The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24
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N CHAPTER Twin his grandfather.
q snail Ramsey Milholland 10 watching the
u Decoration Day Parade" In the home
town. The old gentleman. veteran OF
Y the Civil war, endeavors to impress the
youngster with the significance of the
great conflict and many years afterward
.the boy was to remember has words with
ptartling vividness-
CHAPTER II.-In the schoolroom. Q
row years afterward. Ramsey Was not
distinguished for remarkable ability.
4 arithmetic and REGULATIONS" In snarp
4 contrast to Ramsey,s bacAwardness v
\ the precocity of little Dora Yocum,
young lady whom in his bitterness he de.
dominates Teachers Pet"
rvClIAPTER HIN hsn school, where
he and Dora are classmates. Ramsey
continues to feel that the g.rl delights to
manifest her superiority. anu tie vin4ic-
dveness he generates becomes alarming.
eliminating IN the resolution that some
day he would show" her.
ssy. to his intense surprise, appears to
attract the favorable attention of Miss
Milla Rust, q young lady OF about his
own age and the acknowledged belle Of
fall into q creek while talking with Ram
sey. and that youth promptly plunges to
the rescue. The water Is only some three
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 V.-The acquaintance ripens.
Ramsey and Milla openly Keeping COM
pany," while the formers parents won
der. His mother indeed goes SO far As
. AtGQr
even limiting that Dora Yocum would De
q more suitable companion. suggestion
which the youth Receives with horror.
CHAPTER vI.-At this period our hero
,gets the thrill Of his first kiss" Milla
Being a very willing partner in the act
Her 1ippancy over the matter discon-
certs Ramsey immensely. but shortly aft
erward the girl departs for visit to
Chicago. She leaves an endearing missive
for Ramsey, which adds to his feeling Of
n melancholy.
= CHAPTER vII-Shortly after Milla's
departure, her friend. Sadie Clews. in
forms Ramsey that his inamorata has
been married to her cousin and Is not
coming back, SO that little romance T.
60 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 a student at the
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society. Ramsey Is chosen as Dora's OBJ
ponent in debate dealing with the mat
ter OF Germany's right to invade Bel
GUM, Dora being assigned the negative
Of his feelings toward Dora. and his nat
ural nervousness, he makes miserable
showing and Dora carries on the honors.
brash youngster named LAnski ooJecu
to the showing made by Ramsey and be-
comes personal in his remarks The mat
ter ends with Ramsey. in the university
vsrnacular. giving Linski peach Of q
punch on the snoot."
CHAPTER vIII.-Dora appears to have
made a decided hit with her fellow stu
dents, to Ramsey's supreme wonderment
A rumor of his "affair" with the nckle
Milla spreads and he gets the reputation
Of q man Of experience and woman
hater."
CHAPTER Ix.-The story comes to the
spring Of 1916 and the sinking of the Lusi-
Atania. The university Is stirred to its
depths. Faculty and frat societies alike
ices In the war which they believe to be
Inevitable. Dora. holding the belief that
all war Ii wrong, sees with horror the
:. spirit of the students. which Is an Intense
seeks Ramsey and endeavors to impress
him with her pacifist views
CHAPTER x.-Miss Yocum's appeal
somewhat disconcerts Ramsey. especially
as the girl seems 10 place some real value
on his opinions, and his feelings toward
her are somewhat vague.
CHAPTER xL-After the vacation pc
Rod. Dora makes an impressive speech
before the debating society. denouncing
every form OF militarism as wrong. She
10 decidedly In the minority. but makes q
brave fight to stem the tide OF feeling
which she perceives II sweeping the couA-
try toward war.
CHAPTER XII-Not altogether to Fred
Mitcheli's surprise. Ramsey and Dora
continue to meet. though Ramsey insists
their talk is academic and nothing else
The feeling that the United States must
take part In the war grows In the uni
versity.
CHAPTER xIII.-Mitchell. leader
among the students. becomes bitter In
his condemnation OF the attitude OF cons
gress toward participation In the conflict
In Europe, announcing his intention OF
seeking service under some other nag
rather than continue to do nothing. Dora
accuses him to Ramsey Of being ARE
brand" and the latter IL forced to admit
he thinks his friend II right. The In
dignant girl declares their acquaintance
ahin ended