St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-03-18
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER with his grandfather,
small Ramsey Milholland is watching the
Decoration Day Parade In the home
uown: The old gentleman, veteran Of
the ClVl war, endeavors to impress the
youngster with the significance Of the
great conflict, and many years afterward
Inc boy was to remember his words with
f. startling Vividness.
CHATTER lin the schoolroom, a
few years afterward, Ramsey was not
distinguished for remarkable ability,
though his two pronounced disukes were
arithmetic and "Recitations." In sharp
contrast to Ramsey's backwardness is
the precocity of little Dora Yocum,
young lady whom In his bitterness he de-
nomlnates Teachers Pet
CHAPTER HIN high school. where
ne and Dora are classmates, Ramsey
continues to feel that the girl delights to
manifest her superiority. and the vindlc-
tiyeness he generates becomes alarming,
eliminating in the resolution that some
day he would ''show" her.
CHAPTER IV.-At class picnic Ram
sey. to his intense surprise, appears to
attract the favorable attention of Miss
MllIa Rust, young lady OF about his
own age and the acknowledged belle of
the class. Milla has the misfortune to
fall into a creek while talking with Ram
sey, and that youth promptly plunges to
the rescue. The water Is only some three
feet deep. but Milla's gratitude Tor his
heroic act is embarrassing. He Is In fact
taken captive by the fair one, to his great
CONSERVATION.
CHAPTER V-The acquaintance ripens,
Ramsey and Milla openly keeping COM
pany,' while the formers parents Won
der His mother indeed goes SO far as
to express some disapproval OF his choice,
even limiting that Dora Yocum would be
more suitable companion, a suggestion
which the youth receives with horror.
CHAPTER vI.--At this period our hero
gets the thrill Of his FIRST kiss Milla
being q very willing partner In the act
Her hippancy over the matter discon-
certs Ramsey immensely, but shortly aft
erWard the girl departs for a visit to
Chicago. She leaves an endearlng missive
for Ramsey, which adds to his feelings of
melancholy.
CHAPTER VII.-shortly after Mlla's
departure, her friend. Sadie Clews, In
forms Ramsey that his inamorata has
been married to her cousin and Is not
coming back, so that little romance is
ended Within few months Ramsey
and his closest friend, Fred Mitchell,
go to the state university. Ramsey's chief
feeling being one of relief that he has got
away from the detested Dora. To his hor-
ror he finds she is also student at the
university. Induced to join debating
society, Ramsey is chosen as Dora's OPP
ponent in debate dealing with the mat
ter Of Germany's right to invade Bel
gium, Dora being assigned the negative
side of the argument. Partly on account
OF his feelings toward Dora, and his nat
ural nervousness, he makes a miserable |
showing and Dora carries off the honors.
brash yOungster named Linski objects |
to the showing made by Ramsey and be-
comes personal In his remarks. The mat |
ter ends with Ramsey, in the university |
vernacular, giving I4lnski peach of a /
punch on the snoot."
CHAPTER VIII.-Dora appears to have |
made decided hit with her fellow stu |
dents, to Ramsey's supreme wonderment. |
A rumor Of his affair with the tickle |
Milla spreads and he gets the reputation
OF man of experience and woman
hater.':.
CHAPTER IK.-The story comes to the !
spring of 1915 and the sinking of the Lusi-
tania. The university is stirred to its !,
depths. Faculty and frat societies alike
wire the government offering their serv-
ices In the war which they believe to be
inevitable. Dora, holding the belief that |
all war Is wrong, sees with horror the
spirit of the students, which is an intense
desire to call Germany to account. She
seeks Ramsey and endeavors to impress
him with her pacif1st views.
CHAPTER X.-Aiiss Yocums appeal
somewhat disconcerts Ramsey, especially
as the girl seems to place some real value
on his opinions, and his feelings toward
her are somewhat vague.