The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-20

Ramsey Mllholland" 80 cried
why. when We were In school half
the room used to be talking about bow
you and that pretty Milla--"
"No, no." Ramsey protested, again
too hurrledly. II never called on her.
We just went walking"
A moment later his color suddenly
became fiery. II don't mean-I mean
=" he stammered. 1T was walking,
~ course mean We did 20 out walk
ing, but 1t wasn't walking like-like
this" lie concluded with nj of
coughing which seemed to rack him.
Dora threw back her head and
laughed delightedly. Don't you apollo
giZe!" she said. II didn't when said
II seemed to me that we've gone walk
ing so often, when In reality it's only
four or five times altogether. | think ]
can explain. though: ! think II came
partly from a feeling have that | can
rely on you--that you're a good. solid.
VI
from the time We were little children,
YOU always had sort Of worried. hon
est look In school and you used TO
make dent in your forehead-you
meant II for frown-wheneve ]
caught your eye. You hated me SO hon.
cstly.. and you were so honestly afraid
| wouldn't see IL :"
''Oh. nO-no-"
"Oh. yes-yes - she laughed, then
grew serious. MY feeling about you
on, I meant think II began that eve
ming In our freshman year, after the
Lusitania. when l stopped you on the
campus and you went with me. and
couldn't help crping, and you were so
nice and quiet. hardly realized then
that II was the first time we'd ever
really talked together-of course ] did
all the talking and yet we'd known
each other so many years. thought
Of II afterward. But what gave me
such a different view OF you, I'd al
ways thought you were one Of that
truculent sort OF boys. always just
bursting for fight; but you showed
me you'd really never had a fight In
your life and hated fighting. and that
you sympathized with my feeling about
war" She stopped speaking to draw
In her breath with sharp sigh. "Ah,
don't you remember what I've told you
all alongf How II keeps coming
closer and closer-and now it's almost
here Isn't 1t unthinkable1 And what
can we do to stop II, we poor few who
feel that we must stop it?"
"Well-" Ramsey began uncomfort'
ably. "Of course IL"
"You can't do much" she said. 81
know None Of us can. Wha, can any
little group dor There are so few of
us among the undergraduates-and
only one in the whole faculty. All the
rest are for war. But we mustn't give
up; We must never feel afterward that
We left anything undone; we must
fight to the last breath"
"'Fight'i" he repeated wonderingly,
then chuckled.
"Oh. as figure Of speech" she said
impatiently. Our language is full of
barbarlc figures left over from the
dark ages. But. oh. Ramsey !"-she
touched his sleeve-"Iye heard that
Fred Mitchell Is saying that he's going
to Canada after Easter. to try TO get
into the Canadian aviation corps. II
it's true. he's u dangerous firebrand, l
think. Is Il trueT
II guess so. He's been talking that
way, some"
but why do you let him talk that
way?" she cried. Hes your roommate /;
surely you have more influence with
him than anybody else has. Couldn't
you"
lie shook his head slowly. while upon
his face the family indicated model
ings Of grin limited Of AN inner
laughter a, some surreptitious thought.
We'll, you know. Fred says himself
sometimes. | don't seem 10 he much Of
u talker exactly"
II know. hut don't you seer That
sort OF thing Is contagious. Others will
think they ought TO go II he does he's
popular and quite a leader. Can't you
do anything with hlmT
She waited foI him TO answer.
Cant your" she insisted.
The grin had disappeared and Ram
sey grew red again.
He seemed To wish Ia speak, TO
heave with speech that declined to be
spoken and would not rouse up from
his inwards. Finally he uttered words.
"I-I-well. i"