The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-04-20
CHAPTER VIII.


Fred Mitchell said, when they reached
their apartment. whittier benevolent
senior. Colburn, accompanied them,
..the way / look at It, this Linski kind
Of paid you a compliment, after all,
when he called you fake. He must
have thought you anyway looked as II
you could make q better speech than,
you did,. Oh, golly!" go. ~ &
And as Ramsey groaned, the jovial
Mitchell gave himself up to the divan'
and the mirth. "Oh, oh, oh, golly!" he
sputtered. ~ Il Z, rr,ie.,4.f +,
"Neyer you mind, Brother Milhol-
land" Colburn said gently. 1.-THE Lu-
men is used to nervous beginners. I've
seen dozens in my time, just like you:
and some Of 'em got to be, first rate
before they quit. Besides, this crazy
Linski is all that anybody'll ever re-
member about tonight's meeting any
how. There never was any such out
break as that IN my time, and / guess
there never was, In. the whole history
Of the society. Wen probably suspend
him until he apologies to the society
Pm on the board, and I'm in favor
of it. Who is the bird, anyhow He's
in your class"
II never saw him BEFORE" Ramsey
responded from the deep chair, where
he had moodily thrown himself; and,
returning to his broOding upon his ora
tory, "Oh, murder II he moaned.
"a .Well," said the senior, "youll
know him when you see him again.
You put your mark on him where you
can see it, all right" He chuckled.
II suppose I really ought to have in.
terfered in that, but ! decided to do
little astronomical observation. about
fifty feet away, for few minutes. Tn
way behind In my astronomy, any
how. Do you know this Linski, Broth
er Mitchell?" 3r4T Isa
'I've talked to him couple O. times
on the campus" said Fred. "He's In
one Of my classes. He's about the
oldest in our class, I guess-a lot older
than us, anyhow. He's kind Of an an
archist or something; can't talk more'n
Ave minutes any time without gettin'
off some bug stuff about capitalism
He said the course in political econo-
my was all capitalism and the prof
was bought by Wall Street."
"Poor old Prof. Craig!" CO burn
laughed. HE gets fifteen hundred a
year." 31
"Yes; I'd heard that myself, and l
told Linski, and he said he had an I'M
Gle workin' in steel mill got twice
that much. but 1t didn't make any diff
ference, ole Craig was bought by Wall
Street. He said capitalism better look
!! out !; he and the foreign-born workmen
were goin' to take this country some
day, and that was one Of the reasons
he was after an education. He talked
pretty strong ro-German, too-about
the war in Europe-but sort Of
thought that was more because he'd
be pro-anything that he thought would
help upset the United States than be-
cause he cared much about Germany"
eyes," said Colburn, that's how he
sounded tonight. guess there's plen-
ty more like him in the cities, too.
That reminds me: I'd better arrange a
debate on immigration for the Lumen.
Wen put Brother Milholland for the
negative, this time"
Ramsey started violently. "See
here"
But the senior treasured him. "Just
wanted to see you jump" he explained.
Don't fear; you've done your share"
= Il should think / have!" Ramsey
groaned.
'Yes; you won't be called on again
this term. BY the way" said Colburn,
thoughtfully, ''that was clever girl
you had against you tonight. I don't
believe in pacifism much, myself, but
she used 1t very niftily for her argu-
ment. Isn't she from your town, this
Miss Yocum?"
Fred nodded.
swell, she's a clever young thing"
said the senior, still thoughtful. And
he added: "Graceful girl, she is."
At this, the roommates looked at
him with startled attention. Ramsey
was so reused as to forget his troubles
and sit forward in his chair.
"Yes," said the musing ,Colburn,
"she's mighty pretty girl"
"What!"
This exclamation was simultane-
Gus one; the astounded pair stared at
him in blank incredulity.
"Why, don't you think so?" Colburn
mildly inquired. "She seems to me
very unusual looking"
"Well, yes" Fred assented, emphat-
ically. "We're with you there J" ],
Extraordinary eyes," continued Col
burn. Lovely figure, too; altogether a
strikingly pretty girl. Handsome, !
should say, perhaps. Yes, handsome
rather than pretty" He looked up
from a brief reverie. "You fellows
known her long"
"You bet!" said Ramsey.
"She made splendid impression on
the Lumen,'' Colburn went on. II
don't remember that ever saw first
appearance there that quite equaled it.
She'll probably have brilliant career
in the society, and in the university,
too. She must be very fine sort Of a
person." He deliberated within him