Polytechnic High School - Caerulea Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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CA 13::RU LEA I3 ' ent'd hunt heztlht Tum Hm tn the rhmr fulluweti hy rrank tlrtllup'mtf up tn the house was 'the Mexican with h com- pnniun. The huya were my surprised they could tme Stand and stare. The white 1mm wzts the H tn arrive. He. dir- rwmnteti 11ml :tt'tel' tying hi: hnrse e me up nn the perch mad asked if they eth get some dinner. Tum mztnzttfed tn say yes' and npened the door fur the mall to entel. Frank went hark tn the kitchen tn tend the tlinner that they heal ful'eutten. After seeing the two men in. Tom aha went in the kttk'ht'lL He t'nltl Frank to say Imthine; hut tn way hmneent. Dinner t' s' srmn ready. and the enmpuuy sat tlmx'n tn eat. Very httte was said during the meal. The boys mtthht't have snitl anything: if they hall wanted tn. and the Hun appeared snlky and nervous. H'hen the meal was hn- iShCll the white mzm said. Say sunny, bring; us something 1:: think, we are pretty thirst Tom knew what they wanted and a bright idea stt'tn'k him. t'ljucl is away nun and he tlmt't allmv me to sell liqtmr. If ynu want it ytm will have to go tlmvn in the cellar. This seemed tn sun the twn men, For they tnlti 'Pum to tend the wet. Tum look them into the kitchen and pulled when the atom uf the eelhtlx Hctth men entered and just :l't they reached the hnttnm. he slammed the dnnr, ChHL'll and Helgaperl the padlock into phtee, then ealliltg' Frank he run 'rttv the dining: mum. Ihmg'! mug! Hangar went three shots in rapid Sheet:- siWIL fnlluwetl immediately by two more that Splinterert the heavy chmr. The men had eVirlently found they were trap- nptl. I'mth hnys tnuk their rifle: and went to the kitchen. The 1WU111L'H were pntmrhng I111 the door like caged animals. K: mun as the noise hall abated some, Tom said. You it thm's had better quit your pnumling amt shtmting for it unn't tlu you ztny gnarl. If you tin get taut you'll get Ihnt t . vntn' painst Ynu iet 1150th ur we'll kill the lmth of ynu. came me lite ceHar. ttYmt'li have to get out Flrst. replied Frank. who had mm- gmspctl the aituatiam, ThiS was followed by three shots. Une uf the hulietb came through the tlctttt' and missed Frank cml,t a few feet. 'l'um raised his gun and Ftl'ed intn the door. The noise stop- perl immediately. After :1 long: silence une of the men asked

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12 L' A 17. R l'I'EA slonchy 11.11, 11111 Frank cnuld easily tclt 11c w21-1 21 Mcxicam 'Tmn came out 01 the 11111130 :11 this 111111119111. and seeing 1111- two 111011. waved 1111-, 1131111 and 11111911. 111stead 111 an- swering the travelers urged their horses 111111 :1 gallop and 5111111 disappcarml around the hand. 'WVCIL 1111111: funny. 22:1111 Tum. they 1111151; he in :1 1121111- 111 :1 hurry not to 5101.1, 1. wander where they are gnmg, I 1 1111111 knuw. 1:21.111 Frank. 11111 they are sure in a hurry 1111' they 11111111 511111 1011151 vnmlgh 111 1:11'1- 111611 horses .'1 111-111-111 drink. .11111111 11111111 Jim came. 111- 51111111041 131111 11111;; 9110111111 111 11-1-11 11151011111 :11111 cat 1115 tlinllcf. .111tt'r 11c 112111 gone. the 1110's 111111: their rif1cs and the 111-111 glass ' 11.1111 went up 1111: 11111 1111131; 11I' 1111' ranch Inward S11111iur1s Springs. .111 a 11111:? ruck they stopped 11111 a rcst, Frank tank the 1112111 5.5111550; 111111 scanning the valley lscllm'. $111111 1111:11th Jim. who win. just 11r11'111g past a largc 11110 111 1101611ch, At that 11111111e111 Frank saw twn men with 1c1u1c11 revolvers emerge 1mm behind the hnnlrch-s, 111: instantly recognized them as the Mexican 211111 his unimaninn. 0111: 111 the men kept 11111 111111011111, while the other dimmed 111111 the wagnu. He evidently 111111111 what 111;- wantcd for 110 1111111111311 111:: hurse 211111 1111: um 1-111-1-1'1-11 11:11 while he drove 11111 of sight: then turning, they rh'm'c 11nr't11 1101-11-11 the desert 1711111111 11151 1111 time in telling: Tom 01 what he had seen. 211111 111 satisfy hi1115c1f Tom tank the 1.1135515 211111 watched the twr: 11111111 The 1:11.115 11cc211111- very 9x15111311 Fat 11 war: 1118.111 11: 1.10111 that Jim had been 1111113911. They pmpnscti wihl Schelhth of capture 11111 each 1111111 111 turn came :11 naught. '1Vhat the 11mm: are we going to 110. Tum. we can't hIa-V hen.- a11r1 watch 11mm- 1wn 1111111113 r1110 1111: with that monc- 111311! why 11111111111: that 1 k1111w 1111 0119 of us 0:111 go to Independence 1111 1111' 5121150 tnnmrmw and notify the 511211th The 1101's forgot their pmpnsed trip 111111 going back thcy 1115111: C11 the matter thnmugMy. The daring 01 the 110111-1111 was a 111;: surpri. , but how 1111- two 1111'11 knew 111 111C Immey was a mystery 10 1x- snlvcd. The next 11111r111111: the hnys fretted 111111 wurried. Thv 51:11:1- 11111 not arrive 11111i1 three 111111 they 111111 1111 that tinu- to wait. :thut 81CYCII. while preparing 1111mm: they agaifl

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14 CA 1c RL'LJEA tn IJL' let miL hut ho recvtt'ctt no answer, llc begged. plearl- ctt, argued uttered tarihcs; but In Im purpose. for the hays wmllcl not talk. A tin siluncc, ln'nkcn unly hy mumm mtmtls 0t mm't-munt in the CUHFH'. 'I'hc buys IH'L'HHH' m-rvuns. They cmtJd unt tell what the Im-II wurc rhtingt Tum crept across the kitchen Rllll mnk ht:- rzlatiun tn watch. After the must nerve rnt-king hour thL' lmyh haul cvur 511cm. HUihCh hogan issuing frum thc t't-llzlr. Thcy were at tirst nnty :mmlhtcx. but gradually in, urcmcd. Smhlcnly :1 sung bu w't furth in the most awful ttiicurrl. It was 21 mm; Hf happiIICSh and cuntunL 'Itht-y hull fuuncl tlu- whiskey. linth buys relaxed and felt a thankIuL Hess they cnttM nut cxprvsn. They did nnt rulax their wntrh for they kept their riHus It'rch'tl at the dtmr. At that in, Htanl thc- huyh heard the familiar call of the stage driver and turning. tht-y Saw the :lrivcr himhclf in the tlnnrway. W'ell what kind cut a game :10 yrm call this anyway, 53M the driver pntnting tn the gmm Tom seen related the glory. 1y this time the stage party came in and :lmnng them happened to lie Keelor's deputy sheriff H'ith hix' hL'Ip the men in the cellar were easily ceiptttrcd anal pm nu the stagtx Thn Sheriff assured thc boys that the rr'xiwhcrs mmlcl hC taken 54ch care of and then mmmlcal the hux with the Mint ,5 tl' w drove away tht' rlriver called hack: It was that whiskuy ul' yuur ltast that rlid thv l?llhillL ?5. I an Q kurawcci he kept it for El pttrtjusc. -Ed Young. 'It. Autumn Iip-tu-Eate Hy Ct'zlcky! I can't tcll vshy ltm 5t! ghun it's got me hort'tL you say it hares yuu. too Hut hnw l rnppctl. caught Et nl' fmzc to it. H'hat gnucls is in it. where it hailed from last It has mu quccrctl: I'm getting just 50 loony over it I wnnirhl't kmm me if I met myscIL -3largamt Kclso.