Rockville High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Rockville, IN)

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FOURTEEN THE HOOSIER his mind and laughed heartily. In an pcal'ance he was tall and slender. He had a slim face which was intensified by his long nose. Mi'.Ansellaughing1y remarked, t'I hnve told you to watch out for your nose. HI know it, Mr, Sands said :uefully looking M1: Ansel over from the top of his head to the toe of his sturdy shoes. Then said in a stage vrhisp'i' to Mr. Temple, I can't think of fill t1 told you so' about him. At that Mr. Ansel shoepish. They were beginning to get restless after twn hours of waiting. No one could think of anything to say M: Ansel movichl this qhair, as Caroline was walking across the room, a trap door opened at her feet. She screamed and steppel buck, nearly knoeking Mr. Temple down. She Was plucetl- in a chair near Mrse Temple, who was ntarly as f:ightened as her duughter. When Caroline svroamcd, Rose had started toward her; but, seeing that she wasnit needed, she returned to her chair. HI wish somothing would hnppen. I am getting restless, Rose exclaimed as she snuntcred- aimlessly about the room. My .Sunds moved his and a tap door opened in front of Rose. She jumped back, nearly falling small rug. No sooner had that trap dom' shut until another opened. Six trap doors opened in sucressinn, then Rose 9X- clnimed, pointing her finger at Mr. Sands. ttMovc ynur chair, please! please! you, e causing it.7y He looked bewildered, but moved his chair and the twp doors remained shut. The sound of music and laughter burst upon the waiting group. M1: Sands looked at the double HCOIS Which were open He looked at Mr. An- sel who looked at Rose, Rose glanced at looked mthei chair over a the clock and started, Penn noticed and wondemd. She laughed and began speaking, g'The double doors are work- ed by electricity, as are the trap doors. The faces above the door were pictures, and a very much alive person is the supposed ghost The same thing oer cured last night. I doift understand the fire Which enveloped the radio. Mr, Temple looked at his wife, then at Rsse, and asked 11alting1y,tKWhere is VVyu? ttShe has bceu in the twin house, Rose answered. t'How did she get there? Caroline asked, ttWhen she dropped through the trap door she fell into a tunnel. She WfIS led to the other house through this tun- nel. All of her wants have been satisA fiedfi ' KtYin glad she wasn't .harmed, but when will she be backiw Mrst Temple asked anxiously. Just then the clock began striking twelve, uNOW, Rose exclaimed, as she jumped up and started toward the door, Just tl'cn Wyn rushed in. Her meily greeted her and asked so mnny questions at once that 51m couldn't git much of an idea what they wanteti. Another girl, who had elite ed un- noticed, nrdded to the two detectives and they left. Rose spoke to the girl, and was leaving when Min Temple came up, He looked at first one then the other and asked, 'Which is Rose SanfordW The girl who had entered lust said, LI amf Mln Temple turned to the other and said, I thought you were Rose. ttIim her sistet', and she when she needs :1 double. Rose explained ,'tWhen I sent for the two detectives I also sent for Pansy. ttThe day I left, I met Pansy and d-is- uses me

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THE HOOSIER THIRTEEN not notice a tall mun come, upon the veranda. Suddenly the book was taken from herhundvand a voice said, uDon't, I want that book. I know who you are and why you came, but you must he cautions,U Rose was st: tletl. The man was gone before she could speak, Soon after the othezs EJmC, but she did mention the incident to nnymle. The morning she promised to hate Wyuona back by Sunday night. She told them noteto 100k for her unless she hadlft culled, 01' returned by Elt- urday afternoon, She then left. scl'enm. not next On Friday a party of three had gme to the house and hadn't icturned. Early Saturday morning the tele- phone rang, which Caroline unswereJL Rose had called to tell them she was safe and wanted them to come to the mysterious House at seven that night. The clock ticked the lust mnute be- fore seven, us they walked upon the tar mnda of the Mysterous House. Rose met them and tonk them into the same room into Which Penn and Vt'yn had gone. There were two midJIe-aged men whom Rose introduced as Mr. Angel and Mr. Sands, both plain cluthes men . Penn noticed that Rose zxetcd differ- ently than she had on Thursday, but he supposed the change, was due to her work of the last two days. The radio was in working order so Penn tuned in Rose was sitting- ank-fashjtm, on some cushions near the door. She was answering their questions, when the I100;- flew open and the book which the tall man had taken from her, landed at her feet The door shut again She opened the book and found a two dollar bill. Above the book case ms :1 grating through which a voice floated, saying: RI hope that will he sufficient pay for the 1150 of the hook? Ruse nnswe think it Willfi 'The others Were say anything. At the tmnsom appeared the head of a man wearing a hat. The crown of the hut was hidden Sudaeuly two more faces appeared, the three formal stair steps. Caruline sneamed. Rose seemed frightened. The three faces Vanished but a taunting laugh was heard, Rose jumped up run?- thl'ew open the door, but no one was there. Mr. Ansel moved his chair nearer the door. He intended to be ready for any , nhseut- inaetuy. HI too astonished to thing else that might happen. Rose moved nearer to the double dom'si Suddenly :1 peculiar yellow light flashed from the loud speaker and over the dials 0f the radio, Almost instant- ly the music stnpped. Rose looked at the rndio, had one dial nearly offt She declarcd that she could hem- music faintly. During this time one of the double doors, had disappearetl, and the other lacked about four inches of closing the opening. Mr. noticed that it wasnit shut so he went to remedy it. He pushed the door open and looked out upon the balcony, He noticed that the twin house across the valley on the wings of the silent night Dance music also floated to the people in the Mys- terious House which Sands While this was being noted, Mr. S:111ds stood nt the door. As 'he started to turn, the other half of the door rolled smoothly along :1an nearly caught his nose, which was l'nthel' long anyway. The door stopped within an inch of his nose He looked so bewildered that the others had to laugh. Mr. Ansel had tipped chair back, but when he laughed he placed his chair on all of its legs. Mr. Sands opened his mouth to make an angry retort but changed his

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THE HOOSIER rovereil how the trap dnorshworkerl. I fell through so I eUuld discover the whereabouts of your tlnug'hteL I W213 ltd through a tunnel wnch W115 dimly lighted until apparently a sulid stone Wltll was ieachenl. A block of the stanc moved outward nml I was pushed into a mom which I found was a room he- low the bnsement of the twin house. An old Woman met me and took me to :I sort of elevator Which took me to the FGCUHd floor. From the1e, I was taken to my room and luckily, I had as a roommate, your daughter. Tonight we slipperl away. I think those are the main points, she finished; The others had come up in time to hear her story. Wyn was very glad to he with her family and hml promiseil Ciroline to tell of her adventures, She had found time to whisper to Penn, HSome more adventures. But Penn didnt know what she meant. Rose hml to explain again Pansyls part in the queer mysteryt They heard an automobile stop and soon after a tall man ente 941. He stupe pezl, :1an for a moment seemed astonr ished, but soon regained his composure. Pansy noticed that Wyn looked sure prised and clutched her brotherls arm. The tall man walked to Wyn amli Stlitl, My dear, I have lucked every- where for you Why did you um awayilll HI had to tell fnthev and mother where I was,u Wynonn replied. She ine troxlueed him as Gordon Stanley. Penn knew he was the owner of the Mysterious House mnl wondereJ if the others knew. Mr. Temple hemme sleepy nfter his daughter was found, and suggested that they go home. Mr. Stmley offered to take them home in his cur. Wyn seemed delighted when Mr. Temple accepted. When they senteil themselves in the, ear, they unticexl that Pansy wusijt FIFTEEN w Penn hnd just stopped from the nu when Pansy r-ume up. If you ilonlt mind I wouhl rather , she said looking at Rose HYou should go with us mid rest.H ttI mutt iestt Besides half of the night is gone? she said plendingly. If you must I suppose you must,H Ruse said; in a rlisnpproving tone. Penn offered to actmnpauy 119', but she, refused. Mrs. Temple insisted that Penn go anyway. Pansy took a short cut through the fiehls and ran most of the way Penn caught up with hor just before she reached the lawn. The others hndnlt yet arrived but they went into the large sitting room to await their nrrivul. Pulsy went to the window and exclaimed, ttTheylre eenr ing'W Penn came to her and they watched the lights of the approaching 0111'. As the ear drew newer, they pulled down the henvy window curtain and turned out all lights excepting u small one. I Mr. and Mrs. Temple looked at emeh other and nodded their hendst BERTHA SENSEXBAUGH, l26t W JUNIOR PROPHECY Ap:il 30, 1935. About nine years after graxluating from Roekville high school, we, both living am oh!- mnid's life, decided that We would like to know where our former classmates were and what they were doing, so placing the lute World Almm nae before us, we found on the Very first page that Miss Reba La Aldena was in a famous theat2e in New York City. She had added the extra letters to her name, so that it Would sound more important to the public. Following this we found that Virginia Alden and Frances Patton were in a mission home in China, They were haw ing no trouble whatsoever in converting