The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-04

lTOI0 Tie uOustS VI OlucE IciuliScc, uhu
the rest Of the world Of that growing
city was rocking and tanning itself on
Its front veranda.
Here's a right pretty place, isn't 1t,
Ramsey, don't you thinkT" Fred re-
marked innocently, as they were pass
ing a lawn Of short-clipped, bright
green grass before a genial-looking
house, fresh in white paint and cool in
green-and-white awnings. A broad
veranda, we'll populated just now.
crossed the front of the house; fine
trees helped the awnings to give CON.
fort against the sun; and Fred's re-
mark was warranted. Nevertheless,
he fell under the suspicion Of his com
panion, who had begun to evince some
nervousness before Fred spoke.
"What place you mean?"
1.-THE Yocum place." said Mr.. Mitch
ell. Il hear the old gentleman's mighty
prosperous these days. They keep
things up to the mark, don't they,
Ramsey"
9" aon't know whether they do or
whether they DON'T" Ramsey returned
shortly.
Fred appeared to muse regretfully.
1T looks kind Of empty now, though"
he said, with only Mr.. and Mrs. Yo-
cum and their married daughters, and
eight or nine children on the front
porchl"
-
"You wait till l get you where they
can't see u.s." Ramsey warned him
fiercely.
"You can't do it !" said Fred, mani.
Testing triumph. We'll both stop right
here in plain sight Of the whole YO-
cum family connection till you promise
not to touch me-"
And he halted, leaning back i'm
placably against the YOcum's iron
fence. Ramsey was scandalized.
"Come on I" he said hoarsely. Don't
stop here!"
II will, and if you 60 on alone I'll
yell at you. You got to stand right,
here with all of 'em lookin' at you
until
II promise! My heavens, come on"
Fred consented to end the moment
of agony; and for the rest of the sum-
mer found it impossible to persuade
Ramsey to pass that house in his com
pany. II won't do it," Ramsey told
him. "Your word of honor means moth
in to me; you're liable to do anything
that comes into your head, and I'm
gettin' old enough to not get a reputa-
ton for bein' seen with people that
act the idiot on the public streets. No,
sir; We'll walk around the block-at
least, we will if you're goin' with me !"
And to Fred's delight, though he
concealed it, they would make this de-
tour.
The evening after their return to
the university both were busy with
their trunks and various orderings and
d~isorderings Of their apartment, but
Fred several times expressed surprise
that his roommate should be content
to remain at home; and finally RAM
sey comprehended these implications.
Mrs. Meigs' chandelier Immediately
jingled with the shock of another crash
upon the floor above.
"You let me up !" Fred commanded
thickly, his voice mufled by the pile
of aannels, sweaters, underwear and
raincoats, wherein his head was being
forced to burrow. ""You let me up,
darn you! I didn't say anything"
And upon his release he complained
that the attack was unprovoked. II
didn't say anything on earth to even
hint you might want to 60 out and see
If anybody in particular had got back
to college yet. I didn't even mention
the name Of Dora 70 Keep off O
me! My goodness, but you are sensi-
tivew
As a matter Of fact, neither Of them
saw Dora until the first meeting Of the
Lumen, whittier they went as sopho.
mores to take their pleasure in the
agony Of freshmen debaters. Ramsey
was now able to attend the Lumen, not
with complacence but at least without
s%huddering over the recollection of his
own spectacular first appearance there.
He had made subsequent appearances,
far from brilliant, yet not ~disgraceful,
and as a spectator, at least, he usually
felt rather at his ease in the place.
1t cannot be asserted, however, that
he appeared entirely at his ease this
evening after he had read the "Pro-
gramme" chalked upon the large easel
blackboard beside the chairman's desk.
Three "Freshman Debates" were an
nounced and a Sophomore Grafton"
this last being followed by the name,
ID. Yocum, '1s." Ramsey made i'm.
mediate and conspicuous efforts to
avoid sitting next to his roommate.
but was not so adroit as to be sue
cessful. However, Fred was merciful ;
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 a small
and stout, stolidly "pro-German" girl
debater, who had brought with her
and translated at sight absa-loot proofs
$50 she called them), printed III Ger
man, that Germany had been attacked
by Belgium at the low instigation Of
the envious English. Everybody knew
T. wasn't truo. hpt cho made an i'm.