Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-06-10

much Of -" He paused, fearing
that he might be repeating himself.
and too hastily amended his intention.
Il never liked any girl enough to go
and call on her"
Ramsey Milholandl" she cried.
why, when we were In school half
the room used to be talking about how
you and that pretty Milla--"
mo, mol" Ramsey protested, again
too hurriedly. II never called on her
We just went walking"
A moment later his color suddenly
became fiery. II don't meant mean
- he stammered. at was walking.
of course--I mean we did go out walk
Ing, but 1t wasn't walking like-llke
this" He concluded with ft OF
coughing which seemed to rack him,
Dora threw back her head and
laughed delightedly. Don't you apollo
gizel !" she said. II didn't when l said
1t seemed to me that we've gone walk
ing so often, when In reality It's only
four or FIVE times altogether. think
can explain. though: | think It came
partly from feeling have that can
rely on you--that you're good, solid,
reliable sort Of person. / remember
from the time we were little children,
YOU always had sort of worried. hon
est look In school and you used to
make a dent In your forehead--you
meant II for whenever
caught your eye. You hated me so hon
estly, and you were SO honestly afraid
| wouldn't see 1t !"
"Oh, no--no--"
"oh, yes--yes ~ she laughed, then
grew serious. "My feeling about you
that you we're a person 10 be relied
on, meant think II began that eve
ming In our freshman year, after the
Lusltania, when stopped you on the
campus and you went with me, and !
couldn't help crping, and you were so
nice and quiet. hardly realized then
that II was the first time we'd ever
really talked together--of course did
all the talking land yet we'd known
each other SO many years. thought
Of 1t afterward. But what gave me
such different view of you, I'd al
ways thought you were one of that
| truculent sort OF boys, always just
bursting for fight; but you showed
me you'd really never had ight In
your life and hated fighting, and that
you sympathlzed with my feeling about
war" She stopped speaking to draw
In her breath with sharp sigh. "Ah,
don't you remember what I've told you
all along? How 1t keeps coming
closer and closer--and now It's almost
here Isn't 1t unthlnkablei And what
can we do TO stop 1t, we poor few who
feel that we must stop iti"
well" Ramsey began uncomfort-
ably. "Of course IL"
"You can't do much" she said. II
know. None of us can. What can any
little group do? There are so few Of
us among the undergraduates and
only one In the whole faculty. All the
rest are for war. But we mustn't give
up; we must never feel afterward that
we left anything undone; we must
fight to the last BREATH"
"'Fight'?" he repeated wonderlngly,
then chuckled.
"Oh, as a figure Of speech" she said
lmpatlently "Our language IL full Of
barbarc figures left over from the
dark ages. But, oh, Ramsey she
touched his sleeve-"Fve heard that
Fred Mitchell is saying that he's going
to Canada after Easter, to try TO get
into the Canadian aviation corps. II
It's true, he's a dangerous frebrand, l
think. Is II true?"
~ guess SO. He's been talking that
way, some"
But why do you let him talk that
way? she cried. He's your roommate |;
surely you hnve more influence with
him than anybody else has. Couldn't
you--"
He shook his head slowly, while upon
his face the family indicated model
Ings Of grin limited Of an inner
laughter at some surreptitlous thought.
"Well, you know, Fred says himself
sometimes don't seem to be much Of
a talker exactlyW
II know But don't you sect That
sort OF thing Is contagious. Others will
think they ought to go If he does he's
popular and quite leader. Can't you
do anything with him"
She waited for him to answer.
Cant your" she insisted.
The grin had disappeared and Ram.
sey grew red again.