The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-04-06
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CHAPTER Twin his grandfather
small Ramsey Milholland IL watching the
Decoration bay Parade in The nome
town. Tue old gentleman. a veteran vi
the CiNl war. endeaVOrs To impress ths
youngstsf with The ssHin, aute OF tie
great conflict. and many Yeas afterward
me boy Was TO TememDer his words with
starting NiVidness
CHAPTER lin the schoolroom. a
tsv years aftrrward Ramsey was not
distinguished fOt remarkable ability,
though hls tWO pronounced dlslkes we're
srithmeuC and REGULATIONS In sharp
contrast to kamseys backwatdness !.
the prevOcity OF little Dora locum, q
youns Iady whom Ia his bitterness lac de-
dominates Teachers Pet"
CHAPTER Hin hish school. wher.
ne and Dora are classmates, Ramsey
continues to feel that the girI delights u
manifest her superiority, and the NindiC-
uSsness he generates becomes alarming.
eliminating ia the resolution that some
lay lac would show her
CHAPTER Iv.-At a class picnic Ram
ICY, to his intense surprise. appears to
attract the favorable attention OF Miss
AiIIa Rust q youns lady Of about his
avn age and the ackno~ lodged belle Of
The elass MlllA has the misfortune to
tall into a creek while talking with Ram
sy. and that youth promptly plung"s To
Tie rescue The water 10 only some three
feet deep, but Millas gratitude for his
heroic act ls EMBARRASSING lie 10 In fact
taken captive Oy the fair one. to his great
conservation
CHAPTER The acquaintance ripeas
Ramsey and Milla openly "kecIiug com
pAny. while tie formers parents won
der. His mother indeed goes 80 far as
TO express some dlsapptoNal Of his choice.
even limiting that Dora lOCum would be
q more suitable companion. "a suggestion
shich the youth receives with horror
CHAPTER Wat this period our hero
gets IN, urul OF his 'irst kiss Milla
being very willing partner In the act
Her rippHucy over tho matter disCon-
osrts Ramsey immensely. but shortly aft
srvArd the girl departs for "a visit To
Chicago. She leaves an endeaTins mlssNe
for Ramsey. which adds to his feeling OF
melancholy
CHAPTER VII shortly after Mla's
departure her friend. Sadie CleNs. in
forms Ramsey that his iuamorata has
been married TO her cousin and Is not
eoming back 80 That lltue romance Is
ended. within = few months Ramsey
and his closest friend Fred Mitchell
60 to the state university, RamEey's chief
Feeling being one OF relief that he has got
away from the detested Dora To his hor-
ror he nnds she 10 alsS n student at the
university Induced to Join debating
society. Ramsey Is chosen as boras op-
ponent In debate dealing with the mat
ter OF Gormany'r right to invade Hel
GUM. Dora being assigned the negative
side OF the argument Partly on account
OF his feelings toward Dora, and his nat
urai nervousness, he makes miserable
showing and Dora carries on the honors
A brash youngster named IanHki objects
10 the showing made by Ramsey and be
comes personal In his remarks The mat
ter ends with Ramsey. In the university
vsrnacular. giving lAnski peach Of a
punch on the snoot"
CHAPTER VIII Dora appears 20 have
made a decided hit with her fellow stu
dents to Rams.y's supreme wonderment
A r,imor Of his AFFAIR" with the nckle
Milla spreads and he gets the reputation
Of man OF experience and woman
hster'
For a while they went slowly to-
gether, not speaking. and without des-
tlnation. though Ramsey vaguely took
II for granted that Dora was going
somewhere But she wasn't They
emerged from the part NJ the small
town closely built about the university
and came out upon bit Of parked
land overlooking the river; and here
Dora's steps slowed to an indeter-
inmate halt near bench beneath a
maple tree.
IL think I'll stay here a while" she
said; and as he made no response, she
asked: Hadn't you better be going
back to your frat house for your din
ner1 didn't mean for you 10 come
out OF your way with me; only want
ed 10 get an answer TO my question.
You'd better be running back"
well"
He stood irresolute. not sure that he
wanted his dinner just then. II would
have amazed him to face the fact de-
iiberately that perhaps he preferred