The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-04-05

In the first place, feel that the inva-
sion has taken place. am supposed
anyhow I got postal card that 1
am supposed to be here tonight. Well,
In talking over this matter with a cou-
pie Of seniors, they told me I was sup
posed to claim this invasion was morly
and legally all right. Well" Here.
by some chance, the recollection Of a
word of Dora's fiickered into his cha
otic mind, and he had brighter mo
ment. my opponent said she proved
all war Is wrons--or something like
that, anyhow. She said she proved II
was wrong to fight, no matter what.
Well, II she wasn't a girl. anybody
that wanted to get her to fight could
prob'ly do It." He did not add that he
wosld be the person to make the ex-
pertssst (k Dsrs, weren't GRID, nor
did the thought enter his mind until an
hour or so later. swell" he added, II
suppose there is little more to he
said"
He was so right, in regard to his own
performance, at least. that, thereupon
drying up utterly, he proceeded to
stand, a speeches. figure In the midst
Of multitudinous silence, for an eter-
nifty lasting forty-fve seconds. He made
racking effort, and Mt the end of this
epoch found words ngain. I'm making
my argument in this debate, l would
state that"
1.-TWO minutes" said the chairman.
"Refutation by the negative. Miss ID.
Yocum. Two minutes"
81 waive them" said Dora, primly.
81 submit that the affirmative has not
refuted the argument of the negative"
every WELL" With his gavel the
chairman sharply tapped the desk be-
fore him. 1.-THE question is now be-
fore the house. Resolved. that Ger
many is both morally and legally just!-
fed in her invasion of Belgium All
those In favor of the"
But here there was an interruption
Of kind never before witnessed dur
| ing any proceedings Of the Lumen so
| ciety. It came from neither of the de-
| baters, who still remained standing at
| their desks until the vote settling their
| comparative merits in argument
should be taken. The interruption
was from the rear row Of seats along
the wall, where sat new members Of
the society, freshmen not upon the
program of the evening. A loud nasal
voice was heard from this quarter, a
loud but nasal voice, shrill as well as
nasal, and full Of strange hot pas
sion. "Mr. Chairman it cried. Look
a-here. Mr.. Chairman! Mr.. Chairman,
demand to be heard! You gotta gim-
me my say, Mr.. Chairman I'm a.
gunna have my say! You look-a-here.
Mr.. Chairman"
Shocked by such a breach of order.
and by the unseemly violence Of the
speaker, not only the chairman but
everyone else looked there. A short,
strong figure was on its feet. gesticu-
lating fiercely; and the head belonging
to 1t was large one with too much
curly black hair, fiat swarthy face,
shiny and not Immediately shaver ;
there was an impression of ill-chosen
clothes, too much fat red lip, too much
tooth, too much eyeball. Fred Mitchell
recognized this violent interrupter as
one Linshi, a fsalsw freshman who "a
next him in one Of his classes. "What'
that cuss up to-" Fred wondered ant
so did others. Linski showed them.
He pressed forward, showing himsel
through the two rows in front of HIN
till he emerged upon the green carpe
of the open space, and as he came, h.
was cyclonic with words.
"You don't put no such stuff as thi
over, / tell your he shouted In hi
hot, nasal voice. "This here's a fire.
country, and you call yourself a de
batting society, do you? Lemme tel
you belong to a debating society II
Chicago, where come from. and then
fellas up there, they'd think they
oughta be shot fer fake like wha
you people are tryin' to put over, here
tonight. come down here to git som
more education. and pay fer 1t, toe
in good hard money I've made sweatiL
in machine shop up there In Chi
cago; but If this Is the kind Of educa
ton I'm a-gunna git, better go o.
back there. You call this square de
bate, do you?"
He advanced toward the chairman
platform. shaking frantic fist. swell
If you do, you got another thin
comm, my capitals frien'! You Wen
and give out the question whether it
right fer Choimuny to go through Bel
GUM; and what do you do fer tn
Choimun side? You pick out this her
big stiff'-he waved his passionat
hand at the paralyzed Ramsey-"yol
pick out boob like that fer the Che
nun side, a poor fish that gifts stage
fright so bad he don't know whethe
he's talkin' or dead; or else he fake
IL; because he's a speaker so bum !
looks more TO me like he was taking
You git this big stiff to fake the Choi
nun side, and then you go and sticl
up goil agains' him that's got brain
and makes a pacifis' argument tina