Palmer High School - Terror Trail Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Walhe 5 Zixruse There wasn t the least b1t of use 1n Walhe s trymg to study any longer The huge p1le of typewrltten quest1ons at h1s elbow had a menaclng look and the elaborate placard above h1s study table whlch bore the words Tempus Fug1t ' looked at h1m reproachfully What was the sense of a fellow's trvmg, anyway? There he had taken MISS Carolyn Carter to three dances d11I'1I1g the past two weeks and escorted her home from chapel f1ve mghts 1n success1on but yesterday afternoon when he had called she had had the nerve to say that she was awfully sorry that she had promlsed to go to the Dame w1th h1m but a cousln of hers had wr1tten unexpectedly, saylng that he was comrng to V1S1t and she would have to stay w1th h1m Of course Walhe understood d1dn't he and would forglve her Just th1s once Well what could Walhe do but sav yes that It was the greatest pleasure rn the world to forglve her but when she 1ns1sted on hrs gomg wrthout her he became funouslw angry Why he wouldn t thrnk of such a th1ng' Wasn t he s1mplw heart broken? Go by hlmself and see another fellow take her' Well, he guessed not' He d rema1n home and study all afternoon Then yesterday evenrng he had happened upon that llttle MISS Spencer She was the one w1th the blue eyes he SOl1l0q111Z6d Yes surely Blue ey es and a very ent1c1ng mouth Her llps were so red and pouty He thought there would be no harm ID askmg her to the game Carolyn surely wouldnt ob1ect after turmng hun down her self But he blushed shamefacedly when he thought of what he had told her MISS Spencer however had to make an unlocked for tr1p to the c1ty the day of the game but the srrnle she gave h1m was worth qurte a few refusals Good mght and thank you so much ' she had s d plac1ng her dalnty hand 1n hrs w1th that easy grace whlch character 1zed all her movements On the wav home from Mrss Spencer s Walhe met h1s freshman cousm and she had looked so downcast that Walhe 1ust had to cheer her up a l1ttle Take p1ty on f llow and go t he game 1th h1m Drmpl , he had sa1d and ' D1mples had read1ly agreed It was now the evenrng of the day before the game and Walhe '9 ....... , . . ., . Q . vt ! C6 '7 ' . t , 7 . U . . . ! v 7 ' I , . . Y 0 I 1 7 v 7 D K 7 . . . , . Y K., U. a , . . . , . . . ' 7 ' 7 . . , . . . ' v , . 'S ! 7 cc ' ' , , . ar, L L- T 1 - 7 ' . f N 9 ! , . ' ' ' 4 ' an ae ot w , es . , . . , . . . 9

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A very sweet, smooth, lovey dovey VOICE was say1ng Hello, and the follow1ng conversatlon ensued Oh, IS that you, Tom? Yes th1s IS S Oh I m feehng flne and dandy I was Just about to call you up myself when you phoned Yes, I went and I had a lovely tlme only I Just w1sh you could have been there, I mlssed you so much Say, Tom those bonbons you sent me were perfectly del1c1ous, so fresh and damty, you know I th1nk you are such an excellent Judge of good bonbons W1ll I go to the show thls evenmg? Oh Tom, 1f you knew how I ve been dy1ng to see that new show you wouldn't ask me that The as one you took me to was dandy but they say th1s one 1S better What? Oh yes, I forgot about that I'll be sure and wear 1 77 s, Tom I ll be ready ID about an hour All rlght Tom my Good by Tom Kas Tom dropped the recelverl my dear falrly sang Oh Ill be even w1th you, Sue for teaslng me about my g1rl Just walt I could hardly stand Stlll on account of the mahclous Joy that had taken hold of me but ln a few mlnutes the bell rang agaln IVell Tom must have folgotten someth1ng, I sald as I went to the phone but lt certa1nly was not Torn, for I heard Sue say 1n a com plalnlng whlnrng volce Oh Aunty can't you get somebody else to take care of those k1ds I ve been on my feet all day gettmg ready for my party She d1d'I But Aunty, I have such a headache Yes, I know, but I abhor those headache powders that you have, and the chlldren w111 make my head worse Yes, but Aunty, I don't 11ke any kmd of headache medl 1 e, and the ch1ldren always wake up before you get back All r1ght I ll come over for half an hour, but I don't th1nk lt' r1ght, after what I ve been through today besldes be1ng s1ck She hung up the rece1ver wlth a bang and through the open wln dow of my room I heard her say Darn lt all, I don t want to take care of those pesky young 'uns Donald M Pherson - . . H lu ' , ' ' uejvci- li 7 ' ' ' - , . 77 H . . . 7 7 , ' 77 cc , ' ' 7 ' 771-1' H . . . . 7 , , 7 ' K 1 t , ' ' . -- Cl . 7 7 't. -- NYE 1 ' H1 1 , . 66 ' 77 7 an - n ' 144 , . I dro ed the receiver with a ban and dancin around the room, 7 ,' , ll 7 ' ' ' 7 7 . -. . ,, , . . . ' H . . . 7 7 ,, . . . - 7 . . y . . . z K6 7 7 . , , 77 it ' 77 -- , . -- 16 , ' ' 77 H . . .- c'n ' . -- 6C ' 7 ' 7 . S . , . . . ,, , . . . , - . , cc ' 9 77 7

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was energetwally crammmt, h1s head full of Enghsh verbs and congu ,,at1ons Confound those exams anywav he thought VVhy on earth d1d they hate to mu pleasures and dUt19S IH th1s world? The Engllsh werbs rew so numerous and puz7l1n that W all1e wlshed the faculty were some creature wlth but one mouth that he m1 ht cram lt so full of verbs lt would choke The efcams were not more than two days hence and the fam1lx was unkmd enough to expect hlm to take a few honors Wallle f1red a grammar at a moth Wl11Cl1 was trymg wlth mlght and mam to come 1n Contact wlth the student s lamp 1n order to end 1ts mlserable exlstence Footsteps were heard on the sta1rs and a moment later a note was surrept1t1ouslx shpped under the door Wall1e opened 1t cumously and then paused drops of persp1rat1on appearmof on hlS brow Dear Wallle ' the note read Cousm Bob 1sn t eommg after all so call for at the agreed t1me C'f1rolVn Ye ods' Vllhfmt w s he to do' Inst then the landladv s VOICQ was heard from the foot ofthe stfnrs O1 saw lVl1sther Wall1el qome one xx ould be after Willflll X ez at the phone Walhe descended the stalrs n 1th trep1dat1on at hls heart 'Is thls Mr Wallmn ford Tones? Mlss qpencer s hquld V010 asked Oh l called ron up to suv that l m awfullv glad Wallle for T found I eould postpone that tmp after all Good nl ht and call for me earlv tomorrow Wall1e huns' un the reeen er he'1v1lV He cllrnhed the stalrs heavllr and m hke manner sorlr on the bed He bur1ed hls head ln a plllow and sohhr-A vm 1th real rm? Oh for an efceusel Anv kmd' Good had or 1nd1ffe1 ent Two of the nleest lrls ln eolleffe he had otten 1nto '1 scrape and the worst of lt was Uarolvn would new er for we hlm Wallve ot up and walked to the wmdow Tt was the sort of QDTIHO' ex enm that 19 made expresslw for happmess The fresh fragrance of the hlaes r-fvme un to h1m and the huddm trees that hned the street made 1 lem framework '1 awnst the blue of the skv The tender twl ll ht lro ht to nnpd pleasmsr Verses whmeh he had learned IH the rlesnxsed Fn hsh hooks url ther contrasted so stronfflv w1th hls sad ne s th t he crept ll to bed so1rowful Vouth The nent mornlng he awoke Wllll '1 nerwe raekm h d ehe 'md 1 general feellng of lassl tude There nas hes1des a pee xl ar feehng 1n h1s lower 1aWs He leaped from h1s bed crossed to the nnrror and then completely lost h1s mental balance Humps' The lower portxon of h1s mouth was swollen to about three tunes 1ts natural s1ze The shock was such a . . Ol . . . . Q' . .' Ac J, . . . . . . . r 7 .' T l 7 0. . ' Y . . h A Sl l T . . . 0. ' s P1 , . . K f . . . I cl l . . - - . . . . l . . . 7 . , , L, . . c . . . . . . . 5 Vs ,f I I . . . . U T l , ,., c h . . ' 7 ll ' ' 7 ' . a 1 a X - ' 4 9 ' ' 77 me I 7 l , , , 1 . . . . . e Cl , llr l. .-.nl - L u 0 0 7 v 7 77 7 l lr l -I f f. ' , . . . . 7 L n 4 . . i . , . . . l, A. . f rf ,l . A ll x. T le cc Y 9 ' 1- ' - ,, 1 I rr-I fn . K f., c , . . 1 ,, J . , -1 . V 1 . C. 1 . Q , 77 O n 0 I ' Y 1, 4 , c -. u 0 U ' ' . v K l ,l 1 r1.4 , A 1 n V ' l n 0 ' 1 . 7 l ,z ,. , . 1 L . A - g l s 0 1 n 0. ' 1 1 . . , , ,A ,l . , r, 1 P, , . . 1-,r ..v ,. .l 1-,JL Y, gi 0 c Q . , . K l ., l ,., . . . 7, AQ' l l . ,rl 'Y , tl. f . l, fl . . . . , . ,f r f ,-Y r , :ff l , , V ,f x H- . ' O I 0 I 9 'If , W UQ' l r . ,. . .l f . . ' v 0 let. rs ., ,, - . . s a ,r 1 4 ,a .' ' K . . fl ' - ' 0' on fl . '- . 1 , 3 ochu. c c . Y. . . . . - L, . -., ,l lc I L ' , . if L , Lx , . H . . - c f. ,L .. . . . l l l- L l .