The Meeker herald., 1909-03-27

has any pride at all In her achieve
ments has dozen personalities. and
In any one Of them she would have TO
be introduced to her real self II they
CHANGED to meet! II you are going to
Be success you simply can't afford
to be your real self all the while. you
know.
I'm the hrst place, half the people
you met wouldn't understand you. half
the rest would BE- bored, and two
thirds of the remainder would 90 away
and talk about you
Pm mot speaking Of relatives. b.
cause Usually they are tho least &C.
quainted with you Of anybody. Why,
I've met utter strangers with whom In
ave minutes was more In accord
than with all the cousins and aunts
and what-not I'd known All my life
But that isn't what I started out
to say. We girls show our variegated
assortment Of selves more distinctly
according to the man who happens to
b calling on ~ or taking Us out some
where. Yes. you do. Annie!" she
broke Cd. accusingly. glaring At = girl
who looked rebellious.
nope, sno tne reoeiiioas slri.
h'.ie sunny. e ! nave character
enousn ana sense enough not 70 Try
70 oeceiv
''Oh. that's all right" broke in the
girl who was doing the talking. I've
no doubt you have . perfectly glitter.
Ing rock-bound strength Of character,
but I'd like To know what 9ood II docs
you Wnen Henry aawns ON your horf-
soh. why you Know you take no
more interest," n the state OF the pig
iron market tnan you DO In the color
OF inc tosa Juhus Caesar wore to
preekiast on Aondays. yet you resolve
yoafseh INTO regular blank phono-
srapn record into which Henry pours
IN account o. what pig Iron sold for
last week. ana what II 10 going to soil
ior next week. aad how No - Staying
u sansie-nanded.
AT Discreet Intervals. whom he has
TO catch his breath. you repeat
snafches Of his own remarks to him.
and generally admire him for his "a
Eacity. Henry simply has got to
nave some one admire him and you
Know right Wen II you didn't 90 II
ned nunt up some giri VINO would ne
demands adora1ion and you supply the
Des.' nano'msoe, aii-persussive' sAccRa'
rlne crano on inc mar.et. ana II
YOU Aeep ~ up luy oe
sure 70 NARY you IN inc near future;
.n.nA you Ie perlectiy norr'd!
osreo Tue ooyect OF tneso remarks.
We all do II. pursued the hrst
giri. calmly. There's the man who
pndes himsef on his ability to un-
derstand women. Instantly In his
presence gri becomes little help
less and appealing. There ID . look
In her eyes a. she slalces At him
that asks him to spare her inexperi.
ence ana ner simplicity. because all
her sweet young HE sne knows 10 as
an open oook 70 MIN. THIS makes him
reel good. ne nkes metapnoricaiiy to
pat ner on the mead and murmur:
rear not. httie girl! ThouSh know
you oetter tnan you Know yourself
YET WIN ! not take advantage OF my
knowiedse. l Will act Just ~ II you
were - clever as am.
III you're trying to hit me-" spoke
up the blonde girl, excitedly. Il don't
think 1t ID very nice OF you! ! never
look ut Arthur that way. new"
And then" went on the talker,
when clustering. gru6 man comes
along who maintains that he ID psr-
fectly Independent Of sympathy and
despises the sentler gracss. We adopt
hailfellov-well-met air and . lady
like cynicism. We cultivate nice
little bitter twist to our lips and =
shrus to our shoulders. Oh. We are
seasoned. disiliusioned, cold specta-
tors Of disappointed world. anG
many many times have We thought the
very thoughts he Ii putting into words
20 fOrCefully, Yea, indeed We make