Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-05-19
CHAPTER III.-continued.

Here was a serious affront. at least
10 Ramsey Milholland's way of think
ing; for Ramsey, also now proved
eensitive. He quieted his friends
'Shut pi"-and advanced toward
wesley. you look herel Who you
callin' 'pups'?"
Everybody" Wesley holly re-
turned. Everybody chat goes around
mentioning ladies' names on the pub
Bic streets are pups"
"They are. are they?" Ramsey as
holly demanded. "Well, you just look
here a minute; my own father men
tons my mothers name on the public
streets whenever he wants to, and you
just try CALM my father a pup, and
you won't know what happened to
you"
"What'n you do about it?'
"Tu put a new head on YOU" said
Ramsey. That's what I'll do, because
anybody that calls my father or moth
er a pup"
"Oh, shut upi wasn't talkin' about
Sour ole father and mother. l said
Everybody that mentioned Dora Yo-
buns name on the public streets was
b pup, and I mean it Everybody that
mentions Dora Yocum's name on the
pub-"
Dora Yocuml" said Ramsey. 81 got
Ia perfect right to say it anywhere
want to. Dora Yocum, Dora Yocum,
Dora Yocum ="
"All right then. you're a pupl''
Ramsey charged upon him and re-
ceived a suffocating blow full in the
8 face, not from Mr.. Bender's fist but
q from the solid bundle of books at the
end of the strap. Ramsey saw eight
or ten Objectives instantly: there were
Wesley Benders standing full length In
the air on top of other Wesley Ben
ders and more Wesley Benders zig
gagged out sidewise from still other
s. Wesley Benders; nevertheless, he
found one of these and it proved to De
flesh. He engaged it wildly at fisti-
cuffs; pounded it upon the countenance
and drove 1t away. Then he sat down
upon the curbstone and, with his dizzy
4 eyes shut, leaned forward for the bet
4 ter accommodation of his ensanguined
3 nose.
Wesley had retreated to the other
sde Of the street, holding a grimy
handkerchief to the midmost parts of
j MS pallid face. There, you ole d-n
pup" he shouted, in a voice which
threatened a sob. 81 guess that'n
teach you to be careful how you men
lion Dora Yocum's name on the public
streetsp
Al this, Ramsey made a motion as
Il 10 rise and pursue, whereupon Wes-
ley fed, wailing back over mis- shoulder
as he ran, "You wait till 1 ketch you
TlB%-"
MS voice was lost in an outburst of
nooting from his former friends, who
s5mpathetically surrounded the
wounded Ramsey. But in a measure,
d least, the chivalrous fugitive had
won MS point. He was routed and
outcome, yet what survived the day
was rumor, which became a sort of
'ehuous legend among those interest
w. There had Seen a fight over Dora
uCoin' 1t appeared, and Ramsey Mil
'oHahd had attempted to maintain
sguething derogatory to the lady.
"aNe Wesley defended her as
An'shtly youth should.
Inc boys, unmin dful of proper gall
.a'llry' supported Ramsey on account
W me way he had persisted In Iickin'
we stufin' out Of Wesley Bender after
,,ree!'lng that preliminary wallop from
~, eSleys blackjack bundle of books.
iNe girls petted and championed Yves
- they talked outrageously of his
oo-,4 oefor; fiercely declaring that he
.'e"' 10 be arrested; and for weeks
y, eS maintained new manner toward
80 hey kept their facial express
~. ,..S hostile, but perhaps this was
s'o'e Tor one another's benefit than
49, Hamsey's; and several of them
- g. SO far out Of their way to find
I, private opportunities for reprov-
Sa D'm that an alert observer might
"a, 80 inspected them to have been less
ps-sla't than they seemed-but not
IA. '-l7ey He thought they all hated
~ aDo said he was glad Of 1t.
nsz was q non-partisan. The little
20 dllgent at her books aAe