Santa Rosa High School - Echo Yearbook (Santa Rosa, CA)

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THE BGGHO SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA, APRIL, 1911 HARRY’S DISGRACE By Carrie St. Claire T was one of the most per- fect days in early spring. s All nature seemed to be revealing her sweetness in every conceivable manner. The birds had never sung so sweetly and the flowers seemed in fair revelry over the daintiness and sweetness of their perfume. It seemed hardly possi- ble that anyone could be other than care- free and light-hearted on such a day, but such was the case of Harry Norcross, as he was slouching homeward after school. “What can it be? What could have done it?” he muttered. It was evident that he was much perturb- ed over something. “Who could have believed it of me?” he repeated. “What can it be?” That day the president of the Student Body had asked him to resign from his po- sition of treasurer. The president, Will Mac Intyre, had been quite surly and gruff when he had said, “Sikes will see you next week.” Now, Sikes was the nickname given the principal, Mr. Fenton, of whom all the boys stood in wholesome awe. He was so stun- ned that for a moment it was impossible to say anything. At length, he asked Will to explain, but Will only shrugged his shoul- ders and walked off. Of course, he had re- signed, but it had been hard. It seemed that everyone knew of some awful crime, but were afraid to speak to him about it. His boy friends after dismissal, had hasten- ed off without asking him to join them. True, he had never had to be asked before; but something in their faces caused him to turn and go homeward. For a third time, he repeated, “What caused it? Perhaps, af- ter all, I have b een too confident and de- served a come-down, but not as hard as this.” All at once, his face brightened, for com- ing down the street was Helen Taylor—one of the most popular girls in the Piedmont High School. He was about to call to her in a jocular tone, when something in her fact stopped him. She passed him by without a word. For a few moments Harry could hardly believe his eyes. “Girls are snobs, anyway,” he exclaimed. “Still something fierce must have happen- ed to turn even Helen against me. I was going to ask her to go with me to the basketball game, but I suppose she'll go with that swell-head—Earl Rushmore.” Just then a terrible confusion was heard and an effeminate appearing youth, appar- ently about the age of Harry, was seen to be rapidly approaching on a horse. He had lost all control of the animal and was vainly striving to stay in the saddle. Just before reaching Harry, the horse gave a violent lurch and the young fellow was losing his balance, when Harry deftly seized the bridle and brought the horse to a halt. The boy on the horse had fainted and Harry, at- tempting to keep an expression of disgust and contempt out of his face, lifted him to

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OUR ADVERTISERS American Bakery.......csecesecs 208-210 Fourth St. N. Bacigalupi Son, Groceries..... 203-205 4th St. Belden Upp, Druggists..........se.0. 443 4th St. F. Berka, Building Materials.......... Wilson St. Brooks Clothing Co., Clothiers......... 509 4th St. California Oyster Market and Grrill....... 4th St. Cordingley’s Cyclery........... Native Sons’ Bldg. Crystal Cleaning Dyeing Works...... 721 4th St. Dixon Elliott, Hardware...... Third and D Sts. Elite Hair Dressing Parlors............ 630 4th St. Eugene C. Farmer, Druggist.......... 701 4th St. Flagler’s Coffee and Teas.......... 420-422 4th St. Gardiner Bros., Furniture.......... 709-711 4th St. Fred Grohe, Florist... 65..0..s00000. McDonald Ave. Hahman Drug Co., Druggists....213 Exchange Ave. Hodgson-Henderson Co., Men’s Furnishings Na AEA SH siaicsisles eal ak Re dee ets iho) aiNd 517 Fourth St. DOD GELOOG, DOWCLOM Ss 05 s 010s seve ceraseists as a0i0 Big Clock W. S. Hosmer Son, School Books....Fourth St. Jacobs’ Candy Store, Candies.......... 529 4th St. Juell’s Drug Store, Druggist.......... 621 4th St. Kopf Donovan, GrocerS........eeee.0. Fourth St. Lambert Sisters, Millinery.........scese. 314 B St. Lee Bros. Co., Express and Draying..Fourth St. Luttrell’s Drug Store, Druggist........ 327 4th St. J. C. Mailer Hardware Co., Hardware...Fourth St. R. C. Moodey Son, Footwear......... Fourth St. Mi’. (Noack, Jeweler. ...cs.0ccssses0s 534 4th St. New Method, Clothes Cleaned............05. D St. The Press Democrat......... 528-530-532 Fifth St. Rose Brand Fiour..:...s..% Santa Rosa Flour Mills Santa Rosa Furniture Co.......... Fourth A Sts. Rose Mound Nursery........s.s005 Roberts Avenue H.R. Sawyer, Sewelersad oic .02.0 cons 529 4th St. Schelling GALA s:sio0i65.c esieeay ck wie eematen Fourth St. Shaw PHOLO Galleryic sss cans. veiee sien 647 Cherry St. Yemple Smith, Stationery............+. 611 4th St. Sonoma County Fruit Produce Co., Inc. POSTON CUP ae Fourth Wilson Sts. A. D.- -Skinkl6, Candlesics i cic.avemesekie ss Fourth St. BB. CG. Slyter, Plasterina:s .....i.ds5 Phone 144 Rural St. Rose Drug Store, Drugs......... 4th and A Sts. Sunrise Shoeing Parlors, Blacksmiths....Fifth St. The White House..........se+0. Fourth B Sts. Miss Maryee Wilkins, Dancing....N. S. G. W. Hall C. A. Wright Co., Booksellers....615-617 4th St. PROFESSIONAL CARDS Dri Re, Mi On ar is cscs ccc cere Exchange Bank Bldg. Downs Connolly, Dentists...... 533144 Fourth St. Dr. V. Hoffer, Dentist..... Santa Rosa Bank Bldg. Katherine Sanitarium......... 905 McDonald Ave. Dr. G. W. Mallory, Physician and Surgeon.... Sioapiata ein oetouaperghae sharetens leis te aik Exchange Bank Bldg. Dr. P. A. Meneray, Physician and Surgeon.... ee rir ere ere yee aC Santa Rosa Bank Bldg. Mary Jesse. TIGEDITAL, Sic cceveaeccaae 815 Fifth St. H. H. Moke, Funeral Director...... 418 Fourth St. Dr. Jackson Temple, Physician and Surgeon.. vale Ras SAS WINS Shells § Union Trust Bank Bldg. Dr. S. I. Wyland, Os-te-o-path...........000- stp ii evsiatarara Wate 6 ¥i aie -....-Santa Rosa Bank Bldg.

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THE ECHO. the ground and quickly brought him to consciousness. The boy was none other than Earl Rush- more, the son of the banker. On account of his wealth he considered himself superior to the other boys. Slowly he raised him- self, and seeing Harry, flushed painfully. “You!” he exclaimed. Something in his voice at once aroused Harry’s suspicion, and he said: “Yes; your horse seemed badly fright- ened.” “You,” Earl repeated, assuming not to have heard his remark. “You sure happen- ed along at a lucky time for me, Norcross. A little more and I would have had a dirty fall. By George, Harry, you’ve been white to me! Why didn’t you let that horse throw me? Why haven’t you choked me? I de- serve anything. I am sorry, but I was the whole cause of your recent disgrace! Snatching him, Harry’s face became livid, and it seemed for a moment that he would choke Rushmore; but on second thought he calmed himself, and spoke none too harshly. “You scoundrel, you haven’t been content with knocking me, but now you try to get me in wrong with some dirty trick. I might have known that you had something to do with it. Explain!” “I will,’ he whimpered. “But it seems you are such a lucky fellow, always winning honors and increasing your popularity, while I never seemed to make any impres- sion.” A feeling of pity arose in Harry’s heart as he looked at the cowardly boy before him. After all, he was to be pitied. He had never had a chance to be a man, for he had been petted and cajoled by an ambitious mother and an over-indulgent father. “How did you do it?” “I circulated the story that the High School money had been taken for your pri- vate use. It seemed easy, as the school funds are in my father’s bank, and I was cashiering when the president came to find out how much money there was in the bank. It seemed such an easy way. But you treat me so square that I’m getting tired of try- ing to down you. I will confess it all to- morrow. Now let go of my neck; you’re choking me.” With these words, the two walked to- wards the town, where they met a party of High School boys, who paused in astonish- ment at seeing the two boys together. As- suming a courage wholly unfelt, Earl made his way to the boys and told the tale, which exonerated Harry from all blame. The boys were overjoyed to hear that their popular school fellow was not guilty of such an act. Karl standing alone, he could not help but feel envious as the boys gathered around Harry with the old love of comradship. “Tf I could only win friends like that—I can too, if I make up my mind to be as honest as he is; I wonder if the fellows could ever like me like that.” As he walked away, alone, wholly unmissed by the boys, he did some good thinking, which helped him to become the man he proved to be in later years. Harry had been home only a few min- utes when the telephone bell rang, and a girlish voice inquired, “You are coming over as usual, aren’t you, Harry? I just saw Earl Rushmore and he told me a long story —but you come up tonight and I’ll tell you all about it. Goodbye.” The next evening a very happy, enthus- iastic boy was seen seated by quite the pret- tiest girl in the hall, loudly cheering the home team.