Norway High School - Caduceus Yearbook (Norway, ME)

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THE CADUCEUS 15 The next morning we found that the light- ning had struck and entirely destroyed the laboratory containing the new machine. I have visited the Professor since, but so far he has been unsuccessful in attempting to build another machine like the one de- stroyed. -Francis Hutchins, '31, That Locoed Horse from the C. B. Did you ever hear tell of a locoed horse? NYell,'now, it is one of the worst kinds of horsetiesh a man ever rode. I'm going to tell you about a locoed horse that was owned by the C. B. Ranch. She was the prettiest little horse you ever laid eyes on, and she could run the legs otf any horse in the dis- trict, when she felt like it. But she had a fault which no one knew but Ring the Rell Brown, owner of the C. B. Ranch- and his gang. I was running horses for the outit at the ranch joining the C. B. As I was at the station the day that 'tRing the Bellw and his gang were shipping a carload of horses, Ring the Bellw came up and asked me whether I knew anything about the country around those parts and did I know xx here the water holes were up north. Yeah, said I, Ifm acquainted from the Pumpkin Buttes clear to the Black Thunder Hills. f'Just what I want, answered Ring the Bell. Could I get you to chauffeur us up to Bear Creek? Several horses of ours are up in that section somewhere, and I think during this dry spell we will find them near Bear Creek. Ring the Bell offered me forty bucks for the trip and any of his horses to ride. 'Well, now, I began to sit up and take noticeat this, for if therels anything I like to do, it 's fork a high spirited bronc. At once I decided I'd go. I had heard a lot about that brown mare from the C. B., but as I never had a chance to ride her, I thought, Here I go! The next morning we headed for the north country. I was riding the C. B. mare and she was going along at a good clip. IVe were well started when she de- cided that she did not want to head for the north country, so she struck off in the oppo- site direction. I couldnlt hold her and tin- ally she stopped after a run of several miles. As she refused to move, I got off and started to lead her. Still she balked, so I went to a clump of bushes nearby to get a stick. I started to use it on her, but before I struck a blow, she was off again to the north without me. Now, if I didn 't have a good time walking in the hot sun with riding boots! I finally found the mare, quietly feeding beside a small stream three miles away. She allowed me to catch her and swing into the saddle. Nothing unusual happened un- til I got almost back to the rest of the gang. Then she began to gallop and went right on past the others. As I went by, the boys shouted for me to stop, they had something to tell me. They were all smiling, but they changed their looks xx hen that locoed horse started for a cliff a little distant. There was a sheer drop of about one hundred feet and that mare was travelling! Well, I tried to turn her toward a tree on the edge of the cliff, that was all I could do. The limbs hung low, and as the mare went under them, I jumped. I failed to grasp the largest branch, but it struck me in the chest. The next thing I knew the boys were bending over me and applying cold water by the gallon. They told me tl1e horse had gone over the cliff and that she never moved after she struck the rocks be- low. It was just as well for she was plum locoedf' If she had lived, she might have killed someone. The boys said they were sorry for not telling me about the mare, but they thought I could look out for myself.

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14 THE CADUCEUS spend the week end at his magnificent es- tate in northern New York. I did not leave until Friday night, as l had some work to do on the manuscript of my latest book. He had his private car and chauffeur waiting for me at the near- est railroad station when I got off the next morning. It was a ten-mile drive from the station to his estate, which situated in a mountainous district. I The Professor, himself, welcomed me when I arrived. I was shown to a room which I al ways occupied when I was visiting him. Quickly changing my clothes, I spent the morning visiting and examining the various laboratories and surrounding grounds belonging to the Professor. At dinner, which was attended only by the Professor and I, his wife and daughters being away, he told me that he had invited me up for the week-end because he wished to show me a new machine which he had in- vented. lie led me through several rooms filled with apparatus and chemicals of all sorts to another room, the door of which was locked and bolted. He unlocked the door, but, as soon as we had entered, he locked it again. Three sides and the top of this room were completely covered with apparatus. The other wall contained a large screen com- posed of some dark, metallic substance. Sev- eral benches and part of the fioor were cov- ered with very intricate and delicate ma- ehinery. After a moment, the Professor said to me, This room contains the 'Barton Anti- Time Machine'. I had previously noticed that there were two seats in the room placed side by side and giving anyone in them a clear view of the screen. Between the two seats was a metallic slab completely covered with dials and small push-buttons. The Professor told me to sit down in one of these seats. In a moment, he sat down in the other and started explaining the dials and machine to me. Ile said that he had discovered a kind of ray which when used with the proper apparatus would eliminate Time and Dis- tance. The apparatus was controlled by the dials between us. Ile handed me a helmet and told me that because of the noise it was necessary to wear sound-proof helmets. Then he spun the dials and the screen commenced to glo.v. ln a moment it became clear, and large dinosaurs, hrontosaurs and other reptiles were seen moving about in a steaming swamp of the past. He again spun the dials and this time the screen reproduced a scene in the London of today. In a moment it shifted to San Francisco at the present time. Ilowever, this was soon changed to an- other scene which appeared very slowly and though unfamiliar, it seemed to be a scene from the distant future. There were no living creatures in sight and no vegetation except some messes. The land looked cold and lifeless, although the ruins of many large buildings could be seen. Again the dials twirled and no scene ap- peared for some time. When it did appear. it seemed to be a scene from the planet Jupiter as several moons whirled through the atmosphere. Life on the planet, how- ever, seemed to be extinct. After a time this also faded and, as no more appeared, I removed my helmet and found the Professor had removed his, also. I looked at my watch and found that it was almost seven o'clock and that we had spent the entire afternoon in the laboratory. The Professor and I then had supper and after talking over our experience he and I went to bed feeling very tired. We must have fallen into a kind of trance for during the night there was a terrific thunder storm and we were not even awak- ened.

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16 THE CADUCEUS and they wanted to see the fun. But take my advice and never try to ride a horse till you know whether or not it 's locoed! -Stanley Lord, '31, My Trip to Camelot Sir Jaw11 and I started for Camelot at five-thirty in the morning, as our Lord the King had invited us to the Tournament Breakfast. We were graciously received by two doormen in green velvet breeches and vermilion belted vests with tall, white boots reaching to the knees. As we were being ushered to our respec- tive places at the table, a Saxon maid ap- peared and told us we could expect the king immediately. But imagine our sur- prise when His Majesty came and seated himself between us! And what a breakfast! As we sat there gazing at the wonderful stained glass win- dows done by Tinker, the Goldsmith, the main part of the feast arrived-a whole side of a pig nicely done with a proud peacock sitting on top. And peacocks were served only when distinguished guests were pres- ent! His Majesty was very sociable, asking about the present condition of my native Britanny, the health of my braves and knights and personal questions which I would not dare to keep secret with such a host as he. After the meal, or rather, banquet, we were ushered to the fie-ld in state to sit with Ilis Majesty in his private box. It was an experience well worth remembering. --Francis Wiles, '32, His Last Message I was job-hunting as usual, and while glancing through a morning paper, I saw great headlines, offering a million dollars to the right person. I raced to a cab and sped to the Science Building. There I in- quired about the nature of this unusual job. A short, red-faced man said that it was doubtful whether I would do. I could make neither head nor tail of what he was saying, but at last it began to dawn on me that he wanted a man to send in a rocket to the moon. 1 was thoroughly examined, and my nerves were given special tests. People tllought I must be very c1'azy to of- fer myself for such an adventure. Finally the gre-at day arrived. Head- lines, on the front pages of all the papers, were in huge print, saying that a flying fool was going in a rocket to the moon. The rocket was a huge bullet-shaped ob- ject that was to be clamped to an enormous rotating wheel. When the wheel was' revolving at a terrific rate, the rocket was to be loosened from the clamp and hurled into the air. The great momentum at which this giant bullet hurtled out of sight and on, past the clouds, together with the intricate mass of machinery, with which I had already made an acquaintance-these were two important factors in maintaining its upward and outward course, and enabl- ing it to resist the strong pull of the earth 's gravity. I can still remember the terrible noise while I was in the rocket 011 that whirling wheel. I was knocked unconscious, and when I had revived, I must have been hun- dreds of miles from the earth. I stepped to the observation window and looked out. I was met by a blinding light. Then I found a pair of black glasses nearby. which I put on, and again peered out. I witnessed a wonderful spectacle. Many balls of fire and long-tailed comets, probably a million mile-s in length, could be seen in that infinite expanse of space. Suddenly the realization came over me that I was witnessing such a sight as had never been witnessed by another human eye-no, not even with the aid of a power- ful telescope. I turned back to my instrument board,