Thomaston High School - Sea Breeze Yearbook (Thomaston, ME)

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THE SEA BREEZE 13 eventually and he will be as good as new. You don't need to worry about that boy. Why, shucks, look at his brother console him. WOh, it's no use, Dan. You know they're gon the unhappy man answered dejeetedly. .N Dan tried to e when they do that, 'Say, look here fella. Why don't you coach him in your spare time -see if you can't get it out of him somehow. WBy golly, maybe your right, boy.N Mike put N in quickly. WI never thought of that. It's darn sure worth a try anyway.n After some coaxing Mike finally persuaded hi into letting him give him some lessons. For week s uncertain brother s Mike worked with him, but they always went up together, Jim y always at the controls. Gradually, little by little, he began to regain a mer confidence. Going up with Mike beside him wa little of his for- s perfectly easy, but going up alone was terrifying to him. His older brother began to get skeptical about asking him to fly alone. Finally, when they had been drilling-for weeks without much encouragement, a vague plan be- gan to form in Mike's mind. At first he did not it seriously but as it slowly developed, he began tently on the subject. It was a rather dangerous absurd and extreme, but he made up his mind to do ing to try it-to frighten it out of him. When he hailed him, NHow about a short hop alone, Jimmy? and tag along just in case-well.N even dare consider to think more in- one, perhaps a bit it, and he was go- saw Jimmy again, he I'll take a plane WJust in case I lose my control,W he finished for him. nOh, Mike why can't we let the whole thing slide-forget abo nListen kid,N Mike challenged firmly, NDo yo flyer or not?N WOh, you know I do, but I tell you I've lost just no use, that's all.n NC'mon,U was the breif response. ut it?n u want to be a Navy my nerve and it's They walked over to the hangar and ordered the two planes they were using, put on the ways. As soon as they wer good shape, Mike befan. He zoomed by the other p he nearly touched it. Up and down he went, shoot the plane, but it seemed only to terrify Jimmy ev e leveled off in lane so close that ing in and out by en more than ever. Mike, determined to try once more, gained a high altitude and came down at the other machine, planning to swoop under it. He shot by Jimmy's plane and just as he was about to pull ba ck on the stick the engine stopped dead. It was such a stunning shock to him that his hand froze on the stick for a full second. Coming to his senses with a bound, he pulled the stick back with all his might. The ship's wings folded up like nothing at the sudden terrif the water squarely on the nose. Jimmy had seen what had happened. Unconscio ic strain. He hit usly his thoughts and hands steadied. With his ship in perfect control he circled and landed beautifully on the water near-by. Before the plane stopped

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V THE SEA BREEZE lb moving, he dove.. Since the Water wasn't very deep he spied the ship readily and swam toward it. There followed a brief struggle as he pulled the pilot free from the wreckage.' Taking Mike by the collar he swam for the surface. Just as he thought his lungs would burst, he bounded above water. Swimming to the plane, he got Mike up on it and waited for the men who were already coming to aid them. Ou the way to shore, Mike regained consciousness. When they told him what had happened, he looked at Jimmy. WThanks kid,N he grinned at his brother, WDid you bring her down O.'K.?W NYCS, and tomorrow I'll show you I can bring another one down just as easyln NAttu boy8V the man yelled sitting up with a bound.r NI knew you would get it back again. I EDEN it all the time, I tell you, I knew it all the timein H. S. 'LZ THE EQRGOTTEN MAN RETWYNS, This Saturday was very different from the ordinary Saturday for Lincolnville. There was great excitement everywhere, for the great Lewis Smith, public enemy number one, was to be on trial for a number of crimes, minor ones, and for the murder of a rich business man named John Campbell.- - At last the courtroom was filled and doors were closed to the rest of the disappointed people.- Judge Chapman, a man of fifty years, hair slightly grayed, was seated at his usual place at the bench. His twinkling blue eye showed kindness, but could show determination and strength of character when necessary. He was always stern while seat- ed at the bench, but was a pleasant man outside for he had always had the reputation of being fair and honest in all cases he had ever tried. Lewis Smith, on the other hand was a shiftyfeyed fellow, who could never look a person in the face always kept his gaze wandering over the room. It was known that he had been connected with many petty crimes but nothing could be proven against him before, although now matters were much different. The law finally had caught up with him, as, it always will in the end, proving that Ncrime doesn't pay.W The defending lawyer and the prosecutor both presented their lengthy arguments and finally the jury filed out to discuss the evidence and reach their decision. They were out a half hour, and when they did finally return, a hush settled over the courtroom. When the foreman pronounced the words nguilty of murdern, the courtroom was in an instant uproar. The Judge ordered silence and read off the sentence, Wlife imprisonment at hard laborn. No longer could the prisoner withhold himself, after these words from the Judge, he broke out and yelled: WJudge Chapman, you may have your way now but I swear that before my sentence is served out, I shall break from prison and return to kill you.W The Judge did not seem to hear the threat of the raving man and the room was cleared upon the prisoner's exclamation.