St. Tammany farmer., 1922-04-01
SYNOPSIS

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CHAPTER I.-With his grandfather,
small Ramsey Milhollaud is watching the
Decoration Day Parade In the home
Town. The old gentleman, q veteran OF
the ClvA war, endeavors to impress the
youngster with the significance OF the
great conflict. and many years afterWard
the boy was to remember his words with
startling vividness.
CHAPTER Il.-ln the schoolroom. a
few years afterward. Ramsey was not
though his two pronounced dislikes were
arithmetic and "Recitations." In sharp
contrast to Ramsey's backwardness Is
tho precocity. of little Dora Yocum, a
young lady whom in his bitterness he de-
nominates Teachers Pet"
CHAPTER I1I.-In high school, where
hs and Dora are classmates, Ramsey
manifest her superiority, and the vindic-
uveness he generates becomes alarming,
eliminating In the resolution that some
day he would SHOW her.
CHAPTER IV.-At q class picnic Ram
sey. to his intense surprise, appears to
attract the favorable attention Of Miss
Allla Rust, . young lady Of about his
own age and the acknowledged belle of
the class Milla has the misfortune to
fall into creek while talking with Ram
sey, and that youth promptly plunges to
the rescue. The water is only some three
feet deep. but Mila's gratitude for 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 Excepting COM
pany." while the formers parents won
der. His mother indeed goes SO far as
to express some disapproval of his choice,
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Z more suitable companion, suggestion
which the youth receives with horror.
CHAPTER v1.-At this period our hero
being very willing partner in the act
Her f1ippancy over the matter discon-
certs Ramsey immensely, but shortly aft
erward the girl departs for a visit to
for Ramsey. which adds to his feeling Of
melancholy.
CHAPTER VI1.-Shortly after Milla'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
60 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
society, Ramsey Is chosen as Dora's op-
ponent In debate dealing with the mat
ter Of Germany's right to invade Bel
g1um, Dora being assigned the negative
Of his feelings toward Dora, and his nat
ural nervousness he makes a misera BILE
showing and Dora carries off the honors
A brash youngster named Ldnskt objects
comes personal In his remarks. The mat
ter ends with Ramsey. in the university
vernacular. giving Lnski a peach Of a
punch on the snoot."
CHAPTER vII1-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 f1ckle
Nllla spreads and he gets the reputation
hater."
CHAPTER IX.-The story comes to the
spring Of 1915 and the sinking Of the Lusi-
tni T.. nniye5sty is srrsd sdceea to aKe s
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
desire to call Germany to account. She
seeks Ramsey and endeavors to impress
him with her paciflst 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 Xl-After the vacation -
riod. Dora makes an impressive speech
bofore the debating society, denounclng
every form of militarism as wrong, She
Il 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 FREQ
MitchelIs 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 part In the war grows in the uni
versity.
CHAPTER xIII-Mitchell. leader
among the students, becomes bitter IN
his condemna ton of the attitude of con-
gress toward participation In the contiics
in Europe, announcing his intention OF
seekinK service under some other flag
rather than continue to do nothing. Dora
ACCUSES him to Ramsey Of being fire
brand" and the latter Is forced to admit
he thinks his friend is right The In
dignant girl declares their acquaintance
ship ended