1924 Magnet Yearbook

·JAli\"lS STREF:T COJ,LEUIATE
and strcngtll return to him gradual­
1,1'. \\'itll relul'ning stn'ngth eumes;l
IlCW outluok on life ,llId a fresh de­
~ision fol' the futurc, Thc risillg"
IlI'l'cl.e fans his fc\'('rish brow and partiall....
(h'il'~ his wet clolllil1g'. TJle
1illle passes, uut a.'i {'Reh momcnt
cr('('ps uy, tllC lad rel·iell·S his past
lift', rrillil.illg" full,\' for tIlt, firsl time
his \l"rakllPss('s and sllorteoming>:.
For a IOllg- time hl' eon."ill{'fs the rl'­
IfltiOJl hehw'l'l1 his filther and himRl'lf;
kl\'illg" Midi' lliR previom prrjudic€s,
Ill' trieR honesll.... to place himsl'lf in
his fathel"s position alHI appreciatc
his ",irll·point. 'rhr longl'l' IH' dwells
on Ihe matter, the g-rl'atrr thl' fascina­
1ion of that qui.:>t; reser\'{'d, 10ncl ....
lIlan forces its('lf on him j l1n OHrwhelming"
desire takes possession of
01(' lad to l,no\\' his father ucttcr, to
cllter illto his cQII(itknecs so that he
lllll.... discuss his boyish proulcms with
him and cnjo,\- thc communion of
lo\'ing rnOlllt'n\s spent IOl!cther, But
1I"0uld Jli:; fatllel' allow him 10 upplwlch
thus' \Yollld 1I0t thal llllrsh,
Hnfri(,lldly nil' of his kCI'p his SOIl far
from th(' hNll'i, thfl Iwart. whieh 11llth'r
Ihat ('old I'xl(>fior mllsl pul.sate with
fflthl'rly loyr~ Allfl abo\"f' all llo\\'
\,·ollld hi>; fath('l' 11(> af'f(>('Il'fl h.l· Ihe
loss of hi" mOl1c~'!
A few spattering- rainilrop." drrllll'('
thr storm alJom 10 hl'.:>ak; Ihe wind
inere on the
!l('urtll. As Jaek raps, Ihe \\"('al',\'
fQl'1ll of IlIe lIlatl s1raightcns CXPl'ct­
;JIltly, Ilnd he sa,Ys ill a low Hill! sw('cl
,"oipl': "Come in, Jaek, boy."
.Jnck Cl1trl'S. 'I"''ht' dool' swiugs to
hrhillrl him.
• • • •
OUlside, the f>torm hrilk(', Th~'
lI"iud ragcd and ho\\"lrd through the
fil' lrecs. The rain rrl\ in torrents.
Thunder rolled and lig-htning fta.'=lhed,
sllO\\"ing up the clrenchrcl world ill
brilliun