The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-24
,.ereR xI.-continued.

rrocee0e0'
~. when she stands there. she
!. araight and knows just what
:. to, and everything. why,
. ..mething about her makes the
a,,Ia 70 down your spine-l
I, mine. not yours particular
=" n DOWN. mean anybody's
s..rope It'll" And as Ramsey
...d The manifestations Of his
..e.a lifting tennis racket over
.ssrrate figure. "Oh. murder"
..u. resignedly. "All right. we'll
=. the subject. That fat little
4, rute made out 4 pretty good
=, Germany, didn't sher
,.m,ey disposed himself in an easy
4 9Th bis feet upon the table,
s.,eptly chuckled. "You remem-
4. time had the fuss with Wes-
N,der, back In the ole school
sr
IN the Aubdub this Werder girl got
w,isht puts me In mind Of the
+ nlked that day. l can remem-
\ u we'll as anything! Wesley
yslpin' that whoever mentioned
~ name in a public place was q
md Of course I didn't want to
II for that; q boys got a reg'lar
~ for tryin' to make out he's
, q rixht side In scrap, and he'll
- IL to do something. or say
uIthhs. or he'll get the other boy
= sonething, to make It look as
n ether boy was in the wrong and
n he trouble. So ! told poor ole
Il. that my father spoke my moth
4 name In a public place whenever
upted to, and l dared him to say
ather was a pup. And all 80 on.
III startin' up a scrap. why, half
! line he'll drag in his father and
her II there's any chance to do IT.
IN * up some way so he can say,
ID, that's just the same as If you
Id my father and mother a fool
vmething ike that. Then, after
IA he can claim he was scrappin'
muse he had to defend his father
Z mother, and Of course he'll more
N half believe IT himself.
well, you take a government-it's
i Just some men. the way I see 1t.
i II they're goin' to start some big
pubie like this war, why, Of course
y1l play just about that same old
y trick, because it's instinct to do 1t,
II the same for man as 1t is for a
g-er else the principles just the
ne, or something. Well. anyhow, II
4 want to know who started a scrap
\ worked It up. you got to forget all
\ talk there Is about 1t. and all what
"a side says. and just look at two
ilu: Who was fixed for It first. or
ought they were, and who hit first :?
ben you get the answer to those two
lstions everything's settled about
b being attacked business. AS near
! can make out, this war began
III Germany and Austria's startin'
wipe out two little countries; Aus
b began shootin' up Serbia. and
many began shootin' up Belgium.
deut need to notice any more than
IT. myself-all the girls in the coun-
can debate their heads off. they
u change what happened and they
1t excuse It, either"
he was silent, appearing to feel that
had concluded conclusiveIy. and the
mig gentleman on the window seat.
aef staring ut him for several mo-
ats OF genuine thoughtfulness. was
se'ous enough to observe, "Well, old
~ you mary be a little slow in class.
when you think things out with
1self you do show signs of some
ing pretty near like real horse-sense
ueumes. Why don't you ever say
V'hins like that TOTO some OF
'aF pacifst friends?"
What do you mean? Who you
.fn' about1 Whose 'paclfist
ieadsY'
see' here!" Fred exclaimed. rs
lnsey seemed about to rise. "You
= sitting just where you are. and
~ 'ook at me out OF the side of
u !. ese like that-pfetendin' you're a
Y aorse. I'm really serious now. and
: listen to me- I don't think argufy-
! ,na debating like that little Frau
;. "Wder's does much harm. She's
Ign. NIFTY goung rolypoiy. by the
/" houg you didn't notice, OF
wy dt IT' Ramsey demanded.
~ Y didn't l notiee?"
s noto But. RS I was saying,
\. mlf that sort Of talk does
. Everybody knows II goes
pro-Germans. and It's
n 4" yyhow. But I think Lin
ak does do harm. prohly
= that don't know much;
M more. think Dora f"-
M, Eme. too. Well. you hit
h ~ o'&nOOt. ~ what are you -
. .ord! You don't think
!, ! to 60 and-hit Dora. do
I'm a.: Aren't you ever go'n
~. n about It and tell her
No IN =" bed" ,,
|ne,.,. Tn earnest" Fred urged.