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

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MYSTERY OR NOT We arrived in camp about 7 o’clock the night alter the 4th of July. We had traveled all day long and were very tired. We also had been out the night before playing pranks on people. This probably didn’t help any. The camp looked the same as usual except that the owner had built a new wharf which ran out into the lake. This also had a nice diving board on the end of it. We would probably spend a good many hours swimming here. As we walked up the stairs to our bedroom we wondered if the Dawson Twins were here yet. These were two girls, seventeen years old, whom we had met the summer before. We had spent about two weeks entertaining these twins and had enjoyed it very much. We talked over the old times as we waited for sleep to overtake us. Johnny and Pete were two boys from the city. Johnny had come every year with his parents since he was a little boy. He was now eighteen. Last year he in- vited Pete, his next door neighbor. That's me. 1 had really enjoyed that trip and when he invited me this year I almost shouted with joy. 1 had been looking for- ward to this trip for a long time and now that we re here it sure seems awfully good. The next morning we rose early and hurried down to breakfast. It didn’t take us long to devour the pancakes and maple syrup and we were soon in the boat heading for the Dawson’s camp. The outboard motor was a speedy one and we soon arrived at our destination. The twins came rushing down to the wharf as our boat swung along side it. Janet was a light blonde, about five feet two, and Janice was a brunette about five feet four. They were both very good specimens and the boys always liked their company. After talking over old times we decided to go for a boat ride around the lake. We climbed into the boat and with Johnny at the motor we were soon skimming over water. The lake was a big one about seven miles long. One side of it was covered with camps while the other was stili wild. A big mountain overhung the water forming a very haunted effect on the water and islands near. There were several beaches along the lake and this usually drew a lot of summer people. After several hours of riding we decided to visit the islands on which we used to have picnics. This island was in the shadows of the mountain which towered above. It didn’t take too long to reach it and we were soon scrambling up the banks onto the island. We found the place as we had expected to. We sat down side of the old fireplace and joked and talked. As we sat there, the time passed and it started to get dark. Just as we started for camp one of the girls jumped and told us to listen. We listened for several minutes and were about ready to give up when we heard voices from the top of the mountain. It sounded like someone yelling. We listened and heard it several times more. We couldn’t make out what they were yelling. We soon headed for home as it was getting darker by the minute. We were all mystified by the voices and finally decided to come back the next day. It was really dark when we pulled into our camp and boy were we starved! We gulped down our supper like hungry dogs for we had only a sandwich for lunch. It didn’t take us long to get to bed for we were planning to rise early the next morning. The next morning I awoke to find the sun already pouring in the window. I Hew out of bed and woke Johnny without too much of a tussle. We hurried down stairs and ate our breakfast in a hurry for we were already late in getting started, it didn’t take us very long to arrive at the Dawson’s camp and expected to find the twins mad because we were late. As we landed the boat at the wharf, Janice came running out of the camp to tell us they weren’t quite ready. 15

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Name Favorite saying Sandra I II tell Phil Rex Leave us not be humorous Albert Watch that stuff Hill 1 bet-cha 1 .eon a Huh? I xina That's what you think Andrea Oh, Richard I .ouise Well Phillip You'll get yours Maynard Ob, come off it Name Ambition Sandra Disc jockey Rex Paratrooper Albert Tank jockey Hilly Get married 1 .eon a Housewife I .ouise beautician Luna Phys. Ed. teacher Andrea 1 lousewife Phillip Mechanic Maynard Engineer SENIOR STATISTICS Noted lor Weakness Favorite Haunt Wit Fords Abner’s Copying Cross’s paper Women Playing hookey Dances N. Waterford Beautiful eyes Beaney South Woodstock Slowness Auburn Auburn Blushing 41 Chevy Locke Mills Appetite Freshmen R. R. Street Writing notes Tall, dark boys Andrews’ Lane Tallness Blondes Greenwood Lyes Massachusetts Massachusetts Wills to undergraduates Have you ever seen? Favorite song Wardrobe Parking Darlin’ Je vous aime beaucoup Guitar Sincerely Moustache Flirting There Stands the (Mass Daily paper Doing his own work Melody of Love Glasses On time Beautiful Dreamer Temper Alone Let Me Go, Lover Smile Flirting Cross Over the Bridge Neat desk Angry Wedding Bells Curly hair Studying A Man Chases a Girl His way with girls Awake Brahms Lullaby

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After waiting for the girls to pack our lunch and get ready, we started for the foot of the mountain by boat. Upon our arrival at the base of the mountain, the sun had risen high in the sky. It was really warm so we prepared for the climb to the top of the mountain We took our lunch and started for the top. We couldn’t climb straight up the face of it for it was too steep. As we were all from the city we weren’t used to this and didn’t make very fast headway. Once we came to a place where you could look out over the lake. It was a beautiful sight. The boats looked like ants crawling along a mirror. After resting for a few minutes, we continued the climb. It wasn’t too long before we reached the top. Upon reaching the top, we found a small Hat field surrounded by trees. Non was the time to solve our mystery. We hurried toward the center of the opening and found a fireplace. There had been a fire in it the night before for it was still warm. We looked around but didn’t find anything else. We listened and we didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. After we had sat around for a while, we started for the bottom of the mountain, our mystery still unsolved. What evet was there the night before was now gone. Now your guess is as good as ours. What was it? Maynard Cushman ’55 ALL ALONE Slam! went the back door as two little boys rushed through. They were covered with so much mud and jelly the freckles didn't show, but they were numerous. “Mom! Mom! come quick!” Mother’s head appeared from the cellar door. “I’m down here sorting jelly for you boys to smear all over your faces. You stay up there. It's cold down here.” “But mom; we've got an idea. We want to sleep out in the tent tonight.” There was a crash from the cellar, then silence until mother’s head appeared again. “What did you say?” “We want to sleep out in the tent.” They dancetl around excitedly making the kitchen floor fairly bounce. “Well, I don’t know. The last time the neighbor's dog scared you in. You'll have to ask your father.” “Oh boy!” shouted Johnny. “Yippee!” yelled Jerry, “we can.” Mother knew she had lost the fight as well as they did. Father would sleep in the tent himself if she would allow him to. She sighed and went back down cellar to the jelly. That night was a warm starry night with the crickets singing happily — the kind of night when noise seemed much louder and right beside you. The boys had been tucked in and mom and dad had gone into the house. For a while the boys slept, then they seemed to awake almost at the same instant. A sudden sound brought them upright in their beds. “What was that?” stuttered Jerry. “I’m scared. Let’s go in the house.” Johnny tried to act brave, but he found he was inclined to agree with Jerry. Suddenly he got an idea. “You stay here, he told Jerry. Creepy sounds followed him across the lawn and into the back door which Mom had wisely left open. He crept upstairs to his parents' room and opened the door. Dad awoke to find someone shaking his arm. He rolled over and opened one eye. “Dad,” whispered Johnny, “will you come sleep with us in the tent? Dad closed his eyes and almost went back to sleep before he realized what Johnny had said. “You mean outdoors?” he asked. 16