The diamond drill., 1922-03-03
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CHAPTER with his grandfather.
small Ramsey Mhholland 10 watching the
Decoration Day Parade" In the home
town. The old gentleman. a veteran OF
the civil war, sndeayors 10 impress the
yoansstsr WITH The sixnincance OF th.
great conflict. and many years afterward
the boy was to remsmber his words with
startling yividness.
CHAPTER II.-Ia the schoolroom. =
rev years aftsrwsrd. Ramsey was not
\ distinguished for remarkable ability
though his two pronounced disiikss were
arithmetic and "Recitations" In sharp
contrast 10 Ramssys baekwardness In
the prscocity OF little Dora Yocum. n
young lady whom Ia his bitterness he de-
nominstss Teachers Pet
CHAPTER III.--IR high school, where
he and Dora are classmates. Ramsey
continues 10 feel that the Efrl delights 10
tivsnsss he generates becomes alarming.
eliminating In the resolution that some
day he would show" her.
CHAPTER Iv.--At n class picnic Ram
sey. to his intense surprise. appears to
attract the favorable attention OF Miss
hillA Rust. a young lady OF about his
own age and the acknowledged belle OF
the class. Mills has the misfortune TO
fall into q creek while talking with Ram
ssy, and that youth promptly plunges To
feet deep. but Miia's gratitude for his
heroic act ID embarrassing. He ls In fact
taken captive by the fair one. 10 his great
CONSERVATION.
CHAPTER v.-The acquaintance rlpens.
Ramsey and Milla openly keeping com
pany." while the formers parents won
der. His mother indeed goes 80 far as
10 express some disapproyal OF his choice.
even limiting that Dora Yocum would be
more suitable companion. suggestion
which the youth receives with horror.
CHAPTER VI-At this period our hero
gets the thrill OF his FIRST kiss" Mlla
being very willing partner In the act
Her nippancy over the matter discon-
certs Ramsey immensely. but shortly aft
erward the girl departs for a visit to
Chicago. She leaves an endearing missiye
for Ramsey. which adds TO his feeling OF
melancholy.
read from some old book or some
thing. | guess we got to stand up
there and try anyway"
"All right" said Ramsey III they
want me to commit suicide they can
send me one OF their old Assignments
! won't need to commit suicide. tho,
/ guess. All III do. I'll just fan ov-
er In fit and stay In it."
And, in truth, when he received his
first Assignment one Monday morn
ing. month later he seemed in
fair way TO fulfil his prophecy. The
attention Of his roommate, who sat
at window OF their study, was at
tracted by sounds OF strangulation.
What on earth's the matter, Ram
sey?"
Look Look at thIsl"
Fred took the card and examined II
with an amazement gradually merg-
ing into pleasure altogether too per
ceptible:
ASSIGNMENT
Twelve Minute Debate. Glass OF 1913.
Subject. Resolved: That Germany
Is both legally and morally Justified
In her invasion ~ Belgium.
(Debaters are notified that each viii
he held strictly to the following sched-
ule: Affirmative min, first. Mega
tive. min. first. Affirm. min, sec-
ond. Neg, 2 min. second)
Affirmative. X. MILHoLLAND. 1s
Negative, II. YoCUM. 1s.
Concluding his reading. which was
oral. the volatile Mitchell made use
OF his voice I'm manner OF heathenish
4 bolsterousness. and presently reclined
upon lounge TO laugh the better His
stricken comrade. meanwhile. recov-
cred 40 far as 10 pace the hoor. TIN
Eoin' 10 pack up and light out for
home" he declared over and over.
And even oftener he read and reread
the card 10 make sure of the actual
ity " that fatal coincidence. I'D. fo-
cum, 'ls."
"If I could do IT," he vocifersted,
"If could stand up there and debate
one a. their darn ole debates In the
first place--if I had the gall TO even
try II. why. my gosh you don't sup
pose Tim goIn' to get up there and
argue with that girl. do your That's
hot way 10 get an education: stand
up there and argue with giri before
couple o. hundred people My
gosh l''
"You got to-" his PROSTATE compan-
ION cackled. weakly. "lou can't get
out or IL. You're goner, ole Buddy =
'Tli be sick, I'll be sick as dog
III he sick as the slckest dog that
ever"
"No use, ole man. The frat
senlors'I be on the job. They'll know
whether you're sick or not. and they'll
have you there. right on the spot 70
the mInuter'
The prediction was accurate. The
too fatherly ''frat seniors" did all that
Fred said they would. and more. For
the honor of the "frat." they coached
the desperate Ramsey In the technic
of Lumen debate. told him many more
= things 20 say than could be said In
six minutes. and produced him, de-
spaIring. CHASTITY and bedewed, In the
large hall of the Lumen society a.
eight o'clock on Friday evening.