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*\, ^vv>^rC;;<x- c,"' «,-•> ** ~ ; " ;; _., .-. . ^;-.«««r'v^-vT^r"J".;^r.:*sr«^"f?5^^fe • rntim Mlfa EM SE ACH ESS (Continued from otter aid*) Q. How old is your son ? A. Why, I guess he's fourteen. I think he is. Lawyer for defense. Gentlemen , I hope you will realise that a mother will always testify for thfe benefit of her son. (Mrs. Bell.) We», trhy shouldn't it be? Lawyer. That is no more than right but I hope you will not let your tender heartedness run away with your good, common sense. Now, in the case it was proved that Bell was a gambler ' and his mother testifies that he was an angel and a very good boy. Of course a mother would testify for the , benefit of her son. Mrs. Bell. Is that all you want? Lawyer. Yes, that's all. Be seated. St. Atty. Mr. Thompson will you take the witness stand? (Thompson takes oath). Q, Will you tell the court of your happenings with Mr. Bell about the ^ box of candy? A. When I was coming to school I met Mr. 6ell and he asked me to go to the drug store with him. He won a box of candy on the punch board and that morning coming on the train he and I ate all the candy ; but one piece and he slipped a piece of paper in the box with "April fool" written on it. St. Atty. You say that Mr. Bell himself ate all the candy but one piece? A. Yes ma'am. Q. Well, Mr. Bell says there was no piece of candy in the box at noon Mr. Hopper said he saw you on the train and you only ate one or £*ro pieces. A. He was not close enoughto see how much we ate. St. Atty. All right. Miss Speaker, will you take the stand? (Susan Speaker takes the oath). Q. Did Mr. Bell win a box of candy oh the punch board at the drug store? A. Yes ma'am. Q. How many punches did he take? A. He only took two punches. Q. Do you have any acquaintance with Mr. Bell? A. I room and board at his house. Q. How long have youJaeen there? A. One year. Q. What do you think of his character? A. I know that he has always been a very good boy and very obedient and I have never found him doing anything out of the way. Tuesday morning was the only time he had ever played the punch board and then he only took two punches. Lawyer for defense. Q. Miss Speak er, are you out very much at night? ; A. No, sir. Well I"guess you don' have much chance of seeing Mr. Bell antics. St. Atty. Miss Biggers is the next witness. Will you please take the stand? (Miss Biggers takes oath). Q. You were in the store when Mr. BeU won the box of candy? A Yes ma'am. Q. Were you in the train with Mr Bell. A. I was in a different car. Q. Were Mr. Beth and the other men in the store when he won It? A. No ma'am. St. Atty.'s plea before the Jury. Gentlemen of the Jury: You have heard the plea of Harold having lost his candy. You have also heard the witnesses testify knowing his character and his actions and you have also heard the witnesses on the other side. Now can you imagine Harold coming to school with that box of candy for his lunch because he could not have any other dessert, his mother having made a devil's food cake ? The witnesses testify that Harold had not eaten all the candy and it was a slight mistake where one of the witnesses on the other side said that there was a piece of paper in the box. Now, Harold was only fourteen years old and unused to the ways of the world. His mother said he only had a sandwich, a dill pickle and a weenie. Imagine having to go thru the afternoon with only that energy. Now when you judge please bear til mind the innocence of Harold and think how he must have felt when he found out that his. candy had been stolen. Lawyer's plea before the jury. Jurymen: I hope that you will hot let your tender heartedness run away with your common sense. In your hands lies the future of these gentlemen. Look at Mr. Carr. Do you think he would look like that after serving five years in prison? Anyone could testify that there is nothing but childish innocence back of that face. And Mr. Beth. Why he is too tall to stoop to such a low deed. The prosecuting attorney did not state that there had been no eye witness to this deal. You have not sufficient evidence to convict them. Do not" convict them on just the evidence of these few witnesses. Besides, I have evidence to prove that these men would not want to take the candy. Here is a note I received from Mr. Carl Weber. Read it. Judge: "April 4. Received" from ghre a paper to the thife license is (The doctors judge). . Judge. I And that correct. Lawyer, f demand the permission to see the license. There, gentlemen, nothing but a blank piece of paper. Judge. Anything further? St Atty. The lawyer for the defense stated that Mr. Beth was toe tall to stoop so low for a box of candy If you remember, Mr. Bell hung his coat on a hook. Lawyer. Some of the hooks in tile school are high and others are not. Judge. The jury will now go into session and give their verdict. (Jury leave room and in a few ininutes return). Spokesman. Your honor, the jury is not agreed on this case. There was a vote taken. Ten voted for conviction and two for acquittal... Judge. The case will be dismissed until some later date. SCJENCB • The physics class expects, witfr consent of Mr. Duker, to take a trip lo Yerkes' observatory. This trip might to prove to be of considerable interest to the class. The main object of this trip is to gain a more practical idea of astronomy. This observatory is one of the greatest observatories of the world. Many people have the idea that to see really great things you must travel a great distance from home, but the physics class is profitting by seeing the great things around qWr own part of the country ftfst. Leo Thelen. Mr. Beth the sum of twenty-five cents in payment of candy consisting vi chocolates bought on April 1. Signed Carl Weber." St. Atty. Your honor, I also have another point to bring out. Will you call the finger print experts? There are finger prints on the box which will be examined. (Miss Rothermel and Mils Walsh experts, take the oath). Finger prints on box are examined and found to be those of Mr. Whiting. Lawyer. The state's attorney demanded a liecense in Dr. Snodgrass' case. I wish these doctors to produce theirs. They will have to be confirmed by a finger print expert of the state. I hope the jury realizes that it would be easy enough to bring in doctors of that type where there is not a finger print expert of the state. Judge. I think these doctors are working in the capacity of state finger print experts. Lawyer. If they have not produced their licence there must be a reason. MUSIC Last Friday morning the Girls' Glee club and the boys' octette sang during the convocation period. It was the first time that the high school has heard the boys sing and everyone agrees that the girls now have a great deal of competition. The girls sang "A Lover and His Lass" and "Come Down to Kew." The boys sang "The Bull Frog on the Bank" and as they have not been practicing lui they did with a second number after their hearty applause. John Wilson also sang two selections Friday morning. He was accompanied by his sister, Margaret Wilson, at the piafto. He sang "The Rosary" and "Dearheart." The orchestra will make another public appearance at the junior class play May l. Den't miss hearing them. * AN OLD MAID'S ROMANCE Cynthia Baily sat in a big armchair in front of the hearth knitting a sock. Ki front of her lay Thomas purring contentively. Polly had her head tucked under her wing, thus refraining from talking for a change. These were all that consisted of -Cynthia Baily's family. Cynthia was an old maid of about fifty years of age, witty, kind hearted and "full of pep" for her age. Aside of her in another big arm chair sat George, her seventeen year old nephew, pouring over "True Love Stories." "Well, Thomas," said Cynthia, putting down her knitting and stroking Thomas' back, "it isn't as bad as they made it; in fact, nothing has happened at all yet, has there, Thomas?" "Meow," said Thomas, and then continued to purr, little carta# if anything had happened or would happen. "Hold on, Aunt Cynthia, the night isn't over yet. You know ghosts never take their strolls till midnight," said George. "Oh well, I hope something does happen. It would give this place some life." "Yop, so do I," yawned George. "Here's hoping. I'm going to bed" and he twisted Polly's tail. "Ouch, curses, keep oIf," yelled Polly, awaking with a start. "All right, good-night, George. I'm going to lock up the place. Tomorrow we'll take a look at the grounds and the garage." Cynthia had lived in the city, but had purchased a house in tlie cbuntry for a novelty. The house had stood empty for a long while, for no special reason except that some people believed it to be haunted. Cynthia's friends had advised her not to go to a haunted house as it would bring nothing but bad luck and perhaps harm to her, but Cynthia was determined. She wasn't afraid, why should she be afraid? Ghosts wouldn't hurt her so she had the house furnished, took Thomas, Polly, her knitting and George for company and went. She had arrived late at night so she had not inspected the place much. The inside of the house looked pleasant and not as if ghosts held their nightly revels so she was satisfied. Now as Bhe went to bed she stuck a revolver under her pillow, not that she was afraid, 0 my no, but just to be safe. She crawled into bed and slept soundly until about midnight, when she was awakened. "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha," a short pause, a shriek and then Another, hoha- ho-hee." Cynthia wasn't a child, but just the same she made a dive for under the quilts, covered her head and stayed there until she had to come up for breath. , All was silent for a while until Cynthia was just dozing off when she heard a low indistinct muttering After that it seemed that she heard a jingling. It sounded exactly like chains. After that came a tremendous crash and then that hideous "Ha-haha- ha-ha-ha-ha," a short pause and some more "ha-ha-ha-heeee-hee-ha." Cynthia felt as if her judgment hour had come. Her blood curdled and she felt a clammy sweat coming over her. After a few more mutterings and jinglings she became enraged, took up courage, grasped her revolver, put on her bathrobe and went to George's room. "GeorgeiMjeorge, get up and come with me." "What, what! Who the heck," said George, jumping out of bed. "Well, " " £" 5 " - i'S" V • aunt, for heavens sake say it was you. I thought the ghoets had come for sure." "They have. Here tains this and follow me," handing him a butcher knife. "Say, what's the matter. I didn't hear nothing. When you £ /'Follow me, I said." V. ' The low muttering began again. "Now listen. Can you hear them? Nothing but ghosts could make a noise like that." "But if they're ghosts, these weapons won't " "Keep still and follow me." They made a thoro search of the house, but nothing was found. However, the muttering seemed louder when in the kitchen. Cynthia unlocked the door and they went out to investigate the grounds. They made a comical procession, Cynthia in a red checked bathrobe and a night cap on her head and a revolver in her hand, George in his pajamas with the butcher knife and Thomas, who had awakened, trailing behind. Finally Cynthia spied a dim light in the garage. They cautiously crept to it. The muttering was very distinct now, so was the jingling. Cynthia crept to the door and suddenly flung it open. "Whaah-dat? What is that? Why Jim ish a lady and a clown. Ho-hoho- ho-ho.*- "Fool, be s-s-stiU, she's got a gun." The scene that Cynthia and George looked in upon was four men with flashed forces playing cards or gambling and drinking around a small table. A broken bottle lay on the floor, also some money. Cynthia was enraged. Now that they were not ghosts her fear had disappeared. She pointed her gun at them and calmly said, "Get out." "Got ahome pep for a woman," said one as they cowered out of the building. " After they had gone Cynthia went to bed without another word. George laughed and laughed, looked in the empty bottle and picked up the money and Thomas went to purr some more before the fire. The next morning as Cynthia was frying her eggs a very humble man appeared at the door. Cynthia felt doubtful about leaving him in, but finally her better feelings took possession of her and she asked him in. He told her how sorry he was for diS' turbing her peace, that he and his friends had been accustomed to play their little games in the deserted garage and had not known it had been purchased. He looked so humble that Cynthia felt sorry for him. She smiled pleas antly and gave him a cup of coffee. The man, Jim by name, came often after that and about a year after Cynthia told her friends that the haunted house had not really brought any ham to her unless perhaps a husband. >•-- Carolyn Steffes. term* wifb an Irishman, who was sitting there smoking. "If you were a' gentleman you wouldn't be smoking in here," she said to him. "If you were a lady you'd mind your own business," answered the man. "If you were my husband I'd give you poison," she continued. "Be jabbers, if you were mi wife I'd take it," responded the Irishman. V' 'A V Dumb: "What is a dry dock?" Not so dumb: "A physician who won't ever give a feller a- pr$»cription." •;-jT r*? ;; • 1 a ug*;jyi I lent a pencil to him,. 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