-one ' 1 .,- --Y4- .. . .. -, We I I 'liihp

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'27 X 'I TALI sum: Trlump ant Boolclceepmg rrr bl br Thele goes the doorbell agaln the fourth tlme thls molnlng Oh wlll I never get thls shlrt lroned' Thls from a sparkllng eyed rosy cheeked flaxon halred young ladv Georgene by name a brlde of two months whom seelng one would lmmedlately surmlse that she had lust lecently entered the holy state of matrlmony and assumed that dlgnlfied prefix of Mrs Wlth haste she runs to the door C3tCh1Hg her thumb ln the swlnglng door and tllpplng ovel a rug she 1ns1sted on wearlng hlgh heels from mornlng t1ll nlght as her dear Bertle boy llked them on her dalnty feet and IS conflonted bv a messenger boy wavlng a yellow envel ope and saylng A teleglam fol you madame sent collect slxty four cents lf you please madame Selzlng her pocketbook from the table drawer she pays the boy and wlth nervous hands tears open the envelope Oh what could thls be? Had anvthlng happened to the home folks could Brothel Jlmmy really have Caflled out hlS threat and lun away wlth the cook? But contrary to hel surmlses thls message greets her eyes Wlll arrlve Frlday nlght on the Western Llmlted to spend week end Aunt Maudle Horrors exclalms thls frownlng mlss I thought that spln ster lady was too much lmplessed Wlth those pleasure lovlng Itallans to ever dream of returnlng to the States But I suppose she wants to see lf she can find any fault wlth my marrlage She always was tendlng to every one s buslness but her own I remember at home we chlldren called her Meddlesome Maude Ooo Csnlf Slllfl do I smell somethlng burnlng? Could I have left the lron turned on? iHast1ly she runs to the lronlng boardl Oh deal she sobs how could I have been so careless thls cuff IS rulned and Bertle wantel thls shlrt especlally for tonlght But thls IS lust a small trouble compared Wlth the news the telegram con talns and vxlth a flown between her ey es and a puckel on her llp she despelately thlnks aloud And bellevlng that bothelsome lady was ln Venlce probably mstructlng the natlves just how to steel thelr ffondolas I wrote her a lettel telllng her that I had a WOHdC1fl,1l cal and lots of lux UFICS whlch I haxen t at all And only Vestelday I pawned that plnk chlna bowl she sent me flom France so I mlght have some extla pln money and she alvs ays 1ns1sted ln puttlng hel false teeth ln It of a nlght when she stayed wlth me lust another of her outlandlsh tlalts Oh there s the telephone rlnglng Who can It be? She snatches the FSCBIY er and folclng calmness ln her VOICE she an SVVBIS Hello oh hello Bertle Is anythlng the mattel ? Ale you all light? To be gone untll Sunday? But dearle won t you be home before you leave? Whats that voul tlaln leaves at two tvsenty? Why 1tS two ten non But vxont you want voul gllp You say youll buy what T 'Wi nj 1 V-si IT ?.- -1 W7-' ' , ' - J i I . . , l'1 1 Br- - - - -'-r-r- - -r-r. , U ' . . . Q . W 1 - 1 , . . . . ,, . . , . - , - P 1 ' . 1 1 . ! . A , . . N. . ' . . . . I V ' v 'L . . 7 1 . 5 ' ' fr . . . ' , 1 1 1 . ,, . . 1 1 - 1 1 - l 7 ' Q I . . y. . I . I I Q , . H . 1 . , , . . . - .T I 1 I - 11 u 37 - - - - cc ' g 1 . , . ' 1 . n . . . 1 ' 1 I. . . . ' . . I , . . N 4 , . . . . . 1 k n L ' , n 1 . .H . . . X u , 11 , cc ' ' 7 7 K Y . . . . . . . ,, . . ' . . 7. Q y g - 1 1 . ' H ' ' - . 1 w ' ' 1 l X . . . . . i . l Q 1 ca 1 I 1 . - . . , g 1 . . Y , i . 1 X ! ' . . ' . 1 l , I . 7 . , 1 1 an , 1 Q 5 1 ' l -' . . , , , . . . ,, I . 7 1 . . . - 1 1 K . H - , ' . . . 7 7 7 ' ' ' I '. . l . , v , ' - - 1 1 . ' - - ' 1 - r 1 , l . D . . , 1 , ' , 1 ll-'J Page hirty ' , , , Y - - - f --W-1--M -- - i' 'H- A -'Q--'-'15 I' as If

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3 TALISMAN XX TRIL 'VII HANT BO0IxIxEEl ING CContlnuedJ IIIO16 dlsgusted than 6281 th1s xoung A178 becomes A lot she knows about men she says to herself Why she newer had a beau ln hel llfe B5 the tlme dlnner IS over and these txxo people have reached home the youngel one s Wlath has blown oxel and thlngs ale runnlng smoothly Flnally when Aunt Maudle IS fast asleep ln her room and her false teeth ale IH the plnk chlna boxxl her nlece has tlme to collect her thoughts Oh what shall I do'7 she thlnks What excuse xvlll I glxe to Beltle f01 money? I can thlnk of no othel way but to add a fexx dollals to each of my household expenses and thus xx ork ln the tvx enty iixe dollals I spent today a sneaklng thlng to do but It seems the only way out of the sltua tlon By C3I6fl.1I figullng she changes the accounts ln hel book and then leaves It to the sandman to l69t her Wearx blaln The next dav passes IH a comparatlvelv easy xx ay outslde of a few IIIIIIOI yet lntenslfied det llls Fol one thlng Aunt Maudle mlsplaces her spectacles and xovxs and CIQCIAIQY that V1IIdllIOLlS looklng lceman took them But aftel a D10IOlIg'K,CI sealch IOI them thex ale found ln the plnk hllla to a close as the one fol tx tlaln leax es the Cltl wlth Meddlesome Maude aboald Alleady Geolgene has letulned the cal to the dealel and as Beltle s tlaln IS not due untll fOU1 tllll tx oul nexxlx xx ed ladx sauntels to the Y W C A fO1 aftel noon tea Thus IGIIIGSIIGCI she stlolls lnto the lectule loom and hcl eal IS lmmedlately caught by the xxol ds of the speaker xxho neals the end of hel talk Noxx take fol lnstance the budget system a necesslty of GXQIV xxell olganlzed home and QSDQCIAIIX helpful to the extlaxagant Voung housexxlfe e c Yes thlllks the gay Geol gene I con fum thls statement fl om experlence and especlally I agree vxlth her that It s an ald lathel an essentlal to extlavagant xxlxes mvself ln paltlcular JANE DOUGLASS -jim-'ff g g A of '27 g if-.4- , J .fo at 'iff' oc 'o II , xv V Y I 'i I v ' V 1 ' V n is rv , uv , - , - yr , .c . , . Y . . . Y 1 I 1 7 4 l 1 . . , . . CK Y 77 ' SK ' ' , , ' 9 - - K 5 . . , . K. - ' 79 . .' 1 1 I . ' . . Q 7 N . 7 V S kv ' ' K klv 7 , K ' I . 3 . . , 2 . M . . , . 1 S I I L 7 If ' ' I 1 I ' I lv- I I . 1 - . . J t. 1 Q. ' - y 1 v ' ' C ' bowl with her false teeth. On Sunday, the next day, her visit is brought 1 . x J J . V . ' y ' , ' U 77 ' v K ' ., A . u 1 1 1 v 1 v 1 1 1 I I , - ' ' ' -- ' - - v - v v- y I 7 - - 7 L 4 ' ' I o , 1 o V . I x , xx n N A . h 1 1 J ' ' . l ll 7 l' 7 7 ' L V Y v U 7 . 1 ' i 'A , . . 1 ' v ' ' 'I V I ' 1 , y' t as as vs - , ca L A . . . .... , L , ' 4 .Lv Lv 1 l 1. y' . , . 1 N u . Q y. 7 . A . ,, 3 K 7 4 9 V ' Page 'l'hirly-two hr.-QV N ww-MMV, g gm, mmm, ,V , I-,W-g in V-K g g g H A lv l U A H-Ye -gvefvw-A -in 'c-' M c W' c g