The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-23
CHAPTER VII.

"The way I look ut II, Ramsey"
Fred Mitchell said. when they reached
their apartment. whittier benevolent
senior Colburn, accompanied them.
"the way | look at II, this Liuski kind
Of paid you compliment. after all,
when he called you fake lie must
have thought you anyway looked as II
you could make better speech than
you did. Oh. golly!"
Aud as Ramsey groaned, the joviai
Mitchell gave himself up Ia the diyan
and the mirth ooh. oh. oh golly =" he
suffered
Never you mind. Brother Milhol-
land" Colhurn said gently The Lu-
men is used to nervous beginners. I've
seen dozens In my time. just like you
and some 81 'em got 10 be first rate
before they quit Resides this crazy
Linski is all that anyhody'll ever re-
member about tonight's meeting any
how There never was any such out.
break rs that in my time, and | guess
there never was In the whole history
of the society Wen probably suspend
him until he Apologies ~ the society
I'm on the board. and I'm In favor
~ IL who Is the bird anyhow He's
In Your class"
81 never saw him before" Ramsey
responded from the deep chair. where
he had modify thrown himself: and.
returning Ia his hr"odiug upon his ora
tory "oh, murder >" he moaned
well" said the Sruior "you'll
know him when You see him again.
You put your mark on him where you
can see H. all right :" lie Chuckled
IL suppose | really ought to have in
trrfercd IN that hut decided 10 do a
little astronomical observation. about
fifty feet away, for few minutes I'm
way behind In my astronomy any
how DO you know this I.inski. Broth
er MITCHELL"
"IVe talked to him couple % times
on the campus" said Fred Hes In
one of my classes He's about the
oldest In our class | gueSS-a lot older
than US. anyhow. He's kind Of an an
archist or something can't talk more'n
five minutes any time without gettln'
on some hug stun about capitalism
He said the course in political econo-
my was all. capitalism and the prof
was bought by Wall Street"
Poor old Prof Craig" Colburn
laughed. "He gets fifteen hundred a
year"
Yes; III heard that myself and |
a, - n
Gle workin' In steel mill got twice
that much hut II didn't make any diff !
ference ole Craig was bought by Wall |
Street He said capitalism better look |
out he and the foreign-horn workmen |
were goin' to take this country some
day, and that was one of the reasons |
he was after an education lie talked |
pretty strong pro-German. too-nhout |
the war In Europe sort OF |
thought that was more because he'd |
be proanythlng that he thought would |
help upset the United States than be |
cause he cared much about Germany"
YES" said Colburn. that's how he
sounded tonight. guess there's plen-
~ more like him In the cities, too.
That reminds me ia better arrange a
debate on immigration for the Lumen.
Wen put Brother Mllholland for the
negative. this time"
Ramsey started violently. "See
here"
But the senior treasured him. "Just
wanted TO see you jump" he explained.
Don't fear you've done your share"
II should think | have" Ramsey
,roaned.
yes; you won't be called on again
his term. BY the way" said Colburn
that was clever girl
Iou had against you tonight. l don't
'elieve In pacitism much. myself. but
he used Il very nlftily for her argu-
nent. Isn't she from your town. this
iiss Yocum1"
Fred nodded
swell. she's a clever young thing"
aid the senior, still thoughtful. And
~ added: Graceful girl. she u.s."
At this. the roOmmates looked at
i'm with startled attention. Ramsey
'as so reused as to forget his troubles
nd sit forward In his chair.
yes" said the musing Colburu,
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