The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-16

was wrong TO fight, no matter what.
Well, n she wasn't girl. anybody
that wanted to got her to fight could
prob'ly do H." lie did not add that he
would he the person 10 make the ex
pertinent or Dora weren't girD, nor
nd the thought enter his mind until an
hour or so later. swell" he added, 81
suppose there Ia little more to he
aid"
lie was So right, In regard to his own
performance. at least, that, thereupon
drying up utterly, he proceeded 10
stand, n speechlcss figure In the midst
" q multitudinous silence, for an eter-
nifty lasting forty-fve seconds He made
a racking effort and at the end Of this
epoch found words again. "ln making
my argument In this debate, | would
state that"
1.-TWO minutes" said the chairman.
"Rcfutation by the negative. Miss n.
Yocum. Two minutes"
." waive them" said Dora, primly.
II submit that the affirmative has not
refuted 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 justi-
fed In her invasion Of Belgium All
those In favor Of the"
But here there was an interruption
Of 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
should 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. q
loud but nasal voice, shrill as well as
nasal, and full Of q strange hot pas
sion. "Mr. Chairman I" II cried. Look
a-here, Mr.. Chairman Mr.. Chairman,
I demand TO he heard! You gotta GIN
me my say, Mr.. Chairman I'm a.
gunna have my sayl You look-a-here,
Mr.. Chairman
Shocked by such a breach Of order.
and by the unseemly violence Of the
speaker not only the chairman but
everyone else looked there. A short,
strong figure was on Its feet, gesticu-
lating f1ercely; and the head belonging
to II was large one with too much
curly black hair. a fiat swarthy face,
shiny and not Immediately shaver ;
there was an impression Of ill-chosen
clothes. too much fat red lip, too much
tooth. too much eyeball. Fred Mitchell
recognized this violent interrupter -
one Linski. a fellow freshman who SAT
next him In one Of his classes. whats
that cuss up TOT" Fred wondered, and
so did others. Linski showed them.
He pressed forward. showing himself
through the two rows I'm front Of him
till he emerged upon the green carpet
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. This here's a free
country, and you call yourself de
batting society, do you? Lemme tell
you | belong 10 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 git 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-
tion I'm a-gunna git, better go on
back there. You call this a square de-
bate, do youf"
He advanced toward the chairman's
platform, shaking a frantic fist. We'll
II you do, you got another think
comm, my capitals frien'i You went
and give out the question whether It's
right fer Cholmuny to 20 through Bel
GUM; and what do you do fer the
Choimun side? You pick out this here
big stifr'-he waved his passionate
hand at the paralyzed Ramsey-'you
pick out boob like that fer the Cho-
nun side, poor fish that gifts stage
fright so bad he don't know whether
he's talkin' or dead; or else he fakes
IL; because he's speaker so bum II
looks more to me like he was taking
You git this big stiff TO fake the Choi-
nun side. and then you go and stick
up a goil agains' him that's got brains
and makes paclfis' argument that
wins the case agains' the Choimuns
like cuttln' through hog lard! But
you amt a-gunna Kit away with IT,
mister. Lemme tell you right here
and now, ! may be mix blood, but
got some Choimun in me with the rest
what | got. and before you vote on
this here question you gotta hear a
few woids from somebody that can
talk This whole war is capitals
war Belgium as much as Choimuny
and the United States Is sellin' its soul
10 the capitals right now, | tell you
takin' sides agains ChOimuny. Orders
fer explosives and ammunition and
guns and Red Cross supplies Is comm
into this country by the millions. and
tho YuuituiiS' IFuitpb States IL fat al.