The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-09
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lowh. 10" Ola s"utI-usdn, a. veteran VI
TIE NlNi WI. eudcas Ors To impT,ss tnt
JOuhgstcr vain tu, sIsuIn. du,c % TIE
gftat ,onii.ct. aHI many y,al- aitcrwaud
The bop MAS TO IeuvmDvt nIs WUius with
startling NtNtdusbs
CHATTER lin the scnoolroom. a
ie~ yoafS attsrwdrd, Ramsey was not
diBtlns uisird lot remarkable abilIty.
thousn his tWU pruno4u, cd d,sikcs wen,
hithmcuc ana REGULATIONS Ia suarp
contrast To Naus,y.s bd,Nwdiduers 10
the preyOyity VI utuc bona lo,um. a
youns itdy whom in his bitterness he de
dominates leaShsrs fcL
CHAPTER III In high school. where
ne ana Dora are classmates. it.lms.J
continues tu t,rl that Ia, sri delisuis u
manifest Ter superiority, ana the Nuudly-
aNentAs hr srH,ratcs becomes alarming.
,ulminatius iu JDc resolution tLat some
lay lie ~OIid show her
CHAPTER IN.-At a lass gI,ui, Ram
seq to hiH intense surprise. appears 10
attract the favorable attention OF Miss
Nilia Rust Jouug LADY Of about his
own a., aud the a,Anowledsci belle Of
the C,azs. MiIAt has Tie misfortune to
tall into a yiU,k While talking with Ram
'eJ. and that yuutu IrOmpay pIuuses to
Tho rescue The waiter ~ uutS some thrye
tcet ueyp. but NINA gratitude tor his
heroic act Dol yWbaIl a-sluE tie 10 lu tact
taken captive ~ the Tar one. to he gleat
cOnsl,IuaNur
CHAI-rllt The Acquaintance upcus.
RAmHey aud Muls upruy .A,,liug com
pauy. Will TIE tuImvrs patents wun
DEF It's mother indeed goes Ho iuI a.
TO eNprvAs som" dlaapprUNal ot bis hu.rv,
even niuurg that bora lu,um would by
more suitable companion, q SUGGESTION
which ia, ,paih receives with horror
Ile had Ion. afternoon Of an
cuisines. these becoming most violent
when he tried To- face the problem ~
his future course toward Millu lie
did not face II al all, Ia fact, but mere
ly writhed. and had evolved nothing
when fridny evening was upon him
aud MilIa waiting for him to take her
to the "hnud concert" with "Alb and
SADIE" lie made shift To- seek n short
interview with Albert, Just before din
ner.
II got pretty rotten headache. and
my stomnchS upset too he said
dropping upon the raNt"nS' fence II
been gcttin worse every minute You
and Sadie go 10y Mlllns Albert and
tell her n I'm not there 10y Ia pas
seven. teu her not TO wait for me any
longer"
How do you mean 'Wa,'f' Albert
inquired You don't expect her TO
come pokin' along with Sadie and me.
DO your She'll keep on sittin' there nj
home just the same hrcauSc she
wouldn't have anything else to do, II
you don't come like she expects you To.
She hasn't got any way 10 stop wait
in'w
At this Ramsey moaucd. without NJ
feCtation. II don't expect ! can. Al
bert" he said I'D like to,if | could
but the way II looks now, you tell her
was startin' In with typhoid fever or
pretty near anything Mt all" lie
moved away, concluding feehly: II
guess ! better craw! on home. Albert.
while I'm still able to walk some. You
tell her the way II looks now I'm liable
To be right sick"
And the next morning he woke 10
the chafings of remorse, picturing IA
Milla somewhat restored In charm
waiting hopefully AT the gate, even
time passed and the sound Of the dis
tsnt horns came family through the
darkness, going sadly To her room
perhaps weeping there. II was IA pic
ture TO wiring him with shame and pity,
but was followed by another which
electrified him, for out Of school he
did not lack Imagination. What II
Albert had reported his Illness too
wildly to Milln? Milla was so fond
What II, In her alarm. she should come
here to the house To inquire OF his
mother about him1 What II she told
Mrs. Milholland they were "engaged"f
The next moment Ramsey was project.
ing a conversation between his mother
and Milla In which the latter stated
that she and Ramsey were soon TO be
married. that she regarded him as al.
ready virtually her husband. and de-
manded to nurse him.
In a panic he fled from the house he
fore breakfast, going out by way Of a
side door and he crossed back Yards
and climbed back fences To reach Al
bert Paxton the more swiftly This
creature. n ladies' man almost profess
siOnally. was found exercising with an
electric iron and pair Of flannel trou-
sers In n basement laundry, by way Of
stirring his appetite for the morning
meal
See here, Albert" his friend said
breathlessly. Il got favor. | want
you To go over Ia Mina's-"
I'm goin to finish pressln' these
trousers" Albert interrupted. Then
I've got my breakfast 10 eat"
well. you could do this FIRST" said
Ramsey hurriedly. ut wouldn't hurt
you TO do me this little favor first.
You Just slip over aud see Milla for
me. II she's up yet, and II she isn't.
you better wait around I'LL she Is. be-
cause ! want you 10 tell her Fm u
whole lot better this morning. Tell
her I'm pretty near prao tlck'ly all right
again. Albert. ana I'll y -obly write her