News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-02-22
CHAPTER VIII.

"The way | look at it, Ramsey"
! Fred Mitchell said, when they reached
their apartment, whittier a benevolent
| senior, Colburn, accompanied them,
"the .gay look at 1t. this Linski kind
of paid you a compliment after all,
when he called you fake. He must
have thought you anyway looked as IL
you could make a better speech than
you did Oh. golly"
And as Ramsey groaned, the jovial
Mitchell gave himself up to the divan
and the mirth. "Oh, oh, oh, gollyf he
sputtered
Never you mind, Brother Milhol-
land" Colburn said gently. "The Lu-
men is used to nervous beginners. I've
seen dozens in my time, just like you;
and some of 'em got to be first rate
before they quit. Besides, this crazy
LinskI is all that anybody'll ever re-
member about tonights meeting any
how. There never was any such out
break as that in my time, and I guess
there never was in the whole history
"
him until he apologies to the society
I'm on the board and I'm in favor
of it. Who is the bird, anyhow? He's
in your class"
81 never saw him before" Ramsey
responded from the deep chair, where
he had moodily thrown himself; and,
returning to his brooding upon his ora
l.
"Well said the senior, you'll
know HIM when you see him again.
You put your mark on him where you
can Sc" it, all right" He chuclled.
81 suppose l really ought to have in
terrier 4 in that, but l decided to do
little astronomical observation, about
fifty feet away, for few minutes. I'm
way behind in my astronomy, any
how DO you know this Linski, Broth
or Mt help"
"I've talked to him couple o. times
on the campus" said Fred. He's in
one of my classes. He's about the
oldest in our class, l 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 gettin'
off some bug stuff about capitalism
He said the course in political econo-
my was all capitalism and the prof
was bought by Wall Street"
poor old Prof Craigw Colburn
laughed. He gets fifteen hundred a
year"
Yes; ia heard that myself, and /
told Linski, and he said he had an I'M
Gle workin' in a steel mill got twice
that much but it didn't make any diff
ference. ole Craig was bought by Wall
Street He said capitalism better look
out he and the foreign-born workmen
were gofn' to take this country some
day, and that was one of the reasons
he was after an education. He talked
pretty strong pro-German, too-about
the war in Europe-but l sort of
thought that was more because he'd
be pro-anythihg That he thought would
help upset the United States than be-
cause he cared much about Germany"
"Yes." said Cnlburn, that's how he
sounded toui-ht. | guess there's plen-
ty more like him in the cities, too.
That reminds me: I'd better arrange
debate on immigration for the Lumen.
Wen put Brother Alilholland for the
negative, this time"
Ramsey started violently. "See
here"
But the senior treasured him. aust
wanted TO see you jump" he explained.
Don't fear; you've done your share.
Il should think I have!" Ramsey
yroaned.
Eyes: YOU won't be called on again
his term. BY the way" said Colbun.
houghtfully. that was a clever girl 4
'ou had against You tonight + don't
'elieve nAlacilism much. myself but
he used il very niftily for her ur-u-.
nent. Isn't She from your town. tlisA
Hiss YOcumT
Fred nodded.
"Well. she's a clever young thing"s
aid the senior. still thoughtful Andt
e added: Graceful girl. she is.
At this, the rOOmmates looked Hts
i'm with startled attention. Ramsey.
-as 50 reused as to forget his troubles
nj sit forward In his chair.
Ito be continue