The Meeker herald., 1912-12-28

"You'r. one of her friends. I be-
Meve."
YES. Marjorie and / are very
friendly"
And you consider her fauItless:"
"Oh. no; NOT faultiess Marjorie ha"
her good points and her faults. like the
rest of us. There's just one trouh'~
about her that ! knOw-she " q bit
selfish"
Nothing else?"
"No,hing unless she il not as particu-
lar as she might be about what she
says concerning her friends
Howl Who does she say things
about?"
The dialogue was interrupted at this
tuncture BY the hoStess. who brought
up a man to introduce to Miss MARX
land.
Kenyon pursued his inquiries for
month, by the end of which time lie
discovered that his opinion of Marjorie
was entirely erroneous. One OF her
companions admitted that she was
selfish and traduced her friends;
another that she was not always
truthful; another that she was not re-
IInble. whatever that means: another
that she was intellectually OF very
light caliber. and 30 on. each giving
her some one blemish and each aver
ring that for the rest she was perfectly
lovely. But unfortunately there dif-
ferent blemishes. taken together. made
I'M a very disagreeable character
Frank, 10 use forcibie but inele-
CANT expression. sheered OF from Mar
jorie.
Meanwhile Marjorie. unknown TO
Frank. had been pursuing similar
course toward him. She knew his IN
innate friends among men and while
conversing with them endeavored to
drnw from them bis fnults After
making inquiries of her friends she
pursued her Investigations among some
to whom she was Indifferent. finally
taking up those whom she suspected he
did not like-not that he had ever given
her any intimntiOn of that dislike: we
cannot he az cordial or enthusiastic
toward some az toward others. nor Gun
we always avoid showing antagonism
in our mnnner
However. before Marjorie Ind fin
Ished her investigations she noticed
TINT Frank had discontinued certain
Ioverlike looks and actions and hnd re-
sumed treating her merely us friend
Why he bnd changed she did NOT
know. having no suspicion that he Ind
~Ays a
of the result of those Inquiries. Her
investigation of him had not elected
single fault. Every one she had talked
with about him spoke well OF him.
some very highly. A few had seemed
Indifferent toward him. but had not ne
cused him of any fault. Naturally this
guve her high opinion Of him and
caused her the more to regret the
change In him. to say nothing OF the
wounding Of her amour propre.
One day she was berating her
brother for some delinquency and In
the heat Of the argument said to him:
81 wish you were a. fine fellow an
Frank Kenyon" -'Nf
.xyhat makes you think him q fine
fellowy"
why. l have talked to his men
friends. those who are Indifferent to
him and some who dislike him. They
alI speak in the highest terms Of him"
"Of course they do to you"
what do you mean by to me?"
Don't you know that it's principle
with men always to speak well OF 9TH
er men to women"
NO" said Marjorie. surprised.
well. they do was talking with
Tom HartwelI about Frank Kenyon
the other dny and Tom called Kenyon
a cad"
"why. Mr.. HartweIl told me that he
regarded Mr.. Kenyon as splendid
fellow"
"Of course he did. I'd tell any girl
that about my worst enemy"
"Oh. my goodness gracious! That
Isn't speaking the truth"
IF Frank should ask the girls about
you they would speak the truth or at
least what they consider the truth.
They would say some very nice things
about you. but
~ know what you mean"
81 don't mem anything disrespectfui
Of girls or claim any advantage for
men. The one acts in feminine way.
the other In a masculine way. The
business lives men lead make them
wary of getting Into trouble by telling
the truth. 1t isn't because they are 40
awfully nice ahont 1t. though every
body knows that mems and women's
standard OF honor are different. II
you want adverse opinions of Frank
Kenyon can get them for you BY the
cart load. hut they wouldn't be worth
anything
This conversation opened Marjorie's