Providence Technical High School - Review Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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84 THE TECH REVIEW 1930 After the Primrose Prom By Rosario Di Malleo, ’3 The junior Prom at the Primrose Medi- cal College, had been a great affair. Here it was two weeks after it was over, and still, it was the main topic being discussed on the campus by the students. Hal” Wright, President of the class, claimed that he had had a wonderful time because he met Billie” Moran there, Billie was a co- ed, popular among both sexes. Hal had called on her eight times in the two weeks since the Prom. One evening while Hal was calling at Billie’s house, Mr. Moran entered the room. Billie introduced the two, and they began to converse in a very friendly manner. When the elder man withdrew to retire, Hal confessed his love for Billie and prom- ised that as soon as he received his M.D. degree, they would be married. Hal and Billie had thus become inseparable pals by the time Hal entered his senior year at the medical college. The results of the election of class offi- cers found Hal Wright president and Frank Swain, his bitter opponent, vowing eventual and inevitable revenge. One night shortly after the election Frank, about to leave his house for an eve- ning’s enjoyment, was called into the pa- ternal library. I have a proposition to present to you,” said Mr. Swain, Sr. What is it. Dad?” asked Frank. Well,” continued Mr. Swain, we have in our neighborhood, a very wealthy, and influential man.” Mr. Moran?” questioned Frank. “Yes,” answered the father, and such a person thus gifted with prosperity should not refuse to aid a neighbor, who feels that retirement and some of the luxuries of life. would be greatly welcomed. Incidently my plan would provide a life of leisure for you also. I am aware of the existence of a beautiful daughter named Billie. Your acquaintance with her would be followed by my subsequent meeting with her father, and some accidental misleading tips on the stock market by a well reputed broker, namely, myself; the rest is obvious.” Frank was contemplating deeply. He finally decided, knowing the relations of Billie and Hal, that this presented an op- portunity for the revenge on Hal Wright. O.K., Dad, we shall act accordingly,” said Frank. Frank soon became acquainted with Bil- lie, and he told violent lies to her about Hal. Billie innocently believed them. Hal was mortified on learning that Billie had refused his invitation to the senior ball in favor of Frank’s. 1 he night of the affair Billie looked charming. The gold of her hair blended perfectly with her pale green gown. Hal pretended not to notice her, but whenever he got a chance, he would steal a glance at her. 1 he orchestra began to play an old fashioned waltz, Hal plucked up courage and walked over to where Billie and Frank were standing. May I have this dance with you, Bil- lie?” asked Hal. I'm sorry, but I do not care to dance with a fool,” replied Billie. Billie!” pleaded Hal, ‘won’t you even listen to an explanation?” “No explanations are necessary,” an- swered Billie, and putting her hand on Frank’s arm, they walked away. Hal, burning with rage, was left spellbound. He spent the rest of the evening alone, thinking

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1930 T II E T E C II R E V I E W 83 with jokes and stories. We arrived in the bottom of the ravine in due time. After a few minutes of exploring I sighted a shovel hanging in an oak. We made our way to the spot and there found a sizeable hole in the ground. The earth about this excava- tion was strewn with rotten boards, what had doubtless been a buried box. The blacksmith pointed out several small holes in the vicinity and said that the villian had probably used the rod to locate the casket before he dug it up from its resting place. For some time the affair remained a mystery. Then suddenly appeared in the New York papers an account of the cap- ture of a criminal with a half moon scar on his face. The man had resisted arre:t, it being necessary to batter down the door of his room in order to make him a prison- er. In the corner of this room was found a large chest, and in this chest among other things an oilcloth bundle containing a large amount of silverware and jewelry, identi- fied. the papers said, as the property of several persons living near the little town of Petersberg in Massachusetts. You see the fellow had buried his loot after stealing it and had come back to dig it up again after the excitement had blown over. Why he hadn’t pawned the stuff when he re- claimed it I don’t understand.” “Now I realize that true stories are not made to order, Mr. X.” I said, “but I am afraid I can’t use your story. You see, I expected that silverware was a package of bones. We make it a rule never to dis- appoint a reader. Now, if the silverware had only been bones—” But Mr. X had already picked up his evening paper and seemed quite disgusted because he could not find his place. Traffic Judge, 1950: Wrong side of the clouds, eh?—Fifty dollars and costs.” —Ex. Howard Scholz: “ They say if there is anything in a man travel will bring it out.” Ruth Drew: “You tell ’em! I found that out my first day at sea.” Street car conductor: “Young lady, this transfer has expired.” “Mim” McLaughlin: “Well, you can’t expect much else with the cars so poorly ventilated.” Photographer to most any Senior: “Look pleasant. Miss! One, two, three!—thank you—Now you may resume your natural expression.” TOP HEAVY “ There are times when people who try to reduce should begin at the head.” POME “I eat my peas with honey. I’ve done it all my life. They do taste kind of funny. But it keeps them on the knife.” —Ex. Some eat and grow fat. Some laugh and grow thin. If you don’t like our jokes. Try handing some in. —Ex. You may lead a horse to water. But you cannot make him drink; You can show a Soph his lessons. But you cannot make him think.

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1930 THE TECH REVIEW 85 and watching every move that Billie and Frank made. Just before leaving the large hall that night, Hal overheard a conversa- tion between Frank and a very intimate friend of his in the gentleman’s dressing room. Frank was relating his plan to the listener. Hal pretending he did not hear, left the room. He told himself that he would not interfere, seeing how coldly she had treated him during the earlier part of the evening. Commencement soon arrived and Hal was graduated with highest honors. He was appointed as an interne at the Jones Memorial Hospital. While Hal was here, he was quickly being noticed as a promising young doctor, by the leading physicians. Frank and Billie were seeing each other just as frequently as ever, and Mr. Swain was easily assimilating Mr. Moran’s for- tune while Frank and Billie had arrived at the engagement stage. The only obstacle in the pathway of matrimony was Frank’s inability to provide a decent home for Bil- lie, on account of lack of funds. Billie read the great publicity that Dr. Harold Wright would receive, and it often caused her to deem herself a fool. Two years passed thus. Mr. Moran was playing the stock market hard and los- ing very rapidly. His health was subject to heart attacks! The family doctor proph- esied that mental excitement of any kind would prove fatal. One evening while Frank was waiting for Billie to get dressed, Mr. Moran came into the hallway and asked Frank to step into his den for a few moments’ conversa- tion. “Frank,” said Mr. Moran “What is on your mind?” questioned Frank innocently. Well,” began Mr. Moran, “as you probably have been informed by your father, I am losing my valuable money every day in the stock market. The stocks which your father suggested, I played. In- stead of their going up they seem to be coming down very rapidly. “Yes,” replied Frank, “Dad told me about it.” “My daughter,” continued Mr. Moran, “must not suspect anything about this. It would break her heart to know. My health also is not in perfect condition, and I hear that I’ll be leaving her soon. Why don’t you get married? It will be a solution to the problem which I am facing.” “Mr. Moran,” stated Frank, I can- not marry your daughter just yet. My financial conditions are not such as to pro- vide her with the luxuries that she is ac- customed to, and furthermore, I shall not marry her until I can fulfill her habitual de- sires.” Billie appeared at this moment, and the conversation was dropped. During the ride that evening Billie told Frank that she had heard rumors around town that he was not true to her. Frank stoutly denied the accusations, saying that the gossipers of the town were eager to broadcast some latest scandal. However, during the rest of the drive he said very little, claiming that he wasn’t feeling quite well and wished to return home. Billie consented, and they arrived home shortly after ten o’clock. She retired with a be- wildered mind. While waiting for breakfast the next morning, she picked up the morning paper. A glaring headline attracted her eye, it read; Frank Swain, son of noted broker, killed in early morning auto crash; Woman companion fatally injuried. Billie could hardly believe her eyes. Now the rumors were confirmed. She could see clearly now why he wished to return home early the preceding night. Well, anyway, she would not be bothered by him anymore—he was gone forever. One week later, Mr. Moran and his daughter were sitting in their immense living