Wethersfield High School - Elm Yearbook (Wethersfield, CT)

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two ounces of tumernc one of cloves teaspoon red pepper pound of brown sugar pound of mustard send that s nt Wrnte nt down sand ane or I shall be sure to forget nt And nf you expect me to eat that pnccalnlln don t put nn too much red pepper Red pepper? repeated Mrs Deane looknng up from the slnp of paper on whnch she was vsrntnng Oh no of course not One pound of Here gnve nt to me Ive got to hurrv Im later than usual now glancnng at her vnatch but what s the dnf? ane snatched nt from her mother and rnn off saynng good bve over her shoulder When the car came nt vx ns quntt crowded and Jane dropped nnto the one vacant seat wnthout notntnng nts other occupant But nn a mnnute she became awart of funt murlled sobs and she savx that her seat matt was crynng behnnd a wtt handkerchntf Although jane was bntter she was knnd hearted She bent over nnd whnspered gently You mustn t do that What nf you had lost your job? came the small choknng vonce ane felt exceednngly foolnsh The person besnde her was no young gnrl She must have been snxty Oh Im sorry apolognzed jane But xou wnll wear yourself out crynng I know nt sand the woman but I just realnzed what I have lost I have learned that I am not to be re elected as 1 teacher another year I am to be retnred on a pensnon Stnll remnnded ane you wnll be through wnth the grnnd But I lnke the grnnd protested the other wnth a lnttle smnle It ns my job My work ns as much 1 part of me as my heart and hands Oh my dear some day you wnll realnlc that sour work whatever nt be where cver sou are ns your lnfe Yes murmured Jane She sprang up pressnng the bell I must leave you here Goodbye ane s heart suddenly thrnlled to the joy of lnvnng The unhappy face of the woman nn the car haunted her It somehow took the edge off her own bntterness Other people had thenr troubles too The mornnng passed as usual but Jane seemed to find new nnterest nn the telegraph blanks handed to her A boy dashed nn very collegnate looknng and smart jane laughed softly as she read hns message Dad wnre me some dough Dead broke N0 money for a hanr cut A grave well dressed man came nn and filled out blank after blank only to tear them up Fnnally he handed jane one An unaccountable mnst blurred her eyes as she read nt It sand Your father not expected to lnve Come at once Uncle john Jane wnnknng back a tear looked up to see Susne Small passnng her desk on her way to lunch Susne paused then asked hesntatnngly Couldn t you eat lunch today wnth me Mnss Deane? Jane was greatly surprnsed at the nnvntatnon as she always ate alone nn a drug store She had always felt herself a lnttle above the rest of the gnrls And to go wnth Susne of all persons Susne who chewed gum and used the latest slang But somehow she couldn t refuse a 1 n Y ij n - nn , . 1 . ,, . . ,, - U . . s v - . M , . , . ,, , . u n - - . - , - - - ff nn v T . , , . ff - - s n 1: 3 ' , ' 1 - ff 1 - U w f , . J 1 y - , , , ' ,. ' , . ' , . . , . s V ' - v - s . , , . ' ' , t - H ' , ' - . . Q - ff n sy , . ff - - an I - - . , . u r ax - 11 Y - s a - , N ' as cr - an V- u - - a s ' ' - 4 . . . ,, u - an - rf - - - nn f s s J , . - u ' - nn - - - mr ' 1 a ' . 4 . , ' - r r , n A 1 , 1 1 1 ' - ns s f . ' ' u an I - er , . , . an J , . . . . I . . , . 9 . Y . - . , . . ,, . , . . , . . - n 9 ' n . . . ,, . rn , . 1 1 ' ' ' u y ' a n - ' an , . 7 v x . r

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Lllerar Dc arlmenf I Til 54 'wjj R 5 RED PEPPER And so by tomorroyy I may be out of a yob ane sald mdxfferently Do you really mean If about your job lane? I don t see vyhat we shall ey er do saxd Vlrs Deane who yyas about to pour some eoifee Oh' I suppose Ill get mother one Ones as good as aonther If xt yy ere not for the money I shouldn t care lf I ney er sayy the lnslde of an oihee agam If you only kneyy how I hate lt' Mrs Deane sat ln a troubled sllence If only ane could be a lxttle more patlent and be more nearly satlsfied' It was too bad that all her dreams and ambltnons had been smashed The automobile crash that had put her father ln the hospltal for .1 year and had eaten up all thelr hfe s savlngs had done that But Iane should remember thlt her flthers llfe had been spared Oh yyhat s the use anyyyaya broke out ane fhppantly L1fe s the bunk 1f you ask me Some people haye all the luck and some get all the bad luck She vent on eatmg her breakfast rn a mood that was not en tnrely agreeable Why should they haye been snngled out for trouble? Why should she haye been eheated out of g.,onn3., to college yyxth her sororlty SISICYSD Instead she took messages all day long nn 1 telegraph office jane all but ehoked oy er her cup of coffee I suppose I might as well be an under dog she sand aloud Oh ane 1f you only yyould change your y1eyy pomt Theres noth mg the matter yynth workmy, IH an ofhce I yyas a prxvate secretary before I married and I found my work very mterestmg unth the pleasantest soelal contaets You yyould' mterrupted ane bxtterly Then seenng her mothers hurt look she added yylth a foreed smlle There I guess I vyxll llve through nt Gosh' Look at the mme It s tnme I yy as started Is there any thmg you want me to get for you today: Yes Im making plCC2ll1lll and there IS somethnng that I lack Iye forgotten what Let me see She pncked up the cook book and read aloud O l l , fl my y I Y l IIB , 1 5 4 0 o l ' wt-f ' .41 V1 .e 21:2 l I 'IT I 1 V1 -' lin .-fs ,V V 1 ' J s ' ' ' Y , . U - - y v - 1 f v S . ' v D ' v - , , I . , . .Q y y - . , , V s ,' 5 K . . 1 . t , . . . V N 7 7 , .. . - A U . I . f J - s . . . . , . , . I s - , , . . . u s U - ff - s v v v J f s , , 1 . . . Y I Y y H - - I - . Y V Y - v ' 7 ' Y Y V V ' V . x . . . . 1 .1 - e , . n - 5 - , . ,, , . . , J v V 1 s V Y f , v y V I 1 - i 7 7 . V . 7 Y Y . . Y. Q 1 1 v -l X - ,I .Q Y yy - x J . V a . , . . ',, . . , . V v - v y . . , . . I - - , . . . , ' ' V! u u . . . '. . . , . , . vs -

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Thanh you aceepted me Id be glad to XX hlle at luneh ane found out that Susxe had some good prrnelples under her xerx bold front She also dxseox Cl ed that she xxas not the only one that had the mnsfortune of bemg foreed to leaxe sehool and throxx aslde her ambltlons to xx ork ln an ohaee Thev patted on the street to go ln SCIYIFIIQ xx ays for Susle hwd an appomtment Ind 1ne xxanted to do her mothers e111nd XX hen she got back Jane found that she xxas the nrst to neturn from luneh The ofhee xx as qulte deserted Presently the door opened md a young man mme m anes eyes folloxxed hum 1dlx as he humped oxtr the counter xx r1t1ng a ITICSSIQC As he handed lt to her she glanced oxer the serayyled words It xx as the strangest message that had ex tr been handed oxer the eounter Thls IS what If sud CPILIN 'IHF CASI-I RILGISTLR II YOU SCREAWI II.I DRIII YOU She stlfled a ery and found herself looklng lnto the Shining barrel of 1 rex olxer In that tense moment the most tnxltl thmgs stood out before her There vxas a chek and anes staff hand moved to the regxster She groped blxndly for the keys The draxxer sprang open Jane handing the bllls across the desk found her gaze on a paekayje xxhxeh her fingers brushed Wntlm mcredlble sw1ftness she yxas squeezmg It together betxx een tense young fingers, the next moment a Cloud of something red filled the room and Jane was runnmg p1st the Cl'1Olill1f., and gasping bandlt mto the brrght noon sunhght Help' she crled xxnldlx Help' Help' baclx agam at her desk saxx the bandxt led off IH custody It s all due to that red pepper sud 'me to herself Toxxlrds closmg tlmt vxhen she xxas stralghtenlny, up her desk t luxe the oihee manager etme to Jane xxmth ll xxord of appreclatlon I yust xx ant to tell you that xxe appreelate your eo operatnon Vhss Deane he sand I-Iereafttr your pax enx elope mll hold an extra ten dol lars an honest return for honest serxlce She hurned home xxlth her good nexxs Nlrs Deane lxstened to her story wlth amued ex es But I mn t understand 1bout the red pepper It xx as xxhlte mustard seed I wanted 1 pound Mustard seed' repeated ane but you xxrote red pepper Thar s what I bought Here s the xerv slip Mrs Dune toolx xt XVell yxell' So I d cl she exclalmed Mot mer send 1ne xxnth an adormg smnle you are snnplx prtceless F11 alzrfb MarI.a4l1lar1 29 Allxx Haskell 'Wnss Buck vxnll you please repeat xxhat you sand' I couldn t hear you Csbdlfflfff' Burk fafter talkrng about five l'l1lI'll.1ICSJ Oh that ls all rlght I lux en t said my thing xxorth xx hxle yet .. ,, X .. , ,, ,, . 5 J . . . J , . . v V ' ' ' Y Y . . 1 ' ' ' h . A ' '. H I . . J. . . A , ' . . . 74 I 'I . . I , 1 I ' if . J ' , K. , ' ' , 6 ,s g , ' ' , I v - L y k- .. , , - 4 - . , A , , . . , - . . ,, - , s -' fl ' ,- , , . . , J . . . V Y Y 1 . ' t 9 -' ' L . , , . , R . L ' 1 7 - 4 ' A .. ,, - - .. ,, . Y 'n n n The crowds, headed by two pohcemen, poured 1nto the ofhee. Jane, Y . r Y . . Y .. , , ,, 4 . , . J. . V. ' , ' s Y - V ' ' . . . K , . . k ' , o s vs 1 1 - -, I 1' y ' ' . . - ,A .. s -'s s V' y r A' ' ' u N y 1 I V - s 6 1 . ' ,, e 4. Q-at - ,, I .. V Y . ,U . . J , . .. , r , V - ,, .. I I ,, - I Y. A - ..7 Y - Y . , - , - . , . , U L ,, Z X H , , U , ,. ' . . , . ' . V ' ' . v ' V v ' y