Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-06-17

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person to stick TO their principles.
why, the more believe the person
must have something pretty fine about
'em likely"
"Yesl" said the hot-beaded Fred.
THAT may be In ordinary times, bur
not when persons principles are la
BILE to betray their country! We won't
stand that kind of principles. tell
you, and we oughtn't 10. Dora Yccunl's
finding that out, all right. She had the
biggest position of any girl In this
place, or any boy either up to the last
few weeks, and there wasn't any stu
dent or hardly even member OF the
faculty that had the influence or was
more admired and looked up to. She
had the whole show! But now. since
she's Just the same as called any stu
dent murderer II he enlists to fight
for his country and fag--well. now
she hasn't got anything at all, and IL
she keeps on she'll have even less r.
He paused In his walking to and fro
and came to halt behind his friends
chair, looking down compassionately
upon the back Of Ramsey's motlonless
head. His tone changed. ~ guess II
isn't Just the ticket--me TO be talking
this way to you. is itr he said. with
trace OF huskinsss.
"oh--it's all right" Ramsey muir
INJURED, not altering his position.
Il can't help blowing up" Fred went
on. Il want TO say, though, know
I'm not very considerable TO blow up
about her TO you this way. I've been
playing horse with you about her ever
since freshman year, but--well. yeu
must have understood, Ram, never
meant anything that would really both
er you much, and thought--well.
really thought II was good thing.
u--your-well, mean about her.
you know. I'm on, all right. know
It's pretty serious with you" He
paused.
'Tts--it's kind of tough luckw his
friend contrived to say; and he began
to pace the floor again.
"Oh-well--" he said.
"See here, ole stick-in-the-mud"
Fred broke out abruptly. after her
saying what she did Wen, It's none
O. my business, but--but--"
swell. whatf" Ramsey murmured.
Il don't care what you say, II you
want to say anything"
"Well. | got TO say It," Fred half
groaned and hnlf blurted. "After she
said that--and she meant it--why, IL
| were In your place I'd be thrned II
I'd be seen out walking with her
again."
"Tm not going to be-" Ramsey said,
quietly.
@By Georgel" And now Fred halted
In front of him, both being huskily
solemn. II think understand little
OF what that means to you. old Ram
sey; ] think do. think know
something Of what II costs you TO
make that resolution for your coun.
try's sake" Impnlsiyely he extended
his hand. 'It's pretty big thing for
you TO do. VIII you shake hands"
But Ramsey shook his head. Il
didn't do 1t. wouldn't ever have done
anything just on account Of her talk
In that way She shut the door on
melt was a good while ago"
"She did What forf"
"Well, I'm not much Of a talker, You
know, Fred" said Ramsey, staring Mt
the pen he played with. "Im not much
Of anything, for that matter, prob'ly.
but I--well--I--.
"You what?"
swell, had to tell her didn't feel
about things the way she did. She'd
thought had, all along. guess. Any
way, 1t made her hate me or some
thing, ] guess; and she called It all
off I expect there wasn't much to call
Off, so far as she was concerned, any
how" He laughed feebly. "She told
me better go and enlist"
pheasant of herr Fred mnttered.
ESPECIALLY as we know what she
thinks enlisting means" He raised his
voice cheerfully. swell, that's settled:
and, thank God, old Mr.. Bernstorff's on
his way to his sweet little vine-clad
cottage home They're getting guns
on the ships, and the big shows liable
to commence any day. We can hold
up our heads now, and we're going to
see some great times, old Ramsey boy
It's hard on the home folks--Gosb !
don't like to think of that And
guess It's going to be hard on lot OF
boys that haven't understood what It's
oil about, and hard on some that their
family affairs, and business, and so on.
have got 'em tied up so It's hard to 70
and OF course there's plenty that just
can't, and some tina: aren't husky
enough--but the rest Of us are going
to have the big time In our lives. We
got an awful lot to learn; It scares me
to think Of what don't know about
being any sort OF rear-rank prl-
vate. Why, It's regular profession.
like practicing law, or selling for a
drug house on the road.
''Gollyi DO you remember how We
talked about that, way back In fresh.
man year, what we were going TO do
when we got out OF college? You were
going to be practiclng law, for In.
stance, and I--well, fr instance, re-
member Colburn; he was going to he