Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-07-14
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER with his grandfather,
small Ramsey Milholland Is watching the
Decoration Day Parade" in the home
town. The old gentleman, q veteran OF
the Civil war, endeavors to impress the
youngster with the significance of the
great conflict, and many years afterward
the boy was % remember his words with
startling vtvidness.
CHAPTER HIN the schoolroom. q
few years afterward. Ramsey was not
distinguished for remarkable ability,
though his two pronounced dislikes were
arithmetic and "Recitations." In sharp
the precocity OF little Dora Yocum. a
young lady whom In his bitterness he de-
nominates Teachers Pet"
CHAPTER III.-In high school, where
he and Dora are classmates, Ramsey
continues to feel that the girl delights to
manifest her superiority, and the vindic-
tiveness he generates becomes alarming.
eliminating in the resolution that some
day be would "show" her.
CHAPTER Iy.-At class picnic Ram
sey, to his intense surprise. appears to
attract the favorable attention of Miss
Milla 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 for his
heroic act Is embarrassing. He Is in fact
taken captive by the fair one. to his great
CONSERVATION.
CHAPTER v.-Ths acquaintance ripens.
Ramsey and Milla openly keeping COM
pany," while. the Nformer's parents won
der. = His mothe Indeed goes so far as
to express some dIsapproval OF his choice,
even limiting that Dorss Yocum would be
q more suitable companion. a suggestion
which the youth receives with horror.N
CHAPTER yI--At this period our hero
gets the thrill Of his first kiss" Milla
being a very willing partner in the act
Her fiippancy over the matter discon-
certs Ramsey immensely. but shortly aft
orWard the girl departs for visit to
Chicago. She leaves an endearing missive
for Ramsey, which adds to his feeling of
melancholy.
CHAPTER VII.-Shortly after Milla's
departure, her friend, Sadie Ciews. in
forms Ramsey that his inamorata has
been married to her cousin and Is not
coming back, so that little romance is
ended. Within a few months Ramsey
end 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 a student at the
university. d Induced to join a debating
society, Ramsey Is chosen as Dora's op-
ponent in debate dealing with the mat
ter of Germany's right to invade Bel
GUM, Dora being assigned the negative
side of the argument. Partly on account
of his feelings toward Dora. and his nat
ural nervousness. he makes miserable
showing and Dora carries off the honors
A brash y0ungster named Lnskf 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 Lnski peach OF q
punch on the snoot."
CHAPTER VIII.-Dora appears to have
made a decided hit with her fellow stu
dents, to Ramsey's supreme wonderment
A rumor Of his affair" with the tickle
Milla spreads and ne gets the reputation
of a man Of experience and woman
hater."
CHAPTER IX.-The story comes to the
spring OF 1915 and the sinking Of the Lusi-
tania The university Is stirred to It's
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 cali Germany to account She
seeks Ramsey and endeavors to impress
him with her pacifist views.
CHAPTER X.-Miss Yocum's 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.
CHAPTER xI.-After the va alton pc
Rod. Dora makes an impressive speech
before the debating society, denounclng
every form of militarism as wrong. She
is decidedly In the minority, but makes
brave fight to stem the tide Of feeling
which she perceives Is sweeping the coun-
try toward war.
CHAPTER XII.-Not altogether to Fred
Mitchells surprise, Ramsey and Dora
continue to meet though Ramsey insists
their talk Is academic and nothing else
The feeling that the United States must
take mart In the war grows In the uni
varaiSS
Half an hour later Ramsey entered
stamped off the snow, hung up his
hat and coat, and sat himself down
defiantly In the red leather chair on
the other side OF the fireplace.
"Well, go on" he said. Commence II
mot at all !" Fred returned, ami.
ably. "Fine spring weather today
Lovely to see all the flowers and the
birds as we go a-strolling by. The lit.
tie bobolinks-"
"You look here! That's the only
walk I ever took with her in my life
I mean by-by asking her and hel
saying she would and so forth. That
other time just sort of happened, and
you know 1t. Well, the weather WASN'T
just the best in the world, maybe, but
she's an awful conscientious girl an6
once she makes an engagement"
"Why, of course" Fred finished fol
him, "she'd be too pious to break II
just on account of mere little bliz
card or anything Wonder how the
weather will be next Sunday"
II don't know and l don't care
said Ramsey. "You don't suppose
asked her to go again, do your"
"Why not?"
well. for one thing, you don't sup
pose I want her to think I'm perfect
fool, do your
Fred unused moment or two, look