Petoskey High School - Observer Yearbook (Petoskey, MI)

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FORGET IT. If you know of a skeleton hidden away In a closet and guarded and kept from the day, In the dark, and whose showing, whose sudden display Would cause grief and sorrow and life-long dismay, It's a pretty good plan to forget it. If you know of a thing that will darken the joy Of a man or a woman, or a girl or a boy, That will wipe out a smile, or the least way annoy, Or lightness of heart and good spirits destroy, It's a preltty good plan to forget it. . PAGE SEVENTY-EIGHT M.E.H

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Miss Sara Bennet hearing the chug-chug of the motor as she was snapping on the last electric curler, confidently told her unimposing re- flection in the small cracked mirror, that young Morrison was certainly gay and extravagant when his wife was gone, to come home in a taxi when street cars were so much cheaper and more decent looking. The next day Bob had just finished his breakfast dishes, when he received the following telegram: Father marvelously improved-expect to be home some time today.--Molly. By jiminy gee V' cried Morrison joyously, I'll just have time to fix that precious model up like a person, before I go to work! Won't Molly be surprised? At three o'clock that afternoon, Miss Sara Bennet found herself struggling with an ungovernable curiosity to see how that fiighty Mr. Morrison kept house in his wife's absence so after looking cautiously in all directions to see that no chance passerby was near, she stealthily ventured to the front French window and peered in through her gold- rimmed glasses. , g My soul and body! she exclaimed piously, as the form of the mo- del gorgeously arrayed in a lacy pink negligee met her curious eyes, If I wasn't right about that young man leading a double life I'll eat my hat ! A light familiar foot step startled the trespasser and quickly turn- ing around she saw pretty, brown-eyed Mrs. Morrison attired in a smart, brown traveling suit gazing inquiringly at her. Miss Bennet beckoned her, and then sorrowfully, while gravely shaking her head, told, or rather started to tell Molly, the shameful double life her trusted hus- band had been leading in his wife's absence. Surely Miss Bennet you are mistaken, I believe I know Mr. Morri- son better than you do, broke in Molly hotly, And if you'll follow me into the house I think I can convince you that no one is concealed there. Miss Bennet followed willingly enough without further invitation, and the door was unlocked by Molly's trembling fingers turning a bright new key. - The door swung open and Molly catching sight of the woman's figure lying on the davenporh, for one terrible minute in which every- thing swam before her eyes, thought that all her happiness was over- Bob was untrue-but resolving to get to the bottom of the affair at once, she said in a harsh voice: Madam, I demand to know instantly the reason for your presence. No reply broke the tense silence. With a determined step Molly went towards the davenport. ' Why-why-what, stammered Molly, if Bob hasn't bought me a model-how kind, how thoughful, and then remembering the presence of her neighbor, who had been standing with mouth agape and eyes unbelievingly fixed on the model, during Molly's expressions of delight, Molly turned gracefully, dramatically around to see how the old trouble- maker would take it. You may be sure Molly enjoyed the woman's sur- prise and consternation, and then realizing what a fool Miss Bennet must feel like, she said kindly, Pm afraid the joke's on you, but any time you want to use my new model, please feel welcome to do so. But Miss Bennet had fled at Molly's first word-fled back to her electric curlers and Poll the parrot. -Velma Howe, '23, PAGE SEVENTY-SEVEN

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