The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-04-26

onCh u tnht uuy, ana Wndt 90 you
suppose I'd have thought then II some.
body'd told me the time would ever
come when I'd be way of here at col.
lege sittin' on bench with Dora 70
cum-with Dora Yocum, In the first
place-and her crying and both Of US
talking about the United States goin'
to war with Germany! Don't II seem
pretty funny to you, Fred, tooT"
But as near as I can make out"
Fred said. shat Isn't what happened"
"Why Isn't it7"
| you say and both Of us talking
and so on. As near as can make out.
| you didn't say anything at ALL"
! well. didn't-much," Ramsey ad.
mitted, and returned to his point with
almost pathetic persistence. "But
| doesn't 1t seem kind o. funny to you,
Fred?"
well. don't know"
ut does to me-" Ramsey insisted. "It
certainly does to me-"
"Yes," said Fred cruelty. "rve no
ticed 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 red as
blushlng beet ~
81 am notl-
"Y'are" shouted Fred. "wow! The
ole woman-hater's get the Pushes. Oh.
look mt the pretty posyr
And jumping down from the window
seat. he began to dance round his
much perturbed comrade, believing.
Ramsey bore with him for moment,
then sprang upon him; they wrestled
vigorously, broke chair and went to
the floor with crash that gave the
chandelier In Mrs. Meigs' parlor, be-
low. an attack Of jingles.
"You let me up!" Fred gasped.
"Iou 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 goin'
to call on her?"
"You look here!" Ramsey approached
him dangerously. you just gave me
your SOL"
81 beg" Fred cried, retreatInC. "I
mean, aside from all that, why, | just
thought maybe after such an evening
you'd feel as gentleman you ought to
go and ask after her health
snow. see here"
"Nc, mean 1t; you ought to-" Fred
insisted earnestly, and as his room
mate glared at 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 II she'd suffered any from
the night air. Even If 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
good turn, oin't II"
you save your good turns for
YOURSELF" Ramsey srowled, still adj
vanclng upon him.
But the insidious 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,
let's be on our way to the 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
Ramsey's arm confidentially, ana said:
Now. honestly Ram. ole man, when
are you goln' to"
Ramsey was still red. "You look
here Just say one more word"
"Oh, no." Fred e3ostulatcd. II
mean seriously, Ramsey. Honestly, l |
mean seriously. aren't you seriously |
gOln' to call on her some Callers |
Night?" ,
mo, I'm notT
But why not?"
Because | don't want to-"
well, seriously, Ramsey, there's
only one Callers Night before vaca-
ton. and so l suppose 1t hardly will
be worth while; but l expect you'll see
quite little OF her ut home this sum
mer?"
NO, 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 be2"
"ln Chicago"
"She is?" said Fred, slyly. "When'd
she tell your b.,
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 90
md do settlement work I'm Chicago.
Anybody could see It, II was printed
,ut plain. You could have seen 1t just
rs well as could, II you'd read the
Bulletin"
"Oh, . said Fred.
Now look here"
Good heayelsl Can't even say
oh'Y
ut depends on the way you say it,
IN be careful" Fred assured him,