The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-05-11
CHAPTER XIV.

face grew into distinctness, he was In
dlgnant with himself for feeling less
and less Indignation toward her In pro
portion to the cIoseness Of his ap
proach. The pity that came over him
was mingled with an unruly sdmlra.
ton, causing him to wonder what un-
patriotic stuff she could be made Of.
She was marked, but not whipped; she
stili held herself straight under all the
hammering and cutting which, to his
knowledge. she had been getting.
She stopped him. "for only q mo-
ment." she said. adding with a wan
proudness: THAT Is. II you're not one
~ those who feel that I shouldn't be
spoken tor
mo" said Fred. stiffiy II may
share their point Of view. perhaps, but
I don't feel called upon to obtrude II
On you In that manner"
II See" she said, nodding. I've
wanted to speak with you about Ram
sey."
"All right"
She bit her lip. then asked. abrupt
ENLIST as private with the regu-
larsr'
mo. What made him enlist at allf'
only because he's that sort" Fred
returned briskly. HE may be mex
plicsble to people who believe that his
going out to fight for his country Is
the same thing as going out to com
init u nur-"
She lifted her hand. Couldn't
you"
IL beg your pardon" Fred said at
once. I'm sorry. but don't know just
how to explain him to you"
"Why7'
He laughed, alphabetically. well.
you see. as I understand 1t, you don't
think it's possible for person to have
something within him that makes him
care 80 much about his country that
he"
"wait !" she cried Don't you think
I'm willing to suffer a little rather
than To see my country In the wrOng7
Don't you think I'm doing it1"
well. I don't want to be rude but,
Of course, II seems to me that you're
suffering because you think you know
more about what's right and wrong
than anybody else does"
"Oh. no. But /"
I'VE wouldn't get anywhere, prob
ably. by arguing It," Fred said. you
asked me-"
81 asked you to tell me why he en-
listed"
THE trouble Is. I don't think can
tell that to anybody who needs an an
swer. He Just went. of course. There
isn't any question about II. l always
thought he'd be the first to GO"
ooh. no." she said.
Eyes, I always thought So"
~ think you were mistaken" she
said, decidedly at was a special res-
son-to make him act so cruelty"
"'Cruelly'!" Fred cried.
at was!"
Cruel to whomr
"Oh. to his mother-to his family.
| q word"
"Oh. no; he'd been home" Fred cor
rected her. He went home the Satur-
| day before he enlisted, and settled II
with them. They're all broken up. Of
course but when they saw he'd made
and | think they're proud OF him about
Il. maybe. In spite Of feeling anxious.
You see. his father was an artillery
man In the war with Spain. and his
grandfather was u colonel at the END
Of the Civil war. though he went into
II rs a private. like Ramsey. He died
when Ramsey was about twelve; but
Ramsey remembers him; he was talk
ing OF him little the night before he
enlisted"
Dora made gesture Of despairiag
protest. You don't understand! :"
"What is Il l don't UNDERESTIMATE
Ramsey know why he went
and It's just killing met"
Fred looked at her grsvely. II don't
think you need worry about IT," he
said. There's nothing about his 60
ing that you are responsible for"
She repeated her despairing gesture.
you don't understand. But it's no
use. II doesn't help any to try to talk
| Of Il. though thought maybe II would,
somehow" She went little f'arer
the dormitory entrance. leaving him
where he was. then turned. II sup
pose you won't see himr
81 don't know. Most probably not
TIL we meet-if we should-in France
l don't know where he's stationed: and
I'm going with the aviatlon-lf it's
ever ready And he's with the regu
lars: he'll probably be among the first
TO go over"
II see" She turned sharply away
calling back over her shoulder in q
choked voice. THANK you. Good-by :"
But Fred's heart had melted; gazing
after her. he saw that her proud young
head had lowered now, and that her
shoulders were moving convulsiyely /;
he ran after her and caught her rs she
began slowly to ascend the dormitory