Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-05-27
CHAPTER x.--continued.


And, Jumping down from the window
seat he began to dance round his
much perturbed comrade, believing.
Ramsey bore with him for a moment.
then sprang upon him; they wrestled
vigorously, broke a chair and went to
the floor with crash that gave the
chandelier In Mrs. Meigs' parlor. be.
low. an attack of jingles.
"You let me up!' Fred gasped.
"You take your solemn oath to shut
up? You goin' to swear itf"
"All right give my solemn OATH"
said Fred; and they rose. arranging
their tousled attire.
"Well," said Fred, "when you goin'
to call on herr"
"You look here!" Ramsey approached
him dangerously. "You just gave me
your SOL"
81 beg!" Fred cried, retreatlng. y
mean, aside from all that, why, | just
thought maybe after such an evening
you'd feel as gentleman you ought to
80 and ask after her health
"Now. see here"
"No, mean 1t; you ought TO-" Fred
insisted, earnestly, and as his room
mate glared at him with complete sus-
picion, he added, In explanation. "You
ought to 60 next Callers Night, and
send In your card, and say you felt you
ought to ask II she'd suffered any from
the night air. Even II you couldn't
manage to say that, you ought to start
to say it, anyhow, because you Keep
off o. me I'm only tryin' to do YOU O
good turn, amt II"
"You save your good turns for
yourself" Ramsey growled, still ad
yancing upon him.
But the insidious Mitchell, evadine
him, fed to the other end of the room
picked up his cap and changed bis
manner. Come on, ole bag o. Deans
let's be on our way to the frat house
It's time. Well call this all off,"
"You betterl" Ramsey warned him
and they trotted out together.
But as they went along, Fred took
Ramsey's arm contidentially, and said
Now, honestly. Ram. ole man, wher
are you goin' to-"
Ramsey was still red 'You l0oL
here! just say one more word"
"Oh, no." Fred expostulated. 81
mean seriously, Ramsey. Honestly,
mean seriously. Aren't you seriously
goin' to call on her some Callers
Night?"
"No. I'm not II
"But why notf"
Because | don't want to-
swell. seriously, Ramsey, there's
only one Callers Night before vaca
ton. and SO | suppose II hardly will
be worth while; but expect you'll see
quite a little of her at home this sum
merT"
''No, l won't. won't see her at all
She isn't goin' to be home this sum
mer, and wouldn't see anything OF
her II she was"
where's she goln' TO be7'
''In Chicago"
"She is2" said Fred, slyly. "When'd
she tell your
Ramsey turned on him. "You look
out She didn't tell me. just hap.
pened to- see In the Bulletin she's
signed up with some other girls to go
and do settlement work Ia Chicago
Anybody could see 1t. II was printed
out plain. You could have seen II just
as well as ! could. II you'd read the
Bulletin"
oh" said Fred.
Nov look here"
''Good heavens Can't even say
'oh'?"
ut depends on the way you say IT,"
"I'll be careful" Fred assured him
earnestly. II really and honestly
don't mean to get you excited about
all this. Ramsey. can see myself you
haven't changed from your old opinion
OF Dora Y0cum bit. was only try
In to get little rise out Of you for a
minute, because of course, seriously
why, can see you hate her just the
same as yOu always did"
yes" said Ramsey, dlsarmed and
gulleless In the face Of diplomacy. Il
only told you about all this. Fred. be.
cause II seeined-well, Il seemed SO
kind o. funny 10 me-"
Fred affected not 10 hear. What
did you say. Ramseyf"
Ramsey looked vaguely disturbed. Il
sald--why, | said 1t all seemed kind
o." He paused then repeated plain
lively: "Well. to me, II all seemed
kind o'--kfnf o. funny"
"What did2" Fred inquired. but as
he glanced In seeming naiyete at his
companion, something he saw In the
,atters eye warned him. and suddenly
Fred thought Il would be better to run.
Ramsey chased him all the way to
the frat house"