The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-03-17

They Were Dora Yocum and Ramsey
MllholIand.
with perfect assurance. They were
Dora Yocum and Ramsey Milholland
They were walking so slowly that
their advance was almost impercept-
lble but It could be seen that Dora
was talking with great animation; and
she was graceful thing, thus gesticu-
lating, In her long, slim fur coat with
the white snow frosting her brown fur
cap. Ramsey had his hands deep In
his overcoat pockets and his manner
was wholly that of an audience.
Fred murmured to himself, "'What
did you say TO her.? 'Nothin'. l start
ed to- but Then he put on a
burst of speed and passed them, sweep
Ing off his hat with operate Difference.
yet hurrying by as If fearful Of being
thought killIoy If he fingered. He
went to the frat house" found no one
downstairs. and established himself In
red leather chair to smoke and
ruminate merrily by great fire In
the hall.
Half an hour later Ramsey entered.
stamped on the snow, hung up his
hat and coat. and sat himself down
defantly In the red leather chair on
the other side of the fireplace.
"Well, go on" he said Commence y
Not at all :" Fred returned, ami
ably. Fine spring weather today.
Lovely to see all the flowers and the
birds as we go a-stroling by. The lit
tie bobolnks-"
you look here. That's the only
walk | ever took with her in my life.
! mean by-by asking her and her
saying she would and so forth. That
other time just sort of happened. and
you know It, Wen, the weather wasn't
just the best in the world, maybe, but
she's an awful conscientious girl and
once she makes an engagement"
"Why, of course" Fred finished for
him, shed be too pious to break II
just on account Of mere little bliz-
zard or anything. Wonder how the
weather will be next Sunday"
81 don't know and l don't care
said Ramsey. "You don't suppose
asked her to go again, do your"
"Why not?'
well for one thing. you don't sup.
pose l want her to think I'm perfect
fool, do you?"
Fred unused moment or two. look
ing at the fire. "What was the lee.
ture?" he asked, mildly.
what lecturer"
"She seemed TO me to be"
THAT wasn't lecturing; she was just
Just what"
"Well she thinks war for the United
States is coming closer and Closer"
But 1t isn't"
"Well she thinks so, anyhow said
Ramsey "and she's all broken up about
1t. OF course she thinks we oughtn't
to fight and she's trying to get every.
body else she can to keep working
against It, She isn't goin' home again
next summer, she's goin' back to that
settlement work In Chicago and work
there among those people against our
goin' to war; and here In college she
. wants to get everybody she can to talk
against 1t, and"
"What did you say?" Fred asked
and himself supplied the reply
"Nothin'. ] started to, but"
Ramsey got up. "Now look here !!
You know the frat passed rule that
II we broke any more furniture in this
house with our scrappin' we'd both be
fined the cost of repairs and five dol
lars apiece. Well, l can afford FIVE
dollars this month better than you can
and"
II take 1t back" Fred interposed
hastily But you just listen TO me !;
you look oft---letting her think you're
ON her side like that"
II don't"
You don't1"
Ramsey looked logged I'm not
goin' around always arguin about
everything when arguin would Just
hurt peoples feelings about something
they're all excited about, and wouldn't
do bit o good in the world-and you
Know yourself just talk hardly ever
settles anything-sO | don't"
Aha" Fred cried. II thought so |!
Now you listen to me-"
II won't L"
But at this moment they were inter-
rupted. Someone slyly opened u door,
and a SNOWFALL deftly thrown from
without caught Ramsey upon the back
OF the neck and head, where II fiat
tened and displayed itself as an orna-
mental star. Shouting fiercely, both
boys sprang up, ran To the door, were