Rye Neck High School - Scraps Yearbook (Mamaroneck, NY)

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I .- queer verse and laughing hysterically or ' moaning as he handles the bloodstained gold. D. Bloodstained? You don't say--most remarkable, most remarkable. fEnter Roul, a thin young man, who laughs incessantly, making queer motions. He is carrying the little wooden box., R. fholding the box in one hand and clutch' ing his throat with theiother, Cast me in the sea, My grave, or you and I Till eternity I In life of death must lie. A Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! A fHe smirks at the two men who shudder., A bloody fang A ghostly drink-- ' V. Roul! ' ' ' fExit Roul., D. fShuddering, Reminds me of werewolves and vampires and the likefthe way he clings to his throat-as if some bloody fang had drunk- V. Doctor! D. Oh, pleasd pardon me. It sort of gets one-his crazy way. V. It seemsirather hopeless, curing him of -this malady. What would you recom' mend-a sanitarium, I suppose? ' D. fslowly and seriously,'No-I would reef ommend-throwinghis little box into the sea! V. What! tHe rises, taking the Doctor's arm, and looks at him searchingly., I-I say, you must be rather tired, Doctor. fI'Ie leads him offstage, the Doctor smilingtoddf ly, and'Van Dirsch 'not a little perturbed., Q ' . -'faint ' ' Roul en' terf I oks fearfully to each side, and si' lently lays his box on the table. He seats himself, and opens the box. As he runs the clinking coins thru his fingers he softly croonsz, ' R. Cast me in the sea, My grave, or you and I Till eternity In life of death must lie. fI'Ie laughs hysterically and fearfully as he observes a tall figure, dressed in black stand- ing behind the table, who had entered un' noticed. His face is a deathly palor, and he speaks in a deep, rumbling voice., Vampire.. My son, remember, Cast me in the sea, My grave, or you and I Till eternity In life of death must lie. R. flaughing hysterically., A bloody fang, A ' A ghostly drink- fI'Ie flings himself up into the vampirc's arms, who grasps his throat, and bends his head to drink. , ' ' Then a shout., D. Light-light! Quick! ' ' . The vampire has disappeared, and Roul lies unconscious across the table, half seated on the chair. The Doctor and Van Dirsch rush toward him. The Doctor lifts Roul to a sitting position, and examines his throat. Roul slowly awak' ens., V. fbreaking the tension, My God! QI-Ie ir stares at Roul who laughs faintly, pointing at the box. Roul rubs his throat with vgrimace of pain., D. Two pin marks-as of two tiny teeth, like the teeth of a vampire- R. You interrupted him. V. Him? ' R. -'My father-'fHe catches himself and looks fearfully at the men., D. fpicking up the box, ' Cast me in the sea, My grave, or you and I Till eternity ' In life of death must lie. R. fanxiously, My box, my box! D. I am going to cast it in the sea, Roul. R. frising frantically, No, no, no, no! V. Qsternly, Stop this foolishness! Whom was it we saw you with, Roul? fRoul looks at him morosely, unanswerf ing., D. Van Dirsch, will you bring me-some strong coffee? QVan Dirsch, perturbed, nods assent, and goes out., D. Roul, why didn't you' dispose of the box? R. IAI couldn't. I love it too much-the gold! Page Thiftyfnine , Nt- T QQEQ 'l Nf- IrQj0 0 lot' 'FLGH-ff!

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the light as cowards on the football field. What undertaking is more serious or de' serving than the publishing of a paper 'by the school and for the school, and what school boy crime more heinous than neglect of such an honourable object. George Fitzroy A TRIP TO ALASKA The first stop, after leaving Vancouver for Skagway, Alaska, is Alert Bay. Here, -situf ated on a small island close to Vancouver Island, the Alert Bay Cannery, one of the principal salmon canneries on the Pacific Coast, is located. Other places of-interest. here are the old Indian cemetery, high on the hill under the towering pines and the -Indian village near by. ij At Prince Rupert, the second stop, are found canneries where salmon is canned and sent with large quantities of halibut from the new large cold storage plant to eastern Canf ada and the United States by way ,of the Canadian National Railways which have their Pacific terminal here. Ketchikan, the third stop, isone ofthe largest and most prosperous towns in-Alaska. The next stop, at Wrangell, is an old Rus' sian settlement. From here big game hunters set out for the inland.- Next, we see the Taku Glacier. There are two glaciers, one a dead glacier gradually retreating about eight feet a year. 'Thepother one, alive and continually moving forward into the water, is a -mile wide and ninety miles long, the ice on the face of the glacier being a hundred feet thick. ' Near the glaciers are the famous Tread' well mines where once stood the largest free' milling stamp mill in the world. Qs, 1-.-'. . The next stop, Juneau, the capital of Alas' ka, which has a population of 35500, has many places of interest.. On the side of the mountain overlooking the city can 'be seen the mine of the Alaskajuneau Gold Mining Company, the largest gold quartz mill in the world: capacity 9,000 tons of ore per day. In the Territorial Museum, another p-lace of interest, is found .a collection- ,of Eskimo Curios said to be the finest and only complete one of its -kind, in the world. . . - ' . Ernest Ortiz I THE PHANTOM GOLD e575 - The Doctor ..,....,...... ........t.... fEd'w 31'Cl PTIl1 Van Dirsch ....... . Tl Roul .i............,.,,........ ' ' The Vampire ......,.,................,,......,........ ' The Doctor and Van .Dirsch are diseovf ered seated opposite eachother ata small table at center. Both men are .well advanced in age. They are talking earnestly, great inf ward perturbation is ,written on Van Dirsch's face. ' ' . . V. Ever since his father died he's -been rather queer. 4 . D. Death at sea, vasnft it? V. Yes, the sailors said his father disapf peared without leaving a trace. God. .-knows. where he went. g A g. , - . D. I suppose it is very possiblegfor a man to be lost at sea. Washed overboard, or- V.for murdered, DoctorQ7. . A V A D. Murdered? - g ' V.. So the sailors said. They had no grounds for their suposition tho, probably - to relieve .their,,superstitious.minds. D. Koul was with him at the time, wagft he? - -li-i... f - . V. Yes. When we were boys, .Roul's father . and I were quite ,close chums. Then. when he was older he went to sea. Over twen' ty years ago it was-when -he married a Spanish girl down in ,South America. When, Roul was born, she left him. She and something ,over a thousand dollars dis' appearedfleaving Roul to be brought up Q at sea. ' V V, , - D. Was Roul left anything by his father? V.' Nothing, exceptsome old coin ,that dated about the -fourteenth century. In a little wooden, box-and on it is burned a queer versez, . f- uGast me in the sea. My grave, tor. you and I Till eternity P . In life of death- must lie. D. Why, quite extraordinary, you know. V. Yes, quite. But the most extraordinary thing is Roulhespecially toward night- . twill sit and gazein the box, mumbling the Page Thirty-eight

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fHe stretches his hands toward the box pleadinglyj ' D. Butiyour throat. Is it not too horrible ffor the sake of a little gold? R. fsitting upj Doctor, I-I murdered my fathergfor the gold. D. funsurprisedj But Roul, do you not owe it to him? Remember. .- , ,...... ...,.,........... y ou and I In life of death must lie. fRoul sinks in the chair, his face in his hands, moaning unhappily. Van Dirsch enf ters, with a cup of coffee. The Doctor turns and addresses himj D. Give the coffee to Roul. I am going . . i to cast this in the sea .... A fHe exits slowly, Van Dirsch staring at him in surprise and bewilderment. Roul looks up, relief and wonder on his face.j fCurtainj ' ' ' in. ' NEWS A A report of a recent event. That is what the dictionary states as the definition of news-.f' 'That is all it means to the majoffty who read items in the paper. The report of a death, a marriage, a divorce or an accident is merely something togive us a subject for more or less disinterested conversation. ' In discussing an accident, remarks such as, What a pity, The poor child, ,'fSomef thing ought to be done about it, are in- variably heard. . That is all. But in some one spot in any degree of society, there are broken hearts or mother's tears over the victim of an accident, a child's crying because of the sep' aration of its parents or the feeling of what heaven is like because of a marriage. We may read of a railroad accident and welmay see, Only one killedfl and rejoice that the accident was not as terrible as it might have been. But, that one death is enough to be' reave a family, perhaps make orphans of young children. There is no rejoicing or gladness in that family. If all people would think, whenever they read a news item, of what it means to some' one, there would be fewer careless drivers and fewer accidents. ' Adrian Reed AN HISTORICAL DISCOVERY Some years past as I was searching through an old book, I was surprised to dis' cover an ancient manuscript lodged between the pages. As I was at a book shop in the West at the time, 'I -bought the book out of curiosity. I had frequently visited this shop but had always passed over the copy contain' ing the manuscript because of its poor condif tion. When I reached my lodging, I exam' ined its contents which were only a few rough but orderly sheets loosely bound by metal pins. To my amazement, they conf tained episodes of a youth's experiences in crossing the plains with his father to the far off State of California where gold had been discovered at the time. The first page of the text was dated April 4, 1849, and was written in airigid hand. Because of its historical value in showing the sufferings endured by the early 'settlers of this western region, 'I have shown the main points of the experiences, It follows: ' April 4, 1849-The gold fever has struck the people. Father is seriously considering the journey to the coast. if . I April 8--The farm was , sold yesterday. Father bought a sturdy wagon for the trip. The whole town is excited., .,, April 20-We are leaving today. It is now late April. April 23-The roads are fairly good. We reached the Penn line last night. News abundant. Having trouble with t h e horses. fAt this point a page seems to have been lo'st.j ' May 30-At, last we have passed the Missisf sippi. Our journey seems long. We got our irst sight of the plains last night. May 31?-We joined a line of fifteen wagons today. People are weary but hopeful. ' June 1OeThe journey is getting hardcr. The rough trails are hard on the wagons. June 20-Cur party has taken on a scout for the rest of the trip. Rumors of Indian attacks have reached the party. The men have changed their costumes for the more useful Western style. july 1fMany of the cattle have died. Buff falo hunting no longer a sport but a necesf sity. A few thought of turning back were held back. Page Forty