News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-22

| student that enlisted.
"Well, that broke up the class; Joe
turned from her to the platform and
told old Burney that he was response
BILE for allowing such talk in his lecture
| room, and Joe said so far as he was
concerned, he resigned from Burneys
classes right there. That started it,
| and practically the whole class got up
and walked out with Joe. They said
| Burney streaked off home, and Dora
was left alone in there, with her head
down on her desk-and | guess she
certainly deserves it. A good many
have already stopped speaking to her"
Ramsey fidgeted with a pen on the
table by which he sat. "Well. don't
KNOW" he said, slowly: II don't know
If they ought TO do that exactly"
"Why oughtn't theyT Fred demand
ed, sharply.
"Well, it looks to me as if she was
only fightin' for her principles. She
believes in 'em. The more it costs a
person to stick to their principles,
why, the more l believe the person
must have something pretty fine about
'em likely"
"Yesw said the hot-headed Fred.
''That may be In ordinary times, but
not when a persons principles are liza
BILE to betray their country! We won't
stand that kind Of principles, tell
you, and we oughtn't to. Dora YOcum's
finding that out, all right. She had the
biggest position of any girl in this
place, or any boy either, up to the last
few weeks, and there wasn't any stu
dent or hardly even a member of the
faculty that had the influence or was
more admired and looked up to. She
had the whole showl' But now, since
she's just the same as called any stu
dent a murderer If he enlists to fight
for his country and f1ag-well, now
she hasn't got anything at all, and If
she keeps on she'll have even less!''
He paused in his walking to and fro
and came to a halt behind his friends
chair, looking down compassiOnately
upon the back Of Ramsey's motionless
head. His tone changed. II guess 1t
isn't just the ticket-me to be talking
this way to you, is it?" he said, with
trace of huskiness.
"Oh-it's all right" Ramsey MUIR
INJURED. not altering his position.
81 can't help blowing up" Fred went
on. 81 want to say, though, l know
I'm not very considerable to blow up
about her to you this way. I've been
playing horse with you about her ever
since freshman year. but-well. you
must have understood, Ram, I never
meant anything that would really both
er you much, and 1 thought-well,
really thought it was a good thing,
you-your-well, l mean about her,
you know. I'm on, all right. / know
it's pretty serious with you" He
paused.
"Its-it's kind of tough luck !" his
friend contrived to say; and he began
to pace the floor again.
"Oh-well-" he said.
"See here, ole stick-in-the-mud," !,
Fred broke out abruptly. "After her !
saying what she did Well. it's none
o. my business, but-but-"
well, what?" Ramsey murmured.
81 don't care what you say, If you
want to say anything"
"Well. got to say It," Fred half
groaned and half blurted. "After she
said that-and she meant it-why, If {
l were in your place I'd be darned II
I'd be seen out walking with her
again."
"I'm not going to be-" Ramsey said,
quietly.
"By GEORGE" And now Fred halted
in front of him. both being huskily
solemn. 81 think understand little
Of what that means to you, old Ram
sey; l think I do. think I know
of what 1t costs you to
make that resolution for your cOun-
try's sake" Impulsively he extended
his hand. TITS pretty big thing for
you to do. viii you shake hands?"
But Ramsey shook his head. 81
didn't do 1t. / wouldn't ever have done
anything just on account of her talk
n that way. She shut the door on
met was good while ago"
"She did, What for?"
well, I'm not much Of talker, you
know, Fred" said Ramsey, staring at
he pen he played with "I'm not much
If anything, for that matter, prob1y,
tut I-well-I-"
"You what?"
"Well. I had to tell her I didn't feel
lbOut things the way she did. She'd
hought / had, all along, guess. Any
way, it made her hate me or some
hing, l guess; and she called It all
IF. / expect there wasn't much to call
IF, so far as she was concerned any
Iow." He laughed feebly "She told
ne better go and enlist"
pleasant of herr Fred muttered.
as we know what she
kinks enlisting means" He raised his
dice cheerfully. "Well, that's settled;
nd, thank God, old Mr.. Bernstorfrs on
is way to his sweet little vine-clad /
ottapp home They're peftinp guns | ,