The Ordway new era., 1920-05-21

Will end Thursday, May 20, and
thoBe having to take the final
examinations, begin this task Fri
day morning. Owing to the in
clemency of the weather, we were :
{: unable to have the annual picnic,
much to the regret f.all. /
:.
The High School Annual "Yawdro" /
was given out Wednesday morning. |
We are very proud of our annual this !
year, and think it is the best ever
cotton out by the High School. The |
price of the Annual is $1.50. Be
sure you have one. What is Home
without an Yawdro?''
Among the many events of Com
mencement Time is the Alumni Ban |
Quet to be given in honor of
the graduating class of 1920, on !
Thursday evening, May twentieth.
The room and tables will be attrac-
lively decorated in green and white.
the Senior Glass cOlors. A very pleas |
ing program will be given during the !
evening. About seventy-one will be !
present
The Senior Glass play, when
Dreams Come True will be given |
Monday Evening, May oath in the
High School Auditorium.
The story OF the play is as follows:
Nan Worthington, a factory girl. I
who has risen to better things, meets
in the factory town young man, Cor
don Clay, who, despite his lowly po-
sition of foreman of the works, is col
lege bred and a gentleman. In the
same boarding house with them are
Bob and Evelyn ByTnes. whose for
tune has been swept away and who
have been brought to the small fac
tory town where Bob holds n position
in the works. given him by the owner, 7
Mr.. Norton.
Norton's daughter, Delphine. is Eve
lyn's greatelt (. lend, and when the old
home of the Norton's is opened for
Christmas houseparty, Bob and Eve
lyn are included in the list of the
guests.
Gordon Clay. the young foreman, iS
Interested in the cause of the people;
he has an earnest helper in Nan.
whose hatred for Norton is due to the
the fact that her brother. factory
hand, has died as result of poor san
itary conditions in the work rooms.
Clay enthusiastic in the problem of
capital and labor: distressed over the
poor wages, desiring to find some
thing by which Norton may be
brought to terms and forced to con-
sider the peoples needs, thus avert
ing q strike, persuades Nan to act as
Norton's private secI etary during the
Christmas holidays. He tells her
that years before, Norton's partner.
an impractical man. had left the
management of his affairs to Norton
End at his death had appointed sole
executor of the estate until the sons
twenty-fifth birthday. The son,
Clay's friend in college. had spent
most of his life in Paris. and though
his income had come to him regularly
he believed that in some way his in
terests had not been properly pro-
tected.
Nan accepts the position and sus-
poets from Norton's S actions in regard
communications from William Cor
don tthe son of his friend) that all
is not we'll, but finds nothing definite
save ? letter, which has slipped be-
hind a drawer in the desk, signed.
Louis Gordon" revoking his order
to sell his share of the works, and to
invest the proceeds in stock. On the
same day Nan overhears n conversa-
lion between Norton and Clay. in
which Clay, upon Norton's refusal to
grant favorable terms to the strikers
threatens him with the name of Will l
lam Gordon, dramatically declaring
himself that same William Gordon. !
.Nci Soh itNON6t ihS Olb MS SuTpElse .
and dismay. accepts as fact Clay's
statement. that wishing to study con-
d tons in his own factory, he had act !
cd as foreman under another name. /.
Then he informs Clay that by his
fathers wish his share of the works
converted into ready money and
had been invested in copper stock
which had proven worthless. Upon !
Clay's question ca to the origin of
received. Norton informs him that
he had sent the money, charity mon /
ey to the son of his old friend. Clay
refuses to believe him and declares |
that he will fight 1t out
On the next day Nan, who has con- |
nected the contents of the discovered |
letter with the matter in hand. con-
fronts Norton. in Clay's presence. I
with his perfidy. She proves that
Norton had transferred his own worth |
less stock to his ward. after the letter |
countermanding its purchase was re-
ceived. even after the death Of his |
father. Norton is unable to defend |
himself and Nan, who for years had
longed for revenge. nobly forgets self |
and is generous in the terms she de- /.
mands-the restoration to Clay of
his property and the speedy redress
Of the peoples wrongs.
A love plot runs through tho story |
Clay meeting Evelyn in the boarding |
house, first admires her sweetness |
and courage in her altered conditions |
and learns to love her. She returns
his love and Clay confdes in Nan. |
When Nan. who has, loved Clay from |
the first. learns that his affections are
given to Evelyn. who she Is very Bit
ter and begs Evelyn to give him up. |
Evelyn, who. has promised thnt her