The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-04-05
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SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER I.-with his grandfather.
small Ramsey Milholland y watching the
Decoration Day Parade" In the nome
town. The old gentleman. veteran OF
the Civil war, endeavors to impress the
youngster with the signifcance OF me
great conflict, and many years afterward
the boy was to remember his words with
startling vfvidness
CHAPTER HIN the schoolroom. .
few years afterward. Ramsey Was not
distinguished for remarkable ability,
though his two pronounced dislikes were
tarithmetc and REGULATIONS" In Sharp
Fcontrast to Ramsey's backwardness "
the precocity of little Dora Yocum. .
young lady whom in his bitterness he de-
nopinates Teachers Pet"
CHAPTER HIN high school, where
he and Dora are classmates, Ramsay
/ continues to feel that the girl delights to
SHnanifest her superiority, and the vindic-
nnysnsss he generates becomes ,s alarming san,
day he would show" her.
CHAPTER Wat class picnic Ram
attract the favorable attention of Miss
Milla Rust, young lady Of about his
own age and the acknowledged belle Of
fall into a creek while talking with Ram
sey, and that youth promptly plunges to
the rescue. The water Is only some three
ieet deep. but Milla's gratitude for his
heroic act 10 embarrassing. He is In fact
taken captive by the fair one. to his great
CONSERVATION. a
CHAPTER v.-The acquaintance ripens.
Ramsey and Milla openly keeping COM
pany," while the formers parents won
to express some disapproval Of his choice.
even limiting that Dora Yocum would be
a more suitable companion, suggestion
which the youth receives with horror.
CHAPTER vI-At this period our hero
gets the thrill of his FIRST kiss" Milla
being a very willing partner in the act
certs Ramsey immensely. but shortly aft
9erward the girl departs for visit to
vchicago She leaves an endearing missive
sfor Ramsey, which adds to his feeling OF
melancholy.
It had come. The chairman
announced the subject Of the fourth
freshman twelve-minute debate; and
FDora Yocum, hitherto unperceived by
Ramsey, rose and went forward to one
of the small desks in the open space.
where she stood composedly, slim.
pretty figure in white. Members in
Ramsey's nelghborhood were aware of
a brief and hushed commotion, and
fierce whisper, "You can't! You get
up there p And the blanched Ramsey
came forth and placed himself at the
other desk.
He stood before the silent popu-
lace of that morgue. and 1t seemed to
him that his features had forgotten
that he was supposed to be their own
er and in control of them; he felt that
they were slipping all over his face
regardless of his wishes. His head,
as a whole was subject to an agita-
ton not before known by him; 1t de-
sired to move rustily in eccentric ways
of its own devising; his legs alternate
ly limbered and Strengthened under no
direction but their own and his hands
clutched each other fiercely behind his
K back he was not one cohesive person,
~evidently, but an assembled collection
of parts which had relapsed each into
its own individuality. In spite of them
he somehow contrived the semblance
u Of bow toward the chairman and the
semblanoe Of another toward Dora, OF
whom he was but hazily conscious
Then he opened his mouth and. not
knowing how he had started his voice
going, heard 1t as IL from distance.
'In making my first appearance be-
fore this honor'ble membership feel
restrained to say" He stopped
short, and thenceforward shook visi'
bly,. After long pause, he managed
to repeat his opening. stopped again
swallowed many times, produced. a
handkerchief and wiped his face, an
act of necessity-then had an inspira-
ton.
'The subject assigned to me-" he
said, lis resolved that Germany Is
mor'ly and legally justified in Bel
gians-Belgiumsl This subject was
assigned to me to be the subject of
this debate" He interrupted himself
TO gasp piteously. found breathing diff
ficult. but faltered on again: "This
subject is the subject. 1t is the sub
ject that was assigned to me on a
postal card" Then, for a moment or
SO. he had a miraculous squirt of conf
dence, and continued. rather rapidly
II feel constrained TO say that the
country of Belgian-Belgium, mean
this country has been constrained by
the-invaded mean-invaded by the
Imperial German Umpire and my sub
ject in this debate is whether 1t. ought
to or not, my being the informative,
affirmative mean-that ! got TO prove
that Germany is mor1y and legally
justified. wish to state that" (.
He paused again, lengthily, then
struggled on. 81 have been requested
to state that the German Imp-Empire
that II certainly isn't right for those
Dutchr-G Germans Imean-they haven't
got any more business in Belgium than
/ have myself, but III feel constrained
TO say that had to accept whatever
side OF this debate got on the postal
card. and 80 I am constrained to take
the side Of the Dutch. ] mean the