Westport High School - Herald Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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2 Tess act of rather at was her to nd let y lux- She She in the n that ,leave ae has 1, she Whole room, ar lit- ,me to What- in her n into n the . He l over j firm, de his The r. had ig for a fine ement, letter, could 1, to rivalf' r been lieait it the Jrtunc 3 just ed no , said: THE WESTPORT HIGH SCHGOL HERALD. 29 f'Tess, dear, it 's killing me to bring you these lettersf' fCWhy, J ack PU This open question was aslced with Wide, inno- cent eyes expressing, seemingly, great surprise and wonder. But had Jack taken her hand just then he would have found it cold and trembling. fCCan9t you guess, dear? ltps only because I love you so? Those innocent eyes were on the carpet now and there was no question forthcoming. At this silent encouragement, Jack became bold and said: c Tessie, darling, do you love me enough to share with me the little I have 'PU Tessie raised her eyes to his and said with just a suspicion of mischief in her earnest, ten- der little face: ' 'CI don't know, Jack, dear 5 I might if I were askedf' 1 The postman left the Deane residence that day With a very Warm feeling around his heart, but tempered just a bit by his pity for poor Dick. And little did the neighbors guess the cause of the late delivery of their mail that summer day. Shirley Allendorph, 'O5. A' 5 , -lg-: :gg A il W ,T 4615?-it l 4 fl--,,.., J ?-T+L. f -i-:9Tf.'l ' 7 I 'A L-...-4 - ff' K 'tiff 4' ' 'N ' ' - 'F- Q-,.' , , - ,p'.757i5':f- ., , . - -'LZBX gg Vx V I 7 fwg Aff: QQZZAX .--V. Swsws f ' f , '-13595, 4-if R , X, ' , I ',f7'1 1,Q D ' - 3 K x Q m lx ! if f'f'f:4! .. ,... -n A J-,x X 1-1-, - ,,.45x I avg - ff 2 is-n f:.-:- -T 1, , A A f gm . , . ,. H-ja? wif WZ af s sf n X f- 'Ro-:J

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28 THE WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. how glad she was. He now wondered if she had ever looked at Dick in just that way. He remembered, as he mechanically placed the let- ters and papers in their different piles, just how she looked. Her eyes were as blue as the .Ya-le pin she wore at her throat-the pin he had sent her-and her dark blue dress, with its white collar and belt, formed a bewitching con- trast to her golden hair with the sunbeams caught in it, and her fair, dimpled chin. And, though he saw her every day, for there was al- ways some mail for the Deanes, he never for- got just how she looked whe-n she congratulated him. Some very tender words had rushed to his lips then, but he controlled them with an effort. It wo-uld never do to tell her now that she had been his one great inspiration to win the honors that so many had striven for. N or Would it do to ask the question he so longed to, for a postmanjs salary would not mainta.in two people with any great amou t of luxury, though bushels of love were thrown in. A A He was brought to earth a.gain with a start, as he read the address of the obje-ct of all his musings. It wa.s on a crested envelope, written in a hand he knew only too- well. Now Jack didn't, of course, know the contents of that let- ter, but the fact of its very existence was enough to make him very miserable, and his worst fears were aggravated when Tessie received the let- ter, so reluctantly given, with a smile and a blush, a.nd when Jack asked her why she was in such Nglowingv spirits, she answered some- thing entirely off the subject. This called for the remark: A Some girls areso 'funny' one never can get any satisfaction from them. Whereupo-n up went the pretty head, as sho replied that she had not put out the sign, Sat- isfaction gua.ranteed or money refundedf' Jack went away in a huff, and as the mails continued to bring those letters he had a tempt-ation not to deliver them, but his high sense of honor spurned such a thought. One day, after having delivered a more bulky-looking document than usual the day be- fore, he was very much surprised to see Tess with suspiciously pink'9 eyelids. The fact of his having no mail seemed to relieve rather than to disappoint her. The contents of that bulky manuscript was anything but calming. Dick had asked her to be his wife 5 to live in great New York, and let him care for and surround her with every lux- ury that love and wealth could procure. She was angry and amazed at her feelings. She didnit seem to care for Dick as much or in the way she thought she ought to love the man that she would marry. It would be dreadful to leave her mother and the dear old town where she has lived all her life and-and J ack. No, she couldn't possibly leave Jack, that was her whole reason in a. nut-shell. She was sitting in her cozy little room, thinking it all over when the sharp, familiar lit- tle 'ftoot-tootv of the postman's whistle came to her ears and seemed to fix her decision, what- ever it was, for she tore the letter lying in her lap into a thousand pieces and tossed them into the waste-basket, then fairly flew down the stairs to answer the summons. Jack was in a state of open rebellion. He had decided, the night before as he read over the offer of a fine position with a banking firm, to venture the question which was to decide his fate, if another letter came from Dick. The Boston firm of Messrs. Goodrich Sz Oo. had heard of his Yale record, and were looking for just such a young man as J ack. It was a fine opening with every prospect of advancement, and J ack's eyes glowed as he re-read the letter, and, besides, with Tess to help him, what could he not do? lt's simply the limitj, he muttered, to be obliged to deliver the love-letters of a rival. Then he wondered if anyo-ne had ever been in a. similar position before. He took heart again, ho-wever, when Tessie met him at the door, smiling so sweetly and felt tha.t Fortune might at last favor him when she said: Do come in a minute, Jack. I've just made some delicious fudgef' He needed no second invitation. Then, plunging at once, said:

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30 THE WESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD., 9g 92 Answers to Correspondents. A 9g Amanda-Mr. Bigney's pronunciation of 'tsquare root as Kskrootp' is authorized by no Eastern dictionary. Perhaps you have heard the statement made that all genius has certain privileges and immunities swhich nobody else can claim. H. 'L. G.-You can say, KThis machine is turned by a crankj, without insinuating that you are the crank, by attaching an electric motor to it. George S.-You .wish for perpetual youth. A' way which will probably be discovered in five hundred years. If you can only wait till then, you will become as gay and lithe as a Fresh- man and as happy as a pig in clover. Margaret D.-Owing to your inclination to wander into theories, philosophies, and isms,,' you ask some remedy by which yo-u may concen- trate your mind. I know of a device which is placed upon the top of the head, under the hair. Whenever the mind is led astray by an ism, the machine gives the head a little twitch. Send a self-addressed envelope for further infor- mation. 1-i T, A. O. B.-In answer to your inquiry, I would say that chiioniers can be kept in the school-room with perfect propriety, providing they are said to hold foot- and base-ball suits and an extra storage of examination papers. Yes, one corner may be kept for the teaghel-'S individual use. Be careful to keep that part under lock and key. Stella-Yes, it is perfectly proper to go rid- ing with a gentleman in the evening without a chapero-n, provided it is a Ugladsome, nighif' and there 's no amadsomep' dog to say bow-wowf' M. De. W.-Donit worry about that small mirro-r in your boudoirf7 The school will make a petition to Mr. Underwood to take up a collection to buy a new one for next year. Myrtle- D.-My recipe for roast Freshman follows.: First thump the victimps head for the same reaso-n you thump a watermelon. Send him to room seven with his lesson unprepared. Great chances must be taken whether he will be singed. If he is well browned, sprinkle with grated charcoal, powdered sulphur, and potas- sium nitrate, and ignite. Garnish with iixatif. J. Farmer-You ask how to kill potato- bugs. My system never fails. First catch the bug, then drop him in boiling water and let him stay for iive minutes. If he is not dead then, repeat the process. This method can be used on other kinds of bugs, whose skins are not too tough. Senior-Here is the recipe for a classic fry: Procure from Miss Wilder some Greek roots, add some of Gwsafs campaign, and fry on a discus. Eat this delicious co-ncoction with a trident. lo A449 v on ,PQ-left V441 'J Aged' xxx 8 RVN If 'X Vs Mi tree' t S ii? I X I V f ffl .X 4 1 1 , l lb . gp' l V.. . W V I ? . si' Q E I' V V, 5 I ' . v V I NN . I v , V .I -.1 - , Q V . . , - ', v . W u' U, xv 5-if'-' . W A 1 'J V' v' I NN' xv- I M I -QU -n ,ll Aly, V' :xx ly ,ll , x I ' I X l It . , V N N lx A ,I ' ny V , . l 'I U J In DH V. u 'Nix lx -if Ill .'.l X V I - I s n .. V , ' x' X' EDNIE UF THE UNLY URL5 HEEVER LDVED If V h i xl X. -I x . Muay ABeiLrmlABXE. rf