Show SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT n By F. F A. A WALKER THE OPEN HEARTED WO dues does not like the candor of ot vv the little child who ho has hus w not nut vt 3 lt learned the Initial art urt of to 7 There Is something so SI frank frunk upon open Straightforward In the Innocent ones one's prattle thai that even In the old Mn hla disciple of will puns e eIn In his hili u with truth mid and wish he he- were le leis Ilos 9 guilty lie I Is con rlou of or n trait nf ot character char after acter that once ante arms hi his In hi his youthful youth youth- ful rul da days davs s 's which h he tie let iet at slip lp from hi him when he first began to deal with a tricky world lie He tried sincerity but found that nobody believers believed In to It So he ventured forth Into zones rones of thought still mind n o lying Innovator In the deft det u use e of ot ambiguous acts and unpardonable words lie He forgot his mol mothers mother's hers her's teachings s the little prayer which he uttered at 01 athis athis his mothers mother's knee knel while she toyed loved lovingly lo with his dimpled hands and stroked his hair picturing his future In glowing colors Do no you think It Is hard haret to tell the truth It Is ts natural for the child but bul when art urt steps In 10 the difficulty culty to adhere to veracity causes us devious lou per pl I What tins hns been hem discussed ed a dozen doren times before with sincerity mind and artlessness art assumes a n new phase when we deport from probity and begin to tm color retouch unit and reshape the words and sentences we must use muse In competition cumpe- cumpe with time the false fulse and nod those who commend the poisoned chalice to the lips pips Ve We s soon in find l language ready shaped to 10 our purpose and quickly become became adept In forming a u new vocabulary which enables us ns to howl Ial round and round the truth without once touch ouch touchIng In log Ing It Ite e We have no nn defense fur for such lon con conduct duct durt except that we are ore n i and dealing with t faced t dou dou- ble tongued bie-tongued ud libbers and must meet them on their own o ground und and surpass surpass sur sur- pass them I at nl their own game We get time the Ides Idea that If It we cannot He lie like a trooper er we e cannot march althe at al atthe the time bend bead of or the regiment In gay goy uniform uni- uni form and brass buttons And these popular lips lies you will find findon on nn reflection are the basis of time the major ma null jor troubles of our sin burdened world likely at 01 any moment to 10 belch belt forth consuming fire Or r of our own milking making 1 I l S c by McClure McClur r f r S te |