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

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. iiMr. JefEriel is in anti will he glad ta see you, replied the maid. He ha! been expecting you for some time now. Andy was dumfoundeti. He surely was in a men. A fumbled mm of phrase: such es, ler. Jeffriel home, expecting him, glad to see him, ran through hie mind. 01:, Yes, probably, he muttered. Nevertheless Andy followed the maid into the living room and auto- matically sat down. He was IO confused that he described his brain action as running in circles and Itars. He caught a lifewsized picture of Jim Jeffries, the lighter, as a three-hundred pounder who couldn't buy anything ready made but :- pocketihandkerchlef. He was completely surprised when instead of the immortal Jim he was confronted by a little old gentleman in gray, with tide whiskers. llWell, well, murmured the little man, If it isnit Sammy Parsons. I certainly am glad that you came to see yuur Uncle Jim. I was afraiti you weren't going to get here. You've got the Personal eye: and hair, but your mother'srfatherls nose and chin. Why Sammy, boy, you look so like the . Parson: that I'd know you any place. Andy swallowed hard and liltened to the old man talk on, lietenecl to the birds twitter? as he called it, wondering what held let himself in for, end who in the deuce he wan suppmed to he, and how he we: going to get himself out of his predicament. He was amused from his not too pleasant thought: by a pause where it seemed something was expected of him. k0h yes, what was that you were saying? inquired Andy. You remember little Sepphira whom you used to play with, donit you 7 repeated the old men. 011, surely. Most surely. Why certainly. Indeed. i never could for- get her? insisted Andy. iiWer continued the eager little man, ill called her, she will be dawn immediately. Andy groaned. With a name like hen she probably would be very dull. He felt 'vary much like going ouuide and getting the air. So he began a eerie: of protestations against her coming down and excuses for his own exit. . ill should like very much to eee Sapphira, but you know, Mr. JeEries, 1 jun dropped in. I am in quite a hurry. My train leaves in twenty minutel. live got to get back to my mom and pack. No, I can't spend the night in town. Are there any message. you would like to lend to the folks at home '1' Just then Sapphire: entered, and at light of her, Andy changed his mind and nettled his collar and lie. iii'mlmhira, you remember little Sammy Parsons, donlt youiw Mr. Jea'riel was saying. lll cnnlt decide if he looks more like the Person: or the Johnsonl. What do you think? i , Sapphirajhook hand: with the Huslered Andy and after a critical impec- Eight '

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l IRS m IAPPHIQA 7 av Jam mvnna Edward Taylor, by his college chum: called Andy. short for Anoniu, on Account of hi: peculiar gift of gab, mu 1: very likable young man. His chum: would have described him an a pianotype, grand, squire, and upright. Becnuse of theme qunlitlea he was sent as school representativa to an athletic convention to be held in the neighboring city. Here in the coum of the week he met an old playmate. 0h, do you remember, asked Mary Louise, the time we cut lclwol to go :wimming and how we were kept in, making up time for A month? t sure do, amwered Andy. and how I got twice u much time an you because you looked innocent and l couldn't. Well, Andy, I found all those old pleturel last week. You'll have to come see them before you go. You will, wonlt you? 1 live at 1313 Park Boulevard. ' Andy said he would be charmed. In accordance with the charmed idu, the following night he put on his highest collar, and his newest, and molt blanphemoun tie and aallied forth to pay hi! respects in the lady of 1313 Park Boulevard. He was greatly absorbed in mentally tnhuhting all lain jokes and topics of conversation, which might come in handy during the evening. in fact, he was lost, not only in thought but else in reality. After many and devious turns it wan with a sigh of relief that he reached a lump post marked Park Boulevard in the 1300 block In I few moment: he located 1313. It won with another sigh of relief and anticipltion thnl Andy straightened lli'l collar, Iettled hi: tie, ascended the stem, and rang the door bell. From hr up the street came a newsboy'l cry of Uxtm, Uxtra, all about Jim JeEriell Andy wondered what almut Jim JeErlel. He mammal lo noun him- aelf to read the card above the hell. To his horror he read the name Brown imtead of Smith,--l1e had the e wrong house! Andy WM puz- zletl a: to a course of proce- dure. It we: too lute to run any. Should he explain and Ipologile? Hi: inherent char- acteristic lnerted itlelf, and he neither run nor apologized. He tried bluff. At thi- polnt the door wan opened by a neat maid. Andy fished in his mind for any name but Brown, and u Jelfrieu won the name he had heard last, he very politely in- quired for Mr. James Jetiriel.

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mm 3i: ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA an: tion remarked, Well, father, l cantt see that he resembles either family. It seemed to Andy that she laid this a little maliciously. . Oh yes, indeed? he protested, ttewerym-le says that I am the living Image of my Grandmother Parsons except thole that say I look like my Grand- father Parsons. , Mr. JeEries soon made that customary and embarrusing remark that young people liked to he left by themselves, and withdrew. A moment of painful silence was broken by Sapphire with, And how are ail the folks at home?' hVery well, indeed. Somehow Andy began to feel Ilightly uncom- fortable. ttAnd how is your brother? Oh, he in very well, very well indeed. So Very happy with his wife and little family. Andy frankly wanted to fund the way out. ttls your Grandmother Parsons as strong as mull? Oh yes! She is very strong and healthy for a woman of her age, very healthy;:' Andy mentally patted himself on the back with Ill, Oh, gee, thin 18 easy ttls Dorothy Lewis married yet? inquired Sapphire. No, but soon to be, if 1 can read the Weather sign: aright. You nee her great uncle twice removed departed this vale of tears, on now Dorothy wean a tragic smile and the latest mourning. Black Iutely wt; 03 her type of I Hmde-,, . Oh, peroxide, Saphhira sweetly suggested-a triHe too meetly, it seemed to Andy. 0h, ye Gole he grained. Feature that. The gentle Dorothy is probably the nigger coo . He tut about for some topic of conversation to divert her mind. He glanced It the newspaper on the table. A musical comedy notice! Andy launched into the subject of musical comedies with all his might. Hare he felt. that he was on a safe topic. He told her of the musical comedy presented by his Frat. in which he had danced in the chorus. Andy proved very unuh ing, and Iinally to illustrate his points, he pulled. out his picturel of the cut and of scenes about the school. The evening came to an end, as all good thingl- will do. Before he left they planned to see Cheer Up the following evening. Why, from what you said when I came in I imagined that you were in quite a hxrry. By actual count your train left an hour and forty-fwe min- utes ago. Oh, did 1 say that? asked Andy rather ahuent-mindectiy. Well, I've changed my mind. But he hnd the grace to blush. They became good friend-, for that iI an any matter even in I lhoI'l: time when all of onetl evening. and and fraquent afternoons Ire enthuliuticllly do- voted to the cause. Nine