The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-10

didn't say anything on earth TO even
hint you might want to 60 out ana see
II anybody in particular had sot pscA
to college yet. didn't even mention
the name Of Dora Yo-- Keep on
me, Nv goodness. but you are senH-
tivei"
As a matter of fact. neither OF them
saw Dora until the first meeting OF the
Lumen, whittier they went as sopho
mores 10 take their pleasure In the
agony of freshmen debaters. Ramsey
was now able 10 attend the Lumen, not
with compiacence bur al least without
shuddering over the recollection OF MS
own spectacular first appearance there.
He had made subsequent appearances,
far from brilliant. yet not disgraceful.
and as a spectator, at least. he usuais!
felt rather al his ease In the place.
II cannot be asserted, however, that
he appeared entirely At his ease this
evening after he had read the Pro-
gramme" chatked upon the large easei
blackboard beside the chairman's desk.
Three Freshman Debates" were an
nounced and a Sophomore Grafton.
this last being followed by the name,
ID. Yocum, 49," Ramsey made i'm.
mediate and conspicuous efforts 10
avoid sitting next to his roommate,
but was not so adroit as 10 be sue
cessful. However Fred was mercifui
the fluctuations of his friends COM
plexion were an inspiration more TO
pity than to badinage.
The three debates all concerned the
Causes of the War In Europe. and
honors appeared. to rest with small
and stout. stoiidly "pro-German' girl
debater, who had brought with her
and translated at sight absa-loot proofs
$50 she called them). printed in Ger
man. that Germany had been attacked
by Belgium at the low instigation OF
the envious English. Everybody knew
1t wasn't true; but she made an I'M
preston and established herself as 3
debater, especially as her opponent
was quite COMPOUNDED by her intrOduc-
ton of printed matter.
When the debates and the verdicts
were concluded, the orator appeared
and Fred's compassion extended itself
so far that he even refrained from
looking inquisitlvely at the boy in The
seat next to his but he made one side
Of a wager mentally-that II Ramsey
had consented TO he thoroughly con
fidential Just then. he would have con
fessed to feeling kind O. funny
Dora was charmingly dressed. and
she was pale: bur those notable eye
lashes Of hers were all the more no
table against her psllor. And as she
spoke with fire. 1t was natural tina,
her color should come back quite fam
lngly and that her eyes should fash ir
shelter Of the lashes. The Christian
Spirit and Internationalism' was hei
subject. yet she showed no meek sam
pie of Christian Spirit herself when
she came 10 attacking war-makers
generally. as well as all those half
developed tribesmen' and victims OF
herd instinct" who believed that wal
might ever be justified under any cir.
cumstances Of atrOcity. She was elO
quent truly and a picture NJ grace
and girlish dignity, even when she
was most vigorous. Nothing could
have been more militant than her de.
nunciatiOn of militancy.
shes an actual wonder Fred
said, when the two had got back to
Mrs. Meigs' afterward. Don't you
look ut me like that I'm talkin' about
her as a public character. and there's
nothin' personal about it. You let me
alone"
Ramsey was not clear as to his
duty. well"
IF any person makes public
speech" Fred protested. II got a per.
feet right to discuss 'em, no matter
what you think of em"-and he added
hastily--"Or don't think of emf"
Look here"
Good heavens I" Fred exclaimed.
"You aren't expecting to Interfere
with me II l say anything about that
little fat Werder girl that argued for
Germany, are you? Or any of the
other speakers? l got right to talk
about 'em just as public speakers,
haven't 1? Well. what ] say Is: Dora