Senn High School - Forum Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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TH 11' l Ult'l'.ll 1'lt iffkll-0111? ing lishing ships. :mtl tht-rt-. showing hlttt-k against tht- whitt- soils, stt-ttmt-tl tho .ttlritttit-. out of lmrmony with its pit-- ttn-t-sttut- surrountlings. As -lim Silt. tlrt-tttnily thinking. stunt-- thing hit his t-ht-t-k: looking quit-kly orountl. hu sow at rost- ot his fot-t tmtl un- tttht-r liuttt-ring in spirnl t-urvt-s ns it th-- st-t-ntlt-tl l't'om at turt-t-t wintlow. -lint knt-w tts wt-ll tts yott or I thot t-ost-s tlo not lmrt- it htthit ot' tolling from tur- rt-t wintlows. or tlo not tlt-liht-t-tttt-ly t-om- mit suicitlt- hy st-rt-ring tht-mst-lrt-s l't'om tltt-ir motht-r hush. to t'ttll upon :1 lmntl- somt- youth. Ntty. gt-tttlt- rt-attlt-r: unso- pltistit-:ttt-tl its wus tltt- ht-:tri ot' Uowhoy -lim. it now gt-uspt-tl tht- situattitm with :tstountling t1htt't-ity mttl st-t itst-lt' ht-oting in at most amorous l'oshion. highly tzrutli- tohlt- to tht- tt-utlt-r yt-tn-s of its ownt-r. Antl. intlt-t-tl. it htttl htttl gootl roost-. for wzty up in at lottit-t- wintlow pt-t-rt-tl tmt two of tht- most ruguish ht-own t-yt-s Jim hattl t-vt-r st-un. st-t otl' hy at wt-ztlth ol' t-ut-ly hltit-k hoir, rippling'ottt :mtl mingling witlt tht- rost- hush. -lint took olf his hot tmtl hlushingly rt-- tnrnt-tl tht- smilt-. untl sttitl witlt httshl'nl simplit-ity. Soy, t-tm you tt-ll mt- the natmt- ot' this plttrt- ! 'l'hough ht- knt-w rt-ry wt-ll. :intl this was not :tt ttll what at lmntlsomt- young mmt shoultl hnvt- sttitl to at hlushing ht-uttty. 'l'ht- wintlow shttt with at hung ttnti al ripplt- ol' luttglttt-r gt-t-t-tt-tl his t-onvt-t-so' Iillllill t-titlt-zivors. .lim pit-kt-tl up tht- t-ost-s whit-h lmtl I'nl- lt-n ttntl wttitt-tl tot- tht- t'ttit- t-t't-ttttn-t- to rt-atppt-zur. Sl'llI't't'ij' htttl ht- tlont- this wltt-n tht- iron gtttt- wtts slyly opt-nt-tl ttntl tht-rt- in hlnshing motlt-sty, stootl tht- lit- tlt- ht-ttuty: ht-t- rt-sy lips slightly pm-tt-tl, showing at t-ow ot' pt-urls. hlonsit-ur iz u Aint-t't-t-un fi' Yt-s, yt-s. tlo yon spt-nk English f 'Ally muzzt-r iz zt- .Xmt-rt-t-on mttl l speaks rt lt-t-ttlt-. t'omt-! my t'rttzt-r is vt-ry motl wiz mt- :intl tolls mt- not zu go out tttntl sht- pullt-tl Jim in. shutting tht- tloot- ht-hintl himl, hut wt- lmvt- at httll zu night :mtl l must go. llow t-:tu l ht-lp you I suitl -lint ill ltt-wiltlt-rnit-nt. Yon ttrt- rt-ry htuttlztmtt-. slit- sttitl. :uni -lim with tht- nntttrzil t-gotism ol' at mon ngrt-t-tl with ht-r, And iz likt- mt- hruzzt-r ttntl you muz tnkt- xt- key untl opt-n zt- tloor zu night. Itly fi-ttzor puts mt- in my room. now, ontl is owtty: you t-tmtt-s in, tttkt- zt- kt-y from my t't-ozt-r's t'oom nntl zt- st-rvatnts xt- tink you nrt- my ht-ttzzt-r. Uotnt: in xt- two hour. Antl sht- pttsht-tl him outsitlt-: thrusting it po- pt-r in his hmttl mttl shut tht- gtttt- ht-hintl him. t-utting otf ull t't-nttmstt-out-t- thnt ht- might mttkt-. This t-ltmtit-stint- mt-t-ting with sut-h tt t'nir litth- t:rt-attut-t- so intoxit-ott-tl .lim tlmt ht- t-omplt-tt-ly forgot his fotigut-, for- got that tht- Atlritttit- lt-ft ot olt-vt-n. l'or- got t-rt-rything in t'nt-t. hut tht- lily furt- ontl tltt- rolt- sht- hzttl givt-n ltim to pot-- t'ot-tn. llis t-go ht-gun to tztkt- gigtnttit- proportions ftntl ht- struttt-tl ohout in tht- gtttht-ring tlusk, tzomplimt-nting himst-lt' in at most truly mttnlikt- Knot tntntlyt wily. lltttl sht- not pit-kt-tl him out to ht- ht-r knight t-rrmtt trom ull tht- huntlrt-tls tlntt tln-ongt-tl tthtmt ht-rf llntl sht- not thrown an rost- ut him without t-vt-n knowing wlto ht- wus? .Xml tlms ht- so- Iilottuizt-tl tttttl t't-It us much rt-l't-t-slit-tl its hy tt ht-arty mt-all. Oh! gt-ntlo Must-5 whztt's lhstt you whispt-r mt-I 'l't-ut-st wny to IIHIIIYS ht-an-t is tht-tmgh his vanity? Ert-ning t-omt-s rttpitlly in thost- south- t-rn t-limt-s ttntl night trtnnplt-s on tht- rt-ry ht-t-ls ol' tlt-porting tlzty. So thus -lint t'ountl himst-ll' ht-t'ort- ltt- knt-w it un- tlt-r tht- storry rt-ttlm ot' llitnm. wmttlt-r- ing rogut-ly m-tmntl t'ot' on htnu- to pttss. 'l'l1t- moon lmtl slowly t-ist-n out ol' tht- tlimpling hostnn ot' tht- tlt-t-p. :intl likt- at tt-no virgin tiotltlt-ss. ttltmt- took ht-r plttt-t- tm ht-r ht-ttvt-nly tht-ont-. Slit- t-ost ht-r mt-llow light tl't'l' town :intl st-:tc truns- t'ot-ming tht- ttzurt- llt-tlitt-rt-:int-am into at rt-ritzihlt- mirror, gt-tttly kissing' tht- wltitt- roots ot' tht- t-ity with ht-r pttllitl lips. lt-tiring in slmtlow ull Imt tht- ht-ttutiI'ul. atntl st-ntling ort-r ull tht- mystit- mttntlt- ol' not-t-t-tttinty, llow gttntlt- is ht-r tnttgit- lightq how soothing :tt'tt-r tht- t'tntlt-tintl- ing hontl ot' t-ltty. rt-vt-tiling in stt-rn rt-- ttlity. tht- ugly tts wt-ll tts tht- pictnrt-stlut-. -lim lookt-tl alt his watt-h. lt wats timc. But how wtntltl ht- gt-t in? 'l'ht-n ht- rt-- mumltt-rt-tl tltt- pttpt-r, Looking ut it. ht- I'ountl st-rihhlt-tl at I-tmglt tliagrnm ol' tht- houst-. ht-r room. wltt-rt- tht- kt-y wus. untl

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l'l1irl,r1 Till? FOIt'UJl tithe Strange Zlhtneuture nf um-Bop Elim 'l'lu- grm-at lim-r Aalrintit- glitlwl lll1lSt'- lt-ssly tltrungli tlu- 4-nu-rnhl hny nt' .Xl- Lfii-rs. 'l'lu- ill-Clis ti't'l'i' t'l't!ll'tlt'tl hy 1-ngt-r, Wlllvlllilll tau-4-s. 4-xpt-rtnntly awaiting tlu- tirst sight ol' tlu- fannnns t-ity. Slowly it vtmu- in vit-w: tlu- whitt- tlonu-s mul lwil- liamt mimn-1-ts glistt-nt-ll in tlu- rising sun. rt-l'h-1-ting tlu-mst-lvl-s prmully in tlu- shinnm-ring wntt-rsnt'tlu-1lt-tlitt-rranu-nn. 'l'lu- lmrlun- wus l'l'llWlll'tl with myriauls nl' snnwy sails pulling mil llu-ii' hig 1-lu-t-ks in thi-it' hnsli- to rt-:u-h tlu- lilllqillllllfl Slt'1llllt'l'. .lt lust tlu- rnlth- ol' tlu- t-huins nn- lltlllllt't'tl tlu- llropping ut' tlu- :nu-lumr. mul tlu- liig html linvc- ln lu-l'nrt- ll inngnilin-t-nt pnlau-t-, llll'tllIf1t'll with gully all-osst-nl viti- zt-ns: tlu- seth-snmn l'l'j'lllg his wan-s. tlu- t-oau-llnmn yelling.-: t'n1-patsst-ngt-rs. tlu- lwg- gan' hmu-ming his misl'm-tnnt-s. tlu- tlirtn- timls mslilh-ti 1-nqlu-lting lu-hilul lu-1' vt-il. nw-Vu :Ill llu-ri-. llllllpy, 1-zliw-l'i't-0. tlirty. stunning tlu-msn-lvl-s in n lmth ul' lmlmy sunshine-, Mt-nnwltilv tlu- guy skills. vn- f-lmttting ut at tlistmu-1-. vnnu- 1-rnwtling mul swarming nrnmul tlu- lim-r lilu- so lllllllj' 4-hit-lis to tlu-il' lll0lllt'I'. Un lruzml ull wats 1-4ml'nsum. Strug- zling ph-alsni's--su-1-lu-rs fnuglit in vnin tn ht- tlu- tix-st nsluwt-. tlumgh tlu- sts-:mn-r wnstolu-tln-rt-nnlil1-lt-vt-lint night. mul nun' it wus hut st-vt-n. .lmzmg tlmst- most :mln-nt to lmvt- tlu- tllist ol' Al'ri4-zi lu-spnil his shining 'lux' l'm1ls was at young Anu-rim-nn. llis lmmll stnnln-t-rn :nul lit-inlu-nnl vnllan- lu-- spnkt- him to lu-'ai t':ilil'n1-ninn. llis tlzirk. illll-llI'0lYlll'll l'zu-t- wus nglnw with pm'- spirution mul t-:url-1-lu-ss mul his ,fIl02llll- ing: tt-1-th sluitu- whitt- lu-iu-:ith his pnintn-tl mnstalvlu- ns lu- smilt-tl tn himst-lt' :mtl whisth-tl gn-ntly. thu-v nn slum- lu- t'nnml himst-lt' :unfmgg zt st-1-thing mass ol' yt-lliugr lunluinity. ,inhlu-ring. gt-slit-nlnting. Slllllliillll :ill in at strungv tnngtu-. Post'-an-tl vt-muh-rs slu-vt-tl tlu-ir dingy win-t-s lu-l'nrv his lu-- wilcll-rc-tl l-yy-sz l'lll'l'lllfIt' wlrivt-rs lay :1 jail'- gun ut' lut'x-lit-li l-inglish znul l 1-1-nt-h. Sllllfllll to 1-ntil-o him into tlu-ir t'l't'2llij' vc-- hil-lvs. gnielt-s t-xpnniull-al tht-ii' gtititl mm-- its in his In-1-alcing t-urs, nll wus hnlmhnh. tlnst mul t-lu-at. Jim. tm- stu-h wus tlu- nnnu- nt' tlu- imuwt-nt lu-rn nlf tlu-so lim-s. wislu-tl lm- his hhu-lc stnllinn to rtnnul up tlu- hiunztn lu-nsts mul slrivl- tlu-in into the sen. lint at lust' lu- nnimigc-tl to shon- his way tln-ongh tlu- mnss nl' luulit-s mul 4-nu-rgt-ml npnn :m opt-n platzu, hlilulingly whitv in tlu- Sllillllll4'l'lllgI slmtlu-rn sun. -lim vi-ossetl tlu- plaza nlul wnlkl-ll lazily up tlu- sith- strr-vt. pt-1-rilig ratlu-r rluh-ly into tlu- lilthy VPl'llllll-i'tll't'l'l'tl tlwvl- lings. Ilf- snnntt-rt-Ll 4-nrinnsly on. in- vt-stigntingr with nn Alll0l'lt'Elll'S inquisi- tive-iu-ss, tlu- manly slrungt- mul ws-irtl sights whim-h Slll'l'0llIltll'tl him. 'l'Iu- Algoi-iatlis in tlu-ir turn st.-tri-tl at him, though not with tlu- hold llll' nl' importi- iu-iu-t- which t'll2ll'2lt'll'l'lZ0tl his WUllt.lt'l'. :nul pnintt-nl with hhu-k llll,f10l'S at his som- lm-ro st-l jainnlily nn his llnlulsonn- lu-ntl. lt wus noon :nul tlu- sun sl-nt tlu- nir- t-ni-ling up from tlu- lmrning pam-nu-nt in dizzy watvl-s rt-1-king with lilth. -lim lnulu-tl nrnmul for at t't-stnurnnt. lint, iul- wlu-ro was his St'lIl't'll tw-n':mlt-tl, St-t-ing n man nf mm-v l'illl'0llt'2lll ntlirl- thnn tlu- rt-st. lu- wt-nt quit-kly up to him znul suitl llllllt'l'l'1llllillt5llllIt'NStllilllt'lllllllliuslly. tln you know wlu-rv tlu-rt-'s n gZl'llll slump 'F' ' 'l'lu- mam ltmkt-tl :tt him in wnmlt-r mul slumk his lu-zul. liill'lt'Z-YtlllS l'il'2IIlt'illSi'u lltm't ynn stu-nk lingzlisli 3 lt haul nova-r 0t't'lll'l't'tl to -lim thnt stu-h n stntl- nl' lmrlmrism still rt-mnint-tl t-vt-n in tlu- l'0lllt1lt'Sl sw-tion nl' .ltr-it-n ns nut tn stu-nk tlu- I-Ingrlish tnngiu-: zuul hu :tl- most lust his li-nip:-1' 4-xpmnuling tn tlu- tlt-nl' 1-nr nl' tlu- Algs-rim: his nnpnrtltm- nlxh- ignnranu-1-. 'l'lu- Algt'l'l1lll only sluuili his lu-eul and smih-ml t'Ull!'ll'0llSlj' nt tlu- :nggrit-vc-tl -lim. -lim nl. lust gsm- it up :nul stalks-tl uwny with ti ll-1-ling ut' nnt- rngzt-ml dignity. ls-:tying tlu- hhu-lr nmn pn- litt-ly lifting his hal mul lmwing nt -lim's ln-mul sluniltlt-rs. .ls tlu- :tl'tm-rnrum wanu-tl Jim fnmul himst-ll' lu-l'nt't- mu- ol' thnst- g10l'gt'tlllS pul- au-vs whu-h vt-own tlu- lu-ights nt' .Xlgim-rs. llt- slit himsm-ll' flown mul lm-utlu-tl in tlu- t-tmling: night air. l an' uwny on tlu- lmhu-. hliu- stlzl mst- tlu- smnkt- nl' sonu- ll:-tlits-rs rnlu-an vm-ssl-l: clown lu-lnn' hinl lny tlu- shinmu-ring! lun-l-1n'. tlnttt-tl with ilu-om.

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Thirty-Two THE FORUM how to get in. VVritten below were the words, If anyone asks you who you are, say Je suis Enezf' He did as he was directed and entered the garden door which had been left open by the girl. Following the plan. he emne to the side entranee of the house. There he knocked and said in a rough voice, Je suis Enez. His pronunciation. to be sure. was not up to the mark, but it snliieed ami he was admitted into a spa- cious living room. He knew he was playing a dangerous game, and he played it with a hold hand. The servant said something to him. hilt he only scowled and walked to the farther end of the room, where he found the key, as he had been directed, behind a mug. Vilalking with a eonfident air, which hc hy no means felt. he stalked out of the room into the lmll. where a flight of steps led him to a second hall. similar to thc iirst. Here he stopped and examined the chartfthird door to the left. He went up to it and, with a qnaking heart. knocked. A voice answered. Iz zat you? .ix-usa, t'Zen open ze door. He did as he was hidden. and there she stood arrayed in a hewitehing entangle- ment of lace and velvet: around her snowy throat a string of pearls. 'tQuiek! put zes on.'l she said. lmnd- ing him a lllephistopheles costume. and leading hiln to an empty room across the hall. Bcwildered. hc followed her like a child, and before he knew what he was doing, he found himself in the traditional tiery garb of the keeper of as fiery a. place. He opened the door. and there she stood waiting for him, What shall I do with thesei he said, pointing at his daily attire. Leave zem here! she commanded. 'tand eome qniek wiz me! ,ry yi He oheyed'and soon found himsell' be- ing led down a hack stairway and into a splendid eoaeh. She said something to the couchman and he drove madly otf. The carriage rocked and swayed as though a thing alive. bumping over the uneven pavements and flinging the two inmates savagely at eaeh other, and then again tearing them apart. The girl laughed. We go a little zu fast Y ' ' No, murmured Jim, after recov- ering himself from an extraordinary leap on the part ofthe vehicle, 'ibut the road is had. lVhere are we going? Suddenly the carriage came to a halt before a brilliantly ,lighted palace. A footman in gorgeous attire helped Jim and his mysterious lady companion out. Jim's bewildered senses became still more bewildered by the magnificent re- splendency which surrounded him. La- dies in shimmering satin and downy vel- vetsg gallants in silken hose and jeweled donblets: lackeys in purple livery em- hroide1'ed with a glistening golden 'LG 1 pages dressed like fairies and carrying golden gohlets filled with rare old vin- tage, all laughing and dancing under a canopy of blinding light. A gently sway- ing pnnkah spread a delicious perfumed breeze among the gay throng. sending a cooling refreshment to the heated dancers. The weird music sent its enticing charms thrilling through Jim 's body, making his very finger tips tingle with irresistible joy. Scizing the girl. he waltzcd into the throng, intoxicated hy the hilarity of it all, His head swam and he drank the cooling beverage provided by eonvenient pages. and again whirled arf in an oblivion of joy: the fairy 0l't ll- ture in his mighty arms. Suddenly throngh the heavily scented air came the whistle of a gigantic steam- erg clear, distinct, calling. It penetrated the joy dcafened ear of Jim. It called him back to this world. It made every- thing he had forgotten swarm back into his heated brain, like awakening from a beautiful dream. He stopped, looked at the beauty nestling lovingly in his arms and for one short moment wavered. Then with a mighty ery he burst through the throng and dashed madly into the eool- ing night air. On he ran. down. down, down to the sea, leaving far behind him the lights. the dancers and the girl. Past the late revelers and past drowsy poliee: past everything. he went on in one mad rush to reach the departing steamer. ln- stinctively he found his WRX among the labyrinth of inky alleys and at last emerged upon the long wharf.