Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-10
SYNOPSIS
Illustrations by
lrwiu Myers

CHAPTER I.-with his grandfather.
small Ramsey dllholland 10 watching the
Decoration Lay Parade" In the hcms
town. The old gentleman. a veteran Of
the Civil war, endeavors to Impress the
younSstsr with the significance Of the
great conflict. and many years atterward
the boy waa to remember his words with
startling vivldnsss.
CHAPTER lin the schoolroom. q
few years atterward. Ramsey was not
distinguished tor remarkable ability
though his two pronounced dislikes were
arithmetic and "Rseitations." In sharp
the prococity of little Dora Yocum. Y
young lady whom In his bitterness he de-
nominstss Teachers Pet"
he and Dora are classmates, Ramsey
continues to feel that the girl delights to
manifest her superiority, and the vindic-
tvensss he generates becomes alarming,
eliminating In the resolution that some
day he would show" her.
CHAPTER IV.-At class picnic Ram
sey, to his intense surprise. appears to
Ailla Rust, q young lady OF about his
own ase and the Acknowledged belle of
the class. Milla has the misfortune to
fall Into creek while talking with Ram
sey, and that youth promptly piunges to
the rescue. The wator is only some three
feet deep. but Mills's gratitude for his
heroic act 10 embarrassing. He is in fact
taken captive by the fair one, TO his great
CONSERVATION.
CHAPTER V.-The acquaintance ripens.
Ramsey and Ailla openly keeping COM
pany," while the formers parents Won
to express some disapproval OF his choice,
oven limiting that Dora Yocum would be
a more suitable companion, a 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 1lppancy over the matter discon-
csrts Ramsey immensely, but shortly aft
onward the girl departs for visit to
Chicago. Sho leaves an endearing missive
for Ramsey, which adds to his feeling Of
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 is
ended. Within q few months Ramsey
go to the state university, Ramseys 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 a debating
society. Ramney is chosen as Dora's OPP
ponent in q debate dealing with the mat
ter OF Germany's 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 miserable
showing and Dora carries OF the honors.
A brash youngster named Ldnski 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 Lnski peach OF a
punch on the snoot"
CHAPTER VI1I-Dors appears to have
made q decided hit with her fellow stu
dents, to Ramsey's supreme wonderment,
A r,imor OF his affair" with the tickle
Milla spreads and he gets the reputation
OF man of experience and woman
hater."
CHAPTER IX.-The story comes to the
spring of 1915 and the sinking OF the Luei-
tania. The university is stirred to Its
depths Faculty and frat societies alike
wire the government offering their serv-
icos in the war which they believe to be
inevitable. Dora. holding the belief that
all war Is wrong, sees with horror the
spirit of the students, which is an intense
desire to call Germany to account. She
seeks Ramsey and endeavors to impress
him with her pacinst views.
CHAPTER X.--Nfiss Yocum's appeal
somewhat disconcerts Ramsey, especially
as the girl seems to place some real value
on his opinions, and his feelings toward
her are somewhat vague.