Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-27
Page Seven

changes Immediately preceding hostlll.
ties were charmlngly frank aud un.
hypocrItIcal, although quite ms mixed
up and of'the.issue as II they had
been prepared by professional foreign
office men, Ramsey and Fred Mitchell
and four other boys waylald young
Bender on the street after school, In.
tending JocosltIes rather than violence,
but the victim proved sensitive. you
take your ole hands OF o. mel" he
said hercely, as they began to push
HIN about among them.
sole dirty Wesl" they hoarsely bel.
lowed and squawkcd, In their chang
Ing voices, "Wnshes his ears !"
WASHES his neck" . Dora Yocum
told his mama to turn the hose on
him"
Wesley broke from them and backed
away, swinging his strapped books In
dangerous circle. "You keep on"
he warned them. II got ns much
right TO my pers'nal appearance us
anybodyw
This richly fed their mumor, and
they rloted round him, keeping outside
the swinging books at the end of the
strap. "Persnal appGarnnce'w
"iowl Ole dirty Yves, he's got per-
s'nnl appearance "Who went
and bought It for you, Wcs?'
Nobody bought It for him. Dora
Yocum took and give him one"
"You leave ladies' names alone"
cried the chivalrous Wesley. "You
ought TO know better, on the public
street, you-pupsW
Here was serious afrrOnt, Mt least
to Ramsey MilholIand's way of think.
ing; for Ramsey, also now proved
sensitive. He Quleted his friends
"Shut up"-and advanced toward
Wesley. "You look herel Who you
calm 'pups?'
"Evcrybodyw Wesley holly re-
turned. Everybody chat goes around
mentioning ladies' names on the pub
lie streets are pups"
"They are, nre they?" Ramsey as
holly demanded. "Well, you Just look
here n minute; my own father men
tons my mothers name on the public
streets whenever he wants to, and you
just try calm my father pup, and
you won't know what happened to
your
"Whatll you do about it,"
"I'll put new head on YOU" said
Ramsey. That's what I'll do, because
anybody that calls my father or moth
er pup"
"Oh, shut upl l wasn't taliin' about
your ole father and mother. | said
everybody that mentioned Dora Yo-
GUMS name on the public streets was
pup, and mean I'll Everybody that
mentions Dora Yocums name on the
pub"
Dora Iocum !" said Ramsey. 81 got
Il perfect right to say it anywhere |
want to. Dora Yocum, Dora Yocum,
Dora Yocum ="
"Al right then, you're a pupw
Ramsey charged upon him and re-
ceived sufrocating blow full in the
face, not from Mr.. Bendcr's fist but
from the solid bundle of books at the
end of the strap. Ramsey saw eight
or ten detectives Instantly: there were
Wesley Benders standing full length In
the air ON top of other Wesley Ben
ders, and more Wesley Blenders zig
Jagged out sidewise from still other
found one of these and it proved to be
flesh. He engaged 1t wildly at fistl-
cuffs; pounded 1t upon the countenance
and drove it away Then he sat down
upon the curbstOne and, with his dizzy
eyes shut, leaned forward for the bet
ter accommodation of his ensanguincd
nose.
Wesley had retreated to the other
side of the street, holding n grimy
handkerchief to the midmost parts of
his pallid face. "rhere, You ole d--n
pup" he shouted, in a voice which
threatened sob. 81 guess that'll
teach you to be careful how you men,
ton Dora Yocum's name on the public
StrectsW
At this, Ramsey made a motion MS
If to rise and pursue, whereupon Yves.
ley fled, wailing back over his shoulder
as he ran, You wait till | ketch you
out alone on the public streets and
M"
His voice was lost in an outburst of
hooting from his former friends, who
sympathetically surrounded the
wounded Ramsey. But In n measure
at least, the chivalrous fugitive had
won his point. He was routed and
outdone, yet what survived the day
was a rumor, which became sort Of
tenuous legend among those interest
ed. There had been fight over Dora
YoCum, II appeared, and Ramsey Mil
holland had attempted to maintain
something derogatory to the lady
while Wesley defended her as
knightly youth should.
The boys, unmindful of proper gal
lantry, supported Ramsey on account
of the way he had persisted In lickln'
the stutlin' out of Wesley Bender after
receiving that preliminary wallop from
Wesey's blackjack bundle of books.
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