Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-26
Copyright >by Doubleday Pace sComponu.

fnOr1ty hacking IN nlmSe1I, RAMSEY ndu
come to get him to settle question
which had been upsetting him badly,
in his own room. since breakfast What
he wanted to know was: Q Whether 1t
was right to wear an extra handker-
chief showing out of the coat breast
pocket or not, and, If it was right
ought the handkerchief to have col
ored border or to be plain white? But
he had never before brought any such
perplexities to his father, and found
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-
trians. he blushed and thrust the hand
kerchief down into deep concealment.
Having gone block farther, he pulled
it up again; and so continued to oper-
ate this badge of fashion, or unfashion,
throughout the morning; and suffered
great deal thereby.
Meantime, his father, rather relieved
that Ramsey had not told his secret,
whatever it was dismissed the episode
from his mind and joined Mrs. Mil
holland at the front door, ready for
church.
where's Ramsey" 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, l didn't; not particularly.
Does hep"
81 never saw anything lilAe it 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 little
care of his appearance at last. I'll
have to take look at him and give
him a word of praise. l 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. It was not until the
members of his family were on their
way home after the services that they
caught a glimpse of him.
They were passing a 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
a red, red Ramsey he was when he
beheld his father and mother and sis
ter and brother-ln-law staring up at
him from the pavement below. They
were kind enough not to come to an
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. Milholland
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 clinging vine?
Why, she's got lavender tops on her
shoes and" 81
"Don't look round p ase warned him
sharply. Don't
"Well, what's he doing at Baptist
church, What's he fdgeting at his
handkerchief about7 Why can't he
walk like people? Does he think It's
obligatory to walk home from church
anchored arm-in-arm like Swedes on
| Sunday Out? Who is this conveyed
fat girl that's got him, anyhow
Flush Don't look round again,
| John"
'Never fear!" said her husband, hav-
ing disobeyed. They've turned of;
they're crossing over to Billiard street.
VINO is iti"
| ri think her names Rust" Mrs MIL
holland informed him. II don't know
what her father does. She's one OF
the girls in his class at school, 1t
would be pleasanter If he'd taken
fancy to someone whose family be-
/ longs to our own circle"
"Taken a fancy" he echoed, hooting.
"Why, he's terrible! He looked like
! red-gilled goldfish that's Topped it.
self out of the bowl. Why, he"
81 say I wish If he felt that he had
to take girls anywhere" said Mrs. Mil
holland, with the primmest air Of
speaking to the point-''if this sort OF
thing must begin, / wish he might have
selected some nice girl among the
daughters of our own friends, like
Dora Yocum, for instance"
Upon the spot she began to undergo
the notifications of mother who
has expected her son. just out OF In
fancy, to lock about him with the eye
Of a critical matrOn of forty-hve.
Moreover, she was indiscreet enough
to express her views to Ramsey, a
week later, producing thus scene of
useless great fury and no little sound
II do think it's in very poor taste
to see so much of any one girl, Ram
sey," she said, and, not needing his