The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-15

hone announcing his intention of
= service under some other flag
{,han continue to do nothing, Dora
y him to Ramsey of being a fire
|" and the latter is forced tsl admit
Inks his friend is right. The in
n girl declares their acquaintance
pded AZ
CHAPTER XIV.
,.
n Mitchell, crossing the campus
banning ten days later, saw Dora
|ng near the entrance of her dor
where he would pass lfer I'M
. altered his course; and as he
nearer her and the details of her
new into distinctness, he was in
n with himself for feeling less
Is Indignation toward her in pro-
to the closqness Of las ap-
The pity thft came over him
Mingled with an unruly admira-
Isuslng him TO wonder what I'M
Me stuff she could be niAsle Of.
as marked, but not whipped; she
hid herself straight under all the
erIng and cutting which. to his
kdge, she had been getting.
stopped him, "for only n mo-
she said, adding with n wan
|pss: "That is, if you're not one
|s who feel that l shouldn't be
hT?'
said Fred, stlnly. II may
heir point of view, perhaps, but
feel called upon to obtrude 1t
In that manner"
BE- she said, nOddlng. Eve
to speak with you about RAM
tight"
VI her lip, men asked, abrupt
What made him do it?"
H as a private with ting regu-
What made him enlist at ALP
because he's that Sort Fred
I'd briskly. lie may be mex
/ TO people who believe that his
out to fight for his country is
ne thing as going out to com-
nur-" ~
lifted her hand. Couldn't
eg your PARDON" Fred ssit at
I'm sorry, but l don't knay just
explain him to YOU"
W.
laughed, apologetically. well.
3 as | understand it, yoh don't
possible for a person to have
ing within him that makes him
much about his countf y that
lltp She cried. Don't you think
'llllng to suffer a little rather
see my country in the wrong?
you think Pm doing it?"
fl don't want to be rude; but,
use, 1t seems to me thatuyou're
ing because you think you know
about what's right and wrong
sbody else does."
mo. But /" M
wouldn't get anywhere rfob-
Oy arguing It," Fred said. 10y on
me-" IA
sRed you to tell me why III en-
trouble is, I don't thinl1 can
=, TO anybody who needs III an
lie just went, Of course. Where
" question about it. l always
he'd be the first to 60"
no" she said.
always thought So"
alhk You We're mistaken" she
aecidedly. 1T was a specif1srea.
make him act so cruelly
frelly'" Fred cried.
vas"
ael to whomY'
to his mother-to his family.
V MN go off that way, without
no. ned been home" Fred cor.
ner' "He went home the satur-
siOre he enlisted, and settled It
uFln' They're all broken IN. of
Ou' when they saw he'd made
,t In'lu, they quit opposing him.
u a'l'A 'hey'he proud of him about
'e' IN spite of feeling anxious.
!" MS father was an artillery.
s,s we war with Spain, aud his
% %er was a colonel at tMend
NV, ..,u war though he went into
a S,sa.e' like Ramsey. liz Ned
sey was about twelvSkbut
,, ,smembers him; he was talk
~ an a little the night before he
+" % a gesture of despairIng
I, ! lou don't UNDERESTIMATE"
,s. Is 1t l don't understandw
~. l know why he Vent
just killing mew H.
~ sa at her gravely. T don't
a. need worry about NJ he
l sen nothing about his 60
Ssss ~ are responsible fol;;,s,,.,. :,
tS sa'ed her dcspalring gesture
understand. But it's no