News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-22
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER with his grandfather,
small Ramsey Milholland is watching the
Decoration Day Parade" In the aome
town. The old gentleman, a veteran of
the Civil war, endeavors to impress the
youngster with the significance OF the
great conflict, and many years afterward
the boy was to remember his words with
startling vividness.
CHAPTER u.-In the schoolroom, a
few years afterward, Ramsey was not
though his two pronounced dislikes were
arithmetic and REGULATIONS" In sharp
contrast to Ramsey's backwardness is
the precocity of little Dora Yocum,
young lady whom in his bitterness he de-
dominates Teachers Pet"
CHAPTER HIN high school, where
he and Dora are classmates, Ramsey
continues to feel that the girl delights to
manifest her superiority, and the vindic-
tiveness he generates becomes alarming,
eliminating In the resolution that some
Cav he would ''show" her.
CHAPTER V.-The acquaintance ripens,
RAMSEY and Milla openly keeping COM
pany," while the formers parents won
der His mother indeed goes so far as
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" Mila
being very willing partner in the act
Her fippancy over the matter discon-
oerts Ramsey immensely, but shortly aft
erward the girl departs for a visit to
Chicago. She leaves an endearing missive
for Ramsey, which adds to his feeling Of
melancholy.
A ~ oi acc Ram
sey, to his intense surprise, appears to
attract the favorable attention of MISS
Milla Rust, young lazy Oh apout Als
own age and the acknowledged belle OF
the class. Mila has the misfortune to
fall into creek while talking with Ram
sey, and that youth promptly plunges to
the rescue. The water is only some three
feet deep. but Millas gratitude for his
heroic act is embarrassing. He is in fact
taken captive by the fair one, to his great
CONSERVATION
CHAPTER VII.-Shortly after Millas
departure. her friend, Sadie Clews, in
forms Ramsey that his inamorata has
been married to her cousin and Is not
coming back, that little romance is
ended. Within a few months Ramsey
and his closest friend. Fred Mitchell,
go to the state university, Ramsey's chief
Feeling being one of relief that he has got
away from the detested Dora. To his hor-
Tor he finds she is also a student at the
university. Induced to join a debating
society, Ramsey is chosen as Doras OPP
ponent in a 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
OF his feelings toward Dora, and his nat
ural nervousness, he makes miserable
showing and Dora carries off the honors. |
A brash youngster named Ldnski objects |
to the showing made by Ramsey and be- |
comes personal In his remarks. The mat |
ter ends with Ramsey, In the university |
vernacular, giving Idnski a peach OF |
punch on the snoot." |
go CHAPTER VIII-Dora appears 10 have |
made a decided hit with her fellow stu |
dents, to Ramsey's supreme wonderment |
rumor Of his affair with the tickle |
Milla spreads and he gets the reputation |
OF man of experience and a woman |
hater."
CHAPTER IX.-The story comes to the
spring OF 1916 and the sinking of the Lusi-
tania. The university is stirred TO its |
depths. Faculty and frat" societies alike 1
wire the government offering their serv |
ices ir the war which they believe to be
inc vitable. Dora holding the belief that
all war is wrong, sees with horror the
spirit OF the students, which is an intense
desire TO call ,Germany to account She |
seeks Ramsey and endeavors to impress
him with her pacifst views.
CHAPTER X.-Miss Yocum's appeal
somewhat disconcerts Ramsey, especially
as the SRI seems to place some real value
on his opinions. and his feelings toward
her ARE somewhat vague.
CHAPTER XL-After the vacation Pc
n, d, Dora makes an impressive speech
ieioro the debating society, denounclng
every form OF militarism as wrong. She
is decidedly in the minority, but makes a
rave GGit TO stem the tide of feeling
which she perceives is sweeping the coun-
Try I'D gar.
~ rTsp Vim, ,i,a,a.t.-s q. IA ,
NitcHeI's surprise. Ramsey and Dora
continue to meet, though Ramsey insists
heir talk Is academic and nothing else.
The feeling that the United States must
lake na.i the war grows in the uni
NCrsilv-
moment later his color sudden"
became merry. Il don't mean mean
- he stammered. ut was walking,
uf course mean we did 90 out walk
ing. but it wasn't walking like-like
this" He concluded with a fit of
which seemed to rack him.
Dora threw back her head and
delightedly. Don't you apollo
giz' - Size said. Il didn't when said
il au.ed 10 me that we've gone walk
ing so often when in reality it's only
four OF five times altogether. think
can explain. though: I think it came
partly from a feeling | have that can
rely on you-that you're good. solid,
reliable sort Of person. ] remember
from lie time we were little children,
you always had a sort Of worried. hon.
est look in school. and you used 10
make dent in your forehead-you
meant II for a frown-whenever
caught your eye. You hated me 50 hon
estly, and you were so honestly afraiC
] wouldn't see it,"
"Oh. nO-n0-"
"Oh. yes-yes!" she laughed. ther
grew serious. MY feeling about yol
that you were a person to be RELIEF