PAGE TWO BARKS OF THE BULLDOGS A Paper to Keep the Public Posted on Happenings in Henderson High School. VOLUME 4 The Official Organ of H. H. S. Penelope Watkins ... Editor-iiuchlef Florence Burman, Staff Typist Billy Furman Assistant Editor Prof . S. M. Crowder . Sponsors Miss Maxine Taylor .... “Ring out the old, ring in the new,” “Ring out the false, ring in the true” —Tennyson. Another year has passed and all of us are a year older and, may we say, the wiser? “Let the dead past bury its dead.” But also let it be of use to you in the future. What glowing hopes the new year holds before us, what an abundance of new worlds to conquer. Why of course we are all pepped up over our new opportuni ties but don’t let the enthusiasm wane and the opportunities slip by you. Watch for them and take ad vantage of them so that by next year you will have a glowing record be hind you. Besides making the year a person al success let’s help to make it a universal success and then we will be truly happy. Start to-day by ringing out the false, by cleaning up house, by making others happy, by pulling together and ringing in the true. “Ring in the love of truth and right, Ring in the common love of good. Ring in the valient man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand. EXAMINATIONS Well holidays are over—Ten days of rest from studies and school work Examinations begin next Monday, Jan. 8, 1934, only four days from now. So- play time is over; let’s knuckle down to work so that we can pass the fall semester. “RAMBLINGS OF TIIE AGED” Editor—Dorsey Evans Reporter—Charlotte Wester The aged seniors did not do so much rambling during Christmas; at least they won’t talk about, it if they OiWOMAMWO SMHB , VUauKicc j£ejrlanc $ creator, or /jtfMn,®! / READ TRIM FIRST; Fifteen years before the story opens Elisabeth llornain, a beautiful singer, is mysteriously murdered at a chateau m Volnic. Among those present is Marquis Jean d’Erleinont, society favorite, As the story opens Chief Inspector Gorgcret, who had worked on the Volnic mystery years before, seeks to arrest an attractive girt whom they believe to be Blonae Clara, friend of Big Paul, fugitive crook. They fail when one Monsieur Raoul, who proxies to be Arsene Lupin, gentleman burglar, gives them a false tip after the girl calls at his apartment by mistake. She meets the Marquis d’Erlemont through a note from her dead mother, one of his forgotten sweethearts. Her name is Antonine. Seeking to help the marquis recover his lost inheritance, by his own devices, Raoul confronts the girl who resembles Antonine in the marquis' apartment and later helps her to escape from Big Paul wlioxn she fears. Raoul finds that Rig Paul is Valthex, relative of Elisa beth llornain, who he knoivs is "bleeding" the marquis for money as a resxilt of the latter’s old affair with the murdered singer. As the ancient Volnic chateau goes up for auction, the marquis, there with Antonine, is revealed as the owner. Raoul out bids all others and buys the chateau, later promising the marqxiis to bring him, within 25 days, his inheritance as well as to solve the Volnic mys tery. Raoul tips Detective Gorgeret on hoxo to arrest Big Paul but the latter evades a police raid. Raoul and Gorgeret are now looking lor him at the Blue Casino night club. Big Paul is intensely interested in "The Masked Dander", a* girl re sembling Antonine, As Gorgeret at tempts to arrest Big Paul. Raoul picks up the girl, who has fainted, and walks out of the night club with her. The spectators view it as part of the show and applaud warmly. Raoul drives her to his villa. The dancer refuses to relate much of her past to Raoul except to tell him of Paul's influence over her. By the newspapers they read that Gorgeret again failed to captxire Big Paul. The girl becomes more mysterious than ever to Raoul and finally asks him not to call her "Antonine " but "Clara". Fearing both Big Paul and the police, both remain close to the villa. Big Paul, seeking Blonde Clara, manages to locate Raoul’s villa with the help of his spies. Big Paul and his aide Bosthene lay a trap for Blonde Clara, luring her to Raoul's former quarters by means of a note saying he has been hurt. Much alarmed, Clara rushes to Raoul in a car driven by Bosthene who brought the note. (NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY) CHAPTER 24 CLARA NEVER for a moment suspected that she might be the vic tim of a dastardly plot. Raoul was wounded, perhaps fatally; beyond that, her mind was incapable of grasping anything. If she had any thoughts at all. they were conjectures as to how the accident could have happened: Had Raoul visited the house on the Qual Voltaire and run Into Gorgeret or Big Paul? Had there been a fight? How had Raoul been taken into his flat? She could only think of tragedies, she visualized a gaping wound with the blood gush ing forth. That Raoul was wounded was the best she could expect; but she felt it might be worse than that, and visions of Raoul dead assailed her. She seemed to detect in Courvllle’s hastily written note his anxiety to conceal the truth from her. No, Raoul was dead, she was sure of it. He had been doomed ever since, she met him. Never once did the. thought of any HENDERSON, N. C., JANUARY 1, )934 did. Herbert Crawford visited relatives in Philadelphia. Frances Burton visited her grand mother in Louisville, Ga. Elizabeth Shaw spent the holidays in Raleigh. Asa Parham and Wesley Adams went hunting over the holidays. Helen Whitmore spent Christmas in Durham visiting friends. Frank Powell is said to have gone to Niagara Falls. LAUGHS OF THE CLOWNS Editor—Margatrct Brinkley Reporterg—Nancy Parham— An n Watkins The clowns of the junior class had a rollicking time during the holidays. Bill Bryan spent the holidays in Pantego. Mary Carroll and Juanita Hester spent Christmas in Raleigh visiting friends. J. H. Murrell visited friends in Durham. Jack Jenkins went on a hunting triy down East, with his father and brother. Turner Wortham toured Florida with his family. Alice Harrison visited relatives in Williamston, N. C. ; j “HOOTS FROM THE OWLS” Editor—Louis Horner Reporter—Jimmy Cooper The sophomore owls turned to night owls during the holidays. T. W. Ellis spent Christmas holi days in the country with his grand father hunting. Ann Buchann spent the holidays in Fonville, Ohio, with kinsfolk. Ethel Miller went to Richmond during thei holidays. Nell Rowland went to Daytona Beach, Fla., for the Christmas. Mary Katherine Sheppard went to danger ror neraeii, if sne were round with the corpse, occur to her. What ever had happened, whetner the fighting had been between Raoul and Gorgeret. or Raoul and Big Paul, the police would most certainly be guard ing the premises And when the po lice found Blonde Clara, they would not fail to arrest their long-sought prey. But whether this occurred or not did not deter her for a moment. Raoul dead, what did it matter whether they cast her into prison? She no longer had the strength to control her fevered Imagination. Thoughts and Images chased each other confusedly through her trou bled brain. Logic was thrown to the winds. The car seemed to go so slowly, she called impatiently to the chauffeur: "Fasterl Hurry! We’re hardly moving I" Sosthene showed his good-natured countenance, as though to say: “Don’t worry, little lady. We’ll get there fast enough, never fear." For they had just arrived at the Qua! Voltaire. She sprang down. Sosthene refused to take any money. She flung some on the seat of the taxi and ran to the hall on the ground floor. She could not see the concierge, who was in the outer courtyard. So she went hurriedly up the stairs, rather surprised to find all so silent and no Courville there to meet her. There was no one on the landing. Not a sound to be heard. She felt even more surprised, but nothing stopped her. She rushed on to meet her tragic fate with a haste born of the desire to know the worst at once, and the subconscious idea that she would die with Raoul. The door of his flat was ajar. She scarcely knew just what hap pened after that. A hand was thrust in her face, trying to gag her with a handkerchief crumpled into a ball; another hand took her by the shoulder so brutally that she reeled and fell stumbling headlong into the room, face down on the parquet floor. Then, calmly, his anger suddenly cooling, Valthex shut the front door and put up the catch,, closed the drawing room door, and bent over the prostrate girl. She had not fainted. She quickly recovered, only to realize too late the trap into which she had so blind ly walked. She opened her eyes, staring terrified at Valthex. And Valthex, seeing her lying there helpless, vanquished and des perate, began to laugh, but in such away as she had never heard any one laugh before, so cruel was that laughter, showing her how hopeless It would be to appeal to hla mercy. He raised her and set her down on the divan, the most prominent ar ticle that remained in the room be sides the big armchair. Then, open ing the doors of the two communi cating rooms, he said: “The house is empty. The flat’s barricaded. No,, one can come to your help, Clara, no one, not even Raoul—he far less than any other, for I’ve- set the police onto him. So it’s all up with you, and you can start saying your prayers!” He drew back a curtain from a window. The car was still waiting outside, with Sosthene mounting guard on the pavement. "Now then,” he said, "down on your knees and let me hear you pray —I want something to amuse me be fore I put you out of the way." He dragged her off the divan onto the floor, and forced her hands to gether. She weis trembling all over. “What, scared? Start praying, curse, y ou, pray I** **•»*»* mm smA; Mafeefeta*** HENDERSON, (N. C.) DAILY DISPATCH, MONDAY JANUARY 1,1934 visit friends in Atlanta. “WAILS OF THE INFANTS” Editor—Bill Scoggins Reporter—Bcgsie Mae Johnson Ruth Burton went to Louisville, Ga. Scott and Hill Cooper spent the holidays hunting. Evelyn Earnhardt spent the holi days in Burlington, N. C. Sarah Bruce Gooch went to Wake Forest and Richmond for the holi days. Alice Whitmore and Jean Rowland spent the holidays in Florida. Edith Woodlief went to Roanoke Rapids. Emma Smith visited in Bracey, Va. Ruth Thomas went to Richmond, Va. Ann Upchurch visited relatives in Winston-Salem. Ada Rose Yow went to New York /City. Rudolph Passavant spent the holi days in Lynchburg, Va. Helen Perry visited in Durham. AtL-STARSFORM A BASKETBALL TEAM William Green Made Play ing Manager; Season to Start Soon At an organization meeting held yesterday for members of an All-Star basketball team in this city. William Greene, former high school star, was elected playing manager of the team and will direct the affairs both on and off the court. Yesterday’s meeting was well attend ed by many stars that flickered across the local high school’s 'flasket ball horizon to turn in good playing gnastiy, distorted with hatred. Hla fingers were clawing at her throat now. . . . With a sudden desperate access of strength, she sprang up and rushed behind the armchair. The little table was still there, and she could see the revolver in the half open drawer. She tried to snatch it, but there was no time. She fled from the room, tripped, and again felt those terrible fingers at her throat, crushing out her life. She sank down on the floor. Big Paul dragged her back into ths drawing room. She felt herself be. ginning to lose, consciousness. Then the terrible grip slackened. The front door bell had rung and wmn. echoing through the bare rooms. Big Paul turned his head in the di rection of the sound, straining hit ears to listen. Then there was. silence. The door was bolted. What had he to fear? He was just about to throttle his victim again, when a startled groan broke from him. There was a sud den flash of light between the two windows! Big Paul remained spell bound, unable tp understand the miraculous phenomenon. “That man ... that man ..." he murmured, appalled. Could It be an hallucination? A nightmare? For Big Paul could dis tinctly see Raoul’s cheerful coun tenance reflected on the luminous screen, like a flhn. But it was ap photograph, it was the living image; the eyes looked into his; the smile was that of a visitor saying: "Yes. it’s me all right! I know you weren’t expecting me, but you’re delighted all the same. I may be a bit late, but we’ll soon make. up. for that. I’m here! " And suddenly he heard the sound of a key turning in a lock, then an other key, then the noise of a door opening. ... Valthex had risen and with eyes starting from their sockets stood staring in terror. Clara was listening, the strained look on her face gradually relaxing. The door opened, not with the vio lent thrust of an intruder, but gently, as though pushed by someone re turning to his home, pleased to get there, certain of his welcome, sure ot finding good friends saying nice things about him. Without taking the. slightest heed or notice of Valthex, Raoul passed close by him and shut off the lumi nous screen, saying to his enemy: "No need to look so gloomy They'll hang you yet, but for the moment, you’re safe" Then, turning to Clara: “That’s what comes of disobeying Raoul’s orders, my dear! But the gentleman doubtless wrote, you a let* ter. Let’s, see It.” He glanced at the paper she handU ed him. “It’s my fault," he said. “I oughl to have known they’d try this rotten trick. It’s the classical trap, and no woman worth the name ever fails to walk slap into it! But you’ve nothing to fear now. Come, smile, Clara! You can see for yourself he’s quite harmless . . . just a sheep, a poor dumb sheep! And that’s be cause Big Paul’s thinking about our last meeting, and Isn’t anxious to be gin again, are you. Valthex? He’s getting reasonable. aren’t you? Reasonable but stupid. Why on earth did you leave that chauffeur of yours out on the Quai? Especially as he doesn’t look in the least like a chauffeur! I recognized him at once—l’d seen him hanging about the Avenue du Maroc this morning. You’d, better come and ask Raoul’s, advice next time!" _ (WO *» CONTINUED) Phone Cupid Foiled > Mis# Weiss Hermina ;r Benjamin Lebowitz Because Benjamin Lebowitz (low er) , of El Dorado, Ark., had not provided proof of U. S. citizenship, his plan to marry Miss Weiss Her mina (top), of Prague, Czechoslo vakia, via trans-Atlantic phone, and thus make her an American not subject to quota regulations, was balked by American Consul General at Prague after Lebowitz had paid $36.29 for call.