The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-05

the other knows it: but both of them wouId rather be lied to to their dying | day than to be told the cold brutal | truth in all it's narrowing details. Al gernon may be entirey conscious or | the fact that his nose is crooked, but if Arabella persists in calling 1t man ly' he Is happy enough in taking the word for the thought. And Arapeila may know in her heart of hearts that Algernon has caught onto her httle habit of hiding her big feet under her skirts hut If he insists on admiring the fit of her shoes she will listen joy ouslv to the little hb as often as he l will repeat 1t"
 "Thats just what I thought" ex- claimed Kitty suddenly. What"
 Men think that women have got to be lied to; that they like it and
 eve don't think it. retorted. we know it! We know 1t by sad experl- ence. And if any fellow doesn't know it vet. let him try telling the truth to some woman, any woman-just once She will listen so long as he recounts her virtues, but the minute he begins on the other side of her personality he might just as well put on his TUT overcoat and go home. before ne ls frozen out. It's only human nature" l added, ture to like sugar even though It doesn't nourish us and does spoil our teeth; and we are going to love the wicked person who feeds us sugar better than the virtuous one who doses us with noxious tasting stun every time"
 Kitty snifred audibly and began put ting on her hat.
 And supose," she remarked sar-
 in fectly happy together. 1t is necessary for two people to sit down and manu- facture a lot of lies
 Not at all," I protested, but it's necessary for them to bury a lot or the truth deep down in the bottom or their consciousness on their wedding day"
 "Of course" went on Kitty, ignor- ,ne me. its much easier to feed peo- ple taffy until they are sick of 1t
 some of them" sallied, never get sick of it."
 Than to make them take medicine; but 1t isn't kind or noble or unseIr- ish---"
 ."Would you consider it kind and mo- ble and unselfish," I inquired, to ln- form your hostess at dinner that the fish was stale and the wine too new. or tell a casual acquaintance that her hat was unbecoming or that his clothes didn't ft?' -:.
 "Ch. we'll" scofred Kitty. people can't carry their party manners all through married life"
 of they could" I sighed. married life would be more like a party and less like a prize fight If women--
 Do you always lie to them?' broke in Kitty suddenly. I dropped my cigarette.
 'NotLALWAYs," l replied deprecat- ingly.
 That's what mama says" replied Kitty reflectively. That's why she thinks you are geeting-foolish---
 Me-
 And serious"
 T beg your pardon"
 But" proceeded Kitty, since you've been so nice and frank about telling me the truth"
 T never did such a thing in my hfe!' declared.
 About my nose" continued Kitty rising and knotting the strings under her chin with an indignant jerk as she stood regarding me like an offended tragedy queen, and my 'unnaturally curly hair and my weakness for taffy, and that you don't mean any of the nice thinss you've said and@ Kitty" I cried admiringly you look just like Sarah Bernhardt in a garden frock and temper" Kltty's frown relaxed and her dim rle almost appeared
 You ought to have gone on the stage" I continued, with that figure and those-'
 Come along broke in Kitty, Tets go finish the rose beds"
 T know" I said, following in the treacherous trail of her skirts that | oughtn't to stay--but like staying sometimes"
 And ' know" retorted Kitty, glanc- ing back at me with a burst of dim ples, that you are lying butt like lies-sometimes.