Westdale Secondary School - Le Raconteur Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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LE RACONTEUR 31 TWOERAND Fretl llurehell was the paving teller in the little tink Leztf Bunk. lle was vvurking lztte tp get eztught up pn spine pf the things he h:uln't lieen ztlile tu flu flllflllg the tlziv. The hunk hztrl lieen upset :ill ztfteriiumi. The nizispns hzul lmeen plzistering the erzieketl wzills tif the v:tult :intl haul swept their clelwris intp the eprner until nnirning. lt was ten tfeluek. :incl vun knnw th:it's lzite fur a une-liprse tuwn like t Pztk l.e1tf. lirerl piekeil up the 'phune :intl ezillerl his wife. l'ni neztrlv tliimtiglif' he tplil her, hut ilpnit wztit up. lle hung up. lt wzis quiet in the ltzuilst--nn spnntl lint the whisper pl his peneil :is it trzivellefl fltrwn the page uf the levleer. Xtinrl in pine trees--th:tt's whztt it stiunfletl like. lle lit xi eieztr :intl sztw l1ls1't'l'lt'Cll1ill in the wintluw :is the eignr gltiwetl :i rerl stzir. lle kept pn with his wtvrk. Ile thpueht he hezirrl rt trap un the wintlnw. lle Qlzineerl up. lle wits niistziken, ul epurse, Nulmvclv hzlrl tnpperl, .Xenin he henrtl the whisper til' his peneil. There wzts nu tither spuntl. Then there wits :1 eriish. lireil sprung' liriek frpni his ilesk :ts :t hzintl :intl ll gun were puking' tliiwviigli the winflpw lietween the lvznrs. 4 lpen the rlppr pr lll plug vnu Su lull ul hples vunll lpuk like :1 steve un it eunple tit stunipsl at :nun :it the wintlpw ttiltl hini. ltrefl stnretl :it hiin. The niztn hzifl hini epvererl :ill right. lle unlwekefl the ilpur. .X little p:1le env stpptl there with fl gun. llis fztee wits niustlv eyes, U.lQ., lieflf' lfretl llk'Ill'fl hiin sztv. llis vpiee wzis husky. lierl eztnie :irtinntl frtnn the wintltiw to the clupr. There were npw twu guns ppintetl :lt liretl. t'The t+nwn's nieetin' :t liie' p:iv rwll tin the new Tpwn ll:ill tu-iiipi'i't+vv'. the inzin Il7llllC1l llefl tplfl lirecl. XYe're stiekin' vpn fur it. See? Yeah, lfretl sziitl. The ilpur wzis elpserl npw. lle euultl feel twu guns :it his liztek :is the nien pushetl hini zthezul pf theni. t'.Xll vnu gut tu flu, llefl tulfl hini, is tu npell the szife :intl- liretl sprang' usitle. lle inzifle Il flush fur the flppr, hut the little env wus there zihezttl pf hiin. lfrerl wits lnlinkine' intp his gun. Pretty ehirpv, :tin'teh:t? Refl lztuehetl. lirerl rushefl tn the 'phpne :intl snzttehefl it up. liefl wits h:1ekine':tt the wire with his knife. lirefl flnshecl tp the wintluw. lle vellefl fur help. hut the twn inen clrztgetewl hiin ziwriv. Keep vulll' trzip shutlu Refl tplfl hiin. Ntnv upen the safe! Frecl stmvpeil tluwn in frpnt pf the safe. lle turnecl the knplw sluwlv: 4341-79-19- Cut the st:1llin'l llefl ttiltl hini. l'il'Cfl lregzin zigztiiiftili-T9-IS, l.isten here! Rt-cl wus leerine' :tt hiin. XYh:1t rl'vt+u tzike us fur? Nurseinnicls wztitin' fur the hrztt tu ezit his CC1'GZ1l?U lle grah- ff W. GORDON THOMAS 1 lmeil lirewls lett wrist :intl tnistetl it. lhe pzlin shut up l recl's ztrni, inziking hiin think it hml lmrpken. 259-IT-Ill. lle struegleil with the epin- lviiizitimi. The srtfe stpml Hpen. liefl :intl his p:1l lziuggherl :ts l're+l sttipfl up. llis lett wrist wits erippletl :intl he telt the pznn up his neek. llis t:iee wzis white :intl the swezit rtilletl cluwn his fureheinl. .Xll we're tzikin' is the pztv rpll, see? Rell Sllltl. XX ere epptl guvs, Ntntlgtv seliptil ltpvs. Xuthin' liut the pziv null. Snap intp it l lieil snztrlefl. Snap intu it Y l'retl wits Fllllltllllg there, staring lllltl the sztle. lle slnl tipen :in upper rlrziwer. Tzikine tint ll riill pf silver ilpllzirs, he hzinfleil it tp Neil. The pay rull s in silver, ltrecl tiilcl hnn. It sfit s fl f- cl heavy. lieil lit :1 eienr with une hatnfl :intl kept his eun . . , levelleil :it l'recl with the pther. 'tlleztvvi lxetl risketl. 'l'h:tt wpn't lmther us. Ypn're the :lpn- kev Ytiu're ezirrvine' it put tp the ear in the zillevf' lle kiekefl his shpe ztgztinst :1 tin waste- pnper luisket. t'se that fur vpur truekf' he sziirl :is he ppeketerl the rpll pt silver rlpllztrs. Tvvp e'r'intl in silver ine'1ns 'i lut pf leffgin-+' 4 . . .1 N N, l'refl s:il+l. piekine' up the lvrtsket :intl setting' it in lrpnt pt the wpen sxtte. Quit vunr emlvlnii' Kell tplfl hini t'Ypii'rl he :i stiff luv nuw if we w:nsn't Stlllellt'Ill'lL'tl Ypu till up thxit lwztsket. l'll lie put in the xlllev tu ineetehzi. Reel :intl the little env lmekeel their wriv tp the iltiur. l'll he right putsiflef' the little env sztitl. lle elpsefl the tlppr stiftlv. lireil nimle three trips wut tp the erir. trznletl lrv the little env with his gun. The lpztrlefl w:iste-pziper lvztsket wus heavy. llis :trin felt :ts tliuueh rivets were slipptine tliiwnieli it. The sweztt eznne ppuring tltvwn his t:1ee lietl wruiterl tpr hun :tt the wheel nf his ern' :intl erinnefl frtnn hehinfl his gun. Set the flpugh tin the tltmr in the l11lCl-I... he urrlerefl :ifter e:teh trip. Swell hztulln lireil wprkerl like :in nun ni:1n. .Xtter the lust trip he set the eniptv lwztsket un the grtniiirl :intl wipesl his fziee lle slzininietl the eztr ilptn' :intl then reneherl in his ppeket. l lere's tune that fell put. he sriicl :is he h:tnrle1l the little Quv :t rpll ul silver flullrirs. Th:inksl grinnefl the little guy. Refl stztrtefl up the eztr :is the little env huppetl in lwesirle hiin. lirefl wzitehefl thein flrive ztwftv. lle enulfl npt see the lieense pl:ite :ts the ezn' tnrnetl nurth :it the enfl ml the sxllev. tC'm11'i1111t'tI nn litllft' 731

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T11e 11l11e skv w11s c1111111less3 the greztt 11ce1111 30 LE RACONTEUR 9 ANNABELLE SMYE 1ZlX'll1l1'fl111C hreezes 111111 g111111 f11rt1111e.111111 re11che11 the L'11111111er11r 111111 w:1s 1CIlX'1l1Q' it 11C111l1l1. This Qeiitli' 1111 111111 1111w11. T11e XYll1L'I'111g-'1111lL'C, Yew RTT Teugtlwuwl frHIN.iT muh U' 1'3,'l'Ni1?S With- 1 1 111 t11e next 1XYCl11j'A1tJ11l' 1111111's. 111e 111111111111 liritishers c1111111 11111111st see t11e 1111111011348 silver C1111l1f1111'I11l1Q1 t11e 11r11w llf t11eir cr11ft. 111111 s11c11 ex11ect11ti1111s. 111111 111111111 '31111 1111165 1111111 N11sse:111. 1'1111e11 1:1zi1y, its swell lifting the sxtiliiig vessels 111rt, lX11t111C 1s1111111, wats fl sc1:11e 11f exeit1:111e11t, 11e:111ty 111111 l1Zl11111l1t'55. T11e 11e11111e were Q'll11y f1l'L'rrt'11 TLPII the festive 11cc:1si1111. lt w11s the 1'111y 11111. t11e st11rt 111 t11e 11111111111 s1111i11g rztce, 1f11tere11 1 . , ' ' 1 ' ' they 11111166311 :1 re11 r11cket s1111r111g 1111 111 t11e sky :1 little 11ist1111ce t11 the west11f t11e111. They w:1tche11 i11te11t1y. 111111 11rese11t1y Il 560111111 r11cket wits S6111 11111 111011 Il thirrl. .X tire 11t sen! X1'ith- 1111t :1 11111111e11t's hesit11ti1111, they were 11ff 111 the 111recti1111 11f the 11istress sigiiztl, furgettilig t11e 111 the I'1lCC were: 111e 1X1l1111r111, t11e 1'1r1t1s11 111111tQ 1.z111y 1.l1Cli, the 1xl1lL'l'lCZ1l1 11111113 t11e L'11111111e1'1,11', t11e L'111111111:111 111111tg Iler A11l1L'S1j', t11e l'4I't'l1C11 1111:1t. 111111 t11e l1rey1111111111. t11e 11er1111111 s11i11. T11e ,X11lll1l'Zl11111511111116 5Il11l11t'l' t111111 t11e11t11e1' 1111:1ts, :11111 thus 11e111:11111e11 Zl 11tt1e 11111re 11f 1111r 11tte11- 111111 N11 1,1 111C 111,115 ,CUUU1 1m1,:1t11.111 11, 1,6 e1111'v th:1t XX'Il5111llC111t'1I'S. 1111l1lilllQ11l11Y 111 the 11111. 111111 the Xl1I111l'11l. which 1 th1111e'ht 11111 111'1t hztve 11111c11 c1f Il ch1111ce c1111111et111g 11g:1i11st the T11ev Stlllll c11111e 111 sight llf the vessel, w11ic11 111111g'er 11l1'CZlI6l11IlQ the 1ives 11f fe111,1w s11i11'1rs. 1ll1'jfL'l' 511115, 566111611 11111re 1111x11111s 1111111 the w11s 1111 11111 freigliter. Twelve 111911, h11wever, 11thers, The 1'e1111rt 111 :1 gun s11111111e11 t111'1111g11 were 111 11Il1lQCl' 11f their lives. fell' 1111'e:111y 11116 111CL'll1l11Zl1l', '1i11L'I'llCC wits 1111. 1fvery111111v was si11e uf t11e 1141111 w11s 1111111ze, 111111 1111ce the 1:ll'C 111111111113 yelling 111111 XX'IlX'1I1Q their lL1'l11h, 1-411' this 1'CZ1L'11Cf1 the 1111 1111 the 1111111 t11eir fate w1111111 11e w:1s t11e 1,1111-X' 11:1rt 11f t11e l'flCC we were 11l'1Y11L'gCf1 se:11e11. .X c11111e wats sent 1111111 the ,X11111ir111 t11 t11 see. the freieliter. r1Tt'11 11f the 111011 were hrouglit 11cr11ss s:1fe1y. 111111 the e1eve11t11 -11111113611 111111 was 11icke11 1111, 11111 t11e twelfth w11s f1I'1,1XYl1C11. T11e .X1h11ir111 XYH11611 1111111 11111r11i11e', 11i11e llbllg' lT1JLll.S, t11 rec11ver. i1'1111ssi11le. the 1'11111y 3 l111t it wus never f11111111. Hue 11f the 1111i11ts 111 interest 111 the 1'IlCC XYZ15 the f:1ct t1111t 111111e 111. t11e 111111ts c1111111 11e i11 sight 111' 111111 :11111t11er 11111'i11e' the rzice. 111111 e:1c11 f111111we11 the 1'1111te TTSQWT 11y 11iffere11t SG1l'1l'Z1f,1CI'5. The tirst l'L'11111't 11f the 1-:tee we 11QIl1'11 was 11y this time t11e t1111L'1' sl1i11s had caught 1111 tm, :tfter they 111111 1111sse11 t11e N11ll'l11 centre, 1'11i11t 111111 1'111sse11. the .X11I1111'fl1. The L'11111111erc1r 111111 -11111ith. T11e L'1111c111er11r w11s 111 the 1e1111 11y f11l1l' s11i1e11 i11t11 N11sse1111 the XY11lI1C1'. The L':111:111i1111s 111111t111t'f11Zll1-1l111t'S,1ll111 l.Ilt15' 1.1lCli XYI1S1115l'C1ll1!1 1'eceive11 the c1111, 11111 they 11111 so 11eg1'u11g'i11g'1y, 111:1ce, These 11Yl1 1f11111ts11e111 t11e1e1111 1111111 they f1'1r they re111ize11 t11:1t t11e true w11111ers 1j1f the l'L'IlL'11t'f1 the c111111 Zl1'CIl which is 111111-XYIIX 1K'1XYf'9l1 rztce were the 1'1rit1s11ers. They 11ck1111w1e11ge11 New 1'11rt 111111 t11e 111IlL'L' 11111C'N11111l11l111, Nztsseziti. t11e self-szicriticiiie' C11Zl1'1lC1k'1' 111111 g'111111 517171115- ,Xt 11118111110 t11e .X11Illl1'111 1111v:111ce11 ste111111y. 111111 1111111511111 11f the 11ritis11ers, 111111 11esire11 to give wit11111 t11e 111-xt eight 11Hl11'S. wit11 t11e 11111 1,1f them the c1111. 1111t it w:1s L'11l'I1CS11j' refusecl. Q , 'lffi 'Q N , N I QS X ' - X 1 jx 1, T 1. ' Q, ' , V Q Q ,.,.j1i , ' El., 1 , 1r,.1.,T .1 1 --1 , W ' 'Am 1 sf ff ' ' 52155-1' '1:s41ss,5 1 , 11, 11' -f-'-f- -2:1 :1 vb 1, -lx -X, , f . .5 Yfifiel sn, , 1 -fr , 1.. 5.sf,,1,!2gq,-7. ' 1 ' fhif- xx!-i, em,

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9111111:11', M111 14. S1ll1111111Q' 11111 :111111'1- :111 1111' 32 LE RACONTEUR : , KKK Q xb I Q1 1 .. N1 :ig x 1 .. in 1, R41 '111111 . ' Z 16-f gif s K 1- li? 4 ' - 1fiff-,1 ALEC MacKAY X11-11, 1-11-1'1'1111111, 1l11K,1' :1g':1111 X11-51111111 1111111 1:31111 Xt1111 l' 1N5'1'1 . L'1'k'l'j'111111g' 1111'1'1' 11:15 111 111- 111111-11 111 1111- f1l11L'1 1f1111'1 1f11'1- 111511111111 1-X'1.1U1111111- 1116. '1111- 111-11 111111- 111111 11115 Sl111'11111l1 11.11111 111111 1.11111-1 1411-1111 1+1111N-11- 111 1111111-1-1111 ' ' ' ---- L '111111 11I:11'1-11 111-1111'1- 1111- l1111111L' gaze 111 1111.1 11':1s 1111 - 1 :1111-1 1.11'll1. 11111-111'z1w111-, 21111 111111111111 1.11'1l1. N1 z11'IJ1111:1111, 211-11 111111111111 k111111I111111Q'S 111 1111111111l111.5 1111ll111lAf' :11111 C1111-1 11111111 1f11'U1- 1111111-1111 I1i11111F111'1. 1'm.l,,. the 11'C5U1zl1L. gm1L.1S in 111141. klmki tmm-5 111111-1 1,14L'111, 11Il111L'1'1'1f'. 51g'11ll1Cl'S. 11111 11111111 111-111 111111 1111-11' 1111111-1-1 111 1111-11' 111111, 11511111 11101111 M111111 1'11- 1111111'11'1'mf1511'1'- 11111.1Af11K'11 111 1111' 11.1X,.X.,X. g1'11111111f :11111 gY11111L'11 1111191 1f11'U1- M511'1V15'- 11111515511 1115114111'1 V 1111' XXvL'N1111l1t' 1111' L'11111111l'11t :11111 :1111111111111111 111- 1111- 11511191 11191111 S11'W11'A1 15-N-1 111111'1-1' 1'1-1'1-11'111g 1111' 51111111-, 111-111-1111 K11'li1'1z111, S1I1Q1' 1111- 111-11 511111 1111s 111'1-11 11111111 C111'1N1k'11 11.141 11.17. NH. 73. 1111- 11111- 1'1111gV1' 1111111 111 111110, 111c 111-s11'1z11C 11111 UH lilulliw 'my' Huy wi' WV mlmltwl 'Mt 11111,141,1S 11'111-.111-1-11 5111111111 1'111111111.1g'11117111-11111, 111 XL'211 N 111-1'1111'111:1111'1- 111111 11111111115' 1':1111111'1-11 1111- L'1. 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