Woodstock High School - Eureka Yearbook (Bryant Pond, ME)

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THE WESTOVEK SECRET The Westover family has been living in Elmsville for a number of years now, but James Westover still lives in fear of the day on which his neighbors will find out his secret. The trouble all began five years ago, when James, his wife, and their small son first moved to the small town. One night soon after their arrival, James decided to slip out and play a game or twn of pool. About 11:50 he started home, softly whistling a merry tune. About a half a block from home, he saw a woman swishing across the street toward him, so he waited for her. As they reached her house, she asked him if he would unlock her lock stuck. Not being the distress pass by,James went As he came to his own forgotten his key and that tired. The only way to g silently as possible he ope front door for her because the kind of a person to let a lady in up the walk and unlocked the doon home, he discovered that he had Mary had locked the door and re- et in was through a window. As ned the window and hopped inside, incidentally, landing on top of a plant pot. Starting brave- ly across the room, he bumped first into a chair, then the table, then slipped on a rug. Finally he reached the stair- case breathless and cursing O He reached the bedroom safely, undressed, and climbed into bed. Some one was in the next room snoring---probably his wife, sleeping in there tonight, as little Larry was ofta1 afraid in the dark. Heavens! He had heard his wife snore before but never like that. The whole house trembled. He was awakened at six by the mill whistle. Glory be! he had slept too long! He dashed into his clothes and out the front door. Breakfast would have to wait until later. On reaching the office he was still only half awake. .A. . . . About nine o'eloek that morning a middle aged woman en- tered Mrs. Hazen's house. At nine-fifteen Mrs. Hazen entered Mrs. Mason's house. By noon the whole town was agog. Miss Prlgg had been seen walking home last night, very late, with a man!! Now Miss Prigg was the town spinster, and for her to be out walking with a gentleman ---- well it just d1dn't seem possible, Also last night someone had entered Mrs. Carrie Brown's house. He had crawled in through the window and ruined one of her best geraniums. The intruder had even dared to go up stairs and mess up her guest room. The only thing she could find that was missing was her deceased husband's hat, which she kept hanging in the front hall. . . . . At noon James wearily trudged home,to be met at the door by a very angry wife who demanded to know where he spent the night--he hadn't returned home all night. James insisted that he had been home, and it was only after much qulbbling that the matter was dropped. It was not until several days later that James was able to understand his w1fe's accusation. Then,to his great horror,