Strong High School - Mussul Unsquit Yearbook (Strong, ME)

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'l'Hli Ml'S5L'1. t'NSQl'l'l' ll 1-,f .fy E THE LONG KNIFE llli man was rugged in figure and a two weeks' growth of heard covered his tirni jaw. lle sat tracing figures with a short peneil and gazing into the stone fireplace that warmed the rude calvin. tlut- side, the first snowfall was covering the tianadian harrens with a deep niantle. .Xs the nian sat in silenee he thought to himself. lle. -linnny Liarewe, must stay there and keep law and order until he was relieved in the spring hy a fellow eonstahle of the Northwest l'oliee. llis thoughts were rudely interrupted hy a hanimeriug at the door. ,Iinnny sprang to his feet and threw hack the har. The door flew open and in staggered what had heen a nian. .Xeross his face was a knife eut and hlood dripped from his hody to the floor. The policeman stared. llere hefore him was his nearest neighhor who lived ten miles helow and who never quarreled with others. llut farewe stopped staring and began to ask questions. The neighhor. Klordaunt hy naine, hlurted out a story of horror. In the early evening a man had asked him for shelter and Mor- daunt had let him in. .Xfter supper the visitor had suddenly drawn a knife and killed Klordaunt's wife. llefore he could he stopped, their daughter had also lieen killed. ltlordaunt had grapple-d with the strangeia and had heen thrown off hacked and bleed- ing. llaving heen left for dead he had saddled his horse and rode to the nearest poliee post which was -limniy's. at re When the man had nnished his terrihle story he fell from the Chair in which he w as sitting and hefore Aliinniy eould reach hun he died. tarewe laid limi on a hunk and started to get a hlanket w'he'i a sparkle Caught his eye. lle looked again. ilihert caught in the hack of Klordaunt's lieaxy shirt was a hlood stained knife. .linnny seized it and compared it with .inotlier that hung on the eahin wall. They were exactly the same. The Long Knife was at his old work. liiglit o'eloek the next morning found .Iiinmy on his way north heading for a eahin that he knew of on the shore of a lake. two hundrul miles away. llere he knew he would find the l.ong Knife in his winter home. Strange tales had -linuny heard of inen who had gone on this sanie duty and never eonle haek. .Xniong the Indians horrihle tales were told of people lured to the Long Knife eahin. lint duty was duty and ,linuny strode on with thoughts on the foul deed of the night hefore. On the fifth day of his travels he sighted a cliff that he knew as the end of the trail. llere was where all the people of the North Country changed trails, kept away from the terrihle death awaiting them in the eahin on the cliff. 'lirayeliug faster, .Iinuny de- toured the cliff and eaine within four lnin- dred yards of his quarry's eahin. Nearer and 'nearer he Caine. The l.ong Knife was prohahly away from his eahin and jinuny grew holder. lle crept around hy

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THE MUSSUL UNSQUIT M VV V. ,I l It 4 ll. l Emily Webster - Em lilriry Pratt in junior Drama 1333. Oration HJ. Here is the only girl in school who never whispers, chews gum, or eats candy during school hours l?J. She has been in our class four years and she is always ready to help, L'ntil the last year she has kept strictly to her books. This year. however. we fear her mind wanders to Florida. Her favorite pastime is writing up chemistry notes. Orra Mae VVelch - Orra Class Secretary Q33 AJ, Alumni Editor tell, Pre- liminary Speaking t3D, Mrs. Alcott in The Village School Ma 'an1 133. Orra has been with us all through our High School course. She is very stndious and helpful, nothing has ever been asked of her that she has not willingly done. As for a class Secretary she is one of the best. For the past year she has been seen in the company of Colon a great deal. We have often heard the expression- ls that yon, Posie? -connected with herg we all wonder, how come? SENIOR INITIALS XV. - Orra May XVin - Entirely VVorshipful S.--just tal Valetlictorian S. - He 's lah joyful Sport P. - Dana 's Ever Patient R.-Otters Rest Regards I.. - Real liaeily Liked E. lXl.- Extremely Bleek H. C. L.-He's Chief Lord M. W. H.-- Most VVorthy Human V. E. H.-Vance Eats Ham Sample C. E. D.-Condemner fofj Extra Duty G. E. F.-Great Educational Fellow G. R. B:-Glendon 's Really Bewitching R. H. B.-Real Haughty Being B. O. H.-Blessed Of Heart

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1? THE MUSSUL UNSQUIT the door and gently tested the latch. .Xs he did so the door opened and a man leaped upon jimmy with upraised knife. The two men went down in a writhing heap. jimmy had discarded his pack back of the cabin and was free for action. The murderer was quick as a weasel. He drove his knife at .limmy's throat. and the latter promptly jammed his clenched fist into the horrible face above him. The confiict went faster and faster. lloth were big men and in the prime of life. They fought in the snow and rose leaving bloody stains. All civilized methods of lighting were cast aside and the two fought with hands, teeth and feet. jimmy had been wounded in the beginning and began to grow weaker. As they rolled near the cliffs edge he gave his opponent a push and they hung balanced on the prec- ipice. jimmy tried to free himself but Long Knife fastened his hands in an un- breakable hold and they both crashed on the rocks below. Carewe lay dazed a moment and then staggered to his feet. He glanced at Long Knife and turned away. Mor- daunt was avenged. G. R. H., ':4. THE DYNAMITE RAFT H HICY 'I.I. meet, said Kern Rodman. VVhich means trouble. answered Dan Farley. the river boss. .Ns Farley had been working for the Rod- mans for so many years it made him seem old to count them, he ought to know. and the boy, Kern, who was only eighteen. considered that he did know. Almost the last words of his father before he died were. Trust Farley. Kern found that he needed someone to trust. and was glad to find the trust he put in Farley well placed. For about fifty miles on both sides of the river on which they were standing, the lumber belonged to the Branch Lumber fompany, a corporation whose motto was. Multiply and profit. For many years there had been a feud between the Rodmans, and the PJI'3.l1Clll Lumber Company. This trouble had cost Kern's father his life. At various points along the river dams had been constructed. These were usually just below certain bad spots where run- ning logs were inclined to stick. W'hen there was any danger the gates of the dam could be closed. and the water setting back would deepen the rapids so the big logs would ride them. The dams were the cause of the trouble between the companies be- fore Mr. Rodman's death and were in- tending to do so now. The Rodmans that year had cut on tract No. Six. They were not forest hogs that like to get rich quick by cutting everything in their path, but were the kind of men who pick out the right trees. Near No. Six were two dams. It was at the upper one that Kern and his river boss were now looking. The gates were closed, and the drive coming in be- hind it. To keep the logs from bucking the dam, a string of booms cabled together had been run across just above it. This caught the logs and enabled the men to check and Corral them. Three miles abou-, the drive of the Branch Company was com- ing down. If it should come in on top of the smaller Rodman drive it would all but swamp it. The big drive had the power to put things over the smaller one and did it. That was why the Rodmans did not like it, but they did like fair play. and did not stop it. VVell son. said Farley, what are you going to do about it? Let 'em out. answered Kern. A' They have shown us what it will cost us if we don 't. And strand their logs? If I have to. yes. The old man's eyes glistened their ap- proval. He was an old graduate of the river men. and liked to see a fighting man. If you strand them. they 'll bring suit. he said. VVe 're in the right. They have no busi- ness on this stretch until we get our logs out. True, but a good lawyer can make black appear white. and they 've got money for good lawyers. They 'll make it appear that we gave them a raw deal even if we are within our own rights. We can 't afford lawsuits. The court will say we ought to have stretched a point and let them in.