The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-20

Ell 10, but" Then he put on q
burst ~ speed and passed them. sweep
inc NJ his hat with operate Difference,
yet hurrying by ns II fearful Of being
thought u klllioy II he fingered. lie
went To- the frat house" found no one
downstairs. and established himself In
n red leather chair to smoke and
rurnlnatc merrily by y great fire IN
the hall
Half m hour later Ramsey entered,
stamped of the snow, hung up his
hat and coat. and sat himself down
defantly IN the red leather chair on
the other side Of the fireplace.
well. go on" he said Commence !"
Not ut allr Fred returned. ami
ably. Fine spring weather today.
Lovely to see all the flowers and the
birds M We go n-Strolllng by. The lit
tie bobolinks-"
"You look here That's the only
walk ever took with her In my life.
I mean by-by asking her and her
saying she would and 80 forth That
other time Just sort Of happened, aud
you know H. Well. the weather wasn't
lust the best In the world, maybe, hut
she's an awful conscientious girl and
once she makes an engagement"
"Why. ~ course" Fred finished for
him. shed he too pious to break II
Just on account Of u mere little bliz-
zard or anything. Wonder how the
weather will be next Sunday"
~ don't know and ! don't care"
said Ramsey. "You don't suppose ]
asked her To go again. do your
"Why not3'
well. for one thing, you don't sup
pose want her to think I'm a perfect
fool. do your"
Fred unused moment or two. look
ing nj the FIRE what WAS the lee
ture?" he asked. mildly.
what lecturer"
"She seemed tn me to be"
THAT wasn't lecturing: she was just
~
"Just whatf"
We'll. she thinks war for the United
states is coming closer and Closer"
But Il isn't"
well, she thinks 50. anyhow" said
Ramsey "and she's all broken up about
IL. OF course she thinks We oughtn't
TO fight and she's trying To- get every
body else she can To keep working
against t. She isn't go,n' home again
next summer she's goIn' back to that
settlement work In Chicago and work
there among those people against our
goin' To war and here In college she
wants To- get everybody she can to talk
against II, and"
What did you say7' Fred asked.
md himself supplied the reply
"Notbin'. 7 started to. but"
Ramsey got up. "Now look here'
You know the frat passed a rule that
II We broke any more furniture In this
house with our scrappin' we'd both he
fined the cost Of repairs and five dol
lars apiece Well, can AFFORD five
dollars this month better than you can.
and"
81 take IL back" Fred interposed.
hastily But you just listen To me |;
you look out-letting her think you're
On her side like that"
IL don't"
you dontf'
Ramsey looked logged. I'm not
goin' around always arguln about
everything when arguin' would just
hurt peoples feelings about something
they're all excited about. and wouldn't
do bit o. good In the world-and you
know yourself just talk hardly ever
settles anythlng-sO | don't"
AHA !" Fred cried. Il thought so |!
Now you listen to me"
IL won't. /"
But at this moment they were inter
rupted. Someone slyly opened door,
and SNOWFALL deity thrown from
without caught Ramsey upon the back
OF the neck and head. where II fiat
tened and displayed itself as an orna-
mental star. Shouting hercely, both
boys sprang up. ran To the door. were
caught there In barrage of snowballs.
uuNhfu lhi'uSh ~ Al sii'e VI "' h"h"
age. charged upon u dozen besweatered
figures awaiting them and began mad
battle In the blizzard. Some Of their
opponents treacherously Joined them
and turned upon the ambushers.
In the dusk the merry conflict
waged up and down the snow covered
lawn, and the combatants threw and
threw. or surged back and forth, or
clenched and toppled over into snow
banks, yet all coming To chant an ex
temporized battle-cry In chorus, even
as they fought the most wildly.
"Who? Whoi Who2" they chanted.
"Whol Whof Who says there amt
goin' To be no WARP