St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-03-11
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80. CHAPTER with his grandfather
ooAu Ramsey Mllholland is watching tn
decoration Day Parade" In the HON
town. Tie old gentleman, \ veteran o
me C1vu war, endeAyors to impress tn
younester with the significance OF tn
great conhict, and many years afterwar,
tho boy was to remember his words viii
startling yividness
CHAPTER LIN the schoolroom,
lev years afterward. Ramsey was no
though bis two pronounced dislikes were
arithmetic ana "Recitations" In shar1
contrast to RAmssy's backwardness Il
tho precocity OF little Dora Yocum, 6
yoonS lady whom In his bitterness he de.
nominatss Teachers Pet"
CHAPTER HIN high school. where
20 ana Dora are classmates, Ramsey
continues to feel that the girl delights to
manifest her superiority, and the vindic-
ursnsss he generates becomes alarming.
eliminating In the resolution that some
day he would ''ahow' her.
CHAPTER Wat q class picnic Ram
sey. to his intense surprise, appears to
attract the favorable attention of Miss
n m1,!a hust a young lady Of about his
the class. Mills has the misfortune to
fall into creek while talking with Ram
sey. and that youth promptly plunges to
the rescue. Tho water Is only some three
teet deep. but Ailla's gratitude for his
heroic act 10 embarrassing. He Is In fact
taken captive by the fair one, to his great
CONSERVATION.
CHAPTER Y.-The acquaintance ripens.
Ramsey and Milla openly keeping com
Pany, while the formers parents won
der. His mother indeed goes so far as
70 express some disapproval of his choice,
IN
q more suitable companion, suggestion
which the youth receives with horror.
CHAPTER Wat this period our hero
being very willing partner in the act.
Her dippanoy over the matter dscon-
csrts Ramsey immensely, but shortly aft
erward tho girl departs for visit to
Cnlcago she leaves an endearing missive
for Ramsey. which adds to his feeling OF
melancholy
CHAPTER VII.-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
20 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
uAAS "a oily. 41uuCCu 10 JOIN a O6CaunR
societyr 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 youngster named Linski objects
to the showing made by Ramsey and be-
comes personal in his remarks The mat
q In he mi CIT
vernacular, giving. Lnski peach Of a
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 he gets the reputation
Of man of experience and a 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-
ces In the war which they believe to be
Inevitable. Dora, holding the belief that |
LII war is wrong,~sees with horror the |
spirit OF the students, which is an intense
lesjre to call Germany to account She |
'eeks Ramsey and endeavors to impress
lin with her pacifst views.
She was pale, little breathless, !
nd her eyes were bright and severe.
I want to speak to you," she said,
quickly. II want to ask you about
Mr.. Colburn and Fred
Iitchell are the only people know in
our frat except you, and / haven't
cen either OF them today, or I'd have
sked one Of them"
Most unconfortably astonished,
ramsey took his hands out Of his pock-
ts picked a leaf from lilac bush be-
ide the path, and put the stem of the
EAT seriously into corner of his |
,outh, before finding anything to say.
Well-well, all right" he finally re-
pended. "I'll tell you-if it's any,
hing know about
"You know about it," said Dora.
That is, you certainly do If you were
your frat meeting last. night.
we're you?"
Eyes, was there" Ramsey an
wered, wondering what in the world
ne wanted to know, though he sup
osed vaguely that it must be some
hing about Colburn, whom he had
,veral times seen walking with her.
Of course I couldn't tell you much"
Q added, with an afterthought. you
sc, a good deal that goes on at frat
eeting isn't supposed to be talked
bout"
EYES," she said, smiling family,
Tough with a satire that missed him.
I'VE been a member of a sorority since
eptember, and think have an idea
!. what could be told or not told
oppose we walk on, If you don't mind.
v question needn't embarrass you"
Nevertheless, as they slowly went on
gether, Ramsey was embarrassed.
9 felt queer" They had known
lch other so long; in way had
Jared so much. sitting daily for years
,ar each other and undergoing the
me outward experiences; they had
most grown up together yet this
as the first time they had ever talked
gether or walked together.
swell" he said. IF you want to
* anything it's all right for me to
IL you-well, just as soon, guess"
"It has nothing to do with the secret
'oceedings of your frat said Dora,
imly. "What / want to ask about
IS been talked of all over the place
day. Everyone has been saying 1t
as your frat that sent the first te]e-
ON to members of the government