The Red Cloud chief., 1922-07-20
, believes In 'em. The more II costa .

believes In 'em. The more u costa .
person to stick to their principles,
why, the more I believe the person
must have something pretty fine about
'em likely"
"Yesi" said the h%ot-headed Fred.
"That may be In ordinary times, but
not when a persons principles are la
BILE to betray their country! We won't
stand that kind Of principles, / tell
you, and we oughtn't to. Dora Yocum's
finding that out, all right. She had the
biggest position Of any girl In this
place, or any boy either, up to the last
few weeks, and there wasn't any stu
dent or hardly eve a member Of the
faculty that had the influence or was
more admired and looked up to. She
had the whole showl But now, since
she's Just the same as called any stu
dent a murderer IL he enlists to fight
for his country and flag-well, now
she hasn't got anything at all, and II
she keeps on she'll have even less !"
He paused in his walking to and fro
and came to a halt behind his friends
chair, looking down compasslonately
upon the back Of Ramsey's motionless
head. His tone changed. II guess 1t
isn't Just the ticket-me to be talking
this way to you, is itf" he said, with q
trace Of huskiness.
"Oh-it's all right" Ramsey MUIR
INJURED. not altering his position.
II can't help blowing up" Fred went
on. II want to say, though, I know
I'm not very c~onsiderate to blow ur
about her to you this way. I've been
playing horse with you about her ever
since freshman year, but-well, you
must have understood, Ram, I never
meant anything that would really both
er you much, and I thought-well, I
really thought it was n good thing,
you-your-well, I mean about her.
you know. I'm on, all right. I know
It's pretty serious with you." He
paused.
"Its-it's kind Of tough luck" his
friend contrived to say; and he began
to pace the floor again.
"Oh-well-" he said.
"See here, ole stick-in-the-mud."
Fred broke cut abruptly. "After her
saying what she did Well, it's none
o. my business. but-but--"
"Well. whatT Ramsey murmured
II don't care what you say, IL you
want to say anything"
"Well. I got to say It." Fred half
groaned and half blurted. "After she
| said that--and she meant it-why, II
I were in your place I'd be darned II
I'd be seen out walking with her
again."
"Tm not going to be-" Ramsey said
quietly.
"By George" And now Fred halted
in front Of him, both being huskily
solemn. II think I understand a little
Of what that means to you, old Ram
sey; 1 think I do. I think I know
something Of what II costs you e
make that resolution for your coun
try's sake" Impulsively he extended
his hand. "It's a pretty big thing fol-
you to do. VIII you shake hands?"
But Ramsey shook his head. az
didn't do II. I wouldn't wei have done
anything just on account Of her talk
in that way. She shut the door or
met vas a good while ago"
"She did, What for"
"Well, I'm not much Of a talker, yoy
know, Fred" said Ramsey, staring n
the pen he played with. am not mucf
Of anything, for that matter, prob'ly
but f-well-I-"
"You what2"
"Well I had to tell her I didn't fee
about things the way she did. She't
thought had, all along, / guess. Any
way, II made her hate me or some
thing, I guess; and she called 1t nj
Off. I expect there wasn't much to cal
off, so far as she was concerned, any
how" He laughed feebly. "She toll
mi I better 60 and enlist"
pheasant Of her!" Fred muttered
Especially rs we know what sh'
thinks enlisting means" He raised hi
voice c%heerfully. "Well, that's settled
and. thank God, old Mr.. Bernstorfrs OF
his way to his sweet little vine-cla,
cottage home! They're getting gun
on the ships, and the big shows liabl
to commence any day. We can hol,
up our heads now, and we're going t
see some great times, old Ramsey boy
It's hard on the home folks-Gosh!
don't like to think Of that! And
guess It's going to be hard on a lot O
boys that haven't understood what It.
all about, and hard on some that thel
family affairs, and business, and so or
have got 'em tied up so It's hard to y
and Of course there's plenty that Jus
can't, and some that aren't husk
e~nough--but the rest Of us are goin
to have the big time In our lives. w
got an awful lot to learn 1t scares m
to think of what l don't know abou
being any sort of a rear-rank Or
vate. Why, it's a regular profession
like practicing law, or selling for
drug house on the road.
"Gollyl Do you remember how W
talked about that, way back In fresi
man year, what we were going to d
when W. got out Of college? You wer
going to be practiclng law, for II