News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-08


the floor with a crash that gave the
chandelier in Mrs. Meigs' parlor, be
low, an attack Of jingles.
"You let me upW Fred gasped.
"You take your solemn oath to shut
up? You goin to swear it?"
"All right give my solemn oath,
said Fred; and they rose, arranging
their toused attire.
well" said Fred, when you goin
to call on herf
"You look herel" Ramsey approached
him dangerously. You just gave me
your SOL"
~ beg! !" Fred cried, retreating. ~
mean aside from all that, why, ] JUS
thought maybe after such an evening
you'd feel rs gentleman you ought tt
60 and ask after her health
Now, see here"
"No, | mean 1t; you ought to-" Fred
insisted. earnestly, and as his room
mate glared at him with complete sus-
picion, he added, in explanation. You
ought to go next Callers Night, and
send in your card, and say. you felt You
ought to ask If shed suffered any from
the night air. Even If you couldn't
manage to say that, you ought to start
to say it, anyhow, because YOU Keep
off o me! I'm only tryin' to do you a
good turn, ain't l."
you save your good turns for
YOURSELF" Ramsey growled, still add
yancing upon him.
But the insidious Mitchell, evadng
him, fled to the other end of the room.
picked up his cap and changed his
manner "Come on, ole bag o. beans,
lets be on our way to tie frat house
it's time. Wen call this all off"
"You better!" Ramsey warned him;
and they trotted ont together.
But as they went along, Fred took
Ramsey's arm contidentially, and said:
Now, honestly, Ram, ole man, when
are you goin' to"
Ramsey was still rcd "You look
here! Just say one more word"
"Oh, no." Fred expostuIated. 81
mean seriously, Ramsey. Honestly,
mean seriously. Aren't you seriously
goin' to call on her some Callers
NightY'
mo, I'm not !"
But why not?"
Because l don't want to-"
"Well. seriously, Ramsey, there's
only one Callers Night before vaca-
ton, and so l suppose it hardly will
be worth while; but expect you'll see
quite little of her at home this sum-
mer?'
mo, won't. l won't see her at ALL
She isn't goin' to be home this sum
mer and ] wouldn't see anything of
her If she was"
where's she goin' to beg
"m Chicago"
"She isl" said Fred, sIyly. "When'd
she tell your
Ramsey turned on him. "You look
out She didn't tell me. | just hap
pened TO see In the Bulletin she's
signed up with some other girls to 90
and do settlement work in Chicago
could see it, 1t was printed
out plain. You could have seen it just
MS well as l could, If you'd read the
Bulletin"
oh" said Fred.
"Now look here"
"Good heavens! Can't | even say |
oh?"
1T depends on the way you say it,"
"I'll be careful" Fred assured him,
Il really and honestly |
ion't mean to get you excited about
III this, Ramsey. ! can see myself you
haven't changed from your old opinion
# Dora YOcum bit. i was only try
n to get a little rise out of you for a
minute, because of course, seriously,
Why, | can see you hate her just the
anne as you always did"
"Yes," said Ramsey. disarmed and
uileless In the face Of diplomacy. ~
My told you about all this, Fred, be-
ause ii seemed-well, it seemed SO
ind O. funny TO me-"
Fred affected not 10 hear What
Id you say, Ramseyf"
Ramsey looked vaguely disturbed II
I said it all seemed kind
=" He paused, then repeated plain
vely: well, TO me-. ii all seemed
Ind o'-kind o. funny"
"What did?" Fred inquired, but as
e glanced In seeming naivete at his
something he saw in the
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