The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-17
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town. The old gentleman. \ veteran oil
The civil war, endeayors TO Impress III,
youuSster with the significance Of the
great conflict, and many years afterwaru
The boy was 10 remember his words with
startling vNidness.
CHAPTER ll.-ln the schoolroom. a
few years zfterward Ramsey was not
distinguished for remarkable ability,
though his two pronounced dislikes were
arithmetic and REGULATIONS" In sharp
contrast TO Kamsey's backwardness Is
the precoeity Of little Dora locuin,
young lady whom in his bitterness he de-
dominates Teachers Pet
CHAPTER HIN high school. where
ne and Dora are classmates. Ramsey
continues TO feel that the Sirt delights 10
manifest her superiority, and the vindic-
tivsness he generates becomes alarming.
eliminating in the resolution that some
day he would show her.
CHAPTER IV.-At a class picnic Ram
sey. to his intense surprise. appears to
Milis Rust. a young lady of about his
own age ana the acknowledged belle OF
the class. Milla has the misfortune TO
TALL INTO q creek while talking with Ram
sey. and that youth promptly plunges to
the rescue. The water 10 only some three
feet deep. but Miila's gratitude for his
heroic act 10 embarrassing. He is in fact
taken captive by the fair one, to his grea,
CONSERVATION.
CHAPTER v.-The acquaintance ripens.
Ramsey and Milia openly keeping CON-
pany." while the formers parents won
der. His mother indeed goes so far as
TO express some disapproyal of his choice,
even limiting that Dora Yocum would be
more suitable companion. suggestion
which the youth receives with horror.
CHAPTER VI.-At this period our hero
gets the thrill of his FIRST kiss. Niiia
bein. very willing partner in the act
Her fippancy over the matter discoI-
certs Ramsey immensely. but shortly aft
erward The girl departs for a visit to
Chicago. She leaves an endearing missivs
for Ramsey, which adds to his feeling Of
melancholy.
CHAPTER vII-Shortly after Niila's
departure, her friend. Sadie Ciews. in
forms Ramsey that his inamorata has
been married to her cousin ana Is not
coming back, that little romance Is
ended. Within n few months Ramsey
and his closest friend. Fred Mitchell
feeling being one OF relief that he has 90,
away from the detested Dora. To his hor-
ror ne finds she 10 also q student Al the
university. Induced 10 join deos tins
ponent in 4 debate dealing with the mat
ter OF Germany's right to invade Bel
GUM. Dora being assigned the negative
side Of the argument. Partly on account
uraf nervousness, he makes . miserable
showing and Dora carries OF the honors
A brash youngster named iinski objects
to the showing made sy Ramsey ana %
comes personal in his remarks. The mat
ter ends with Re- msey, In the universit,
ysrnacniar. giving Iinskt peach of
punch on the snoct."
Four other twelve minute debates
preceded his and the sound of these,
in Rsmsey's ears, was the sound OF
Gabriel practising on his horn in the
early morning Of judgment day. The
members Of the society sat. three rows
deep, along the walls Of the room.
leaving q clear Oblong Of green car
pet In the center. where were two
small desks. twenty fsst apart, the
rostrums of the debaters- Upon
platform at the head Of the room sat
dreadful seniors, the Officers Of the
society, and, upon benches near the
platform, the debaters Of the evening
were aligned. One Of the fraternal
seniors sat with sweltering Ramsey /;
and the latter, az his time relentlessly
came nearer, made 4 last miserable
squirm.
Look here, Brother Colbgrn. I got
to get out o. here"
mo. you don't. young fellow"
Yes. l do" Ramsey whispered, pas
sionately. Honest, l do. Honest.
Brother Colburn. got to get drink
Of water. got to-" -.
mo. You can't"
Honest. Colburn, l GOT"
Hush"
Ramsey cast his dilating eyes along
the rows of faces. Most OF them were
but as blurs. swimming. yet he was
aware Che thought) Of q formidable
and horrible impassive scrutiny Of
himself, glare seeming to pierce
through him to the back Of the belt
round his waist. 50 that he began to
have fearful doubts about that belt.
about every fastening and adjustment
of his garments, about the expression
of his countenance, and many other
Things jumoling together In his con-
sciousness Over and over he whis-
pered gaspingly TO himself the Open
ing words of the sentence with which
q senior had advised him to begin his
argument. And as the moment Of su-
preme agony drew close. this whisper
ing became continuous: "In making
my first appearance before this honor
BILE membership l feel constrained to
say in making my first appearance be-
fore this honor'ble membership feel
constrained to say in making my first
appearance before this honor'ble mem
-"
Ii had come. The chairman
announced the subject of the fourth
freshman twelve-minute debate; and
Dora YOcum. hitherto unperceived by
Ramsey. rose and went forward To one
Of the small desks in the open space.
where she stood compcsedly, slim.
pretty figure in white. Members in
Ramsey's neighborhood were aware Of
a brief and hushed connection. and .
fierce whisper, "You can't! You ge'
up there" And the blsnched Ramsey
came forth and placed himself at the
other desk.
He stood before the silent popu
lace of that morgue. and IL seemed to
him that his features mad forgotten
that he was supposed to he their own
er and In control of them he felt that
they were slipping all over his face.
regardless of his wishes. His head.
as a whole. was subject 10 an agita.
ton not before known by him; Ii de-
afrad IN move rpStflv in aceapsrfc NO "a