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


,,mnnoss ia have thought then II some
hody,d told me the time w"nid eve
come when I'd be way on here ~ cor
lege sittin' on bench with Dora io
cum--with Dora Yocum. In the nrs'
nlsce--and her crying and both OF us
Ealing about the United States goih
n war with Germany! Don't II seem
nretty funny to you. Fred. toos :.
.Rnt as near as I can make out
Fred said. that isn't what happened
"Why isn't it,"
"You say and both OF us Taking
and 80 on. As near as can iiaAe ""''
Won didn't say anything at all.
"We,l I didn't-much.' Ramsey al
m,tted and returned TO his point Win
almost pathetic persistence. b"'
doesn't 1t seem kind q funny 10 you
Fred"
"Well, don't know
at does to me-" Ramsey Insisted. III
certainly does to me-
Eyes" said Fred cruelty. i've no
tlced you said so, but 1t don't look any
funnier than you do when you say
It,"
Suddenly he sent forth startling
shout. "Wow! You're as req as =
blushing beet"
IL am notv'
.sY'are! shouted Fred. Wow! The
ole woman-hater's get the fushes. On.
look at the pretty pOsy!"
And, jumping down from the WINDOW
seat he began to dance round his
much pertur,,ed cOmrade, believing.
Ramsey bore with him for q moment.
then sprang upon him; they wrestied
vigorously, broke a chair and went TO
the floor with crash that gave the
chandelier In Mrs. Meigs' parlor, be-
low. an attack Of tingles.
"You let me up." Fred gasped.
"You take your solemn oath to shut
up? You goin' to swear it,"
"All right. give my solemn oath.
said Fred; and they rose. arranging
their tousled attire.
well" said Fred. when you goln'
to call on herr
"You look here" Ramsey approached
him dangerously. you just gave me
your SOL"
81 beg!" Fred cried. retreating. II
mean. aside from all that. why. l just
thought maybe after such an evening
you'd feel as gentleman you ought to
60 and ask after her health
"NOw. see here"
mo. mean 1t: You ought to-" Fred
insisted. earnestly. and as his room.
mate glared az him with complete sus-
piclon. he added. In explanation. You
ought To go next Callers Night. and
send In your card, and say you felt YOU
ought to ask il she'd suffered any from
the night air. Even II you couldn't
| manage to say that. yOu ought to start
to say 1t, anyhow, because yOu- Keep
off O me! I'm only tryin' to do you a
good turn. amt II"
You save your good turns for
yourself" Ramsey grOwled, still ad-
vancing upon him..
But the tnsidiOus Mitchell, evading
| him, fed to the other end Of the room,
picked up his cap and changed his
| manner. Come on, ole bag o beans,
lots NO. to tho frat house /;
It's time. Wen call this all off"
"You BETTER" Ramsey warned him ;
and they trOtted out together
But as they went along, Fred took
Kamsey's arm coniidentially. aud said !:
Now, honestly. Ram. ole man. when
are you goin' to
Ramsey was stll red. You look
here! Just say one more word"
"Oh, no" Fred expostulated. II
mean seriously. Ramsey. Honestly. l
mean seriously. Aren't you seriously
goin' TO call on her some Callers
Night?"
NO. I'm mott"
"Bht why hot?"
"Becanse ! don't want to-"
We'll seriously. Ramsey. there's
only one Callers Night before vaca.
tion. and so | suppose it hardly will
he worth while but expect youll see
quite little OF her al home this sum.
mer?'
NO, l won't. l won't see her at all.
She isn't goin' to be home this sum.
mer, and wouldn't see anything Of
her II she was"
"Where's she goin' to be?"
In Chicago"
"She Isl" said Fred. slyly. "when'd
she tell you:'
Ramsey turned on him. you look
out! She didn't tell me. / Just hap.
pened to see In the Bulletin she's
signed up with some other girls to 20
and do settlement work in Chicago.
Anybody could see 1t. 1t was printed
out plain. You could have seen Il lust
as well as | could, if you'd read the
Bulletin"
oh" said Fred.
Now look here"
Good heavens Can't even say
Oh'?"
1T depends Oh the way you say IT,"
I'm be careful" Fred assured him.
earnestly. Il really and honestly
don't mean to get You excited about
all this, Ramsey. can see myself YOU
haven't changed from your old opinion
OF Dora Yocum bit. was only try.
IN to get little rise out of you for a
minute, because Of course, seriously
why, can see you hate her just the
same as you always did"
Yes" said Ramsey. disarmed and
guiieless In the face Of diplomacy. II
only told You about all this. Fred, be-
cause 1t seemed--well, 1t seemed 40
kind O. funny 70 me-" /
Fred affected not to hear "Wbats
did you say. Ramsey?"
Ramsey looked vaguely disturbed. ~
said-why' l said II all seemed kind
O." He paused, then repeated plain.
uveiy We'll. to me, 1t all seemed
Kind O'-kind a. fupnv