News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-08
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CHAPTER with his grandfat Their
small Ramsey Mi.hollanG is watching the
decoration Day Parade" in the .:omt
town. The old gentleman, "a veteran OF
ths civil war, endeavors to impress the
youngster with the significance of the
great condict. and many years afterward
the boy was to remember his words with
startling vividness.
CHAPTER LIN the schoalroom, a
few years afterwArd, Ramsey was not
distinguished for remarkable ability,
though his two pronounced disllkes were
arithmetic and 'Recitations." In sharp
contrast TO Ramsey's backwaroness is
the precoclty OF ntue Dora Iocum, a
young lady whom in his bitterness he de-
dominates Teachers Pet
CHAPTER uI.-In high school, where
ne and Dora are classmates Ramsey
continues 10 feel that the girl delights to
manifest her superiority, and the vindic-
tiveness he generates becomes alarming,
eliminating IN the resolution that some
uav he would SHOW" her
CHAPTER IV.--At class picnic Ram
sey, TO his Intense surprise. appears to
attract the favorable attention of Miss
MIlla Rust. young lady of about his
own age and the acknowledged belle of
the class. Milla has the misfortune to
fall into a creek while talking with Ram
sey, and that youth promptly plunges to
the rescue. The water is only some three
feet deep. but Mila's gratitude for his
heroic act is embarrassing. He is In fact
taken captive by the far one, to his great
conSterns ton
CHAPTER Y.-The acquaintance ripens,
Ramsey and Milla openly keeping COM
pany,' while the formers parents Won
der. His mother indeed goes SO far as
to express some disapprQval of his choice,
even limiting that Dora Yocum would be
q more suitable companion, suggestion
which the youth receives with horror.
CHAPTER Wat this period our hero
gets the thrill Of his first kiss Mlla
being a very willing partner in the act.
Her fippancy over the matter discon-
serts Ramsey immensely, but shortly aft
onward the girl departs for a visit to
Chicago. She leaves an endearing nlissive
for Ramsey. which adds to his feeling of
melancholy.
CHAPTER VTI.-Shortly after Mila's
departure, her friend. Sadie Clews, in
forms Ramsey that his inamorata has
coming back, so that little romance is
ended. Within few months Ramsey
and his closest friend, Fred Mitchell,
go to the state university. Ramsey's chief
feeling being one of relief that he has got |
away from the detested Dora To his hor-
ror he finds she Is also student at the |
university. Induced to join debating |
society, Ramsey Is chosen as Dora's OPP
poueIt III d ueDdte uedllL6 Win the fHdt-
ter OF Germanys right to invade Bel |
GUM, Dora being assigned the negative |
side of the argument Partly on account |
Of his feelings toward Dora, and his nat |
ural nervousness, he makes a miserable |
showing and Dora carries OFF the honors. |
A brash youngster named Linski objects
to the showing made by Ramsey and be-
comes personal In his remarks. The mat
ter ends with Ramsey, in the university
vernacular, giving Lnsld peach OF
punch on the snoot."
II think III stay mere wnre." she
said; and as he made no response, she
asked: Hadn't you better be going
back to your frat house for your din
ner? l didn't mean for you to come
out of your way with me; only want
I'd to get an answer to my question
You'd better be running back"
"Well-"
He stood irresOlute, not sure that he
wanted his dinner just then. II would
nave amazed him to face the fact de-
iberately that perhaps he preferred