Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-13
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CHAPTER with his grandfather,
small Ramsey Milholland is watching the
decoration Day Parade" in the nome
town. The old gentleman, a veteran of
yoUngSter With the significance Of the
great conflict, and many years afterWard
the boy was to remember his words with
startling ViVidnesS.
CHAPTER lin the schoolroom, a
few years afterward, Ramsey was not
distinguished for remarkable ability,
though MS two pronounced dislikes were
arithmetic and "Recitations.' In sharp
contrast to RamSey's backWardneSS is
the precocity Of little Dora Yocum, a
young lady whom in his bitterness he de-
dominates Teachers Pet"
CHAPTER HIN high school, where
he and Dora are classmates, Ramsey
continues to feel that the girl delights to
manifest her superiority, and the Vindlc-
tiVeness he generates becomes alarming,
eliminating in the resolution that some
day he would show her.
CHAPTER IV.-At a class picnic Ram
sey, to his intense surprise, appears to
attract the favorable attention of Miss
Mllla Rust, young lady Of about his
own age and the acknowledged belle of
the class. Milla has the misfortune to
fall into a creek while talking with Ram
sey, and that youth promptly plungeS to
the rescue. Hhe water is only some three
feet deep. but Milla's gratitude for his
heroic act is embarrassing. He is in fact
taken captive by the far one, to his great
conSternatiop
CHAPTER V.-The acquaintance ripens
Ramsey and Milla openly "keepnlg COM
pany," while the former s. parents Won
der. His mother indeed goes so far as
to express some disapproVal of his choice,
even limiting that Dora YOcum would be
a more suitable companion, suggestion
hn wifi
CHAPTER VI.-At this period our nero
gets the thrill of his first kiss" Milla
being a very willing partner in the act
Her f1ippancy over the matter dlscon-
csrts Ramsey immensely, but shortly aft
erWard the girl departs for a visit to
Chicago. She leaves an endearing mlSSlVe
for Ramsey, which adds to his feeling of
melancholy.
CHAPTER VII-Shortly after Milla's
departure, her friend, Sadie Clews, in
forms Ramsey that his inamorata has
been married to her cousin and is not
coming back, so that little romance is
ended. Within a few months Ramsey
and his closest friend, Fred Mitchell,
go to the state university, Ramsey's chief
feeling being one of relief that he has got
away from the detested Dora. To his hor-
ror he finds she is also student at the
university. Induced to join a debating
society, Ramsey is chosen as Dora's OPP
ponent in a debate dealing with the mot
ter of Germcny'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
ural nervousness, he makes a miserable
showing and Dora carries off the hOnOrs.
A braSh youngster named Linski objects
to the showing made by Ramsey and be-
comes personal in his remarks. The mat
ter ends with Ramsey, in the university
vernacular, giving Linsh a peach of
punch on the SnOOt."
CHAPTER VIII.-Dora appears to have
made decided hit with her fellow stu
dents, to Ramsey's supreme wonderment
A rumor of his affair" with the tickle
Milla spreads and he gets the reputation
of man of experience and woman
hater."