The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-31

proudness That ID, n you're not ons
q those who feel that ! shouldn't b
spoken tor
. no" said Fred, SHINY. Il may
share their point Of view. perhaps, bot
] don't feel called upon to ebtrude n
o. you in that manner"
II See" she said, noddibe. I've
wanted to speak with you about RAM
ssv."
IAN right"
She bit her lip, then asked, abrupt
": what made him DO III"
ENLIST a. a private with the fegur
lArsT -.,.--
mo. What made him enlist at allS"
"Only because hes that SORT" Free
returned briskly. He may be mex
plicable to people who believe that his
going out to fight for his country u
the same thing as going out to COM
init n MUIR"
She lifted her hand. Couldn't
you"
~ beg your pardon" Fred said at
once. "I'm sorry, but don't know just
how to explain him to you"
"Whyr
He laughed, apologetically. swell,
you see, as i understand it, you don't
think it's possible for person to have
something within him that makes him
care so much about his country that
he"
wait :" she, cried. "Don't you think
I'm willing to suffer little rather
than to see my country in the wrong?
Don't you think I'm doing it,"
"Well, don't want to be rude; but,
Of course, 1t seems to me that you're
suffering because you think you know
mere about what's right ard wrong
than anybody e&e does"
"Oh, no. But +"
I'VE wouldn't get anywhere, prob
ably, by arguing it," Fred said. You
asked me-"
II asked you to tell me why be en-
listed"
"The trouble is, don't think can
tell that to anybody who needs an an
swer. He just went, of course There
isn't any question about it. always
thought he'd be the first to CO."
"Oh, mol" she said
Eyes, 1 always thought So"
II think you were mistaken" she
said, decidedly. ut was special rea-
son-to make him act so cruelty"
"'Cruellyw Fred cried.
at wasw
ooh, to his mother-to his family.
To have him 60 Off that way, without
a word"
"Oh, no; he'd been home" Fred cor
rected her. He went home the Satur-
day before he enlisted, and settled 1t
with them. They're all broken up. Of
course; but when they saw he'd made
up his mind, they quit opposing him,
and think they're proud Of him about
1t. maybe. In spite Of feeling anxious.
You see, his father was an artillery
man In the war with Spain. and his
grandfather was colonel at the cnh
Of the Civil war, though he went into
II as a private, like Ramsey. lie died
when Ramsey. was about twelve; but
Ramsey remembers him he was talk
bg of him little the night bef0re-he
enlisted"
Dora made a gesture Of despairing
protest. lyon don't understand"
what is 1t / don't understands
Ramsey! know why he went
and it's just killing mel"
Fred looked at her gravely. II don't
think you need worry about it," he
said. There's nothing about his 60
ing that you are responsible for"
She repslted her despalring gesture.
"You don't understand. But it's no
use. II doesn't help any to try to talk
of 1t, though thought maybe 1t would.
somehow" She went little nearer
the dOrmitory entrance, leaving him
where he was, then turned. II sup
pose you won't see him?'
II don't know. Most probably not
till we meet-if we should-in France,
l don't know where he's stationed; and
I'm going with the aviatiOn--if It's
ever ready! And he's with the regu-
lars; he'll probably be among the first
to 60 over"
II See" She turned sharply away.
calling back over her shoulder In a
choked voice. THANK you. Good-byr
But Freds heart had melted; gazing
after her. he saw that her proud young
head had lowered now, and that her
shoulders were moving cOnvulsively;
he ran after her and caught her as she
began slowly to ascend the dOrmitOry
steps.
"See here" he cried. Don't"
She lifted a wet face. "No, mol He
went In bitterness because told him
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