Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-07-07
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CHAPTER with his grandfather.
small Ramsey Milholland is watching the
decoration Day Parade" in the home
town; The old gentleman, a veteran of
the Civil war, endeavors to impress the
youngster with the significance Of the
great conflict, and many years afterward
the boy was to remember his words with
startling vividness
CHAPTER II.-In the schoolroom, a
rev years afterward, Ramsey was not
distinguished for remarkable ability,
arithmetic and REGULATIONS" In sharp
contrast to Ramsey's backwardness Is
the precocity, of little Dora Yocum, a
young lady whom in his bitterness he de-
nominateS Teachers Pet"
CHAPTER 1II.-In high school, where
ne and Dora are classmates, Ramsey
continues to feel that the girl delights to
manifest her superiority, and the vindic-
tlyeness he generates becomes alarming,
eliminating in the resolution that some
day be would SHOW her.
CHAPTER Iv.-At a class picnic Ram
sey, to his intense surprise, appears to
attract the favorable attention of Miss
M>4a Rust, a young lady Of about his
own age and the acknowledged belle of
the class Milla has the misfortune to
fall into creek while talking with Ram
sey, and that youth promptly plunges to
ZIG ISSCuG A0 water Is only SOUlG luF06
feet deep. but Milla's gratitude for his
heroic act Is embarrassing. He is in fact
taken captive by the fair one, to his great
CONSERVATION.
CHAPTER Y.-The acquaintance ripens
Ramsey and Milla openly keeping COM
gany," while" the FORMERS parents Won
der. His mothe Indeed goes so far as
% express some dlsapproval of his choice,
wen limiting that DorSs Yocum would be
ifphI Ia low a cue CT inn
Thich the youth receives with horror.N
CHAPTER VI.-At this period our hero
cts the thrill If his first kiss" Milla
cling very willing partner In the act
Ter hippancy over the matter discon-
srts Ramsey immensely, but shortly aft
ward the girl departs for visit to
hicago. She leaves an endearing missive
IT Ramsey, which adds to his feeling of
elancholy.
CHAPTER vII-shortly after Milla's
aparture, her friend, Sadie CleWs, in
rms Ramsey that his inamorata has
en- married to her cousin and is not
ming back, so that little romance is
ded. Within q few months Ramsey
ID his closest friend, Fred Mitchell,
to the state university, Ramseys chief
cling being one of relief that he has got
ay from the detested Dora. To his hor-
he finds she is also a student at the
iversity. q Induced to join debating
ciety, Ramsey is chosen as Dora's OPP
neP In a debate dealing with the mat
on Germany's right to invade Bel
I'M, Dora being assigned the negative
of the argument Partly on account
his feelings toward Dora, and his nat
Il nervousness, he makes a miserable
owing and Dora carries off the hOnors.
brash youngster named Linski objects
the showing made by Ramsey and be-
nes personal in his remarks. The mat
ends with Ramsey, In the university
nacular, giving Linslzia peach of
ch on the snoot."
HAPPIER vIII.-Dora appears to have
lie a decided hit with her fellow stu
g, to RamSey's supreme Wonderment.
umor of his affair" with the tickle
a spreads and he gets the reputation
man of experience and woman
r"
.APTER IX.-The story comes to the
e of 1916 and the sinking of the Lusi-
The university Is stirred to Its
u.s. Faculty and frat" societies alike
the government offering their serv-
n the war which, they believe to be
table Dora, holding the belief that
ar is wrong sees with horror the
of the students, which is an intense
to call Germany to account. She
Ramsey and endeavors to impress
with her pacif1st views.
APTER X-Miss Yocum's appeal
THAT disconcerts Ramsey, especially
girl seems to place some real value
opinions, and his feelings toward
re somewhat vague.
CHAPTER XII.
,ey was not quite athlete
for any of the varsity teams
was he an antagonist safely
ntered, whether in play Or in
t. and during the next few days
light Fred Mitchell to be eau
The chatter learned that his
gility could not save him from
V, and so found 1t wiser to con-
effervescence which sometimes
ned to burst him. Ramsey as
was a continuous temptation,
so good-natured and yet so
Commencement, whens the
ties had gone home Me-. Mitch
ution extended over the long
months of summer vacation !;
1t but once and then in we'll
safety, for the occasion was
blic. The two were out for a
n July Sunday afternoon !;
and down the street young
kO1ACo 0AOh6f IOAIS toAA1~A~S
" carriages struggled to and
houses of older relatives, and
of the world of that growing
rocking and tanning itself on
v9randa.
S right pretty place, isn't it,
don't you think| Fred re-
innocently, as they were pass
avn Of short-clipped, bright
rass before genial-looking
.esh in white paint and cool in
d-white awnings. A broad
we'll populated just now,
the front of the house; fine
lped the awnings to give COM
inst the sun; and Fred's re-
as warranted. Nevertheless,
nder the suspicion of his COM
Who had begun to evince some
esq before Fred spoke.
place you meanT
yocum place." said Mr. Nit