Pittsville High School - Ho Ang Ho Yearbook (Pittsville, WI)

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A .Q 6... ffl 4 eled man at the table The man smlled a cracked palntul slllllk through hls mask ot gray dust France wlll not he sate lor vou lll a short tlnle He began to llst the names ot those w honl he was to warll but the appearance ot the lnll keeper lll the opell doolwax hearlng a tray lll hls hands cut short the tllade DHFIIOII hlllIlE'd QIIICIIN Olll IIIIO the street Frallce wlll not he a sate place IOI sou lll a sllort tlme' The wolds drunl lllecl agalnst Darnotts ears as he stood stloklllg the sleek tlank ot hls horse lll the courtyard ot the lllll He was sate here tol a whlle pelhaps torewer stlll 18 methods ot the COIHITIIIIGS were thorough There was llflthlllg f0l hlm to do but to tlee lllllll the ll0llhl8 had lJl0Wll over The lllgh teler ot DdIll0IlSlIl that had callled lllnl lhlllllgh one llectlc wear ot servlce as a spw was gone Vlhat good could come ot selwlllg a lost cause a countrx bleedlllg and almost broken Now wlth a new dlc tatol comlng llll0 power the old tlre was gone lt wollld be 'slll0ldE to leturn to Pflrls w lth SIIQDIKIOIIS eles constantlv up on hlm He mounted hls hol se and rode away IIIIO the SIIIISQI wlth hls heart curlously llght lll splte ot the fact that he laced cap ture and llnally death The man whose very name was hated bv Marquls Quentlll was dead dylng Vl0l6l1tlY as he had llV8d Thele w as 110 absolute proot but the mere posslbllltl sent a lhllll through Darnott s XGIIIS Xelther the Marquls D01 Melcedes wele hound He wlllpped hls horse IIIIO a lun The Marqls was slttlllg at a desk pen Illllg a letter when D arllott enteled weary and dust ladell He glanced up ln annoy ance, then smlled a welcome when he saw D arnott Your plans are made I presume sald the MHIIIIIIS attel the plellmlnarv gI8PIll1gb were over and D alnott was seat I hale no plans Your Glace NIOIISIQIII D HIIIOII b9ll9Y8 H19 sou lllllsl leale to lllght or those wolles wlll be upon lou' IJ arllott alose allcl lxtended hls hand lallk lou w ul .race lol soul h and klncilless to ITN Perhaps I mal be ah e to lelllrll 50111 he broke ott V8 lll lou tell Melcedes good ble tor me' Ltlldlllll Sdld the Nldlflllls Lfllp Dlllg hls ll llld, w hlle a gentle smlle SUIIFII ed hls stel ll teatules lou ale tlrecl e salc wl late nlx coac sent ou max go to the holder lll that nn l.o began IJ alllott The Nlalqllls held up a perenlptoll hand No ohjectlons he sald Seallllg llllll selt once IIIUTQ at the desk allcl motlonlllg D arnott to a tlldll oul Grace .ls ec ldlllflll han PS 4' 'f' 4 4414 sou heard that the Lold Chester was mul clered IH Parls The NTHTQIIIS at that Yes we nott could not help blll llotlce the stlonglx accented we The NTHFQUIH IOSQ and wlth a lock ol amusement on hls lace ga7ed abstractedlx at D arnott les we heard trom Fance he le peated slowly It Mollsleur wlll excuse H19 tol a moment He IllI'llGd allcl lett the room lance Darllott noted the lllall stlallge bellavlor wlth SIITDIISP The us ually Slelll composed VVIEIIQIIIS was sonle how cllallged Hls tace seemed t hale lost some of lts coldness and hls eses were less trostly tllan usual D alnott long ed to see Mercedes blll the thought ot de llberately seeklllg her wllell shc appalentlx dld not wlsh to see hlnl was not to hls llk lng As the houl slowly passed he CHRIS to the collclusloll that slle would not see hlm Some das he detelnllned he would come agalll At tllls Jllllllllle the MHTQIIIQ entered Lance IOSG at hls COl'Illllg and stood ln all tlclpatlon The MHTQUIS smlled somewhat WIS tullv 1131106 thought and waved lllm to ward the door Thele IS I10Ih1Ilg between vou and treedom save a chance soldlel at the bol del I wlsh you Cod speed and I GIIVX you MOIIQIGUT' Good bve Yollr brace Darnott lalsed 1115 head sllarpll heard he sald Dar sald as Ile passed lhltlllgh the door I IIIIQI tllat I may see you agalll some day Ah you shall you shall' called the MBFQUIS aftel hlm The tone cheered Darnott as he stepped Olll lllto the moon llt lllght As the door closed behllld hlm Vlarquls slghed deeply and tulned to ls desk whereon lay a slngle paper smlled slowly and turlled ll over ln llalld The candlc llght dlsclosed all OIII clal seal llpon one 4011191 It ldll the hls N13 Dear RIHFQIHS VK lll lou klndly sellcl the bealel ol thls nllsslle on some IllllIl0llS errand ol el the IJUIIIGI IIIIO bpalll' I do not XKISII lllnl to wltlless the collapse ot lux g0Y8lllI'll6lll Wlllth I teel ls lllexltlhle I alll sure the sacled bond ot oul tllendshlp wlll 11151118 ldlttllll ldI'I'Nlllg out ot the plans wlllcll I .ll lllelllltlll l s ne lell l lll the e closed note Xlllll llllf-lfllf lll NGIXHIII Danton Palace S S Palls Flallce arllott stood cal the hu e cal llage w altlnl. the leappealauc e l t le coat lnlan ance w ls llllli lkll to +4 1 n t s F4 Ps 1 4 o I 1 1 n a ' Page 54 4 4 so .3 ,.g..g..g..g 5 g..g..g..g..- '. 3.4 1 3.1 g..g..g 3 - -..- '..g..'..' g..- ..' -..g.' 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Darnott was too surprlsed to speak for a moment then he nodded gravely The messenger with a low bow turn ed swlftly and strode through the open doorway and was gone from VIEW When Gounot and Darnott reached the door of the inn the street showed no sxgn ot lite The mornlng sun brooded ower meadows and glistened on the dew drenched cobble stones Gounot was chuckling softly at his slde and suddenly the whole world took on a brlghter hue There was to be no dual It IS as I expected Monsieur Lance Darnott there IS nothlng between you and the enjoyment of a perfect day' he paused and pomnted to the deep rut ln the road Hts Lordship left ln some haste was hls dry comment Then he glanced at hrs watch and a tmy frown puckered hls brow I must be ln Louvre by noon and I must bid you good day Monsleur card' he handed Lance a small square have wltnessed the dual whlch gave great promlse ot bemg so mterestmg Nlw only regret IS that I could not of engraved cardboard I thank you for your klnd assistance lf there IS anythlng I can do for you I possess considerable Influence ln Paris began D arnott Pooh' It was nothlng I would have done as much for any gentelman' Gou not extended his hand and Darnott grip ped It feeling a warmer affection for this little man than he had ever felt for any other When the Frenchman had gone Lance mounted to hls room to collect his scanty belonglngs Hls work was done but stlll he lingered and noon found him seated ln the mn holdlng a desultory conversatlon wlth the lnn keeper who spoke an only French They were argulng placldly about the dlstant revolutlon whlch as yet was onl5 a murmur ln this remote corner of France when the door slammed shut wlth startling torce and a dust covered man entered trailing a quxrt behind him A tankard of Bergundy and hasten' he croaked to the Landlord who hurrled away with a speed amazlng ID one of such bulk Lance lett to hlmself studled the man ln the corner who was drummlng lm patlently on the table hls eyes straying occaslonally out the doorway as If e pectlng the appearance of someone At last Lance with an assumed lan guor asked him how things fared in Paris The man started and stared as If seeing hlm tor the tirst tlme Hls eyes were bloodshot and there was a deep welt fast turnmg across hls left cheek How did you know that I was from Pans he rasped pugnaclously I knew that when you shouted for wine so ungraclously Parlslans have a dlfterent manner of speech that the other sections returned Lance amlably stlf lm, a llttle yawn The man s eyes narrowed thoughtful The government under Danton has been overthrown by Napoleon he sald softly with a covert glance at the door lou are Lance Darnott I take lt I had orders to warn you lf you were still here to flx for your name was read with those of the other traitors in Parls this morn mg The word that you were here was passed along by an Engllshman who was lmmedlately murdered for hls pains Hls lody was found in his rooms at an inn Bo one knows who dld it of course' For a moment Lance was stunned He gaped with open mouth at the dust cov Page 53 '..'..g..'..g.....g ,. . 0 ,J 3.3.3 ,.. 0 ' 4..' g..' 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ott In splte of the burnlng ot his heart and the temptatlon to look for a llght ln that certam vnndovs ot the manslon Instead he steeled hlmself to look straxht ahead mto the shadows at the dark coach and the prancmg horses At last the toachman reappeared 1 the gloom carrying a coat upon hls arm vshlch he d6D0all6d ln the coach much to Darnott s mwstlfltatlon Vhthout a word the sphsnv l1ke Fance opened the door and stood ualtlng respectfully Lance Dar nott strode sulftlv across the lntervenlng space stepped llghtls ll'lt0 the dark coach and settled back against the cushlons The coachman cllmbed nlmbly to hxs high seat spoke to the horses and the carrlage rolled smoothly down the drlve Lance savs the brllllant moonlight shivering the toun tams spray as they whirled past and then out onto the hard road Suddenly somethlng sott and vsarm THE BROKEN MELODY stole around hls neck and a hand snuggled Into hls He started and pulled aw aw from the tourh as lf xt were told steel then suth a startled fry he sau bs a straw beam ot moonllght the tate of Mercedes pale but brawe her blue ewes gleaming with a lxght mdescrlbabablw loyelw I am gomg with you Lame lt Darnott hls heart too tull ot words drevs her tlose to hlm So they sat until Nlercedes head drooped agamst his should ex ln sleep Darnott lookmg over the tlelds qulet and peaceful under the stars bon ed hls head and vsth his llps buried ID her fragrant halr vwhlspered a reverent Thank f od' above the grind of the car rlage wheels X R 0Ne11l 0 END btrange how my heart grows sad, When Sprlng comes round agam When the wonders of wood and h1lls1de Defy the poet s pen The brook 1n the meadow leaps free agaln Down through the mossy, fern shaded Glen, Where once h1d from VIEW by the Feathery snow, The star eyed vlolets grow Xlong the fern bordered path where the sun Rarely shlnes, Save ln the shadowy patches through the twlgs Of the pmes, Grows that flower of Memorles Wlth fragrance Dxvlne The Rose wx 1th tts petals of welt et and gold Breather of fragrance and beauty untold 'flowers for lovers, each petal a vow, A vague dream of your mcense comes down To me now' V The birds were maklng sweet muslc above, All nature was smllmg as I told of my Love, But of a sudden an omlnous cloud from on Hlgh, Came down llke a meteor out of the sky, The cloud took my Queen and left me alone, Wlth only a memory to cherlsh andi-own W R O'Ne1ll '30 +'!-'r r'2 'f f'l Z ! l Z i ! 5 ! 'f-Z ! I ! 'r-! !'-Z 'r'! E ! ! ! ! i i i !''i 5 i'4 i 2 Z Z ! ! 2 2 Z Z Z I-'! ! I''I I'-Z I '--'01 . N'--'Q' Page 55 N .. ..,.,...,....,.,....... .... ...... ..... . ... . , 6 .... ... ,.. ..,...... ..,.,......,.,......... A A O.. I.. ,..,.....,.. ... ...,.,.,.., , 4 ,.,.,... . 4 0 . . . . ' . ' ' . , ' -' '1 U ' . ,. ' I .. , , , , , ,, ' It you want me. Y . . V , . . A. ' . . ' . . ' . ' ' ' . V t ' ' ' - 3 h A I V . , . .3 v Q ' . ' , V . , . . , ' v . , . ,v ! . , . . . - . . , ' v. ' 1 1 Y 7 , f. .