Noblesville High School - Shadow Yearbook (Noblesville, IN)

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i me All Alone in the House i l NE dark winter evening, Alice sat down before the big fire-place, to think. The day had been an unusually dreary one. It had drizzled rain unceasingly, and everything looked so gloomy out of doors that one did not care to look out. There was no sign of inhabitants about the old brick house, in which we find Alice. Everything was still, and the whole building seemed to be wrapped in mystery. It is true, one could hear many mysterious noises about the big house, when everything was quiet. On'this particular evening, Alice had been left alone in the great house. She took up her French grammar and listlessly turned a few pages. Closing the book with a deep drawn sigh, she threw herself into an easy chair, In her own mind, she had received very unkind treatment. The very idea of being left alone in that big house. Why! she might see a ghost or something of that kind. ' As she sat gazing into the fire, she became conscious of the presence of some one else in the room. Looking up, she saw, standing beside her, a white robed figure. The figure moved toward the cellar door beckoning for her to follow. It never occurred to Alice that this might be one of those fearful ghosts, which no one had ever seen. The figure led her in- to the cellar, and thru a door which she did not know was there at all. They passed into a dark narrow passage, and then into a dimly lighted place, which seemed to be some kind of a room. Shadowy figures glided noiselessly past them. Scattered about on the 'floor, lay piles of em- broidery and a great pile of white thread. Upon inspecting the thread more closely, she found that it was all broken up into small bits. She could not imagine why it had been broken, so she asked her guide to explain. A These represent conversations into which you have broken, said the sepulchral voice. of her guide. 6'Before you leave this place, you must tie all' of these pieces togetherf' Her face paled at the thot, but she fell to work, and worked until it seemed as if she' could not tie another thread. She begged her guide to let her stop and go back to her home. But there were other things she had to do before she could go. Taking her to the embroidery, the guide told her to look closely at it. The patterns were beautiful, but the work had been carelessly done. Alice knew that she did not do that, for she took great pride in doing fancy' work, and was careful to take every stitchfjust in the right place. Oh, myll' she cried, 'iwho could have been so careless, and have spoiled such beautiful embroidery?'l , A HThese, said the guide, 'grepresent the lessons you have only half - X

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HO! Mr. Hallowelllw cried Pete, something has happened to Miss Rosalind, because the canoe is upside down on the lake and Miss Rosa- lind's hat is floating near it.', Mr. Hallowell wasted no time in questioning Pete, but made as much haste as possible toward the lake, since an elderly man of his ample pro- portions, who was accustomed to walk at a slow and digniiied pace, would have found it physically uncomfortable to run very fast, even if he thought that it accorded with his personal dignity. They arrived at the edge of the water and Mr. Hallowell searched around with much excitement, but could not iind any evidence of his daughter's presence, except her hat floating on the lake. Just as he sank to the ground, worn out by sheer exertion and excitement, Dick and Rosalind crept quietly from be- hind a tree near by. Grabbing Rosalind up in his arms, Dick carried his precious burden to where her father sat on the sand and deposited her beside him. He began to restore consciousness by raising and lowering her arms and by rubbing her hands. After a few seconds Rosalind opened her eyes and gazed around her. Perceiving her father bending over her with anxiety in his eyes, she threw her arms around his neck and shook, not with sobs as one would suppose, but with silent laughter. Glancing over Mr. Hallowells shoulder, she saw Dick standing there making a most ridiculous picture with his drenched clothes, but not-with-standing this fact, also shaking with laughter. Mr. Hallowell tried to console his daughter for a while and then turn- ing to Dick asked him to explain. Dick sobered down and undertook to tell his story. He told a probable story of their ride on the lake, of the sudden capsizing of the canoe and of his rescue of Rosalind. Mr. Hallo- well seized his hands and exclaimed, What can I do to repay you, my boy? 'Here Rosalind decided to take a hand in the affair and cried, i'Father, why not repay him by consenting to our marriage, immediately? Dick has certainly won that right by his bravery. The father was so happy that he gladly consented without further questioning., I need not say that Dick fulfilled the conditions of his unclels will in less than the appointed time and presented the vast for- tune to his wife. Mr. Hallowell never discovered the deception of his son-in-law and daughter. MARGARET HULL, 12.

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prepared. You do not prepare them well, and they are just as beautiful as this, when the work is well done. The figure told her to do it over, ahd left her to work alone. It was hard work and she could scarcely see, but she knew it must be done. When she had finished, the figure came back and beckoned for her to fol- low again. This time it led her past terrible monsters, with fiery eyes, and claws which they stretched toward her. She was informed by her shadowy guide, that these were lies she had told. Alice shrank from them in horror and begged to be taken back home, She promised the ghost that she would never again tell a lie, no matter if it were just for fun. Neither would she break into another's conversation. She knew that she would always prepare her lessons well, if they would be just as beautiful as embroidery, when well prepared. . She heard a noise behind her, and with a start she awoke. She found her folks had returned and that she had been dreaming. But she learned a lesson which she never forgot. JOSEPHINE IRWIN, '12. I -Yv i How Ralph'Won Clara fl?-v i ERALPH and Clara had been engaged for several months, unknown to any one. After their engagement, Clara decided that she would like to marry a nobleman. She thought that after reaching this station, she ,could wear fine clothes and take many trips to foreign countries. She had a friend who had married a nobleman and was now traveling in Europe. Clara received a letter from this friend which said, Knowing your desire to marry a count, I have induced one to come to America. He has your address and will probably call on you soon. Here is his picture. The photograph was that of an almost bald-headed gentleman, with a short pointed goatee, a cork-screw mustache, and side-burns. Clara took the picture to herrfather, who could hardly keep from laughing at the strange unattractive face which gazed upon him from the piece of cardboard. He tried to convince Clara that a true American citizen would make a much better husband than a foreigner, but Clara was not to be convinced. She sent a note to Ralph, telling him not to announce their engagement as she had decided to marry a nobleman. As soon as Ralph had read the note, he took his hat and started for the home of his betrothed. Clara's father met him at the door. They went into the parlor and Ralph showed him the note, and asked for her fatheris help in winning Clara. The father promised that if he could induce his daughter to change her mind, he would do so. As a first step