Sandy Township High School - Flambeau Yearbook (Du Bois, PA)

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10 SANDY TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL FLAM BEAT to notin' nnv noise, so John settled down again, very anxious t4» know what this leather packet could contain. “Hurry up’ , came from one of the men. “Do you suppose we want to wait all day?’’ “Jack Black seemed to la the leader's name. But John did not know the name of the other men. Jack took from the leather packet a letter and began to read at first John could not hear anything that was l»eing read, and neither could some of the other men for they said. ••Bead a little louder, are you afraid of the trees hearing you.” At this remark Jack began all over again saying, “Well as it concerns all of you. I’ll read so you can hear very plainly.” There was silence for a few minutes then Jack Itcgan. “Jack, Alleu, Sweed, Babe, Norse, Bob, all of you, be careful of your actions for there is a party of men after you. rough looking fellows they are too, something like yourselves. B. C. The men knew well enough who had sent the letter, and that it was a very important one. One they had been looking for for a long time. • Weil”, said Jack, that means we will have to work and work fast while we work. And he gave each man his s|»eeifled work to do. All the work was to In done by the light of the moon, if there hap|»ened to lx one. • So clear out all of you, and In lien at ten sharp, tonight, if one of you are even ten minutes late you will lose one (hint of your share.” When they had gone, John arose dazed as to what lie should do. “I guess I’ll go home and tell father and then I’ll feel beter, and father ’ll know just what to do.” As soon as la had the mail securely fastened in his coat pocket, he started to run toward home, hoping to tiinl his father there. Sure enough his father was at the gate to meet him. “(Hi father,” said John, “I have some very im)M rtant news for you ami your men.” And then In told his father all about what lie had seen and heard, stoping now and then to get his breath. His father said, “Well John you an a trump.” And for a long time he sat with his soil in his arms, not really knowing how so much luck could come his way at one time. But-----he had better wait, for he had not caught the thieves yet. He suddenly arose and going to the telephone, he gave the following message to each and every one of his men. Meet toniyht nt center clearing of troorf lot at nine-thirty X. WORTH. North and his men met at nine-thirty sharp. It seemed as though the whole village was gathering and not one of them came in the same direction. In less than a half hour you could not see a man and all was as quiet as if no one was around. At ten o’clock Black’s |«irty of men ap|s ared, not a sound being heurd until all stepped into the clearing as if by magic. Black was the last to appear. “Well bova, another note from B. C.” “What”! came in chorus from all the men. “Bead it, and do not keep us waiting.” Black took from his pocket a folded paper saying, “Here it is Inn's”, Then he read. tetter stay out of the eleuriny toniyht. —It. ( “What does it mean?’’ asked one of the men. “I don’t know”, said Black. “This is a tine time to tell us. “But lioys, hadn’t we Wtter tuke the warning, you know Bill always waits until the last and most important minute. Their talk was interrupted by the low whine of a dog. Black’s men started to run. “Ha! Ha! laughed Black”, “Afraid of a dog.” Bnt no sooner had In nttered these words when he as well as his other men were hurled to the ground and bound hand and foot. “Good reasons to In afraid of a dog. this time, my friend”, said North. “It only )iap|M ned to Ik one of my men H eing if he could imitate your mail carrier, which lie did very nicely, 1 must say.” Black scowled at North, and North seemed to read Black’s thoughts, for he said, “Yes old Scout, you and your men had better stayed out of the clearing tonight as your friend Bill wuruetl you.” LILLIAN LEWIS.

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SANDY TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL FLAM BEAT! 9 •‘Well mother I'll tell von as I do not think tin thing I have done was very dishonorable, yet it was against the rules. When we were at the front we ere not allowed to stop and rare for a fallen comrade. hie day, in the very thickest of the battle one of my very 1m si pals was shot through the top of the head. I stoo| ed down and gently raised him from where lie had fallen, hut his life was then almost gone, and he softly whispered, ‘‘flood live, old pal . As I laid him hack on the grass he closed his eyes forever. The next night I was called to the generals quarters and thoroughly talked to about disobeying orders. I told them it might be the orders of man, I had disobeyed but it was not the orders of God. This angered them very much and they sentenced uie to a long imprisonment or banishment to the Philippine Islands. 1 chose the Islands, but I was still guarded and was not allowed to send any mail, and they kept me as long as possible, .lust day liefore yesterday I again lumh d in America. Mother, eighteen years has been a long time, and you have not been the only quiet sufferer. But at Inst we are united. Soon all retired for the night, and everybody's dream was full of |s rfect peace, katie McDonald, 22. alt? arustuuirthu § mt Job—n? Hi—: Job—n! “Where an you?” It was John’s father who had called. He was the owner of the only wood lot within many miles, lie was a big husky liimlmrman, with an abundance of lustrious brown hair, dark piecing eyes, and a tunned skin that was not unpleasant to sec. His little son of twelve, who rcscmhhd his father in every way, runic quickly to oliey the call he knew so well to Is a command not to Is disohey d. “Did yon call, father? asked John. ••Yes , said his fathter, “Go and gel the mail, and hurry, John, for I am expecting a very ini|M»rtant letter which 1 must have as soon ais possible. “All right, father, said John. And lie dartid down the road. “I'll be back as soon as possible. Mr. North did not like to send John after the mail but he did it lM causc he knew he could trust him. John had not gone far when he saw a strange dog, he had never S4 en before in the neighhorlnxid of the lumlicr lot. He thought at tirst that mavis it was a dog Isdonging to some one who was trying to steal his father’s logs, lie had heard his father discussing something with mother this morning, but he had not listened, for he knew his father would tell him if he wanted him to know. “Well , said John to himself. “I'l follow the dog, I know father won’t care, liecause may-lie 1 can find out who is stealing the logs. Then won’t father l»e glad? So lie followed the dog and had a pretty hard chase for awhile, then all of a sudden he came upon a clearing in the woods that he did not know was there, for father had not cut any logs from this side of the lot. And he just stcp|M d back into the hushes in time to escape being seen by a party of men. One mail who seemed to Is leader of the men, said: “Well here is Bruno back again. Did you get the mail old fellow? The dog seemed to know what was being said to him, and that it really was him they wen talking to, for he walked up to the man that was shaking and stood before him, the man reachtsl down by tin dogs side and there o|M ned a belt that was fastened around the dog which I had not noticed before. From this he extracted a leather picket, and then said, “Well Imys this looks like the real stuff. Little John now had to change his positiou for his legs wen all crnnt|M d, and while he was doing this a twig cracked underneath his feet. He gave a start but the men did not seem

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SANDY TOWNSHIP TllOn SOFIOOL FLAM BEAT' 11 A (Chanty (Caar A sweet faced orphan trirl with blue eves shaded with long IaaHcm, wearing 11 trained nurses uniform, and a small cap perched upon a mass of golden brown Imir, tapped timidly ai tin door of tin Ferndale Hospital office. “Come In”, said tlu deep voice of the head surgeon. whom Helen Lee had come to almost fear. She slipp4 d into tin room to be handed a telegram from her stingy uncle, which read as follows: January 12, 1921 .17 is a Helen Lee, ('arr Fern dale Hospital. Hath dyintj. Arrident. Come. Kzru Lee. After reading this she returned it to the doctor and waited. Wluui she looked up at him again she found him watching her, and then he said, “Of course you want to go?” “If I may be off duty. “You may have a week, bur you must not exjieet your present duties when you return. Instead you will have that childrens ward in the Hast wing. (Now this was a charity ward and was given to new inn-si's in training.» “Thank yon sir. I will go at once then. She had one hour by her watch to catch the train, so she slipped silently out of the office, and to her room where she nervously packed a few pieces of clothing in a traveling bag and soon was s pi si ling to her dying sister Until. at her uncles home. One week later she again tappul timidly at the office door, mid again the same deep gruff voice said, “Home in. “I am back , she said simply, “and ready for orders. “‘Child, you do not look well , the gruff voice softened, “You may rest today and report tomorrow morning to Miss Freeland, Matron of the Fast Wing. “Thank you doctor, and sin again disappeared so silently and quickly that he almost wondered where she had gone. She reported to Miss Frivland the following morning, and received her orders. She had five patients, one of which was to leave in the evening. The next morning as she entered the ward she caught sight of a new patient, and at first thought it was her dead sister. She was attracted to her and asked, “What is vour name, my dear child? I am Anna lliicston. said the child, “Who are you”? “I am Helen lav. your day nurse, and we an going to lw go«nI friends, are we not? Some day I will tell vou about a little girl whom you look very much like. Dll tell me now. Pleaded the child. “No, dear, not now. but some day, and Helen went alsmt her new duties winning her way in tin hearts of her little patients. She learned that afternoon after an examination, that Anna would soon be blind, and that nothing could help her, but this she refused to believe. Anna also was poor and illnourish-cd, so ii was decided that she remain in the wanl until she regained health. She and Helen became very good friends. When Helen was not busy with her other patients, she and Anna would x'.t and talk of themselves and tell stori s. Anna of her home in the poor section of the city and Helen of the Country and her sister liutli and occasionally she would read to Anna Anna was an orphan and had Iwon adopted from an orphans home into a very poor family of San Francisco The father Isvame a drunkard and at times was very mean to the wife and Anna. Due week later a young doctor came into the hospital, and quiti often visited the children's wanl, which then only contained two patients. He also noticed and became interested in Anna. Helen told him what the other doctors had said, so he examined her eyes. That evening Dr. tlonion, (Helen found this to be Ids bamet again visited the ward and after talking to Anna he said. If I may try, I am sure that I can perform an operation that will restore her sight fully, but it must be done immediately, if at all. Dll if you only could, Helen said excitedly. For she has charity patient? Helen again looked thoughtfully. “ es. Yes, I know that, but 1 am not working for moiie) uuone, 1 want to help humanity. Shall I consult the head