Pennell Institute - Whirlpool Yearbook (Gray, ME)

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10 THE PENNELL WHIRLPOOL and a davenport. The curtain goes up showing Mrs. Nelson on the davenport reading a magazine. Enter Eva and Jim. Eva is very excited and Jim is laughing about her. Mrs. N.: ‘Well! What is the mat- ter now?”’ Jim: ‘‘Oh, she thinks there is a wild man out there in the woods, and she is afraid that he will run away with her.”’ Mrs. N.: ‘‘Ump! Is that all?”’ Eva (indignantly): ‘‘I don't care whether you believe it or not, but I saw his footprint on the sand this morning.”’ Jim (sarcastically): ‘‘She will tell you next that she has seen him.’’ Eva: ‘‘I can prove it.’’ Jim: ‘‘Ha! Ha! Ha! Didn’t [ tell you? Tell us how you can prove that you saw him.” Eva: ‘‘I didn’t say that I saw him. I said I saw his footprints and I can prove it.’’ Jim: ‘‘How?” Eva: ‘‘I can prove it by John. He was with me when I saw it.’’ Jim: ‘‘Who is John? Is he the brother of your wildman?’’ Eva: ‘‘If you want to talk like that, we will drop the subject.’’ Jim: ‘‘O well, I guess it is just as well before you drive us all crazy.’’ Mrs. N.: ‘‘I guess there is nothing to worry about.” Jim: ‘‘Come on, Eva. I will race you to Leaton’s Island and back.”’ Eva: ‘‘I suppose I might as well do that as anything.”’ Exit Jim and Eva. Enter John. John (to himself): ‘‘It certainly is funny about that footprint. I don't think there is a wildman around, but it does look as if it was made by a human’s foot.”’ Mrs. N.: ‘‘Pardon me, but have you gone crazy too?’’ John: ‘‘I beg your pardon, madam, I didn’t know anyone was here. ’ Mrs. N.: ‘‘I thought I heard you say something about a wildman. Do you believe there is one too?’’ John: ‘‘Well-I-er-er-I-no, I Mrs. N.: ter?”’ John: ‘‘I-er-er-we were walking on the beach this morning and discovered an immense footprint and I-er-we have been trying to decide what made it.” Mrs. N.: ‘‘And who mean ?’’ don’t’’ “Then what is the mat- ? may ‘we? John (growing very nervous): ““Why-er-er-er a young lady and my- self were taking a walk to-er-er gether.’’ Mrs. N. you say Doris?’’ John: ‘‘N’n’no I tion her name.’’ Mrs. N.: ‘‘I will tell you then. Her name is Eva Nelson and I am her mother. So you needn’t be embar- rassed. Jiva is very excited over that footprint and I want to find out what made it. Please tell me what you know about it.’’ John: ‘‘The footprint must have been made by a large person, if it was made by a person. The country people are bringing reports of strange cries heard in the neighboring woods. That is all I know about it.’’ herself): ‘‘Did lady’s name is (enjoying the young d’d‘didn’t men-

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THE PENNELL WHIRLPOOL ““Yes.’’ “ T suppose—last night for instanee.” “T was at your home at 8.15.”’ “‘You were not’’, she said eurtly. “T was unless my watch is on the bum.’’ He takes out his wateh, ‘‘It is just 7.32 now, isn’t it?”’ ““No,’? she faltered looking at her wrist wateh, ‘‘It is just 8.32, but don't you see?”? “T see. Daylight Saving !”’ After expressing their views on Day- light Saving time and a number of they started home to announcement which other things. the many had been waiting. J. Winnifred Cobb, 1928 make for THE RESULT OF MOONSHINE WHISKEY One fine winter afternoon about twenty-seven o'clock in the year nine- teen hundred half past two, with the thermometer registering 204° above zero, a tall, lanky, old woman took his way across the frozen Atlantie to the land of Egypt in Norway. She imme. diately knocked on the door of the king’s palace on Wall Street and, as no one answered the bell, he stepped on the roof and jumped across to Asia Minor by the way of China and the Dead Sea. One of the ancient Babylonians took her around to see the Klondike gold mines which are noted for their fine cut glass. Then they went to the hanging garden of Babylon, which immediately came unhung after they entered and, as there was a high wind, they were blown to the North Pole. The Babylonian, not accustomed to the terrific heat, which became intense as they neared the pole, perished. A native Eskimo was mueh inter- ested in the old lady and took him out to see the numerous palm trees and vineyards. Having seen enough of the North Pole, the lady sent to Charles Williams Stores to get a fur coat so that she could visit the Equator. When the dear old lady reached his destination, the thermometer was down to absolute zero, so she sent to the Duteh East India Co. to get some more furs. He marveled mueh at the natives that were running around naked. After this exciting vacation she wanted to return to his home in the good old U.S. A. II. Norman Cole, 1928 FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND Plaee: A summer resort on a lake in Northern Maine. Time: In the summer of 1920. Rich people from all over the New England and Middle Atlantic States were spending their summer there. Cast: Mrs. Nelson, a millionaire from New York. Eva Nelson, her eighteen year old daughter. Her only occupation is beau catching. Jim Bel- den, one of Eva's beaus, a detective. John Stone, Eva’s latest attraction. Johnathan Fliech, the owner of the hotel. Act I Scene I Place: The reading room of the hotel. The room eontains arm chairs

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THE PRNNELL Mrs. N.: ‘Did you try to track this strange creature?’’ John: ‘‘No, you see Miss Nelson had to return to the hotel early, and since then I have had no time.’’ Mrs. N.: ‘‘Are you at liberty now ?”’ John: ‘‘Why-er-er-yes. Why?” Mrs. N.: ‘Suppose you track him now ?’’ John: ‘ But the footprints are probably destroyed by now.”’ Mrs. N.: t I half believe you are afraid.’’ John: ‘ No-No I assure you, I am not afraid.’’ Mrs. N.: ‘ Prove that you are not afraid by following the tracks.’’ John: ‘‘1°ll try.’’ Iéxit John. Curtain Seene IL Place: The same. Time: The next morning. Enter Jim. He sits down in a chair in the corner of the room and picks up a magazine. Enter Myrs. Nelson and John. They sit down facing each other without noticing Jim. Mrs. N.: ‘'Did you follow those strange footprints?”’ John. ‘‘Yes I—’’ Mrs. N.: ‘‘And you found—’’ John: ‘Nothing but—’’ Mrs. N.: ‘‘You found absolutely nothing? How far did you follow the tracks?”’ John: ‘‘I followed them until they stopped.’’ Mrs. N.: ‘‘ Where did they stop?”’ John: ‘‘I followed them to a eave back in the woods about three miles. WHIRLPOOL 11 The tracks went toward the cave but the entrance and floor of the eave were a ledge and I could not tell in which direction they went. Nothing was in the cave. On second thought I think it might have been a bear because I saw some fur hanging to a pointed rock at the entrance of the cave. He might have torn it from him while going into the eave. Furthermore, as you must know, the footprint of a bear much resemble the footprint of a human being. Mrs. N.: ‘ I congratulate you, my boy. You have done a wonderful piece of work and solved a deep mys- tery. I sincerely hope that Eva will reward you.’’ John (depreeiatively): ‘‘It is just an idea and may not be right, you know.’’ Mrs. N.: ‘SOF course you are right. I will go and tell Eva that her wild man was only a bear. Exit Mrs. Nelson. John picks up a paper. Enter Mrs. Nelson and Eva. Eva sees Jim reading a paper and runs up to him. Eva: ‘‘Oh, Jim, Mr. Flich tells me you are a detective. You knew from the first that it was a bear, didn’t you? IT am sorry I—”’ Enter Mr. Flich. He goes quickly up to Jim and grabs his hand. Mr. Flich: ‘‘Congratulations, old man, th at was good work. He sure was a tough looking customer.”’ Mrs. N. (to Jim): ‘‘ What are the congratulations for? Oh I see. Who is she?”’ Mr. Flieh: ‘‘T don’t know = any- thing about any she’s, but didn’t you