The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-04-13

didn't get any wire from the uncle
about the touring car; 1t was her cou-
sin Milt that jumped on the train and
came down and nxed 1t all up for
Milla to 60 on the trip, and every
thing. You see, Ramsey, she was
turned back couple of times in school
before she came in our class and ]
don't know how old she is and she
don't look old yet, but I'm pretty sure
she's at least eighteen, and she might
| be over. didn't think such great
deal of this Milt's looks myself, but
he's anyway twenty-one years old, and
got good position, and all their fam
lily seem to think he's just fine! 1t
wasn't his father that took in the tour
ing car on the debt, like she said she
| was writing you; it was Milt himself. 4
He started out in business when he
was only thirteen years old, and this
trip he was gettin' up for his father
and mother and Milla was the first
vacation he ever took. Well, Of course
she wouldn't like my tellin' you, but
l can't see the harm Of It, now every.
things all over"
"All--all over? You mean Milla's
going to be--to be married?"
'"She already u.s." said Sadie. "They
got married at her Aunt Jess and On
Gle Purv's house, up in Chicago, last
Thursday. Yes, sir; that quiet, little
Milla's a regular old married woman
by this time, expect, Ramsey"
When he got over the shock, which
was not until the next day, one pre-
dominating feeling remained: It was
gloomy pride-a pride in his proven
maturity. He was old enough, 1t ap-
peared, to have been the same thing
as engaged to a person who was now
Married Woman. His manner thence.
forth showed an added trace Of seri.
BUSINESS and Reconsideration.
Having recovered his equipoise and
something more, he entirely forgot that
moment of humble admiration he had
felt for Dora Yocum on the day Of his
--LATEST prostration. When he saw her
sitting in the classroom, smiling bright
ly up at the teacher, the morning OF
the schools opening in the autumn.
all his humility had long since van.
ished and she appeared to him not
otherwise than as the scholar whose
complete proficiency had always been
, so irksome to him.
"Look at her!" he muttered to him.
self. "Same ole Teachers Pet!'
Now and then, as the days and sea.
sons passed, and Dora's serene, prog
ress continued, never checked or even
. flawed, there stirred within him some
lingerings Of the old determination
} to SHOW her; and he would conjure
up a day-dream Of Dora in loud la,
mentation, while he led the laughter
of the spectators But gradually his
feeling about her came to be merely
dull oppression. He was tired OF
having to look at her Gas he stated
it, and he thanked the Lord that the
) time wouldn't be so long now until
O he'd be out of that ole school, and
!. then all he'd have to do he'd just take
! care never to walk by her house. II
!, was easy enough to use some other
street when he had to 60 down town
. 1.-THE good ole class Of Nineteen
: Fourteen is about gone,' he said to
1 Fred Mitchell, who was still his most
i intimate friend when they reached the
Il senior year. Eyes, sir; it's held to.
I gether a good many years, Fred. but
I after June it'll be busted plum up
Il and / hope nobody starts move to
have any reunions. There's good
n many members Of the ole class that
can stand and there's some can't
t but there's one I just won't! If we
n ever did call reunion, that ole 70
e cum girl would start in right away
y and run the whole shebang, and that's
where I'd resign! You know, Fred
the thing ! think is the one biggest
! benefit Of graduating from this ole
school? It's never seem Dora Yocum
y again."
This was again his theme as he sal
by the same friends side, in the real
row of the class at Commencement
t listening to the delivery Of the Vale
: dictory. thinks she's just sooblime
\ don't she !" he whispered morosely
: "She wouldn't trade with the Presi
/ dent of the United States right now
t Never mind! Just about a haitian
+ hour more and that's the last o you
q ole girl! Yes, sir, Fred; one thing W.
: can feel pretty good over: this II
! where we get through with Dora 70
o cum!"
: Ramsey and Fred had arranged t.
i room together at Greenfield, the sea
t of the state university, and they made
the short journey in company the fol
$ lowing September. They arrived hi
e larious, anticipating pleasurable ex
l. elements in the way Of fraternity
g pledgings and limitations, encounter
& with sophomores, class meetings, ant
d elections; and, also, they were not alb
d solutely without interest in the matte
# Of Girls, for the state university wa
= co-educational, and it was but natura
II to expect in so broad field, all new
8, to them, a possible vision Of something
rather thrilling. They whispere'
II cheerfully of all these things durin
c. the process of matriculation, an
:" signed the registrars book on fresl