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SUSPENSE tFirst Prize Sto1'Yl Seven-thirty, and nothing happened! Hadn't people warned him of this time? This was the night, wasn't it? Had he misunderstood? That was almost impos- sible, for everyone who had met him on the street had never failed to stop to warn him. Could it be only a rumor? Then why had everybody been so excited? Twenty more minutes passed, and still nothing happened! He sat looking at his fourteen-karet gold watch. Beads of perspiration glistened on his forehead: his hand was trembling as he lit his seventh cigarette in twenty minutes. F or gosh sakes! he muttered. If it's going to happen, why doesn't it happen? He swallowed hard, and looked around him. Everything was just the same as it had always been-books lying here and there on the floor, his unmade bed in the corner against the wall, dust thick on furniture and floors, and every light in the room blazing in its brightness. Maybe I should turn off some of the lights, he meditated. At least I can help a little. No. he suddenly changed his mind. That would only be making things worse. He put his head in his hands and groaned. He took another look at the face of his watch-7:55. Then a sudden thought came to him. He looked upp new hope lit up his face. It could be that my watch is fast! he cried as he jumped for the telephone and rang Central. Holding the receiver in a death grip, and trying to no avail to control his voice, he asked for the time. When you hear the chimes, it will be exactly 7:25, came the weary voice of the operator over the wire. Having recovered from this shock, he put the telephone in its place, and walked helplessly around the room, wringing his hands in despair. Then it's true what everyone has been telling me! he whispered. l'm not just dreaming! He settled down and waited. Three more minutes, and he would be certain! On minute to go! Now it was 7:30 on the dot! His lights went out! He strained his ears, but there was nothing but utter silence around him. Cold chills ran up and down his spine as he staggeredmto his feet. Could a fuse have blown? Or was it really true? With arms outstretched, he groped his way in darkness to the nearest window, muttering as he stumbled over a footstool. Clutching the window sill, he peered out into the night to find that it had actually happened.-He was witnessing McCloud's first blackout! MARGARET MALONE McCloud High School 15
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WOODLAND BEAUTY CFirst Prize Essay! Forests are so cool and dim. All who have walked in them have observed these things: tall trees that seem to touch the sky: green brush all around: a carpet of fallen leaves and grass to walk on: and golden shafts of sunlight glancing down here and there between the towering branches, Spring arrives and the forests are a vivid green. Everywhere are evidences of newness. The pine needles look so fresh, and smell so clean. Wild flowers are blooming, and the air is full of a pungent sweetness. The roar of the rushing brooks is heard everywhere and song fills the air, for the birds have all retumed. Summer forests shade from the hot blistering sun. The brooks now quietly murmur in the cool shadows of leafy trees. The voices of the birds now have a quieter note, for the first wild enthusiasm and gaiety of spring has passed. Now the forest is a riot of color, for it is fall. The green of the spring has changed to a different hue. Yellow, brown and orange predominate Mother Nature's world. The leaves fall, and the trees then look bare and gaunt. Autumn is a sad time, for the birds are leaving and the forests are quiet once again. Snow has fallen and Winter has arrived. The trees are laden with a white powdery film, but they stand up straight and tall like sentries in a blinding White world. All sounds are hushed except for the cracking of a twig, or the scampering of some wild animal in its forage for food. This new white world is breathtakingly beautiful. In every season, forests are symbolizing the wonder of Nature. ALMA SARTI McCloud High School Q45 943 HONORABLE MENTION ADRIA HARRIS, '44 Yreka High School l6
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