Winthrop High School - Winthrop Winner Yearbook (Winthrop, ME)

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VVINTHROP HIGH SCHOOL 39 Molly: Well, shall we go now to .see the temple? start for street when coolie comes bursting inj Innkeeper: What matter? What mat- ter? I Coolie: Bandits! Bandits! They come! They come quickly! Qtakes a drink of teal I am frightened to death. They did not see me. I ran ahead in the fields. fpeople run and bar doorsj Innkeeper: These foreigners! NVhat shall I do with them? Cruns to Rex and Mollyj Come! Qgo into bedroomj Here under the bed. Q goes outj Rex: Don't be frightened Molly we will be all right here. Molly: I'm not much afraid. It's- it's quite an adventure isn't it? Rex: It's all of that. Molly: A mosquito net though isn't my choice of something to hide behind. Perhaps we won't go to America after all. Rex Qseverelyj 1 Now Molly cut that out, you've got to buck up. Q draws pen knife from pocketj Molly: You aren't thinking of attack- ing the bandits are you with that knife? Rex: No I'm fgrunts while workingj just going to Cgrunts againj make a hole so that we can see into the other room. There how's that? Molly: Oh, grand! Now we can at least see what is happening. Rex: tgrabs Mollyls handsj Hush! CBandits enter tea roomj Leader: W'e must eat rice. Prepare it at once. fAnother enters with a wounded ban- ditj lst bandit: Here is the wound. Leader: He is bleeding too much. If we could stop the blood he would live. That wound in his leg is deep but not serious. , lst bandit: Ho, if we could take him to a doctor- Leader: We cannot, stupid. There is a price on our heads. No. better one die then take such a risk. Molly: I feel sorry for him. It seems such a pity. Rex: Did you hear them say Ho- Ho the Tiger. He must be the man who has taken so many rich Chinese captives forransom and he is the one who shoots alliiwho don't pay or who are too weak to -keep up. Molly: VVhat, that boy? He couldnt Rex: Couldn't he? I-Ie has done it. That wound could be fixed though. There is no need for the man to die. Molly? Molly: Yes, Rex. Rex: I've got to help him. Molly: Of course you have. QRex enters tea roomj 2nd bandit: That one is your change, ha, plenty money for him. Rex: Captain Ho, you have a wounded man here, he will die without help. Leader: Yes, but what affair is it of yours? Rex: Captain Ho, my father is a doc- tor. I have seen much in his hospital. I understand how to help this man of yours. Leader: XVell you know, who are you? Do you know we can take you with us and make your family pay for your re- turn, and that if they do not pay we will kill you? Rex: Yes, I know. QSwift talk arose. Some called him a fool. Few laughedl Leader: CAstoi1ishedj You may help. CRex fixes the wounded manj Rex: Captain Ho, this man should be in bed. He is very weak and should have nourishing food. Leader to Innkeeper: You will give this man a bed and feed him well. I will pay you. VV e do not rob the poor. C Turns to Rexj You will be valuable to us. How would you like to come with our band? 2nd Bandit: Very good! Come with us. VVe may need a doctor, and soon, too. Leader: What is your name?

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38 W'lNTl-IROI' VVINNER You know, Mary, said Don ten- derly, I will take care of your mother and you, if you will only let me. Yes, Don, but still, daddy was so good to me, and poor mother loved him soy You will have to forget, dear, and let me try to cheer your life for you. It is getting late and we must go in now. There will be a hard day ahead of us to- morrow, but we must be brave. Good- night, Mary.', Goodnight, Don, I'll do my best to cheer mother and try to make her forgetf' As the sun began to rise and cast its rays over the desert the caravan moved on. Don, riding in the lead, was ap- proached by his brother. We'll have to plan to do most of our traveling before the sun gets too high or the heat will overcome us,'! said Jim. You're right, Jim, answered Don, and we have got to send scouts ahead to find water holes or none of us will reach Oregon. As they journeyed into the desert the water holes came at longer intervals un- til one night Hawkeye came back to re- port that he couldn't locate a waterholeg so, camp was prepared without the sight of a nearby waterhole. As days Went by without water being found the pioneers began to grow uneasy. Finally the last water was rationed out. Don said, I think it would be better to make camp here and let some of us ride ahead and search for water. It will take less time, and will be easier on the horsesf' Naming eight men to go with him Don started off. As they searched the sun grew hotter. Finally one horse then two and three were overcome by heat and lack of water. The men were becoming almost insane with heat and thirst. His men slowly dwindled away until Don and his brother were the only men remaining. Their mounts were nearly spent and they were growing weak when at last they found water. It was only by the ut- most will power they could keep from drinking their fill. However, both knew the danger of drinking too much. After watering the horses they Hlled some water pouches and started back for the wagons. In the hearts of both was the fear that they would not find their friends alive. Coming in site of the train they were welcomed by a faint shout of hope from the others. Many were dead and others being too weak to take care of them. Out of the band of fifty who left for Oregon, only thirty saw the fertile land of Oregon. Here they cleared the land and made their farms. Don and Mary are now married and live on a large farm and have a son, who is destined to become, like his father, a great pioneer. Lyle Worster, '39 p Bread Returned CHARACTERS Rex and Molly Moffat: American children going to a Shanghai American School in China. Bandits: Rob rich people and hold people for ransom. Chinese Innkeeper: of a Tearoom in Shanghai, China. Coolie: Stands guard at tearoom. Farmer: W'orks in rice fields. SCENE In a Chinese Tearoom in Shanghai, China. SETTING Molly and Rex entering the Tearoom. Rex: Let's go in and have a cup of tea. Cthey sit down to a table next to streetj Molly: There was a rumor that the bandits are near Po Yang Lake. That is not far away is it? Rex: Not very far, but the govern- ment troops have come out so there probably isn't any danger here.

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40 WINTHROI' VVINNER Rex: My fatheris name is Mao Fei Fi. 3rd Bandit: What! Mao Fei Fi? VVhy, I know him. Everybody knows sick in Vlfuhu roadside, men money. Then him. In VVuhu? I was long ago. I lay by the passed me by, I had no Mao Fei Fi came riding by. He got down and put me on his horse. I-Ie car- ried me into a hospital and cured me, and not a copper did he get for it. Leader: I-Ie is a good man, but he does not belong in China. We want no foreigners here. lst Bandit: Kill him. 3rd Bandit: No! I say no! Mao Fei Fi saved my life. I now save his son's, that is reasonable, eh? QA farmer ap- proaches and says, Soldiers are com- ing ij Leader: VVhat's that? Soldiers? Where? How many? We must go. Bandits: But this foreign boy- 3rd Bandit: No. Leader: Silence- fQTurns to Rexj Wfe thank you for your service. You have courage. Y o u are like your father. fTurns to menj March! 3rd Bandit: Goodbye! Goodbye! Tell your father I remember him. QBan- dits leave and Molly appears and praises Rex for his bravery and skill.j A Rex: But I wasnit brave. I was frightened to death. QWith a grateful goodbye to the innkeeper Rex and Molly leavej Mabel Cressey, ,351 A Trip to the Land of Goodies Once upon a time in the small town of Cherryville lived the twins Bette and Berry Ellis. The five year old daughter and son of a very poor but struggling couple, namely, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd They had always tried to give children as much luxury as other boys and girls had. One night, Ellis. their little after they had come home from a party at their little friend' home and Mrs. Ellis was putting them to bed, Bette asked: Mother, may we have some nice cookies and candy tomorrow or some day just like Patty and Paul had? H HNVe'll see, said Mrs. Ellis with a downcast look. Kissing each one ten- derly and putting out the light she slipped silently from the room. Their little heads began to nod then they were asleep. Soon the sandman came to pay a visit to them. Tonight in his sandbag gleamed beautiful colored sand. Yes, that's it, it means that they will take a trip to the Land of Goodies. Time passed and then came a voice softly, very softly as though from the distance saying: Are you Bette and Berry Ellis? 'fYes, who are you and where are we ? they asked. I am Putsy the elf to King Jells and I have come to take you to the land of Goodiesf replied the little elf. Berryf! said Bette, look at the pretty houses all around us. Gee! Isn't this fun? Oh, oh listen. I hear music donyt you ?', inquired Berry. Yes, and look itys coming nearer, a parade, a Cookie Parade, said Bette jumping up and down with glee. Oh, boy, but why are they having this big cookie parade ? In honor of the King. Today is King Iell-o's birthday and he's going to have a party, answered the elf. Oh, can we go too? Yes, would you like to ride? Oh yes, the two replied. V ery well, jocko, take Bette up and put her on your back so that you and She can lead the animal crackersf, said the elf. Aye, aye sirf, said the elephant. And picking her up he strode off. Now what would you like to ride on. Sir Berry? That white pony, right there,'! said Berry. Here Tony, whoa boy, now up you go. There, have a good timef,