Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27

furious.
After Commencement, when the
roommates had gone home, Mr.. Mitch
ellis caution extended over the long
sunshiny months of summer vacation
he broke it but once and then in we'll
advised safety, for the occasion was
semi-public The two were out for a
stroll on a July Sunday afternoon;
and up and down the street young
couples lolled along. young families
and baby carriages struggled to and
from the houses Of older relatives, and
the rest of the world Of that growing
city was rocking and tanning itself on
it's front veranda.
Here's right pretty place, isn't it,
Ramsey, don't you think?" Fred re-
marked innocently, as they were pass
ing lawn Of shOrt-clipped, bright
green grass before genial-looking
house, fresh in white paint and cool in
greenland white awnings. A broad
veranda, well populated just now,
crossed the front of the house; fine
trees helped the awnings to give COM
fort against the sun; and Freds re-
mark was warranted. Nevertheless,
he fell under the suspicion Of his COM
panion, who had begun to evince some
nervousness before Fred spoke.
'sWhat place you meanY
''The Yocum place." said Mr.. Mitch
ell. II hear the old gentleman's mighty
prosperous these days. They keep
things up to the mark, don't they,
Ramsey"
81 don't know whether they do or
whether they DON'T" Ramsey returned
shortly.
Fred appeared to muse regretfully
he said, with only Mr.. and Mrs. Yo-
cum and their married daughters, and
eight or nine children on the front
porch!"
"You wait till 1 get you where they
can't see us!'' Ramsey warned him
fiercely
"You can't do it," said Fred, mani
Testing triumph. well both stop right
here in plain sight Of the whole Yo-
cum family connection till you promise
not to touch me-"
And he halted, leaning back i'm
placably against the Yocum's iron
fence. Ramsey was scandalized.
"Come on ~ he said hoarsely. Don't
stop here"
Il will, and if you go on alone I'll
OF fn RIGHT
here with all of 'em lookin' at you
until"
II promise! My heavens, come on J"
Fred consented to end the moment
of agony and for the rest of the sum-
mer found it impossible to persuade
Ramsey to- pass that house in his COM
pany. II won't do it," Ramsey told
him. "Your word of honor means moth
in to me; you're liable to do anything
that comes into your head and I'm
gettin' old enough to not get reputa-
ton for bein' seen with people that
act the idiot on the public streets. No,
sir; We'll walk around the block-at
least, we will if you're goin' with me! J"
And to Fred's delight, though he
concealed it, they would make this de-
tour.
The evening after their return to
the university both were busy with
their trunks and various orderings and
disorderings Of their apartment, but
Fred several times expressed surprise
that his roommate should be content
to remain at home; and finally Ram
sey comprehended these implications.
Mrs. Meigs' chandelier Immediately
jingIed with the shock Of another crash
upon the floor above.
"You let me up',, Fred commanded
thickly, his voice muffied by the pile
of fiannels, sweaters, underwear and
raincoats, wherein his head was being
forced to burrow. "You let me up,
darn you! I didn't say anything"
And upon his release he complained
that the attack was unproyoked. Il
didn't say anything on earth to even
hint you might want to go out and see
If anybody in particular had got back
to college yet. 1 didn't even mention
the name of Dora 70 Keep on o
me! My goodness, but you are sensi-
tivew
AS q matter Of fact, neither of them,
saw Dora until the first meeting Of the
Lumen, whittier they went as sopho-
mores to take their pleasure In the
agony Of freshmen debaters. Ramsey
was now able to attend the Lumen, not
with complacence but at least without
shuddering over the recollection of his
own spectacular first appearance there.
He had made subsequent appearances,
far from brilliant, yet not disgraceful,
and as spectator, at least, he usually
felt rather at his ease In the place.
1t cannot be asserted, however, that
he appeared entirely at his ease this
evening after he had read the PRO
gramme" chalked upon the large easel
blackboard beside the :chairman's desk.
Three Freshman Debates' were an
nounced and Sophomore Grafton
this lest being followed by the name.