Stuyvesant High School - Indicator Yearbook (New York, NY)

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I .. ROMEO How can l thank you, she continued. You who risked your life to save me from a watery grave. My hero man! This was indeed romantic speech. lt appealed to him. lVlay l assist you home? he asked calmly, altho he had not regained his breath. Certainly, she replied smiling coquettishly. He accompanied her home. if ik ik if SIC When he reached his own house he changed his clothes and started to rummage thru a pile of books. From the very bottom he drew out a battered dictionary which had seen better days. A What are you looking for? a voice in back of him inquired. Love, Archie responded laconically, l.ove? 'lYes, love. Don'cha know? No, what is love? A funny feeling. i . i What is it like? l can't just explain it. You have to get it to understand. Mohr.. , . i 1 lt starts this way. You like a girl and the more you like her the less you I' think she likes you, l Exactly ll What do you know about it? You don't even know what love is. Tm young yet and l can find out. You'll find out soon enough. ly 'll think love for me will be a beautiful dream. el lt will l until you wake up. L l'Beat it! cried Archie, resorting to slang. Y . The experienced one left the room without a protest. l-le knew how Archie C Nfelt. l-le had felt that way once. dl A letter wormed its way way under the door. A knock announced it. Archie slowly picked it up. It was for him. The envelope was pink, perfumed, lsmall, and a lady's size. Archie tore the envelope off and swallowed the con- tents of the letter greedily. O. 31

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R 0 TVI E Q By john F. Larkin, jr. , Hlvleet my sisters friend to-morrow night? -. Nope. Smatter. Are you afraid of girls? Nope. Girls are harmless. What do l care! Will you meet this onef' Nope. When I meet a girl everything must be romantic. Ugh! See you later. The door banged. Archie was left alone in the center of the room. I-Ie heaved his shoulders, sighed, and carefully draped himself over a chair. Such is life. F One might think Archie was insane but one would never believe he was romantic. I-le wore crimson socks and green and orange polka dot ties. His color scheme was rather fantastic. However, despite ones doubts, he was romantic, romantic to the extreme. While meditating in the fourth dimension, he heard a cry, It disturbed him. I-le awoke from his dream of peace like Abu Ben Adhem. 'KI-lelp! lVlan overboard! No, it's a girl! Not waiting for further indications of distress Archie bounded out of the room half awake. He appeared upon the scene some two minutes and four seconds later. Everybody was shouting advice to the drowning damsel. No one ventured into the water after her. lt looked rather wet that day. Romance! Romance at last, thought Archie, I-le peeled off his coat, jumped out of his shoes, and plunged into thewater. Everybody gasped at this heroic deed. Archie swam as fast as he could and that was not very rapid. Slowly he approached the distressed maiden who was gesticulating like a wig wag signal. I-le reached her. She looked at him, said something and fainted. Then slowly and laboriously Archie towed his prize ashore. This was surely a romantic beginning, he thought. Eager hands helped him toward land. The girl regained consciousness and looked about for her rescuer. I-ler sparkling eyes alighted upon Archie. ulvly hero! she cried, throwing her arms about his neck. Archie was dumbfounded. This was not a romantic act. The book said so. 30

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Tl-IE INDICATOR lt was an invitation from the girl whom he had saved. She invited him to tea. Thats not all. She had a name. Such an enticingname! 'Juanita de l-luevos y jamonf' Archie repeated. it again and again. At three Fifty-nine, to be exact, Archie prepared to meet the lady of his heart. Whatever love was he knew he was in love with her. Adorned by his talking suit, one on which one could play checkers, and wearing his room- mates straw hat he sallied forth. I-lis lavender and vermillion polka dot tie kept him company while his green socks announced his mission. Green you know is oneof the symbols of loving intentions. Archie was full of such intentions. At this point the question of a box of candy arose. Would he bring her a box or not? I-le didn't know what to do. l-le entered a confectioners shop and examined his wares. l-le decided to take the largest box with a pink bow. 'll-low much? he asked. ' Five dollars. l guess she likes flowers. he said bolting for the door. At the liorists he showed his good taste. l-le ordered a bunch of American beauties. The man was just about to wrap them up when he asked: 'ildlow much? Twelve dollars at this season. . l don't know exactly what she would like. l'll wait and ask her. Dont bother wrapping them up. l'll call later. l-le reached the house at exactly four forty-four. The butler ushered him into the reception hall. Archie selected a comfortable-looking chair and sat down. ' i'0liver, has my guest arrived? a shrill voice from above asked. Yes, it's in the parlor. Archie jumped up as Juanita entered the room. Ml-low do you doglvlr. lVIarchy, she said cordially. Hliineg how are you? he stammered, as he lost three-fourths of his nerve. Yet remember, he retained a quarter of it. 'Let us adjourn to the tea room, she cooed softly. 32