Westbrook High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Westbrook, ME)

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L .. The Blue fs- VVhite 24 to obey its lawsg to respect its flagg and to de- fend it against all enemies. BIBLIOGRAPHY Readers Digest fDecemberj-VVhat's Right With America? Draper's Self Culture-Ideal of American History. World Almanac, 1928. Encyclopedia. H. F. S., '30. ALL IN THE LINE OF DUTY Police Captain, jim Doughty, sat with his muscular, six foot form bent over his desk in a brown study. His determined. handsome face showed signs of care, and care it was that troubled jim's thoughts. There were two rea- sons for this disturbance in the happy-go-lucky oFhcer's life. The first was a girl. .lim was not in love with this winsome maid, but under the spell of her charms he had prom- ised to help her find her boy-friend. Bill Jonson, who had fallen in league with some boot- leggers and was at present working on a rum- running vessel. The second reason for jim's state of mind was the rum situation in general. New York was no small city to try to keep dry. He had been commanding the liquor squad for three months, and so far had been practically a fail- ure. due to the fact that he had not been al- lowed to go on the speedboats. His chief was getting out of patience, and Jim's position was in jeopardy. One veiled warning had been sent to him already, but he was doing his best under the circumstances. wk x wk as :lf 11: as Chief wants to see you right away, Cap, called a boy from the door. jim heaved a sigh and straightened up. I'll be right in, he mechanically replied. The summons rather surprised him-he had not expected the lay-off so soon. Now he knew that he must be a failure. Getting to his feet and straightening his uniform a little, he strode over to the door leading to the inner office amid the pitying glances of his comrades. In another moment he was in the presence of the Police Commissioner. This austere officer looked up from his piles of ofhcial papers and addressed his subordinate. Captain Doughty, I presume you know just what your position in the force is at the present time and the incapability you are showing. Yes, sir, but I think you are judging me wrongly. I have been hampered by my orders to remain on land, and I have not been able to catch the fellows at work, truthfully stated the Captain. That may be true, and, in light of this state- ment, I think I will give you full sway to do as you please. However, Captain, either you must round up these violators in a month, or you must return to the regular ranks. Witli this the Commissioner again looked to his work, signifying that the interview was over. jim left with a lighter heart than he had pos- sessed for many a day. Now he could get the rum-runners while the goods were still on board and prevent them from ever landing it. He went immediately to his desk and busied himself with plans for action, for he had no time to lose. Calling his lieutenants to him, he gave them explicit instructions to notify him at once if anything out of the ordinary was re- ported by his lookouts. He gave strict orders for the speed boats to be ready at any instant for a chase over the waters of the bay. Finally he settled back, and surveying the eager men, he said, Well, boys, it's only a question of time now. Those slick guys will show up pretty soon, and when they do, welll go after them. I'll be right with you on the boat, and there'll be no more muddled orders. XVe stand so be a good chance of bagging them now, ready to start at a minute's notice. I'm going up for a little shut-eye. As jim had said, it was only a matter of t'me, but more time than he had reckoned on. Evidently the rum fleet had gone south to the VVest Indies for the illicit goods. He spent every shred of his time at headquarters. wait- ing for the next move of his quarry. Lack of

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26 action always galled him, and it was galling him now during this eternal vigilance. Oh, if something would only come up to break it! At last something did come up. One dark night the lighthouse at Sandy Hook reported that a small yacht had been cruising up and down the coast ever since sunset. In the twinkling of an eye, Captain Doughty sprang into action. His shrill whistle told every man in the building that he had only tive minutes to dress and report. In less than that time thirty men, fully clothed and armed for action, piled into the powerful cars and were whisked down to the docks and the boats. Jim lined them up, gave quick orders, filed them onto the boats and gave the word to cast off. Gathering speed, the long, low craft with all lights out left the wharf and sped down the bay. Soon they were on the spot where the runner had been seen. Jim, with the powerful glasses, scanned the horizon on all seaward sides, but not a speck broke the heaving surface of the sea. After scouting up and down the coast for two hours, Jim was convinced that the contra- band craft had eluded them, and with a heavy heart he signaled the pilots to return to the docks. Back at his desk the next morning, .lim re- viewed the facts. He had so far been unsuc- cessful in his duty. Although it was no fault of his, the Commissioner would not consider that and would put him in disgrace. Only three short days remained of his probation. The outlook was discouraging. Then there was that matter of the nurse. He had not done anything for her-he had been unable to. She must think him a shirker. Oh, well, he thought, as his optimism burst forth, it could be worse. I'll get another chance, maybe. Letter for you, Cap, called one of the men, tossing him an envelope. More business, thought Jim, but no, it wasn't business. There was no heading on the envelope, which was addressed in a very feminine hand. Opening it he read the following note: Dear Captain Doughty: i I got a note from my boy friend yesterday, apologizing for the way he had acted. He said he wanted to see me, i n The Blue E-r VVhite too. He had just got back from the south with a cargo, and he says they are going to try to land it tonight if it's dark. They tried last night, but they had to quit when their shore man telegraphed that the patrol boat was after them. I suppose you think this is treason against Bill, but I want to set him straight, and, as he really isn't a hard- ened crook, I think an arrest will set his mind against re- turning to this business. Please, for my sake, get him, Mr. Doughtyg but go easy on him. Your sincere friend, JANE Nawcomz. On reading this epistle, Iim's heart leaped with joy. At last something tangible to work on had appeared. Now he could lay a plan for action, and when they tried to land the stuff tonight he could be waiting for them. Think- ing quickly, he soon had a list of the wireless telegraph operators in the city. Then giving this to five men, he sent them out to round up the operators. Out of the twenty that the officers brought in, the accomplice of the boot- legger was soon picked and locked up. After notifying his shore squads to keep an eagle watch, he repaired with the company to the boats for the remainder of the day to be ab- solutely sure that every gun and piece of ap- paratus Was in perfect working order. The sky had been overcast for the last three days. so an attempt would surely be made to land when the rum-runner received no warning from the shore man. The stage was all set for the final act. At seven o'clock the hawsers were cast aboard, and the slim craft again set out on its quest. By seven-thirty it had left New York harbor and was out on the lower bay, where their prey would have to pass them. Then be- gan the ceaseless patrol from one shore to the other, a distance of three miles. Every light on the boat was out except the binacle lamp, and that was shaded so as to be invisible from the outside. The men were forbidden to smoke. The engine was muffled to inaudi- bility. The submarine detectors on the hull of the boat were us-ed every fifteen minutes. VVhen their own propellor was silenced, these marvelously sensitive pieces of apparatus could detect the passage of any vessel within