The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-05-04
CHAPTER viI.-continued.

lie was so right, in regard to his own
performance, mt least, that, thereupon
drying up utterly. he proceeded to
stand, Il speechless figure In the midst
! Of Il multitudinous silence, for an eter-
nifty lasting forty-tive seconds. He made
rncktng effort, and at the end of this
| epoch found words again. "In making
my argument in this debate. I would
state that"
! Two minutes :" said the chairman.
"Refutation by the negative Miss ID.
Yocum. Two minutes"
II waive them" said Dora primly.
Il submit that the affirmative has not
ref'ltcd the argument Of the negative"
Every WE'LL" With his gavel the
chairman sharply tapped the desk be-
fore him. THE question Is now be-
fore the house. Resolved, that Ger
many Is both morally and legally iusti-
fled In her invasion Of Belgium All
those in favor Of the"
But here there was IN interruption
or kind never before witnessed dur
ing any proceedings of the Lumen So
ciety. II came from neither Of the de-
baters. who still remained standing at
their desks until the vote settling their
comparative merits in argument
shouid he taken The interruption
was from the rear row of seats along
the wall, where sat new members of
the society. freshmen not upon the
program Of the evening. A loud nasal
voice was heard from this quarter, 81
loud but nasal voice, Shrll rs well as
haSal. and full OF Il strange hot pas
sion. MI Chairman it cried. "I.ook-
n-herr, Mr.. Chairman! Mr.. Chairman,
] demand to be heard \You gotta GIN.
me my say. Mr.. Chairman! I'm a.
gunna have my say! You look n here,
Mr.. Chalrman!"
shocked by such breach Of order.
and by the nnseemly violence Of the
speaker, not only the chairman but
everyone else looked there. A short
strong figure was on It's feet. gesticu.
lating flercey; and the head belonging
to 1t was large one with too much
curly black hair, a fiat swarthy face.
shiny and not Immediately shaven ::
there was an impression Of ill-chosen
clothes. too much fat red lip. too much
tooth. too much eyeball. Fred Mitchell
recognized this violent nterrupter as
one Linski, fellow freshman who sat
next him In one Of his classes whats
that c,ss up tor Fred wondered, and
SO did others. Linski showed them.
He pressed forward, showing himself
through the two rows In front Of him
TIL he emerged upon the green Garnet
OF the open space, and as he came, he
was cyclonic with words.
"You don't put no such stun as this
over. tell you!" he shouted in his
hot, nasal voice. '"rhis here's 81 free
country. and you call yourself de-
batting society, do You? Lcmme tell
you l belong to a debating society in
Chicago. where come from, and them
fellas up there, they'd think they'd
oughta be shot fer fake like what
you people are tryin' to put over. here,
! tonight ] come down here to gt some
more education. and pay fer it, too,
In good hard money I've made sweatin'
In machine shop up there in Chi
cago; but II this Is the kind Of educa.
! ton I'm a-gunna git, l better 60 on
back there. You call this q square de.
bate. do your"
| lie advanced toward the chairman's
PLATFORM, shaking frantic fist. "Well.
II you do, you got another think
comm, my capitals frien'! You went
ana give out the question whether It's
right fer Choimuny to go through Bel
gum; and what do you do fer the
Choimun side7 You pick out this here
Dig stifr"-b waved his passionate