St Marys High School - Labarum Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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Douqlas at Stirlinq s S the King returned from his love-quest he descried a figure toiling over the rocks. He knew but one man with the agility of this wayfarer-Douglas. The gates opened to receive the king with his train. The stranger followed without challenge. He was tall and of mighty frameg his features were bold and weather-beaten but he was handsome in the extreme. He was clothed in the ragged raiment of a common peasant. It was a pageant dayat Stirling and the gleeful crowd paraded the streets in their gayest attire. The day's sports were ready to begin at the word of the king, the contestants were ranged in line anxious to ply their callings. Fitz-James and his train leisurely drew up and dismounted, the grooms led away the horses and then settled down to watch the peasants at their sport. D The King gave the signal. It was the Bowmen's turn first. Robin Hood and his foremost veterans were there but with all their skill they were outdone by the mighty stranger who could split his first shot with the second. The King, cold and uncompromising, gave him a silver dart but refrained from any remark. This had no visible effect on Douglas, but inwardly he wondered how this man could be so unfeeling. He re- membered how he had taught James to use the bow and other weapons of the Highlanders. Douglas won the wrestling match and quoit-throwing in turn, and received a golden ring and quoit. As the King continued indifferent, Douglas received his trophies in silence. When the stag was loosed, Lufra, Douglas' hound, the best in the Highlands, beat his way to the stag and sunk her teeth into his side. The King's groom seeing Lufra outstrip the royal hounds struck her with his whip. Douglas had en- dured the cold looks and spiteful remarks of the nobles, he had borne the pity-of the crowd, but he could not suppress his rising anger when he saw the companion of his banishment, the playmate of his daughter, lashed by the lowly servant. He strode toward him. Not a hand barred his way for the people felt that he was irresistable. With one blow he laid the wrongdoer in his bloody gore. The King ordered his arrest. Douglas made no effort to resist. He was led before the King. James looked upon him with disdain and said, Proud Douglas, would you again excite the people to revolt? Douglas raised his head proudly and replied, I came here to de- liver myself into your hands that I might avert a great danger from my beloved. When the people heard this they raised a great shout and the arch- ers bent their bows. Break off the sports, cried Fitz-James. He then commanded the guards to escort Douglas to the castle but Douglas

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Class of '24 VINCENT M. ROBEL ,....,. .....,,...,... P resident RUTH A. MCILVENNA ,.,,. ..,.... V ice-President JOHN J. MOSKAL ,........... ....A........ S ecretary EDWARD L. HAMMIS .,.,.,,,,A.A................... ......... T reasurer Thomas Edward Bannan Francis Lawrence Baurngarten Richard Downey Bothwell Ruth Ann Buckley Leo Anthony Byerlein Madeleine Marie Crabbe Mary Jane DeVeaux Carl Louis DeWae1e Mary Elizabeth Delaney Mildred Blanche Delaney Beatrice Josephine Fettig Leonore Margaret Goodman Edward Louis Hammis Kathryn Margaret Henning Anna Margaret Holihan Mary Nora Humpert CLASS COLORS Purple and Gold CLASS MOTTO Age quod agisf' CLASS FLOWER Sweet Pea Victor Louis Jacob Margaret Mary Kenny Eleanor Mary Kessel Catherine Elizabeth Mott Ruth Aleene Mcllvenna Gladys Marie Murphy John Joseph Moskal Mary Edwina Naegley Urban Alphonse Neininger Arthur Charles Pendell Geneveive Maxine Quinn Robert Maddigan Rau Vincent Mathias Robel Charles Toynton Schlegel Marie Wilhelinina Slaggert Rosemary Wilson

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begged a word with his people. His request granted, he allayed their fears by telling them of Ellen and Lady Margaret in the wilderness, and his intention of giving himself up for their release. Fitz-James dis- gusted at the attitude of the people exclaimed, O thou many headed monster thing, who would wish to be thy King! The festal day was ruined, the people walked off in groups or pairs discussing the unex- pected happenings. --Leo Byerlein, '24 . Sunrise on Loch Katrinc-: The blue of Loch Katrine's summer night slowly changed to a purple glow, and then brightened into the rosy hue of early morn. The gentle breeze of the west mildly touched the heavy-foliaged trees and tenderly kissed the shining ripples of the lake. In her azure blue pool was reflected the shadows of the mountain peaks. In dark and misty eddies of the little lake gleamed here and there a water lily, its head upraised to heaven like a silver chalice begemmed with dewdrops. Back in the forest were heard the rustling of leaves and the crackling of branches as a doe arose and led her fawn to the lakeside to drink of the refreshing waters. The gray mist began to clear from the peaks of the mountains while high above them an eagle hoveredg round and round he soared until he spied a point of vantage below, when with a swoop and a shrill cry he sped down from the blue skies above. The smaller birds of earth, aroused by the eagle's cry, now sent forth their sweetest songs. The lark with her tender throat upraised, caroled forth the sweetness, the peace, and the love of sunrise on Loch Katrine. Q. . -Genevieve Quinn, '24