Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-07-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
cHAPTER Ix.-cOntInued.


~ seriously into a corner Of his
routh. before finding anything TO say.
,weIl--weIl, all right" he finally re-
nonded "I1l tell you-if it's any
hing know about"
nYou know about it." said Dora.
That is, you certainly do If you were
your frat meeting last night.
We're you?"
3 eyes. I was there" Ramsey an
.wered, wondering what in the world
M wanted to know, though he sup
Sosed vaguely that 1t must be some
hing about Colburn, whom he had
averal times seen walking with her.
&of course I couldn't tell you much"
ADDED. with an afterthought. you
y good deal that goes on at frat
Meeting isn't supposed to be talked
bout"
EYES, she said, smiling family.
hough with a satire that missed him.
rive been member of sorority since
eptember, and l think have an idea
what could be told or not told.
impose we walk on, If you don't mind.
HI question needn't embarrass you"
Nevertheless. as they slowly went on
Ogether, Ramsey was embarrassed.
Ia felt queer" They had known
ach other so long: in way had
haired so much. sitting daily for years
lear each other and undergoing the
hme outward experiences; they had
smost "grown up together" yet this
Mas the first time they had ever talked
sOgether or walked together.
swell" he said. IF you want to
+ Isl anything it's all right for me to
ell you--weIl, / just as soon, / guess"
at has nothing to do with the secret
proceedings of your frat, said Dora,
arlmly. "What / want to ask about
las been talked Of all over the place
bday. Everyone has been saying it
kss your frat that sent the first teie-
sn to members of the government
fering support in case of war with
rmany. They say you didn't even
n until today, but sent off mes
q last night. What wanted to
you was whether this story is true
notGn
"why, yes" said Ramsey, mildly.
That's what we did,"
She uttered an exclamation, sound
grief and Of suspicion confirmed.
Ah! was afraid sol"
Afraid soY What's the matter?"
asked, and because she seemed ex-
tied and troubled, he found himself
~ quite so embarrassed .as he had
zen at first; for some reason her agf-
RtiOn made him feel easier. "What
gas wrong about that?"
"oh, it's all so Shocking and wick
and mistaken" she cried. .sEven
be faculty has been doing it, and half
Pc other frats' and sororitiesI And
was yours that started It,"
YES, we did," he said, thoroughly
suzzled. Were the oldest frat here,
#pd Of eourse"--he chuckled modestly
Of course we think we're the best.
2 you mean you believe we ought
I've sat back and let somebody else
4 art itY'
oh, no." she answered, vehemently.
NOBODY ought to have started It'll
tnats the trouble; don't you see? If
sOOooy had started it none Of it might
ave happened. The rest mightn't
i've caught it. 1t mightn't have got
10 their heads. A war thought is the
ost contagious thought in the world:
y Il II can be kept from starting. it
y De kept from being contagious.
Just when people have got into an
uo'ional state, or a state OF smoul-
Srlng rage, that everybody ought to
80 terribly careful Il Ut to think war
Oughts or make war speeches-or
~ war kilograms! / thought--oh,
YVES 50 sure I'd convinced Mr.. Col
nm nm VI all this, the last time we
.Aea OF i'll He seemed to under
anu and was sure be agreed with
she bit her lip. "He vas only
- s.Onding-I see that nowl"
! guess he must "a been.p said
nsey, with admirable simplicity.
= didn't talk about anything like
~ last night. He was as much for
as anybody"
I've no Doubt"
4aasey made bold to look at her
j !. y tne side Of his eye, and as she
u sag. sa-ing tensely forward he contin-
nis observation for some time. she
!. obviously controlling agitation. al
ts controlling tears. which seemed
!, r ,sn her very wide-open eyes
4 ose now fully grown and notice
s ese-"inkers Of hers were subject
rsa ruc'uations indicating such o
a. She looked shurt,', cra RAM
B,n was touched. There was something
n Ia ABOUT her, then, after all. And
: ,n nso put his feeling into words at
rs.a.it ne would have said that
-, 'eO maybe he could stand this
e,t en- ;, lor few minutes sometimes
buld '"sn ned always thought he
ouIdai, hs said, "colburn prob1y
snv,s, want to hurt your feelings
'E VA, Colburn--"
AeI He dian,.,