The St. Johns herald., 1922-09-28

to remain at home; and finally Ram sey comprehended these implications. Mrs. Meigs' chandelier Immediately jingled with the shock of another crash upon the floor above.
 You let me up!" Fred commanded thickly, his voice muf1ed by the pile of f1annels, sweaters, underwear and raincoats, wherein his head was being forced to burrow. "You let me up, darn youi I didn't say anything" And upon his release he complained that the attack was unprovoked. q didn't say anything on earth to even hint you might want to go out and see if anybody in particular had got back to college yet. didn't even mention the name of Dora Yo- Keep off O mel My goodness, but you are sensi- tiveT
 AS matter of fact, neither of them saw Dora until the first meeting of the Lumen, whither they went as sophO- mOres to take their pleasure in the agony of freshmen debaters. Ramsey was now able to attend the Lumen, not with cOmplacence but at least without shuddering over the recollection of his own spectacular first appearance there. He had made subsequent appearances, far from brilliant, yet not disgraceful. and as a spectator, at least, he usually felt rather at his ease in the place. It cannot be asserted, however, that he appeared entirely at his ease this evening after he had read the "Pro- gramme" chalked upon the large easel blackboard beside the chairman's desk. Three Freshman Debates" were an- nounced and Sophomore Oration," this last being followed by the name. ID. Yocum, '18." Ramsey made im- mediate and conspicuous efforts to avoid sitting next to his roommate, but was not so adroit as to be sue cessful. However, Fred was merciful; the fluctuations of his friends com plexiOn were an inspiration more to pity than to badinage.
 The three debates all concerned the Causes of the War in Europe" and hOnOrs appeared to rest with a small i debater, who had brought with her and translated at sight absa-loot proofs | (sO she called them), printed in Ger man, that Germany had been attacked | by Belgium at the low instigation of the envious English. Everybody knew it wasn't true; but she made an im- pression and established herself as debater, especially as her opponent was quite confounded by het introduc- ton of printed matter.
 When the debates and the verdicts were concluded, the orator appeared, and Fred's compassion extended itself so far that he even refrained from looking inquisitively at the boy in the seat next to his; but he made one side of a wager, mentally-that if Ramsey had consented to be thoroughly con- fidential just then, he would have con- fessed to feeling kind O funny.
 Dora was charmingly dressed, and she was pale; but those notable eye lashes of hers were all the more no- table against her pallor. And as she spoke with fire, it was natural that her color should come back quite fam ingly and that her eyes should flash in shelter of the lashes. "The Christian Spirit and Internationalism" was her subject, yet che showed no meek sam- pie of Christian Spirit herself when she came to attacking war-makers generally, as we'll as all those "half- developed tribesmen" and victims of herd instinct" who believed that war might ever be justified under any cir cumstances of atrOcity. She was elU- quent truly, and a picture of grace and girlish dignity, even when she was most vigorous. Nothing could have been more militant than her de- nunclation of militancy.
 She's an actual wonder" Fred said, when the two had got back to Mrs. Meigs' afterward. Don't you look at me like that; Pm talkin' about her as a public character, and there's nothin' personal about it. You let me alone"
 Ramsey was not clear as to his duty. well"
 "If any person makes a public speech" Fred protested, q got a per feet right to discuss 'em, no matter what you think of 'em"-and he added hastily-"or don't think of 'emI"
 'Look here" F Good heavens l'' Fred exclaimed. .''You aren't expecting to interfere with me if I say anything about that little fat Werder girl that argued for Germany, are you? Or any of the other speakers2 I got right to talk about lem just as public speakers, r-- [ [