The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-04-26
Observation-Disclosures

aers We're .he doings Of the "Trock
iedm' now training In the "Gvm.
ana ON the Varsity field, and more
vital still, the prospects Of ,he N,na
But In May there came a shock which
changed things for q time.
The Lusitania brought to every
american revelation Of what had
'a'h so deep In his own heart thar
OFTEN he had not realized It was there
"heh the Germans hid In the seq and
sent down the great merchant shin
With American babies and their meth.
ers' and CALAMITY dying American gen.
'lemen' there came change even to
girls and boys and professors. until
!heh SO preOccupied with their own
little aloof world thousands of miles
from the murder.
fred Mitchell, ever volatile and gen.
er"hS, was one Of those who went
quite wild. No orator, he nevertheless
made frantic speech at the weeks
FRAT meetings. cursing the Germans
IN the simple old English words that
their performance had demonstrated to
De applicable. and going on to demand
that the fraternity prepare for its
snare In the action Of the country. II
oont care how Insignificant we few
Fellows here tonight may SEEM" be
cried; I'VE can do our little. and II
everybody In this country's ready to do
their own little. why. that'll be plenty
Brothers. don't you realize that all
over the United S'ntes tonight the peo-
pie are feeling just the way we are
here2 Millions and millions and mil
lions Of them! Wherever there's an
American he's with us-and you bet
your bottom dollar there are just few
more Americans In this country of ours
than there are big-mOuthed Holsters
like that fellow Linski! ted you, II
congress only gives the word. there
could he an army Of five million men
In this country tomorrow, and those
dirty baby-killin' dachshunds would
hear word or two from your Uncle
Samuel. Brothers. demand that some
thing be done right here and now, and
by us! move we telegraph the Sec
rotary Of war tonight and offer him a
regiment from this university to 60
over and help hang their d-n KAISER"
The motion was holly seconded and
instantly carried. Then followed a
much tlustered discussion Of the form
and phrasing Of the proposed tele-
gram. hut, after everything st smed to
have been settled, some one ascer-
aimed by telephone that the telegraph
company would not accept messages
containing words customarily defined
as prufane; so the telegram had to be
rewritten. This led to further amend
ment. and 1t was finally decided to adj
dress the senators from that state. in.
stead OF the secretary of war and
thus in a somewhat modified form the
message was finally dispatched.
Next day, news Of what the frat"
had done made great stir In the uni
yerslty. Other "frats" sent telegrSms,
so did the "Barbarlans." haters Of the
"flats" but Joining them In this; while
a small band of 'German-American"
students found it their duty to GO be-
fore the faculty and report these
"hr4ac!u.S of neutrality" They pro-
tested heavily, demanding the eXpul.
sion of tie "hreachers" as disioyal cit
liens. therefore unfit students. but suf-
fered A disappointment. for the faculty
itself had been sending kilograms OF
similar spirit, addressing not only the
senators and congressman Of the state,
but the President of the United States.
Flabbergasted the "German-Ameri.
cans" retired; they were confused and
disguised by this higher-up outbreak
of unneutrality-it overwhelmed Them
that citizens of the United States
should not remain neutral In the dis
nn,e between TIE United States and
Germany. All day the campus was In
ferinpni.
Al twilight. Ramsey was walking
mediratively on his way tn dinner NJ
rho .frat house." across the campus
from his apartment at Mrs. Meigs'.
Everything was quiet now. both town
and gown; the students we're at their
dinners and so were the burShers.
Ramsey was late. but did not quicken
his ,hnprhtf,,l steps. which were those
of one lost in reverte. He had forgot
ten that springthne was all about MIN
md with his head down. walked IN
repardful Of the new gayeties flung
forth upnn the air by great clusters OF
shrubs. just come into white
blossom and lavender
He WAS unconscious that somebody
behind him. going the same way. came
to overtuke him and called
his name, "Ramsey! Ramsey Miiho'-
l,ndw Not until he had been called
,I,.e times did he realize that he was
hetrg hailed-and In Il girls voice
Hy that time the girl herself was ne
aide him, and Ramsey halted, qulte
t,,,er oback. The girl WIS Dora fo-
cum.
She was pule. little GREATNESS.
and her eyes were bright ahh severe
81 want to speak to yen" she said,
quickly. "a want to ask you ABOUT
Mr.. Coihurn ana IRE"
Mitchell are the only people | KIM" III
- .fror axcept YOU. and ! haven't