The Meeker herald., 1906-01-13

thar. A lame dog, man WHO'S down
OH his luck; even little gray woman
you see l know my name-he can't
pass them. He came and talked to me
just because he thought wanted some
one to talk to. 1 made up my mind
that next time he should come because
he wanted to talk. to me. Do you
know almost screamed with my anX
iety to attract him. And when he was
going he gripped my hand and nearly
broke it-you know how he does with
people he likes-and said, What lot
people miss by not talking to you
And began to cry. I've been lonely
lonely = lonely" told him. and
every one thinks I'm stupid and dull
And he said, You needn't be lonely If
you'll let me talk to you. so! Talk TO
me, you bright little thing" 1t was
the first compliment l ever had-the
very first! Well. that is over now. I'm
not bit spiteful TO the world. l even
like few people. like you. But You
see I'd got into the habit of studying
the defects in people. and I'd grown
curious about them. Women always
sit. huNN WYNN pt WI 'ohE.
So / wrote the books. They succeed
ed. 1 knew they would or shouldn't
have used Charles name"
".\nd he was willing to borrow your
SUGGEST" said huskily. 1t hurt me
to lose my good idea of him.
NO He wasn't / made him do it.
I don't think you realize that l am
clever enough to manage Charlie quite
easily. ! told him that / didn't want
success for myself don't very much
and that my greatest desire in life
was success for him. That was GER
tainly true. ! declared that hadn't
the courage TO publish the books un-
der my own name. Tkst wasn't true
at all. ! pointed out that / should find
it difficult to study people IL they knew
wrote. l persuaded him that the
always does good. That. of course. is
false. j don't think he was quite per-
suaded mt the bottom of his mind. but
he thought the bottom of his mind was
wrong, because he believed in me. l
believed in myself. Well, you've shown
me was wrong"
She snatched up the work and sewed
again for few minutes. Her eyelids
tiickered and l supposed she was
going to cry, but she did not. So let
her fight out her battle alone. /
thought she was using heavier artillery
than could bring to bear.
Il suppose" she said, presently.
you expect me to say that III own up
to the books and clear him? III so,
you're mistaken. shall not. ! Won
der"-she laid down the work again
'if you'd believe me IT l told YOU
why?'
YES" l promised. 81 shall believe
you"
IF / owned the books the blame
would fall on me. shouldn't care. but
Charlie would. You see"-her face lit
up. and saw mt last that she had at
fractions is very much in
love with me. He would rather peo-
pie attacked him than attacked me. l
shall get my punishment in knowing
that he is hurt. You need not fear
that l am going scot free. don't
think you want me to be hurt thought"
i picked up my hat and rose.
NO" l said, Il don't. You are
good woman, in spite of the book God
bless you You'll come out all right.
my dear"
l held out my hand and she put both
hers over 1t and smiled up at me.
Yes" she said. 1T is the belief of
you good men that makes women bet
ter. shall come out all right. You
will see"
l saw. when the next book appeared
under his name. 1t was a great, good
story, and it took the would by storm.
The hero was man who sacrificed
himself to shield wOman-and knew
she meant him. The heroine was n
woman who learned the lesson of life
from her loves sEcritice-;nd / knew
she meant herself. Her father-confes-
sor was II kindly old gentleman who
tried to spread the butter of benevO-
lence over the bread of the world. She
thought she had portrayed me. but
she had only succeeded in picturng the
man ought to have been. The clever
est of women subordinate reason to
feeling. and the little gray woman"
whose charm society is beginning 10
find out. has an affection for my I'M
worthy Self. If the blessing of an old
sinner can benefit her, She has it,
Black and White.
Cured.