Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-04-01
Ramsey Milholland
BY BOOTH HARRINGTON
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chief showing out of the coat breast.
pocket or not, and, II 1t was right
ought the handkerchief to have col
ored border or to be plain whltef But
he had never before brought any such
perplexities to his father, and found
himself too diffident to set them forth.
However, when he left the house
few minutes later, he boldly showed
an inch of purple border above the
pocket; then, as he saw himself about
to encounter several old lady pedes-
TRANS, he blushed and thrust the hand
kerchief down into deep concealment
Having gone block farther, he pulled
1t up again and so continued to oper-
ate this badge of fashion, or unfashion,
throughout the morning; and suffered
a great deal thereby.
Meantime, his father, rather relieved
that Ramsey had not told his secret,
whatever 1t was, dismissed the episode
from his mind and Joined Mrs. Mill
holland at the front door, ready for
church.
where's RamseyT he asked.
Hes gone ahead" she answered,
buttoning her gloves as they went
along. Il heard the door quite little
while ago. Perhaps he went over to
walk down with Charlotte and Vance.
Did you notice how neat he looks this
morning?"
"Why, no, didn't; not particularly.
Does he?"
Il never saw anything like 1t be-
fore" said Mrs. Milholland. He only
has three neckties, but saw him sew
eral times In each of them. He must
have kept changing and changing. !
wonder She paused.
I'm glad he's begun to take q little
care of his appearance at last I'll
have to take lock at him and give
him word of praise. suppose he'll
be In the pew when we get there"
But Ramsey wasn't In the pew; and
Charlotte, his sister, and her husband,
who were there, said they hadn't seen
, anything of him. 1t was not until the
! members OF his family were on their
way home after the services that they
caught glimpse of him.
They were passing church little
distance from their own; here the con-
gregation was just emerging to the
open, and among the sedate throng
descending the broad stone steps ap-
peared an accompanied Ramsey--and
red, red Ramsey ne was when he
beheld his father and mother and sis.
: ter and brother-in-law staring up al
! him from the pavement below. They
were kind enough not to come to ar
absolute halt, but passed slowly on
so that he was just able to avoid pa
rading up the street In front of them
In hoarse whispers, Mrs. Milhollant
: chided her husband for an exclama
ton he had uttered. "John On Sun
day You ought to be ashamed"
II couldn't help It." he exclaimed
"Who on earth is his clingng vinei
. Why, she's got lavender tops on hel
;, shoes and"
Don't look roundl' she warned hin
! | Sharply. Don L.
= "WelI, what's he doing at a Baptist
!, church? What's he fidgeting at his
handkerchief aboutf Why can't ht
walk like people? Does he think III
obligatory to walk home from church
' anchored arm-in-arm like Swedes OF
. a Sunday Out? Who Is this conveyed
fat girl that's got him, anyhow"
Z Hush! Don't look round again
, John"
Never fearl |" said her husband, hay
ing disobeyed. They've turned off
they're crossing over to Billiard street
Who Ia itf"
4 II think her names Rust" Mrs. Nil
holland informed him. II don't know
what her father does. She's one o
the girls In his class at school. /
. would be pleasanter If he'd taken |
fancy to someone whose family be
longs to our own circle"
"Taken fancy y he echoed, hooting
"Why, he's terriblel He looked lik'
red gilled goldfish that's Topped II
self out Of the bowl. Why, he"
81 say l wish II he felt that he hat
to take girls anywhere" said Mrs. Nil
holland, with the prlmmest air 0
speaking to the poInt-"if this sort o
thing must begin, wish he might hav
= selected some nice girl among tn
B daughters Of our own friends, lik
Dora Yocum, for instance"
Upon the spot she began to underg
!, the notifications Of mother VIII
4 has expected her son, just out OF In
fancy, to look about him with the ey
II Of critical matron OF forty-fys
\ Moreover, she was indiscreet enoug
to express her Views to Ramsey,
week later, producing thus scene 0
useless great fury and no little sount
II do think it's In very poor tast
~ to see so much Of any one girl, Ran
= sey," she said, and, not needing hi
protest that he only walked home fror
re school with Milla. "about every othe
~ day." and that II didn't seem an
I'd crime to him just to go to church wit