News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-03-15
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CHAPTER with his GRANDPA ther
small Ralnsey MiihoIiand is watching tn
Decoration DAY Parade" in the .:om
town. The ola gentleman, veteran o
the civil war, eIIueat ors 10 impress tn
youngster WIN the significance of tn
great conflict, ana many years afterwar,
the boy was to remenloer his WORDS witl
startling vlvioness
CHAPTER lin the schoolroom,
few years afterward, Ramsey was no
disting uished tor remarkable ability
though ms Two pronounced dlsIikes wer,
arithmetic and "Recitations." In sharI
contrast TO hamseys packwardness /.
the pFecocIty or little Dora YocuIn, &
young LADY whom in his bitterness lie de
nom4nales - eacner's PeL"
CHAPTER HIN high school, where
he and Dora are classmates, Ramsey
continues TO feel that the girl delights to
manifest her superiority, and the vinoic-
uveness he generates becomes alarming.
eliminating In The resolution that some
Aav he would show" her.
CHAPTER lv.-At a class picnic Ram
sey. TO his intense surprise, appears to
attract the favorable attention of Miss
A4ila Rust. young lady of about his
own age and the acknowledged belle of
Sle class. Milla has the misfortune TO
TALL into a creek while talking with Ram
sey, and that youth promptly plunges 10
the rescue. The water is only some three
feet deep. but Mila's gratitude for his
heroic act Is embarrassing. He is in fact
taken captive by the far one, to his great
eonsterns ion
CHAPTER V,-The acquaintance ripens,
Ramsey and Milla openly keeping COM
pany," while the formers parents Won
der. His mother indeed goes so far as
to express some disa pproval of his choice,
even limiting that Dora Yocum would be
more suitable companion, a suggestion
when the youth receives with horror.
CHAPTER vI-At this period our hero
gets the thrill of his first kiss" Milla
being very willing partner in the act.
Her f1ippancy over the matter discon-
oerts Ramsey immensely, but shortly aft
onward the girl departs for visit to
Chicago. She leaves an endearing mssive
for Ramsey, which adds to his feeling of
melancholy.
CHAPTER VIl-Shortly after Mnla's
departure, her friend, Sadie Clews, in
forms Ramsey that his inamorata has
been married to her cousin and is not
ended. Within a few months Ramsey
and his closest friend, Fred Mitchell,
60 to the state university. Ramsey's chief
feeling being one of relief that he has got
away from the detested Dora. To his hor
say g. fges a hs ds e 6 dsssh hs
society, Ramsey is chosen as Dota's op
ponent In debate dealing with the mat
ter OF Germany's right to invade Bel
Gium, Dora being assigned the negative
side of the argument. Partly on account
OF his feelings toward Dora, and his nat
uTAl nervousness, he makes q miserable
showing and Dora carries or the honors.
A brash youngster named Lnskl objects
to the showing made by Ramsey and be-
comes personal in his remarks The mat
ter ends with Ramsey, In the university
varnacular. giving IlnsH a peach Of a
Dunch on the snooL"
ev--,ax aver u 5n3 READ me PRO.
Bremme" chalked upon the large easel
beside the chairmaD's desk.
Three FRESHMAN Debates" were an
and Sophomore Grafton"
this last being followed by the name,
20. Yocum, 49," Ramsey made inh
mediate and conspicuous efforts to
avoid sitting next TO his roommate. |
but was not so adroit as to be sue.
cessful However. Fred was mercful; |
the fluctuations of his friends com.
plexion were an inspiration more to
pity than to badinage.
The three debates all concerned the |
Causes Of the War in Europe" and |
honors appeared to rest with small |
and stout, stolidly 'pro-Gennan' girl |
debater, who had brought with her
and translated at sight absa-loot proofs
$50 she called them), printed In Ger
man. that Germany had been attacked
by Belgium at the low instigatiOn of
The envlous English. Everybody knew
Il wasn't true; but she made an i'm.
preston and established herself as o
hebater, especially as her opponent
Was quite COMPOUNDED by her introduc.
lion Of printed matter.
When the debates and the verdicts
were concluded, the orator appeared,
and Fred's compassion extended Itself
90 far that he even refrained from
looking inquisitlvely at the boy in the
seat next to his; but he made one side
Df wager, mentally-that if Ramsey
lad consented to be thoroughly con-
idential just then. he would have con.
-essed TO feeling kind O funny.
Dora was charmingly dressed. and
she WAS pale; but Iho"e notable eye
ashes Of hers were all the more no
able a;.ainSt her pall"f Ana as SIR |
poke With fire, il was natural nhal
ler color should come back quite f9m.
ngly al 4 that her ewes should flash il
ihelter OF the lashcs- The Christian
Spirit and nternationalism" was her
ubject. yet she showed no meek sam.
lie OF Christian Spirit herself when
he came 10 attacking war-makers
as well as all those half
developed tribesmen" and victims OF
lerd instinct'' who believed thai war
night ever be Justified under any cir
Of atroclty. She was elO-
Iuent truly, and picture Of grace
nd girlish dignity. even when she
vas most vigorous. Nothing could
ave been more militant than her de-
Of milItsncy.
She's an actual wonder" Fred
aid when the two had got back to
irs. Meigs' afterward. Don't you
DOk at me like that: I'm talkin' about
er as a public character. and there's