Westwood High School - Chipmunk Yearbook (Westwood, CA)

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THE CHIPMUNK Page Thirty-one THE END OF THE RAINBOW A young miner entered a store in the old gold mining center of Dawson and, having just come in from a long trip over the snow cov- ered lands, immediately went over to the stove and seated himself with the already large group of men gathered there. Turning to the nearest man he inquired, “What’s the news?” At the same time he filled his pipe and reached in his pocket for a match. “Bandits held up and robbed the Owl Mine yesterday and tor- tured Joe into telling them where the gold was hidden. Joe’s wife was sick with pneumonia and he needed the gold for medicine and food.” The hand in which the lighted match was burning, was stopped in midair and the miner did not awake from his surprise until the match had burned his fingers. “Well,” he answered, “I am Jim McDavids from the Rainbow' Mine. The Owl Mine is the one adjoining our claim so you see my cause for alarm. My partner, David, is there all alone. I had to come to town to buy supplies.” Jim now hastened to buy his supplies. Before he had purchased everything it was four o’clock, but already dusk. Jim had decided to stay in Dawson that night and go back to the mine the next day, but upon hearing of the bandits, he determined to hurry back that night. Jim hastened home that night, reaching the cabin shortly after midnight. Coming up to the cabin he heard voices and knew instantly that the bandits had won the race. He crept up to the cabin window and listened. “We’ll only give you until morning to tell where the gold is hidden.” “I’ll never tell,” came the reply. Jim recognized the voice as David’s. Jim now sank back into the darkness to form a plan of action. A few weeks previous they had received a supply of powder for blast- ing purposes. Jim now thought of this. The problem, however, was how to get the bandits into the mine before the charge was set off. Then he suddenly formed a plan. Funny he’d never thought of it be- fore. He now walked up to the cabin and stepped boldly in. “Who’s there?” said a voice, “Whoever it is, halt.” Jim just stood and stared at the scene. Finally he asked, “Where’s David? I’m his partner.” The bandits now approached him and said boastfully, “Aha, now we’ve got them both. Maybe this one’ll tell.” Jim now hastened to reply, “Just let me sleep for a few hours and I’ll tell all I know.” The request was quickly granted. When Jim awoke next morning he told the bandits the gold was hidden in the mine. He said he would show them the place if they would follow him to the mine.

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Page Thirty THE CHIPMUNK ON AND ON Once upon a time, in the land of Discontentment, there ruled a mighty king called Never Satisfied. Now it happened that this king had a lion, and being dissatisfied with the animal he wished to be rid of it. His unwise man, Ever Wrong, had told him that a certain animal which was known as the Kill ’Em Quick was the only living thing that could kill this fierce lion. So the king sent for his little page, whose name was Try to Please, and demanded that the lad bring him this animal in a fortnight or he would be fed to the lion. Try To Please set out on his journey to Satisfy Land where he thought he might find the animal or at least get some information about it. In order to reach this land he had to cross the plains of Dis- satisfaction, swim the river of Give It Up, and climb the mountains of What’s the Use, but fearing for his life if he did not return with the strange animal which the King wanted, he managed to reach Satisfy Land. Upon his arrival he asked to be directed to the home of Dr. Fix It Up. He told the doctor his troubles and the old man shook his head sadly. Then he took a big book from a shelf and began to read. After some time he told Try To Please that there wasn’t another Kill ’Em Quick in all the world because that race of animals had run out, but he said that he could fix him up somehow. Taking a large horn from the wall and getting some false whisk- ers and two cans of different colored paint, he went out to where the page had left his horse. He tied the horn and whiskers on the horse and began to paint designs all over its body until, when he had fin- ished, the horse’s neck was spotted green and his body was foolishly designed in a vivid red. Nevertheless the horse was now the very image of the desired Kill ’Em Quick animal. Thanking the doctor. Try To Please started back to the land of Discontentment, mounted on the false Kill ’Em Quick. He rode into the Land of Discontentment just as the sun went down on the last day of the fortnight he had been allowed in which to secure the animal. The king was so pleased with the success of his page’s journey that he rewarded him with a big bag of gold. The day came When the Kill ’Em Quick was to battle with the lion. All the people of the. land gathered at the big arena to see the lion get killed by this strange looking animal. But, alas! they were doomed to disappointment for when the lion and the Kill ’Em' Quick emerged from their tangle the lion wore a smile of triumph and the Kill ’Em Quick stood there looking very foolish, his horn and whiskers lying on the ground before him. When the king and the people saw how they had been tricked they rushed at the frightened page to kill him, but he jumped on the back of the defeated Kill ’Em Quick and rode away from the angry mob. And as far as I know he is still riding, on, on, and on,—on to the land of No Fakers. Lenora Sorrels ’32

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Page Thirty-two THE CHIPMUNK Upon entering the mine he led the bandits to the place where their small amount of hard earned gold lay. While the bandits were exulting over the discovery, he hastened back a short distance down the mine and lit the fuse where the powder was hidden. Meantime David was thinking that Jim had deserted him and was feeling very downcast. Just then, however, he heard a great blast, and Jim came rushing into the cabin. “The bandits are gone forever,” he said. The next day the partners went up to the mine and discovered that the blast had uncovered the mother lode of gold, and Jim remarked they had truly found “the end of the rainbow.” Raymond Sundquist ’30 PHORD There once was a laddie named Willie, And he had a phord that was chilly. When it came to a hill, it always stood still And everyone pushed, except Willie. The phord took us places, and places. We opened her up and cops chased us. We “gave her the gas” and everyone we’d pass And to run out of gas, Ah! lord save us. We went fishing, and swimming, and hunting, And in each we put forth all our cunning But to tie to this car and go skiing afar Aha! that is a sport that beats running! But finally she got so dilapidated, This was one thing that we’d always hated, So we gave her away, on a fine sunny day And some guy got gyp’t, so he stated. Robert Gleason ’30