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

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a success of his business. Thinking of that prophecy, and the awful times we had, Helen Lawton and Lavon Tevebaugh made their own fates, didn't they? H. M.fYes, I remember. Not long ago I saw in A'Harrison's Weekly the greatest magazine in the United States, edited by Ray, the picture of joe Atkinson. He has become the greatest singer of the age. He was pictured beside an Edison, listening to his own voice. They say Helen Brown plays all of his accompaniments. Agnes Davis is the head of the 1935 Follies. Evelyn Jacobson and james Madden are managers of it. K. M.fGeorge Arms has started a finishing school for young women in New York. Hila Van Hook is the instructor of physical culture. The follow- ing are in her classes, trying to reduce: Ruth Hawks, Maudie Moffat, Helen Lacey, Esther McConnell, and Harriet Stoneham. He is making quite a success of his school. Donie and Onie Rich are teachers there, too. H. M.-My goodness-he doing that! Well, I am afraid we must leave each other as we are nearing China, if you see me there we can continue our talk. So glad to have seen you. Good bye. K. M.fGood bye. I hope we shall meet again. EXEUNT. ONE YEAR LATER IN AMERICA. Meeting in the Hotel De Vera Great, Peyton, Colorado. Katherine Morton signing a register. Harry McColl seeing the name comes up and speaks to her. H. M.-Ah, Katherine, here you are again. I had hoped to see you before this time, but did not. Have you had a nice trip since we last met? K. M.,-Indeed I have, Harry, and I have a great deal to tell you. I ran across more of our classmates while in Europe, than you can imaginel H. M.-So did I. The first day I landed in China I ran across Lelia Taylor and Sarah Vaughn, kneeling before an Idol, blowing incense in its face. Francis Scott was teaching the children in a mission how to master the art of chewing gum. K. M.-Yes, and as I was walking down one of the Streets in japan, I saw a girl pushing a boy on a 'tKiddy Kart. As I looked closer, I discovered that it was Margaret Smith. The boy was Harry Wells, demonstrating the carts for the little children. Bernice Ryer, a missionary over there, told me that Bethany Reinking had just been in Kiafong, making a wonderful success in life as a snake charmer. H. M.-Yes, and while I was in Venice two years ago, I saw Myler Butter- field, who is running a jigg's Cabbage and Corn Beef Shop there. He has done his worst in training the people to like the stuff. K. M.-While I was in Switzerland I saw Stewart Bissell in the midst of the Alps. He was painting his masterpiece, as he said. He showed me a graceful figure dancing on top of a cliff. It was Mary Ann MacDonald, repre- senting Dawn at Twilight. H. M.-Yes, and did you know that Cecil McIntosh and Elizabeth How- bert are doing a flourishing business running a matrimonial bureau in Simla. They have James Flaherty, an ardent worker for the Anti-Cigarette League, and Lois Auer, an actress, in the blessed bonds of matrimony. Edna james, the graceful dancing teacher in Montrose, Carolyn Newman, the society belle in Kelker, and jake Leften, the wealthy owner of the Pin 'Em Up Factory, are all on their waiting list. K. M.-I was in a mission not long ago. I heard that an American minister was going to preach there. He was no other than Paige Benbow. He made a 13

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Prophecy By Kallzerine ,llorlou TIMEml935. PLACEYOH board the ship HDeFries, named after Russell DeFries the owner of the DeFries Ship Line. Katherine Morton is seated in a steamer chair, reading. Harry McColl, a rich politician, is seated nearby. He recog- nizes his classmate and speaks. H. M.-I beg your pardon, madam, but you look so familiar that I cannot help speaking. Are you not Katherine Morton of the class of 1921? K. M.+My name is Katherine Morton, but who are you? Oh, why of course, you are Harry McColl. Isn't it strange how our old classmates have shown up on this ship? Only yesterday I happened to run across Lynn Wilson, an artist, who is on his way with us to China. He was none the better for his voyage, so I called for the ship doctor. No other person than Doc Duncan appeared. He told me you were on board, and had been appointed President of Gartok and intended to start a Democracy in the aforesaid place. H. M.kYes my duties will be hard. Alexander Chapman is there, waiting for me. He has been appointed Vice-President. Howard Henderson, Robert Swan, Gerald Hibbard, and Brooks Brice are to be my assistants for keeping order. I really had a hard time getting my position, as Arthur Matthews, a powerful speaker, almost persuaded the people that he was better suited for the place. However, my aide, Melvin Haymes, proved to the people that Arthur had sidestepped the question. So I was elected. But where are you headed for? K. M.-I am on a trip around the world. That hard hearted Robert Poer, Chief justice of the Supreme Court and his Associate justices, Leland Cruzan, Kenneth Ogle, William Christians, Arthur Van Lopic and Ernest Sanderson caused me to be exiled from the country because I started a Petition against Bevier Gray and jane Lester for their mild teaching of the latest dances. H. M.-You know, before I left I ran across a funny thing in the Calhan Tribune, edited by Howard Nichols and Addison Brackett. It said Wanted a husband, good looks not required, by maiden lady with lots of money. Apply to Margaret Morris at once. Box 582, Calhan, Coloradofl I later heard that Leroy Peiffer, a widower, and Robert Bawbell who divorced Ruth Pollock because she persisted in being an artist's model, and Frank Awes all applied. She chose Frank after consulting her attorney, Jack Wilson. Jack said Frank had an income of twenty dollars per month, and that would help Margaret a little. K. M.-Well, well, that is strange. Speaking of things seen in papers, here are some more for you. I found these in the H-Iazz 'Em Weekly Paper. It is edited by Edwin Gardner and William Albert. 'tMadame Conklin, Hindoo Seer. If your heart be troubled, if your business worries you, if you are in doubt about your love affairs, consult this master mind. I hear Gertrude Gephart and Margaret Cox are bringing suit against her, because she told them they were going to marry very unhappily. Margaret is going to marry a Japanese diplomat and Gertrude a Brazilian mining king. H. M.gThat is funny. But did you know that Fanchon Croy is writing religious articles in a Nunnery in Dayton, Ohio? Yes, she and Lyle Blaine are both there. Lyle was disappointed in a love affair with Howard Latting. Howard ran off with Evelyn Parkhill, who was then a society belle in Castle Rock. K. M.eOf course you know Bertram Downs and Florence Droegumiller have started housekeeping in Peyton, where Bert is Mayor. He is making quite 12

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splendid talk on The Youth of Today. john Manning, another worker in the mission, said that he had saved many souls. Rulon Henderson is also try- ing to save the Chinese from drowning in the River Styx. But to change the subject, weren't you surprised to hear that Grace Garvey had won the dis- tinction of being the first Governoress of Colorado? And that Sarah Mintz is the speaker of the House? I heardjthat Edmund Maher and Frances Wiegle were married last year. He made a great invention, on account of the high cost of living. He invented a way to make ostrich eggs out of hens, eggs. He made quite a huge fortune from it. H. M.-Isn't it fun to talk over old times, and our classmates? Royal Omstead the time-keeper of the Olympic games, told me that VValter Cruzan had won the ten-yard dash, and Clyde Babcock the three-foot hurdle in the Olympic games at Antwerp. K. M.fWell, Fred English and his wife, Florence Yates, have gone to Old Mexico at the request of President Obregon, in an effort to unite the still discontented factions. He has started newspapers in different ,states and cities under the editorship of the following: Paul Brown, Arthur Waiss, W'estley Curtis, George Graham, Arthur Haak, Roland Griffith, Ford Gilbert, and Clay Fredenberger. Leroy Ellinwood and Edward Bunts started an expedition down there, after reading an article written by Crawford Hill, on the opportunities of the gold industry, intending to make their fortune. Harry Compton and Donald Hale are said to have made quite a huge fortune apiece. Dorothea Pick, the vampire of Guadalajara, is reported to have attempted to make Donald consider matrimony. Harry Goodwin, Carl Fiedler, and Curtis Haupt have started a fortune-tellerls booth, and many famous men have sought their advice, before going into the mining project too deeply. However, all tell the same story, as they are employed to do so. H. M.-You know I saw Harold Staff, not long ago, and he has become a famous actor, as a result of the Senior class-play. He told me that he had been paying attention to Naomi Counts, Elizabeth Fertig, Helen England, and Dorothy Dorlac. He has almost decided on Dorothy, because all she has left in this World is an ailing millionaire father. K. M.-While I was in South America, I saw Charles Wadell and Artie james, who were trying to find spiders for Glenn McLaughlin's Circus. Mary Ausec is the head trainer of the baby elephants in this circus, and has taught them the feat of crawling out from under a table. james Strachan is playing the steam calliope. Frances Baily and Thelma Akers are tight-rope dancers. Charles told me that Jack Sheley and Marcus johnson were just that day sailing for Honolulu, where they intended to take up the native dancing so they could perform in Dannie Hautzls new creation, t'Trip it as Ye Go. H. M.-I saw in the paper that Adelbert Peterson has invented a way to grow odorless onions. Charles Brice is city sheriff of Monte Vista. Elizabeth Fields, Weida Wallace, Winora Carter, Willie D. johnson, and Grace Dunlap have made fine successes in the business world. K. M.-While I was in Paris, I met Opal Hughes on the Champ des Elysees boulevard. She told me she was touring Europe with her own troupe of 400 people, which she had organized in the U. S., in opposition to the celebrated Winter Garden. She informed me that there was to be a performance that evening, and insisted that I should come, and that I should see a number of my old classmates. Of course I did not lose this opportunity, and you may judge my ama-zement, to see as members of her celebrated company, Tom Thomas, Leatrice Hair, Ruth Edwards, Carl johnson, Frank Sheade, Ernest Reimer, Fred Thompson, Eula Brewer, Jennie Allen, Helen Britton, and Charlotte Miller. ' H. M.-+I just read a line book, t'The Wiles of Man. It .was written by Luella Pyle and Hazel Dees. Mable Hopko and Verna Kinghave donea marvelous 14